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...received my first-ever absentee ballot exactly three weeks before election day. As soon as that ballot hit my hands, I voted for every position—except...
...time this piece is printed, I will have sent in my ballot with one final bubble marked in. But, unlike many at Harvard, this mark was the culmination of weeks and months of discussion and research. Of all the circles I have blackened in my brief voting career, I’m proudest of this...
...facing successful programs is unfortunate, but understandable. In hard times, sacrifices must be made, and there is no painless way to eliminate funding for vital state services. But what is completely incomprehensible is that, in this climate of rising deficits and depleted social services, some misguided voters still support Ballot Question One—a Massachusetts referendum that promises to destroy one of the most significant sources of state revenue. Today, the ballot initiative will ask voters whether to eliminate the state income tax. We hope that they respond with a resounding...
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...With the race as tight as it is, Hagan's chances in the once reliably red state may boil down to voter education thanks to a quirk of state political history. In the '80s, the Democratic controlled legislature got tired of losing down ballot races thanks to weak presidential candidates and separated the ballots. On this year's ballot, therefore, voters have to vote twice-once for president and once for the Democrats from the state - rather than being able to make one single choice for the entire slate of Democratic candidates...