Workers for the Republican Party mislead students on campus
Jason Winter, a worker for the Republican Party, is confronted by Lieutenant Beckley for registering voters under the pretense of doing a school project on Wednesday, Nov. 18. He is allowed to stay on campus as long as he is forth-right with his approach of registering voters. Photo credit: Nikolas Samuels
November 18, 2015
Two paid workers from the Republican Party came on campus today to register students to vote saying they were doing a school project.
Jason Winter and an associate were soliciting people along Raider Walk to sign up to vote for the Republican Party. Several students complained about their approach and Lt. Greg Beckley was sent to respond.
“Something in the delivery was not forth-right,” said Beckley.
According to Beckley, there was an element in their approach that was making people upset. Under Section 626 of the California penal code, disruptive entities on college campus can be removed.
Beckley determined Winter and his associate were not disruptive entities and allowed them to stay on campus under the condition that there will be no deceit to their approach of registering voters.
Colton Ballas, an 18-year-old student, was one of the people who felt deceived by Winter’s approach. Ballas gave Winter the last four digits of his social security number while unknowingly signing up to be a registered Republican.
“He said it was for a school project,” said Ballas.
