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...don’t, or maybe refuse to, understand. If the filmmakers wish to mobilize viewers at all, it’s Frank’s comment which should ring truest; that, in a country where politics will in the near future remain a workable system, the responsibility for voter apathy lies with the people themselves...
...DeBergalis was not elected under the city’s unusual system of proportional representation, in which each voter ranks candidates and each rank on the ballot matters—the number one votes count most, but the other slots on the ballot count...
Mary Regan, a leader of the Committee for Cambridge Rent Control, predicted before the results of the vote were announced last night that voter turnout was not high enough to pass the measure outright...
Under Cambridge’s extremely rare “proportional representation” voting system, a system designed to give minority groups within the city a seat at the table of power, each voter ranks favored candidates...
...addition to pushing a student-friendly platform, DeBergalis has recognized the power of Cambridge’s students and encouraged them to be more pro-active in the election process. Unlike the majority of other candidates, DeBergalis has shown unusual concern and respect for the needs of the student voter. He has campaigned in various Harvard Houses and has helped students register to vote locally. Increased voter participation is key to DeBergalis’ campaign, but it is also necessary to secure a longer lasting voice for students in Cambridge politics...