It appears that the candidates for Student Government Board positions won’t have any… It appears that the candidates for Student Government Board positions won’t have any competition.

There’s one candidate running for president, current board member Charlie Shull, and eight candidates running for the eight spots on the board.

The board decided to move the application deadline back from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28 because of the low number of applicants, board member Nila Devanath said.

Devanath told The Pitt News that a negative shift in public opinion of SGB, especially after the G-20 Summit riots, might have been a factor.

SGB elections chair Sarah Heisey said that all of the candidates turned in their applications before Oct. 21, but two needed until Oct. 23 to complete their petitions.

She said that about 18 applications went out, but that’s no indication of how many people will run for board.

People may still apply for late candidacy; however, they need twice as many signatures on their petitions. Candidates running for president need 250 signatures, and those running for board positions require 200.

The deadline for late candidacy is Nov. 11. Heisey said that the board will not push back the election day, which is set for Nov. 19.

Read more about this story in tomorrow’s Pitt News.

Staff writer Kyle Kramer contributed to this report.