Driskell and Burton said any of the other candidates could have gotten the buttons and lemonade for free as well so the items should not count towards their $100.

However, presidential candidate Sterling P.A. Darling '01 said he asked his dining hall for lemonade, and was refused.

Levy told The Crimson that the EC had decided in Driskell and Burton's favor over the buttons and the lemonade, but at least two EC members said this was not true.

"There was never a vote one way or the other," Moura said.

When Levy was approached with this accusation, he again changed his answer. He now agrees that the EC never made a decision regarding the lemonade.

"We never really decided on it," Levy said. "We were under the impression that returning things made it a moot point."

But just returning campaign materials still should not have exonerated Driskell and Burton. They would have violated election rules that result in expulsion, according to the EC's Web site.

Robert L. Chan '02, the EC representative that Levy said would know the specifics of Driskell and Burton's finances, alternated Saturday between declaring that he "was sure [Driskell and Burton] didn't go over the spending limit" and saying "they may have overspent."