In the most severe case, the winners of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) presidential race could be disqualified because of potential elections code violations.

If found guilty in USG Supreme Court cases on Monday, President and Vice President-elect Ian Rosenberger and Takkeem Morgan and candidates David Davis and Sara Ryan could face a fine that might lead to their elimination from the completed election.

"The results that were reported ... cannot be certified until all trials and all matters of controversy are fully resolved," said Taylor Rhodes, the court's chief justice.

The elections commission filed a complaint in the court this week after some candidates reported potential violations. After further investigation, the commission found that the Rosenberger-Morgan and Davis-Ryan tickets submitted questionable receipts on campaign T-shirts they purchased.

If guilty, the tickets would be fined out of their election accounts. If the fine is greater than the amount left in the account, the ticket will be disqualified.

The court issues fines based on the severity of the violation. In this case, the fines could reach $100.

"The worst-case scenario that could happen is that a candidate could go over their spending cap with their fine," said Steph Wood, head elections commissioner.

On the other hand, the candidate could face little or no fine if found not guilty or if the court deems the violation as a minor one.

Wood said the candidates may have left enough money in their accounts to compensate for fines.

Rosenberger, Morgan, Davis and Ryan could not be reached for comment last night.

According to the elections code, candidates must submit receipts for all campaign items purchased. This is done to ensure that candidates receive deals that are also available to their opponents. When the commission called the business where Rosenberger and Morgan allegedly purchased their T-shirts, the commission could not receive the same price that the tickets claimed on their receipts.

Wood said it is up to the court to decide if the charges are serious.

"Because they're presidential tickets, the Supreme Court is going to look at this very seriously," she said. "Anything can happen."

When the elections commission announced the election results early yesterday morning, they were careful to say they were announcing "vote totals" -- rather than winners of the presidential race.

Rhodes would not say if the court's decision will affect the election results.

He would only say the commission has reason to believe that certain parties violated the elections code.

Rhodes added that the elections code states it is the commission's duty to report potential violations to the court for further action.

Minor infractions against candidates are not completely uncommon, and sometimes the commission handles moderate charges itself without going to the court.

Last year, the elections commission dismissed a complaint against current USG President Rubina Javeri. The complaint, filed by one of her competitors, charged that Javeri's campaign violated Penn State policy by sending an unauthorized mass e-mail to 568 students. The commission said it did not have the authority to enforce university policy.

In this case, Wood said the commission is not trying to overthrow the winner of the race.

"This isn't a witch hunt, we're not trying to go after the candidates," she said. "We're just trying to make sure all of the rules were followed by all of the candidates."