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...divided. I believe people should vote because they've educated themselves on the issues and are ready to make an informed choice, not because election-year propaganda has told them what to do. But unfortunately, being informed isn't a prerequisite. Any law-abiding citizen can fill out a ballot. Mark Wafle Green...
Cambridge’s city councilors, however, are elected using an oddball system called Proportional Representation. Under this plan, councilors do not represent specific areas in the city. Instead, all candidates are pitted against each other on a citywide ballot. Rather than casting a single vote, Cambridge voters rank their top nine choices, and a candidate wins a seat on the council when he or she receives “quota,” defined as one-tenth of the votes cast plus one extra vote. The system is problematic because it allowed the defeat this spring of MIT alum...
Switching to a direct representation system in Cambridge would give students a more active role in city government. And it would give a Harvard undergraduate a realistic chance of being elected in the first place. For now, a Harvard student on a citywide ballot would face the near-impossible task of garnering support from outlying neighborhoods...
Three candidates will be on the ballot for Undergraduate Council president this year, after an unexpected last minute entry yesterday...
...divided. I believe people should vote because they've educated themselves on the issues, and are ready to make an informed choice, not because election-year propaganda has told them what to do. But unfortunately, being informed isn't a prerequisite. Any law-abiding citizen can fill out a ballot. MARK WAFLE Green...