After tough campaigning from eager candidates the results of the Associated Student Organization, ASO, elections have been posted with Justin Bagnall as the incoming president and Philip Gomez as student trustee.

Paola Garcia, Election Committee co-chairwoman, said she is glad the election is over.

“Everything went really smoothly. If there was a complaint, we actually took care of it the next day,” Garcia said.

“I do not remember any major problems and if we did have a problem I did not consider it to be major,” she said.

Although only 842 students voted, this was still more participants than last year’s election.

“This year we did very well. It mostly had to do with the student campaigning,” Garcia said.

Garcia said much of the campaigning was done by the two student trustee candidates whose positions are very competitive.

The student trustee is set to take office on June 1 and elected president Justin Bagnall as well as the rest of cabinet will begin their terms on June 30.

Garcia said there is a chance of a run-off election in the senator of Fine Arts Division.

The position had three students elected with the same amount of votes; each will be notified with a letter and asked if they would like to hold that position.

“We’re waiting to see their response and then we are going to sit as a committee and decide if we need a run-off election,” Garcia said.

Phillip Gomez, elected student trustee, said this position would not be as difficult as his current president position.

“As president, it was very demanding,” Gomez said. “Now I feel I represent the student district and I want to dedicate more time going to more student events.”

As noted during his campaign, Gomez wants to bring more ASO awareness to the students.

“I really want them to know who I am and that they can come to me with any questions or concerns so that I can address them on the board,” Gomez said. “I want to create that sense of community between the board of trustees and the students.”

Gomez said he would like to attend different student activities such as sporting events and plays so that students will recognize his face.

“I want to have that communication with the students, administration and outside community,” Gomez said. “I just really want to be everywhere.”

Along with elected positions, four amendments were also voted on.

Amendment A requires that now only president, vice president and the student trustee must complete a semester of ASO participation to serve, as opposed to all cabinet members; students voted to keep the position of Region 7 Representative; constitutional Amendments C and D passed and refer to redefining the duties of director of student and community advancement and vice president.

Revised ASO constitution amendments will take into effect in the 2005- 2006 school year.

“As a committee, we tried to make it fair for every candidate and were glad we had no problems with candidates,” Garcia said.