According to various campaign finance proposals compiled by Jain, lower spending limits would facilitate enforcement by the election commission but might decrease a candidate's ability to reach voters across the campus.

Spending limits being considered are $200, $100 and $50. An extremely low limit would probably be coupled with an "equalized campaigning" clause that would force all candidates to campaign in a similar way, through equal pestering, door dropping and other methods.

Another controversial issue is whether or not candidates for the council's highest offices will be required to have already been members of the council.

Last spring the council amended its constitution to allow only council members to run, but Student Affairs Committee Chair Marco B. Simons '97 last week announced a proposed amendment to drop that requirement.

"My feeling is that anybody able to vote in the election should be able to run in the election," Simons said.

According to Jain, the working committee has largely agreed on a number of other issues.

Members have agreed that an election commission should be formed consisting of three council members and three non-council members, who will be recommended by the College administration.

Voting will most likely be conducted via e-mail, and elections will probably take place over a five-day period.

Members of the working committee also agree that candidates should present petitions of 100 signatures in order to be placed on the ballot