Word: voter
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...dismal voter turnout figures from the most recent elections, this argument seems quite compelling. But the most recent elections, in which 99 students ran for 81 seats, may not be the most representative in terms of voter turnout. If you live in a house where there are no more candidates than council seats--as Liston does--would you bother to vote for U.C. representatives? If we take a more long-term outlook and look back on previous elections, we see that voter turnout was not always so low. In the fall of 1993, voter turnout was approximately 50 percent. While...
...also believe that popular elections could help alleviate the problem of voter apathy. By encouraging people to pay more attention to the council and by giving them real power over their government, such elections might encourage students to actually learn about the various candidates and exercise their right to vote...
...order to make students more aware of their Massachusetts citizenship, Samp says he once suggested distributing income tax forms with voter registration forms as a reminder that their responsibilities as taxpayers are as important as their rights as citizens...
...example of the Election Commission's commitment to integrity, Samp points to the apprehension of a voter who had lied about his name at a polling location during a City Council election several years...
Recently, Samp has opposed the implementation of the "Motor Voter" bill, which would enable individuals to register to vote when renewing a driver's license, collecting welfare benefits or engaging in any of a number of other activities...