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Since this was directly contrary to my arrangement with Mr. Liston, I went directly to the Undergraduate Council office to investigate what had occurred. I knocked on the door, which was answered by Aldona Clottey '95, a council representative from Adams House. There, on the desk, just inside the door, was a cardboard box labeled "U.C. Referendum Completed Ballots...
Having documented the problem, my main concern was to get the ballots to a secure location. I was tempted to simply take them to a proctor myself, but I feared that might expose me to absurd allegations, even with The Crimson there as a witness. I telephoned Mr. Liston at home, instead, and pleaded with him to come to the office and escort the ballot box, with me, to the proctor who had agreed to take them. Unfortunately, he refused. I asked him at that time why he had backed out of the arrangement we had made, and he stated...
...Tuesday morning I went directly to the office of the Dean of Students and registered my complaint with Dean Epps. He agreed that we could not move the ballots without Mr. Liston's approval, and immediately left a telephone message at Mr. Liston's room. Dean Epps agreed to store these ballots in his office, if Mr. Liston approved...
...office just before noon, and spoke to John Mann '92-'94, the co-chair of the council's campus life committee. The ballot box was still out in the open. A quick examination showed that the box contained numerous loose ballots in addition to the envelopes. I telephoned Mr. Liston, who still refused to come move the ballots, despite having received the message from the dean. Mr. Mann then spoke to Mr. Liston, and prevailed upon him to allow the two of us to escort the box to the dean's office at that time. Since it was too late...
...transporting loose ballots and unsealed envelopes from the dining halls to the council office, there was ample opportunity to remove "yes" votes and replace them with "no" votes. None of us have any way of knowing whether this occurred. To reduce the likelihood of further problems, I asked Mr. Liston if I could supply special envelopes to the ballot table during each meal, and if I could request that the completed ballots be sealed in the envelope prior to leaving the ballot table. He agreed to this instruction, and I posted a sign, with his signature, in the office...