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Gaillard said the only publicity on the part of the commission has been through “word of mouth” and e-mails to individuals who have expressed to commission members an interest in running for office. This initiative is far more limited than previous elections??�� publicity efforts, which included postering and sending messages to e-mail lists...
...elections??�� final days, attention has zeroed in on Green Party candidate Jill E. Stein ’72-’73, who has held a steady five percent in polls—enough to sway the election one way or the other...
...says that Massachusetts ranks 49th out of the 50 states in competitive elections??��three-quarters of incumbents run without a challenger...
None of these ideas addresses the deeper problem with council elections??��that representatives are usually elected not on any platform but on name recognition and prominent posters. As in past years, there are four Houses that have fewer or an equal number of candidates running than spots available. Encouraging candidates to come up with specific ideas and priorities before the election would likely increase voter turnout and spur interest in the council elections. It would make much more sense—and help the representative democratic process—if candidates posted small summaries of their platforms...
Concerns about the security of the council’s planned Web-based voting system caused the administration Monday afternoon to block the elections??�� start, said Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth...