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Multiple Voting Possible In Council Referendum

Many Students Not Asked for Identification in Balloting

"At that point, she looked at me, asked if Iwas from Leverett, and I said no," Greenfieldsaid.

The council member then tore up Greenfield'sballot.

"I could have voted, walkout of Leverett House,and that would have been it," Greenfield said. "Itwas only because I lingered that she found outthat I wasn't from Leverett House.,"

"I thought I could vote because If I votedonce, I would be checkedoff some big master list, and that would be it,"Greenfield said.

No such list exists, according to Liston. Andthe vice President said council members tabling intheir respective houses were not required to askstudents for identification.

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In response to Greenfield's story, Liston saidsome houses did not have lists of studentsavailable. Instead, voters were asked to sign apiece of that "will be checked before the countingtakes place," he said.

Asked what the council would do if it found avoter on such a piece of paper who wasn't in thegiven house, Liston said: "We'll deal with that ifit happens."

But council of President Carey W. Gabay '94offered a more detailed response.

If the council discovered that a student hadcast multiple votes, "we'd look at thecollege-wide vote and if it was really close,we'll have to invalidate it," Gabay said.

Allegations of Misconduct

The first two days of the referendum sawseemingly endless stream of allegations ofmisconduct. One student was inspired to comparethe referendum to "badly run elections you'd findin some small Latin American countries."

Charges surfaced on Wednesday that councilmembers--in violation of both their constitutionand the referendum's rules--illegally tabled intheir own houses.

Liston said Thursday night that the rule wasn'tbrought to his attention until Wednesday night. Hesaid the council reshuffled the house assignmentsfor the voting Thursday and yesterday.

Mather House delegated Greg J. Davis '94-'96said Liston told council members originally thatthere would be no tabling by delegates in theirown houses. But the vice president apparentlychanged his mind to Tuesday night, Davis said.

"Originally, we were told that we couldn't butthen Josh said we could," Davis said Thursdaynight. "I asked him several times to make sure Iheard him right, but he specifically asked me totable at my house."

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