The Student Judiciary heard a complaint Wednesday that two newly elected student council representatives broke campaign rules ahead of the Associated Students of Madison spring elections.
Beth Huang and Nikolas Magallon, who represent the College of Letters and Science on student council, campaigned door-to-door on the eighth floor of Witte Hall before the elections.
University of Wisconsin housing rules explicitly prohibits door-to-door campaigning.
The defendants said they did not take housing rules into account when making the decision to campaign in the dorms.
""I was honestly being pretty stupid,"" Huang said. ""I just totally forgot there were actual personal consequences for canvassing.""
The plaintiff, Witte resident Ryan Condron, said he thought the defendants should serve community service and write an apology letter to the residents and house fellow of Witte 8B as punishment for breaking campaign rules.
The defendants said the recommended punishments were acceptable.
""This is an appropriate order and I would accept it,"" Huang said.
The Student Judiciary will inform the defendants of the specifics of their punishment after it reaches a decision.
The defendants said they did not think the campaigning they did in Witte made a significant difference in the election.
