The FSU SGA elections scandal is headed to the university’s Supreme Court tonight at 8:30 p.m. in the FSU College of Law New Advocacy Center Main Courtroom.
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KnightNews.com first broke the FSU elections controversy a little more than a week ago. On one side is the majority incumbent party called Ignite. On the other is its rival minority party, the Progress Coalition.
The Progress Coalition has accused Ignite of failing to file proper campaign finance paperwork. Last week, the FSU Elections Commission agreed, finding Ignite in violation and disqualifying the ticket. Ignite is appealing that decision to the Supreme Court. 
However, the more controversial allegation made against Ignite is that the party used state resources in an attempt to secure campaign material tax-free. The Elections Commission didn’t uphold that accusation, so Progress Coalition is appealing that to the Supreme Court, hoping to get a conviction there too.
KnightNews.com has reached out to the Ignite Party for comment over Facebook and email, but has not heard back. The FSU newspaper also had reported Ignite wasn’t available for comment in its coverage. An FSU alumnus did contact KnightNews.com, however, to defend Ignite.
“Please do remember, however, that FSU Senators are not paid (though the Supervisor of Elections and Student Body President are) and that these students with Ignite are mostly volunteering their time and want to simply serve and learn,” the FSU SGA alumnus said. “I’d bet none of them will forget to file a financial disclosure document again. It may be difficult to see sometimes, but not everyone has an ulterior motive. Sometimes people really do just accidentally mess up paperwork.”
The Progress Coalition, however, says the behavior is nothing new and has been happening since last year. A party official gave KnightNews.com a copy of receipts showing $0.00 in taxes for what he says is Ignite campaign material in 2011 and 2012.
“This is awful, and disgusts me as a student,” that official told KnightNews.com, regarding the evidence.
KnightNews.com will be monitoring the meeting tonight and will update you with the outcome.
On the next page you can find the accusations being made by the Progress Coalition in its press release:
