Monday, Feb. 25, decided the fate of candidates running for the Student Government Association, but not without a couple of glitches: computer error and the weather.

A problem in the coding of the online voting program caused the program to eliminate votes for residence hall senate seats and the seat for the college of public service. The executive board votes and the remaining senate seats were tabulated correctly.

Once the problem was identified, it was corrected; and a re-vote was conducted for those seats on Tuesday.

“There are bound to be some wrinkles that need some ironing out,” said Lauren Gretz, election commissioner. “In our testing this year, we actually found some problems with last year’s system. In attempting to fix those, we overlooked new issues that arose.”

Even though the system, only in its second year of use, was tested several times, the error slipped through the cracks, according to Gretz.

“The tallies for all other positions were being read,” Gretz said. “It just appeared that the votes for the five res halls and the public service seat were simply being thrown out, when the students submitted their completed ballot.”

But WebStar was not the only problem. “I had been praying for better weather,” Gretz said.

Some candidates braved the snow, ice and bitter winds to hand out campaign material in the Quad. However, most people moved their campaigns indoors.

“Election day is such an exciting time, when you are outside getting to meet the students you may potentially represent,” she said. “It was a shame that the weather had to drive them indoors.”

Through the computer glitches and the inclement weather, the votes were tabulated, and most of the senate seats were filled.

“I think that, all in all, the Election Commission considers this a pretty successful election,” Gretz said. “Sure, we hit a few rough spots, but we dealt with them in the best way we could.”