Word: campaigns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...elected officer likes to begin her term under a cloud of controversy, and it must be frustrating for both Driskell and Burton to have won this election and be immediately faced with questions about how they ran their campaign...
...about the application of its own rules that it gives one response one day and the opposite the next, it should become a immediate concern of the new leaders of the council. We call upon Driskell and Burton to clear up this confusion through a public statement about their campaign's finances. Furthermore, we urge the council to re-examine the rules and procedures of the election commission so that it can become a truly accountable and responsible body...
These accusations, notably, come not just from Driskell's opponents--many of whom refused to comment on the matter for this article--but also from a handful of other council members, including some who endorsed Driskell and worked on her campaign...
...victory seems to be the result of a very visible and creative campaign, aided by the pair's heavy postering, which brought them close to the EC's spending limit and got their name out to voters...
...members say they were unaware of the actual wording of the rules. At first they said the campaign was allowed to return enough materials to bring them back under the $100 limit...