A series of infractions left one Binghamton University Student Association executive board hopeful’s campaigning abilities crippled after it was discovered that her campaign manager was responsible for taking down another candidate’s posters.

Julia Fracassa, who is running for vice president for academic affairs, was barred on Sunday from distributing quarter-sheet fliers, posters or wearing T-shirts. With a day left for students to vote, the election committee’s decision this weekend leaves Fracassa with few avenues to reach the student body.

‘Our ultimate decision was to allow her name to remain on the ballot ‘ but what we did was take away all of her campaigning privileges,’ said Michael Boykin, the chair of the SA’s election committee.

The ruling came after two grievances ‘ one for postering on the wrong bulletin board and the other for taking down and moving a presidential candidate’s posters ‘ were brought against Fracassa.

According to Boykin, Fracassa’s campaign manager, Becky Kaufman, admitted to both infractions.

Kaufman, who is also the current academic vice president, said she was within her rights as an executive member to relocate the poster. She said that as AVP, she had also been allowed to post filers on those boards in the past.

After the committee’s meeting on Saturday afternoon, however, Fracassa’s campaign brought another grievance against one of her opponents, Matt Landau. They said that one of Landau’s posters was partly covering both Boris Tadchiev (another VPA candidate) and Fracassa’s poster.

Boykin disputed the claim, but said he couldn’t prove who did it ‘ although he suspects it was Kaufman herself. The grievance was thrown out.

‘That’s absolutely so far from the truth,’ Fracassa said. ‘I wasn’t even awake at the time and I’m absolutely sure that nobody with whom I would associate would ever do that.’

According to Kaufman, the judgment, which prohibits Fracassa from campaigning, is unfair.

‘I just think she’s being punished for something that she didn’t do and that’s not fair,’ Kaufman said. She denied committing the violation.

The decision, which Landau supports, sought to uphold the University policies which govern the use of fliers and posters in the Union, Boykin said.

‘They had no choice,’ Landau said, referring to the committee’s decision. ‘I’m sure it’ll help me, but I’m just trying to make it a fair election.’

But according to Boykin, who has been fielding grievances about campaigning from different candidates all week, the committee’s take on infractions had been ‘lenient.’

‘It’s been petty and childish,’ he said. ‘It’s a shame that a candidate can be affected this way by her campaign team.’