Two violations of the Undergraduate Student Government elections code were brought before the USG Supreme Court last night.

Candidates Robert Dinkelspiel and Joseph Budd violated a university policy by sending a mass e-mail message through ANGEL to a class e-mail list, Head Elections Commissioner Diana Maxham said.

Candidates Mahmoud Ablan and Kyle Aucker turned in their financial statement late last week to the elections commissioners because they had a flat tire.

Because the candidates attended the last executive debate last night, neither ticket was able to appear before the court to plead their claim. They will face the Court next Monday.

Dinkelspiel said they plan to plead no contest to the charges and accept the fines recommended by the elections commissioners and approved by the Court.

"We were not aware of the e-mail," Dinkelspiel said.

"The person who sent the e-mail was not involved with our campaign," he added.

Ablan said they explained their car trouble to the elections commissioners and they plan to repeat that to the Court next Monday.

Maxham said other than a flier violation two weeks ago, the presidential campaign has been running smoothly.

Elections Special Counsel Shawn Gordon said the university mass e-mail message policy falls under AD20 Computer and Network Security so students can not use the university computer system to send unauthorized mass e-mail messages.

"When they send out emails without informing the person who owns the listserv or the ANGEL group, there is a problem," Gordon said.

"Had they asked permission from the instructor of the class it would not be a problem," he added.

Gordon said the university could punish the offenders, but likely would not due to the frequency that this policy is violated.

He added the financial statements were necessary in order to ensure candidates were following the financial regulations imposed by the elections commission.

"If the party involved had unforeseen circumstances and honestly forgot, we would take that into consideration," Gordon said.

"We, at the commission, are trying to be proactive. We have to enforce the letter of the law."

Maxham said the commissioners will continue to be vigilant and enforce the elections code.