Ramsay wins appeal against disqualification

Adam Ramsay has won his appeal against disqualification in the 2008 Edinburgh University Students' Association elections and is expected to be unveiled as the next president within the next couple of weeks.

The elections appeal committee, which consisted of the university secretary Melvin Cornish and Prof Douglas Brodie, dean of the Law School, decided in favour of Mr Ramsay and overturned his disqualification.

Mr Ramsay, who won the popular vote, was disqualified from the election by the students’ association’s returning officer, Graham Boyack, after two supporters were found to be campaigning at the University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls of Residence out-with permitted hours.

Mr Boyack received several complaints, most notably from Pollock Halls security, who caught the members of Mr Ramsay’s campaign team soliciting support illegally and decided midway through the final day of voting to disqualify Mr Ramsay.

Mr Ramsay said in a statement: "I am delighted that the appeals committee found in my favour.

"I did not personally break any rules in this election. The only rule that was broken was by my supporters had almost no impact on the final result.

"I am very much looking forward to taking up the position of President over the summer. In particular, I am looking forward to working with the three Vice Presidents - George Thomas, Naomi Hunter, and Guy Bromley; and the whole team at EUSA."