Student Senate did not release the ballot for the Student Government elections at its meeting Wednesday night.

Although the senate members had plans to announce the ballot, it is not known why the information did not come in, said Levi Bulgar, student executive vice president.

Representation from the Electronic Writing Portfolio also did not make an appearance at Wednesday’s senate meeting. Senate member Jeff Melanson, who helped arrange for the EWP presentation, said he has no idea why they did not show up.

Student Senate speaker Adam Martinelli announced Wednesday night the Student Government Web site was not updated over Thanksgiving break because the hired Web designer, Tyler Bartholomew, is on vacation in Florida and due to return today.

Martinelli acknowledged the Web site is two months behind schedule and promised the senate that he will make sure it gets done by Monday.

The Student Senate also passed three proposals at Wednesday’s meeting, one of them being emergency legislation.

The second Illinois Board of Higher Education-Student Advisory Committee meeting is being held this weekend at Illinois State University, and Student Government requested $639.83 to send one voting member and three non-voting members to the meeting.

Bulgar explained that due to IBHE-SAC providing the hotel arrangements late and after Thanksgiving, the bill was deemed emergency legislation to make it in time. It passed 21-1 with one abstention.

Bulgar also had other business concerning the previously tabled bill to reimburse him for paying for Halloween voter registration drive prizes out of his pocket.

After a brief discussion, the bill passed 15-4 with four abstentions.

The University Board’s $3,500 Student Film Festival proposal was approved after lengthy debate over changed details on the bill’s line items.

After some discussion and clarification, it was determined the bill did not change in respect to what the $3,500 paid for. The bill passed 13-4 with six abstentions.