Final Ruling This is a decision of the Elections committee regarding Tristan Dnomme (candidate for the position of VP Finance)

regarding an appeal that has been filed in response to a number of rulings of the Chief Electoral Officer's to infractions of Mr Dnomme's campaign during the SFUO General Election of 2011. The Elections Committee has examined this appeal in detail including a review of all related complaints and appropriate email communications between the Elections office and outside parties. As a result, the Elections Committee has established that during the General Elections period dating February 6 to 18 2011, Mr Tristan Dnomme's campaign has committed the following infractions: Publication of false statement of fact in relation to the personal character or conduct of a candidate Posting in unauthorized location Failure to comply with a minor penalty regarding the publication of false statement of fact in relation to the personal character or conduct of a candidate Failure to comply with a minor penalty regarding unauthorized posting location Failure to comply with a major penalty Breach of procedure in dealings with the election authorities

The sanctions imposed throughout the campaign respected the principles of progressive discipline, as per article 18.3.1 of the Electoral Rules thus allowing the candidate to rectify the infraction. As described in article 4.4.1 of the SFUO Constitution, it is the role and responsibility of the Chief Electoral Officer to oversee and carry-out the General Elections and to adhere to the SFUO Constitution as well as enforce the Electoral rules. The infractions above are serious and demonstrate a lack of respect for the rules, procedures and designated authorities in charge of conducting the General Election as appointed by the Board of Administration. Our review of the complaints and penalties applied to this case have shown that the candidate systematically failed to respect the rulings made by the Chief Electoral Officer or the Elections Committee. The failure to comply with the ruling during the campaign period have resulted in an unfair and inequitable process to elect the position of VP Finance. This context made it impossible for the Chief Electoral Officer and the Elections Committee to ensure a fair and democratic outcome as all progressive disciplinary measures were exhausted without full compliance. The Elections Committee is thus obligated to resort to the ultimate measure and disqualify Tristan Dnomme as a candidate for the position of VP Finance.

The Elections Committee will also be considering an additional infraction. It is our belief that Mr. Dnomme has surpassed the elections expense limit of $250. As defined in article 18.3.3 of the Election Rules, candidates must respect the expense limit. The Elections Committee considers this an infraction pending receipt of a full break-down of website-related costs from the candidate, including but not limited to: domain name, hosting, templates for www.votetristan.net as well as for www.smithgreg.ca. As this decision has an effect on the preliminary election results posted prior to this date, Mr. Dnomme will be given five (5) business days from Monday, February 28, 2011, until Friday, March 4, 2011, at 5pm to appeal this decision. All relevant documentation to a subsequent appeal must be sent by Friday March 4th at 5pm to the Chairperson of the Board of administration with the Chief Electoral Officer and Elections committee in CC. The Elections Committee remains available to respond to questions regarding its decisions or the appeal process. The Election Committee