Following Wednesday evening’s setback, the Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary Committee finalized ASM election results Thursday evening, announcing who will serve the University of Wisconsin student body in the upcoming school year.

Voted into the government by an 8.3 percent student body voter turnout, eight members of the progressive For Accountability, Community and Empowerment of Students slate will work side by side with 20 unaffiliated representatives.

One seat remains open for the student government to fill, as the four candidates that ran for the seat tied with one vote each.

“[T]hey voted for themselves,” ASM member Tyler Junger said. “The rule states each candidate has to get at least 10 votes to win, so the council will think of a random process to pick. … Any of them could be the next member.”

UW senior and FACES member Kyle Szarzynski was re-elected to ASM’s Student Services Finance Committee and said he was generally happy with the results of the election.

“Of course, I would’ve liked to see more progressives elected, but at the very least we can say there’s a solid block and core of people who are committed to remaking the organization into a student government that proactively fights for student issues,” Szarzynski said.

Szarzynski said he hopes to get more members of the FACES slate appointed to the council but added certain members of the council may be working to counter his efforts.

“It’s come to my attention people are trying to take control of the nominations board to try and prevent FACES members from getting appointed,” Szarzynski said.

Szarzynski added Junger and re-elected ASM member and Senior Class Treasurer Kurt Gosselin will likely work against him.

“I think people who are concerned about an inclusive student government should be aware of this,” Szarzynski said. “They have been strategizing … to basically preserve power within the student government and effectively limit new voices from getting on, specifically the FACES slate.”

Junger said he was also happy with the results, adding he believes they accurately portray the wishes of the students on campus.

However, Junger said there has been talk about preventing certain candidates from being appointed, but ASM’s overall focus is to create a council representative of the student needs, not to prevent progressive participation.

Junger said he hopes to appoint a responsible group of students that will get the job done.

Of those that voted, 51.8 percent also passed the United Council referendum.

Every student will now pay $2 each semester for the next four semesters to fund the council’s staff salary and supplies.

“I think it’s a good decision,” said Gosselin, who has attended every United Council general assembly meeting throughout the year. “ASM and United Council haven’t always worked effectively together in the past but … they’ve been undergoing a restructuring process.”

Gosselin added the council has been working to better focus its goals, aiming to function more effectively as the state student government.

“I think its worth us sticking around for another year to make sure the transition works well for the state,” Gosselin said.