The results of the 2009-2010 De Anza College Student Body Senate Election, originally scheduled for release on May 27, have been postponed until June 3.

The Senate must decide whether to approve a decision made by the election committee to eliminate 10 percent of Students United candidates’ votes. However, at last Wednesday’s meeting, the Senate failed to meet quorum in order to establish an official decision.

Ten senators were present at the meeting when the issue was to be decided. Thirteen are required for a full quorum.

The Senate adjourned twice during the meeting in order to find more senators. When the Senate still failed to attain quorum, they decided to postpone the vote, along with the election results, until their next meeting.

“I think we are being jerked around,” said Shane Mason, Students United candidate for vice president of diversity and events. “I feel it’s an organized attempt to shut us down.”

Students and candidates gathered at the Senate’s Wednesday meeting to voice their opinion of the decision. Members of LEAD, Students for Justice, Gay Straight Alliance and Speech & Debate, along with voters, were among those who were outraged by the committee’s decision.

“It seems so horrible, pathetic and desperate that people did not show up for that meeting,” said Jorj Cheko, a senator running for reelection.

According to Cheko, the Senate has never failed to meet quorum in his history as a senator.

Student Connection filed three grievances against Students United, which were brought before the election committee at a May 26 meeting. The grievances included misuse of club endorsements, allegations of early campaigning and failure to list an executive position on business cards.

The committee overturned the latter two grievances.

“Student Connection is all about democracy,” said Jose Avila-Martin, the coalition’s presidential candidate. “We are not here to take away any student voices. We are protecting the students by following the rules.”

The grievance of misuse of club endorsement was brought up by senatorial candidate Scarlett Kim against Students United for having listed its club endorsements on its Facebook page, after the election committee had disqualified the endorsements for failing to follow parliamentary procedure.

The committee recommended deducting 10 percent of the votes from each candidate who was an administrator of the Facebook group. This will affect nine candidates in total.

“If you take away these votes, what you’re taking away is hope,” said Marlo Custodio, Students United presidential candidate.

The committee’s decision must be approved by the Senate before votes can be deducted.