Chris Lange filed an election complaint Tuesday in an effort to regain his eligibility to run for executive vice president in the upcoming Associated Students Inc. election.

Lange, a candidate on the Horizon slate, was declared ineligible after turning in the required paper work after the deadline.

The deadline for candidates to turn in the election packet, along with a $50 check was March 25 at 4:30 p.m.

Lange turned in the check five minutes late because the Student Affairs office in Lassen Hall was temporarily moved because of painting in the office, said Josh McGee, the Horizon slate’s candidate for ASI president.

McGee said this caused Lange to search for the temporary office and resulted in the check being turned in late.

McGee met with Lori Varlotta, vice president of Student Affairs, on Monday evening on behalf of Lange, but Varlotta made the decision that Lange was ineligible.

Varlotta said she interpreted the guidelines regarding the election packet to mean that the $50 check needed to be included with the packet.

“It was clearly communicated,” Varlotta said.

Lange was also deemed ineligible to serve as executive vice president after being elected last spring after failing a grade check.

Lange could not be reached for comment for this story.

The Horizon slate plans to appeal the decision, noting that the ASI election code is not clear as far as the election packet process is concerned.

“I feel there’s a little leeway in the election code, that it could be worded more clearly,” McGee said.

The two slates, or parties, to emerge from the March 25 election filing deadline are the Access and Horizon slates.

The Access slate is headed by Angel Barajas, who is running for ASI president, with James Shelby II running for executive vice president.

Both Barajas and Shelby both currently sit on the ASI board. Barajas currently serves as executive vice president, while Shelby currently serves as vice president of finance.

“We want to make sure students have access to Destination 2010,” Shelby said of the Access slate’s plans.

Shelby said improving student voice in the Recreation, Wellness and Events Center planning, improving access to outreach programs, and addressing parking problems are the main issues the Access slate will focus on.

“When student fees go up, student services don’t always improve and we want to change that,” Shelby said.

McGee said the Horizon slate wants to focus on increasing student retention through programs already available on campus.

“There’s no need to spend a quarter of a million dollars on a retention center when we already have retention programs on campus,” McGee said.

McGee points to the business tutoring center in Tahoe Hall and the math tutor center in Brighton Hall as areas that could be improved to help retention.

The Brandon Kline and Matt Plummer duo make up a third slate, with a name yet to be given. However, Kline said he doesn’t like the concept of slates with many candidates after past experiences in elections.

“I feel that slates don’t get anything accomplished,” Kline said. “Slates are not the way to go.”

Kline said his and Plummer’s priorities are to raise funds for the RWEC, giving students priority seating in the RWEC, and developing a plan to finance a Greek row.