Word: polls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...course of Harvard's Senior elections, becoming, of late years, increasingly liable to charges of incompetence and corruption, has terminated in complete and utter chaos. Indifference on the part of class officers, carelessness or willful distortion of truth on the part of poll-watchers and count-takers, short-sightedness on the part of the election committee,--all will come in for a share of the blame. But no individual culprits may be named; the atmosphere of crass negligence which overlies the whole affair obscures the cause of the injustice which has been wrought...
...well, however, when all aspects of the tangle are considered, that another election should be called. It is imperative that the Seniors should start with a clean slate. The poll next Monday must be free from any taint of suspicion. There must be no such guarded hints of club or caste prejudice, private or social interest, as have disgraced former elections. Full justice must be done...
...fact that the polls cannot be opened until 8.30, the following changes in the times for poll-watchers are announced...
...following men form 1923 have been appointed poll watchers and must provide substitutes if unable to attend personally...
...cent., and after a second extra opportunity was provided for the casting of these votes, yesterday the class of 1923 elections have not yet been made valid. The committee has decided, therefore, to continue the voting on next Tuesday, October 26, in conjunction with the Junior voting. Polls will be open from 8 until 6 in both the CRIMSON Building and Sever Hall; and in the Union and Memorial Hall during the luncheon hours. The poll watchers, who will be members of the class of 1922, will be announced upon appointment...