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CSL upholds 500 name party rule Two law students representing the Amurica (AMP) and Pro-Apathy (PAP) parties appeared before the Council on Student Ufe (CSL) Thursday night to appeal the ASUN Student Court decision upholding an Electoral Commission rule requiring 500 petition signatures to place a party on the ASUN election ballot. But after a 65 minute closed session, by a four to three vote, "CSL found the Student Court has followed appropriate procedure and, due to this, CSL rejects the appeal of the PAP and AMP parties," Chairman Lyle Young said. In addition, he said, "the rules controlling election procedure should be reviewed in advance of an election to avoid the political implications of contesting such rules during an election." The legality of the U.S. and state constitutions cannot be decided by CSL, Young said. The council also considered whether the Student Court followed due process and proper procedure in arriving at its decision, he added. Wednesday, the court split, 2-2, on the case filed in behalf of the parties by law students John Vihstadt and Dennis Martin, and defended by John Recknor. Because of the tie, the 500 signature rule remains in force, according to justice George Rhodes. The plaintiffs did not feel the case was closed and- filed a restraining order with the Student Court to postpone ASUN elections until their appeals were heard, according to Vihstadt. Eleions are scheduled for March 19. The appeal was made to CSL in its function as ' an appelate body for decisions affecting students, according to Martin. Young waived the CSL requirement of prior review by a CSL subcommittee because of the time factor involved, he said. Under CSL rules for hearing appeals, Young said, the parties involved must show that proper procedures were not followed by the Student Court in making its decision, that the parties involved were not given adequate opportunity to present their cases, or that the decision was not correctly based on facts. Kerry Peterson, a candidate from PAP, said the parties were appealing on the grounds that the decision was not correctly based on facts brought out in the hearing. He said the question was whether the rules established by the Electoral Commission were constitutional and reasonable, and the decision of the court did not pertain to those issues. CSL member Ron Gierhan raised the question of whether the decision of constitutionality was to be based on the U.S. constitution, as the plaintiffs contended, or on the ASUN constitution, as the defendants contended. Paul Byerly, electoral commission faculty advisor, said that the Electoral Commission has worked within its power establishing the rules for the election, even if some students felt they were unfair. PEKFORMALLi, YOU'RE V FOR A SURPRISE! ..us - v.v.vav.v v.v X'Xv.vAV.v.v.y.v.v.yj s - J.V.V.V. ... 7 IvXyXy .?&f?$:$ffi-:Z- TEMPEST 3 A ESS QUALITY SPEAKER AT A PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD f TD8SW2X BCZ X WA Wl I inMl AIITftllT n un uuirui as ssS 8 Track m-y ma Vlnrfi A LOW HOISE m jtm " nrrrm TZ-r ISPS ummt as piayer 1 6 X 9i' 20 Oz. si Magnetic J( ET3 ) x:x:x::v:::::::::;::::-:': "vJV'ASS '' L -.':: i x y.v.v.v.v.v.v.y. r -x:::: SHAWM DOLBY Cassette Deck $x-x- The SHARP RT-2530 Stereo Cassette Deck ::v:x with Dolby Noise Reduction System fs a 1 A Tope Selector Switch . Peok Recordina Level Indicator Full Automatic Stop Mechanism Reg. S229'5 " EI . 1 ' 1 V 1 "uiAMih niniA rrnuirr mil it IT fri IfM U I J v WUKLU KAUIU itKVUD if HA I II )UL) n I 11 1323 Ph: U 31. 432-3356 1 friday, march 14, 1975 daily nebraskan page 3