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...pundits to comment on Alice Wolf’s victory in Harvard’s congressional district or James DiPaola’s election as county sheriff, and they’re likely to give you a stare as blank as the Green Party ticket on a swing state ballot??and it’s not entirely their fault. While it would be nice to see Harvard students more actively involved in the political life of their home for four years, Cambridge’s current election system doesn’t give Crimson undergrads much incentive...
Rebecca L. Zeidel ’06 was so concerned with her ballot??s prompt arrival that she tracked it all the way from Cambridge to Pittsburgh. It arrived Wednesday...
...diverse community. In the future, we hope that this campaign will inspire more members of underrepresented groups to run for office. In fact, a concerted effort to encourage and prod student leaders to run for office—so as to boost the amount of diversity on the ballot??would likely help accomplish the goal of a more diverse council even more effectively than simple endorsements alone...
...however, argue that the paper trail is unnecessary and will prove cumbersome to the voting process. According to an article in The New York Times, critics of attaching a printer to current and future electronic voting machines—so voters can “confirm” their ballot??cite “paper jams, voter confusion and delays in the voting booth while voters read their receipts,” as potential disincentives to vote. But, at present, studies show that electronic voting systems are not currently designed to ensure we won’t witness...
...papers—which were to accompany the online ballot??were removed after questions were raised about their factual accuracy...