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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Wolf's surplus ballots those over the quota of approximately 2500 needed to insure election) will be redistributed to each voter's second choice candidate...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: City Board Splits Unchanged In Wake of Tuesday Election | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

Throughout the history of the UFW, many tactics have been employed in order to bring its message across not only to U.S. agri-business, but also to the American consumer, the UFW's most consistent ally. Strikes, picket lines, legislative campaigns, and voter registration drives have been among the tactics used, but these have been secondary only to the UFW's most powerful weapon: the consumer boycott...

Author: By Julie Mondaca, | Title: Stop the Red Coach | 11/7/1979 | See Source »

...Student voter Jonathan Q. Public III '80 arrives at his precinct's polling center (for most Harvard students this is the firehouse near Mem Hall...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Proportional Representation -- Voting By Number | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...still be wondering why slates are important in the city, why many candidates feel it is helpful to ally with others of similar (or in the case of the CCC, somewhat similar) views. The reason is proportional representation, Cambridge's fruitcake balloting system. Because ballots can count for a voter's second or third choice candidate if his first preference wins big or is eliminated from the running, it pays to give voters a list of identifiable candidates. It has also served as a useful way for Cantabrigians to clearly define the issues facing the city--CCA candidates, for example...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Buddy System | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...support there to School Committee President David Finnegan. Timilty needs these votes back in his column to have a chance tomorrow. Timilty must also pick up some black and liberal votes to counter White's rising popularity with the Irish. Yet he has done little to win liberal voter's support, evidenced by the ambivalent semi-endorsement "I won't be for Kevin" statements of State Representative Mel King...

Author: By Dewitt C. Jones iv and Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, S | Title: The Road Ahead | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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