ASUO CONSTITUTION COURT

REQUEST FOR AN INJUNCTION

Name: Taylor Allison

Phone Number: 9492827175

E-mail Address: tallison@uoregon.edu

Student ID Number: 951242247

List any disclosures of your affiliation/membership with a group, organization, activity, etc.
in which a Justice on the Court is also affiliated with. If you are not part of a group,
organization, activity, etc. that a justice is, please write N/A:
Justice Patrick Chaney: UO College Democrats

Initials (By initialing here, you signify that you read the Court Rules and Procedures, and that
this Injunction Request conforms to them): TRA

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10. STAYS, INJUNCTIONS, AND ORDERS

10.2 Upon request by any member of the ASUO, a Justice may enjoin the enforcement of any
rule, policy, or resolution of any ASUO program or group, pending review by the Court.
10.3 A party requesting an injunction or stay shall submit either a petition for review under Rule
5, or a statement of intent to file such a petition within seven (7) days of the request.
10.4 The Chief Justice shall convene the Court within four (4) days of the issuance of a stay or
injunction and determine whether to consider the matter.
10.5 Any stay or injunction is effective for a period of ten (10) days unless a majority of the
Court votes to grant an extension while the matter is under review of the Court.
10.6 A stay or injunction must be delivered in writing or electronically, dated by the issuing
member, and which states the reasons for the stay or injunction. A copy of the stay or injunction
shall be delivered to the other members of the Court, to the requesting party, and to an officer or
representative of the ASUO program or group to whom the stay or injunction is directed.
Filing Date of the Injunction Request: Thursday, April 9, 2015

Name of ASUO program or group against whom this Injunction is filed: ASUO Elections
Board

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Issue presented for review: Whether to stay the release of the results of the ASUO election
(except Seat 23) and enjoin the Elections Board from seeing the results while the case is pending

List the specific constitutional provisions, rules, policies, or resolutions relevant to the
controversy. Please write down the substance of the specific constitutional provisions, rules,
policies, or resolutions, not just the number.

ASUO Election Rule 2.1 Individuals taking part in the ASUO elections process possess numerous rights

and protections from sources other than these Rules and nothing herein shall be taken to abridge them.
However full participation in the ASUO elections process as a candidate or a member of a campaign
requires obedience to these Rules. Some participatory privileges in the ASUO elections process,
including presence in the Voters Guide and on the ballot, are privileges, not rights, and may in
appropriate circumstances be denied to candidates or campaigns that violate these Rules

13 C.C. (2014/2015): [T]he Court issues the following sanctions to the UO Forward campaign
under the consequences of severe campaign violations in Election Rules 9.8.1: Respondent (the
UO Forward Campaign) will lose the privilege of direct voter contact for the rest of the run-off
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election week, starting at 8am Wednesday April 8 through the close of the polls on Friday April
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10 . This includes no large campaign events, street-teaming, phone banking, canvassing, any inperson media, and anything that involves in-person contact between the UO Forward Campaign
and an elector.
Failure to abide by the Courts ruling will lead to further sanctions.

9.8.1 Consequences may include, but are not limited to, loss of all campaigning privileges
including presence on the ballot, and, should sanctions be applied after election, removal
from any office other than the ASUO Presidency.
A brief statement of facts giving rise to this injunction request:
On Tuesday night, as punishment and to offset the unfair advantages the UO Forward campaign
got from committing premature campaigning and fraud with the intent of affecting the outcome
of the election, the Constitution Court unanimously issued sanctions against the UO Forward
campaign, prohibiting any direct voter contact. That includes street teaming, canvassing, phone
banking, and anything involves that involves in-person interaction between UO Forward and an
elector. On Thursday morning, pictures/videos were taken of UO Forward street teaming, in
direct violation of the sanctions issued. On Thursday night, we witnessed UO Forward hosting a
large campaign event in MCK 229. Later, Kenneth Ancell, was called by a member of the UO
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Forward campaign. Following this, we received reports from numerous people who have
received calls and Facebook messages from members of UO Forward asking for votes, many of
whom have testified to such. In addition, Evan Roth called a number back that was received in
which we also confirmed that UO Forward was calling for votes. A grievance was later filed with
the Elections Board.

Please provide a statement describing the specific relief sought from the Court:
I am asking the Court to stay the release of the results of all ASUO elections, except Seat 23, to
ensure that the grievance filed during elections can be applied to the fullest extent if need be, and
this stay only lift (1) if no appeal is brought within a specified after the Boards ruling, and (2)
once the Constitution Court has decided the appeal. If the results are first revealed, Ms. Schlegel
and her Vice Presidents have won, and disqualification is decided, then Ms. Schlegel will be
immune from removal. Furthermore, to prevent the Elections Board from deciding based on the
election results, consciously or subconsciously, the Board should be enjoined from seeing or
hearing the results until this grievance has run its course.
Seat 23 should be exempt from the stay, because it has no UO Forward candidates and nobody
that is otherwise implicated in this grievance, and the two candidates there should not need to
wait because of the issues with the other races.

Please provide a brief statement explaining any exigent circumstances requiring the Court
to act in an expedient matter (if applicable):
Election results are set to be revealed shortly after 4. The results of all races except Seat 23
should be enjoined before then.

Signature (By signing here, you are signifying that you have proofread your Injunction Request
and that you will serve a copy of this Injunction Request to the opposing party immediately upon
submission of this form to the Court):
Taylor R. Allison

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