A Government of the Student Body senate candidate has withdrawn complaints over perceived conflicts of interest in the candidate selection process following a voting mishap.

Frederiksen Court candidate Travis Hilscher withdrew complaints Friday over perceived conflicts of interest about his opponent, Randy Gebhardt.

Gebhardt serves on the a panel that was originally charged with deciding the final outcome of the election.

The seat was originally to be decided in a run-off election; Frederiksen Court Community Council officials said, however, that a three-person panel will decide the election instead.

The race was contested after candidate Randy Gebhardt’s biography was not uploaded on the election Web site in time for the start of voting, which took place March 7 and 8.

As a result, all Frederiksen Court votes were voided, and the race was treated as a tie.

According to GSB election bylaws, an election is referred to the constituency council involved if no candidate receives a majority of votes. The council is responsible for selecting the winner.

The council created a panel of Frederiksen Court community advisers to interview the candidates and suggest a winner to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Hilscher, sophomore in pre-architecture, had said he intended to contest the election if Gebhardt won, since FCCC president Derek Light — who works with Gebhardt — would also be on the panel.

He dropped his complaints, though, after talking to Light and the council’s adviser, Mary Beth Golemo.

“They are doing the best they can to make it legit, and I now believe Derek will be impartial,” he said.

Hilscher was informed by Golemo that she had requested Light be on the panel because she said it was important to have one FCCC representative present.

“The two CAs interviewed said they were not familiar with [Gebhardt and me],” he said. “I was told Derek will only be there to ask questions and facilitate and will defer to the judgment of the two CAs.”

Apathy and time constraints are two of the reasons why GSB and decided not to hold a run-off election, election commission officials said.

Few residents in Frederiksen voted in the election held earlier this month. The number of Frederiksen Court voters were unavailable.

The council has to make a decision by noon Wednesday, election commission member Jeremy Schweitzer said.

“Given the time constraints we have, it was not feasible to publicize it and get enough people to turn out,” GSB Frederiksen Court senator Kyle Krause said.

“We felt this was the fairest way to do it.”

The panel will interview candidates Tuesday night between 9 and 10 p.m. in the Frederiksen Court Community Center.