Student Government Association (SGA) President Harley Davis has been cleared of vote tampering allegations.
Last fall Davis was formally accused of vote tampering within the Student Government Association Senate. The claims entailed accusations of Davis influencing votes on bills being decided upon by the SGA senate. An investigation followed and Davis was found innocent. The news of Davis’s innocence broke by way of his personal Instagram page on Dec. 2, 2025 in the form of a formal statement to the student body. The SGA Judicial Branch was in charge of the investigation.
“During a thorough review of the Constitution, Bylaws, and Standard Operating Procedures — as well as personal interviews with members of the Senate and with President Davis – the Judicial Branch did not find sufficient evidence to support the allegations outlined in the formal complaint. The investigation revealed that President Davis was asked for his opinion on a proposed bill. While we recognize concerns about potential influence by President Davis, our review of all relevant documents and interviews confirms that no policies or procedures were broken,” The SGA Judicial branch’s official decision stated.
Tough situations like the one Davis was presented with aren’t always easy to navigate especially publicly, but Davis handled it the only way he deemed fit.
“I think that I handled this very well and respectful, as soon as this came out I composed myself, I talked to my team and I talked to my advisors just to let them know that in no way, shape, or form had this happened, and I just wanted them to be aware that I had no intentions of stepping down from this position or being impeached. So, I was going to do everything in my power to be able to stay in this position. Obviously once it came out that I didn’t commit any of these wrongdoings I, of course, thought it was appropriate to go public and let everyone know,” Davis said.
Dean of Students Kirsten Compary said student views are important to SGA.
Tensions on social media flared with harmful rhetoric being thrown at all parties involved after the allegations were made public.
“When people are posting on YikYak or posting anonymously let’s say on Facebook where you can do anonymous posts and things like that, we don’t always know that they are students, we don’t know that they’re representative of the student body, and honestly if somebody has an issue, we want them to come forward with information that they might have, we want to hear about it and do it in a way that’s productive,” Compary, who is the SGA adviser, said. “We can’t follow up with things that are posted anonymously to get additional information, and I know you’re well aware there’s keyboard warriors out there that will say things when they know that it is anonymous that they wouldn’t necessarily bring up in person. It is an outlet but it is counterproductive in terms of what we’re trying to do in getting to the truth.”