Controversy surrounding recent student government special elections has caught the attention of Student Congress, which will convene tonight in a special session to review campus election law.
The special session, which was called for last semester by Speaker Luke Farley, will be devoted to reviewing amendments to Title VI, the election section of the Student Code.
In response to voting irregularities in an October special election to fill empty seats in Congress, many student leaders said they became aware of shortcomings within the Code.
Congress representatives say they hope the session will rectify Title VI before next week's kickoff of general student elections, which will be held Feb. 14.
"What we're hoping to do is to fix the problems we saw and attack issues that deal with the integrity of our elections," Farley said.
"From my perspective there's a lot wrong with the Code that needs to be dealt with before you consider anything else."
One bill being considered mandates that the UNC Board of Elections provide paper ballots as an alternative to online polling - which is a response to problems with Student Central during the October election.
The bill also outlines the election board's role in publicizing elections and election information.
"We are going to make sure the changes won't be so large that the BOE can't be prepared in time," said Speaker Pro Tem Kris Gould.
