Word: electioneering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The petition points out that the Student Council should not run the Class Marshal elections since it usually has one of its members as a candidate, in this case, Leland. This is probably a cogent criticism, but the fact remains that the Student Council has been running this election for...
The same is true of the second objection, that no neutral observers were allowed to watch the balloting. Rightly or wrongly, this is a standard Election Committee procedure. Like the unwillingness to publicize election totals, it stems from a reluctance to embarass unsuccessful candidates.
The third contention, that one candidate's name was badly mispelled, is also true, but the candidate in question did not object seriously to this error when a new election was offered by the Council.
The fourth point is the most significant one made, for it is true that some 100 seniors did not vote because Final Club dinners coincided with the Class Marshal balloting; but this again is a complaint that could and should have been made before the election and not after.
These four criticisms point up an inadequacy in the present election system which undoubtedly should undergo study and revision; but they certainly do not represent grounds for a new election.