Chandra Peterson and her presidential running mate Jacob Wilson were fined the minimum fine of $50 for an election code violation Thursday night.

An e-mail was sent from a listserv around to various members of a greek house Monday, which is against the election code.

The e-mail was only expected to have reached about 85 sorority members.

Wilson read a letter from Peterson to the Election Commission at Thursday night’s meeting because Peterson was ill.

The letter pointed out that the Election Code states that each infraction will be handled on a case-by-case basis, and that they did not know who had sent out the e-mail.

The letter said that Jason Boggess was actively campaigning for Luke Roling and Nate Dobbels when he sent out a e-mail to about 9,000 students Sunday night.

Peterson’s letter also pointed out that Roling and Dobbels were aware the letter was being sent, but Peterson and Wilson were not.

The e-mail was started as a forward, thanking the houses for letting Peterson and Wilson come visit.

It is believed that the person who sent the e-mail was unaware of the Election Code, and that they were not actively campaigning.

During the hearing, Roling had little to say.

Roling said that he did not believe there was much to the complaint and that it should be handled as an infraction, because the use of a listserv did break the Election Code.

Wilson said that the members of the greek community who were involved in this shouldn’t feel responsible for what happened.

He also said that the Election Code needs clarifying to prevent future miscommunications.

The Election Commission decided on the minimum fine because they thought it was a passive event, agreeing that Peterson and Wilson didn’t know the e-mail was being sent, and because the e-mail was sent to fewer people.

Brian Phillips, GSB Court chief justice, said that Roling and Dobbel’s appeal for the fines that were imposed on them for nearly $2,000 will be discussed at a preliminary hearing Sunday.

The meeting will decide whether or not the appeal is viable enough for a court hearing.

Phillips said that the Election Code states that any appeals against the Election Commissions must be in before 24 hours have passed after polls close.

Phillips said the court would look at an appeal after the 24 hours if circumstances had been changed so that the by-law doesn’t apply to the situation.