For Associated Students Inc, the majority of the spring semester, like most semesters in the past, was spent addressing issues that most students weren’t aware of.

For the Wood brothers, Josh and Luke, who both had several years experience in ASI, the Spring semester was their last in student government. Josh steps down from his position as ASI president, while Luke will also be bowing out after serving as Vice President of Academic Affairs.

A new era will begin in the fall with the Access slate, led by incoming president Angel Barajas, who served last year as executive vice president.

The State Hornet looks back at the top five moments of the spring semester in student government:

Election code reformed

After complaining about changes to the election code ushered in by 2003-04 president Peter Ucovich, the board voted to change the code yet again. The new code was finalized just in time for the April 19-20, 2004, election. The most significant change was an increase in the amount of money ASI candidates can use to fund their campaigns.Online election

Sacramento State’s experimentation with the online election process was successful, at least according to ASI officials.

Students were allowed to vote from the comfort of their own computers or vote at the handful of computer polling places set up around campus.

The online format also cost roughly $23,000 less than the traditional paper ballot elections. Election results were also tabulated much more quickly with the online format.

Low voter turnout

Despite the new online process, students did not show up in large numbers to vote for the ASI election like they did in 2004, when the Recreation, Wellness, and Events Center was on the ballot. In that 2004 election, 4,985 voters turned out compared to 2,454 voters in 2005.Barajas elected

Newly elected ASI President Angel Barajas will take office in the fall after his slate, Access, pulled off a sweep in the election for all ASI positions.

Measures 1 and 3 pass

Voters said yes to both Measure 1, which will take $60,000 from the ASI budget to fund a new grants writer position, and Measure 3, a $27 fee increase to maintain the health center.

Without the funding for Measure 3, the Student Health Connection located in the University Union would have been closed down. For Measure 1, the grants writer position is supposed to solicit more grants for ASI programs, while dedicating money from ASI’s budget to continue a contract with Regional Transit. This would ensure Sacramento State students can continue riding public transportation for free.