Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...past two days I have been in contact with a number of men of the class of '48, and have heard virtually no adverse comment. From my experience, and the experience of several of my friends, most men in the class seem quite content that the ballot represents an equitable and capable cross-section of the class. It seems to me that the "popular criticism" which you mentioned in the headline is not in keeping with the facts, and the reference to the "snag in the election machinery" is completely unfounded inasmuch as the slate has been accepted...
...light of a new ruling by the Dean's office that Robert Dudley is officially in the Class of 1948, the '48 Nominating Committee last night reinstated him on the official ballot for the class elections...
Howell further stated that the final election will be held by preferential ballot despite a specific recommendation to the contrary by Daniel P.S. Paul's Class Committee. The announcement followed a Student Council veto...
...class' nominating committees unveiled an outsized slate of thirty-six nominees on Monday, two of whom have since been found ineligible. Add to the remaining thirty-four the approximate number of men who will be nominated by petition, and you will have a total slate in the forties. This ballot is too large, and for no good reason. It includes twelve of the fifteen men who were elected to a temporary class committee in their freshman year. Of the eight men who were selected to serve on the nominating committee, eight were nominated. The fact of membership on these various...
According to the man in charge of the election, a cancellation is impracticable. Therefore, the entire huge slate will go before the Class of '48. If the ballots are tabulated-as planned by the Student Council and as opposed by the report on class committees-on the preferential system, a first marshal may be elected by less than a hundred votes. The vote should rather be for a certain number of men, not in any special order, with the man who receives the most votes becoming first marshal, and so on down the line. This method will select the best...