Word: voters
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...problem with purely political issues, especially those which are not tied to a Harvard policy, is that they don't fit the council's current format. The Crimson argues that greater voter interest would be the result of candidates running on political platforms. My opinion is that the council should first be representative before taking strictly political stances, and for that reason, I've called for downsizing the council, in order to make the elections truly competitive and the representatives truly representative...
...desperately requires. As it stands now, students do not vote in council elections precisely because representatives do not "represent" but merely work towards universally accepted goals. If candidates were to run on a political platform, they would be able to distinguish themselves from their competitors and spark greater voter interest. The unusually packed meeting hall last Sunday night is indicative of student interest on important and relevant political issues. Cutting the size of the council will also help it gain legitimacy, since fewer available seats would increase the election competition...
...Investigative reporting: The Miami Herald, for exposing voter fraud in the Miami mayoral election...
Under the city's proportional representation (PR) system, voters rank each candidate. Once candidates have garnered enough first-place votes to exceed an established quota, first-place rankings are shifted to the voter's next-highest-ranked candidate...
Thomas, less apocalyptic, has another explanation. Conservatives, he says, tend to be "an upset people. We don't like being happy. We're always looking for an enemy--just as the left is--to play on people's fears, which increases cynicism. And then we wonder why voter turnout is so low." Sounding an alarm raises more money than saying amen...