Many students have been asking for the reason of my disqualification at the conclusion of the SGA
election, it basically revolves around four individuals that sent out emails encouraging their friends and
fellow students to vote for me. This occurred during a campaign time where candidates cannot request
any of their supporters to campaign for them. In their sworn affidavits to the justices reviewing this
appeal, these four admit they exercised their own freedom of speech and not through any request or
encouragement from me

Even though the JHU students elected me as Treasurer, I accept this ruling with regret and under
resonant advisement that the rules need to be updated so there are no hidden interpretations to
prevent this from occurring in the future.

Respectfully Yours,

Schaefer Whiteaker