Word: electioneer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Brattle St. is a traditional stronghold of the liberal Cambridge Civic Association, which is backing Duehay in the upcoming election and which opposes Independent councillors such as Walsh.
He has said however that he would consider not running for re-election if the incident begins to seriously hurt the liberal causes he believes in.
Claiming that Harvard has violated its civil rights, a pro-divestment alumni group is threatening legal action to block controversial changes in the Board of Overseers election process.
Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid (HRAAA) says that new election guidelines passed in June as part of the Young Report illegally discriminate against Overseers candidates who support complete divestment of the University's South Africa-related investments.
The Council came out against a possible attempt by Harvard's administration to litigate and push off recognition of the newly-formed Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, seeing as the union won in a fair election. Harvard decided not to litigate, and recognized the union's legitimacy.