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Proposals of marriage are not the only excitement at the Undergraduate Council. Approximately 2,400 undergraduates participated in last week’s council elections, representing the highest voter turnout for a fall election since the introduction of the electronic voting system five years ago. The turnout was sparked by more competitive elections, as candidates ran for positions in a recently downsized council, and by strong publicity efforts on the part of the council and the candidates themselves. We applaud the efforts of the council to increase campus involvement in our student government, and we hope that the trend will...
Bill White, director of the IOP’s Forum, said that he was very pleased with yesterday’s turnout...
...Voter turnout differed dramatically between houses. No candidates ran in Dudley House and in Mather House two candidates ran for three spots. In Winthrop House the election was among the most competitive, with 10 students vying for three spots...
Chair of the UC Election Commission Kyle D. Hawkins `02 attributed the surge in turnout to an aggressive campaign to recruit candidates and inform people about the election...
While the turnout was higher than many can remember, not all students took the voting seriously...