An error by a political coalition has misrepresented the personal views of a student leader as those of all UCLA undergraduates.

Undergraduate Students Association Council President Jenny Wood gave her personal endorsement to several campaigns involving ballot initiatives in the Nov. 8 special election.

But due to a miscommunication between Wood and the group running the campaigns, the Alliance For a Better California, about the nature of her endorsements, the Alliance’s Web site attributes Wood’s opinions to the “UCLA Undergraduate Student Association,” Alliance officials said Wednesday.

The Undergraduate Students Association, as defined in its constitution, is the body of all currently enrolled undergraduates. USAC consists of their elected representatives.

Jay Valencia, coalition builder for the Alliance, confirmed that Wood intended to submit “independent endorsements,” and that any misrepresentation was unintentional.

Wood and the Alliance both said they were unaware that an error had been made, and are sorry for any confusion it may have caused.

“I’m taking action to ensure this is rectified and that the (mistake) is taken off the site,” Wood said.

This situation has arisen at a time when USAC has been questioning its role in politics beyond the scope of the university.

Two weeks ago, a majority of councilmembers voted against passing resolutions on special election propositions, saying that they should only concern themselves with matters that directly affect students, and that they were not elected based on their partisan leanings.

But individual councilmembers are free to involve themselves in outside politics as they choose, so long as they keep their activities separate from those of USAC.

It is estimated that the endorsements, which translate to meaning that the UCLA undergraduate body as a whole supports the Alliance’s views on many of the propositions on the ballot, have been on display on the Web site since shortly after their submission approximately two months ago.

The Alliance for a Better California is an organization formed by unions and organizations of the state’s workers – including teachers, police officers, firefighters and health care workers – who have mobilized to fight special-election ballot initiatives.

The UCLA Undergraduate Students Association is listed on the Alliance’s Web site as endorsing their campaigns against Propositions 74, 75, 76 and 78, as well as in favor of 79 and 80.

General Representative Brian Neesby said the situation is especially disconcerting because the endorsement is in the name of the entire undergraduate student body.

“In any case ... (these endorsements) should be removed,” he said.

The way the endorsements were listed may also have misrepresented the political activity of USAC, which is currently carrying out a nonpartisan Get Out the Vote campaign.

Internal Vice President Kristina Doan said that the mistake shouldn’t compromise voter education efforts.

“I don’t think it will have a profound impact,” Doan said. “Hopefully students understand that we want everyone to educate themselves on the issues and make an informed decision on election day.”

USAC has never officially discussed taking stances on Propositions 78 and 79, which concern low-cost prescription drugs, or Proposition 80, which is on electricity price regulation.

Council voted at their Oct. 11 meeting not to approve resolutions against Propositions 74, 75 and 76. Those propositions concern teacher tenure, unions using member dues for political purposes, and giving the governor more control over the state budget.

The opposing members, primarily from the Bruins United slate, voted against the resolutions because they believed them to be beyond USAC’s reasonable scope.

In previous years, it was common practice for USAC to pass resolutions supporting or opposing political action at the state and national level.

But the majority of this year’s council has voiced their opposition to passing resolutions that do not directly affect the UCLA student body.