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Finance Chair Robert M. Hyman '98 and TreasurerBrain R. Blais '96 said they hoped to make thebill more specific by proposing three amendments,all of which passed: to require a spending cap forcampaigns, to stipulate the candidates must becouncil members, and to establish year-long termsfor the president and vice president...
...spending cap has also been attacked byseveral council members, most notably Fine, whoargued that candidates will be unable to campaigneffectively, reducing elections to the level of"a popularity contest...
...spending cap creates two problems," Finesaid. "One, students who don't know anything aboutthe candidates can't make an educated vote fromone piece of paper. Two, people will be lookingfor loopholes to get around...
Several members of Harvard's UndergraduateCouncil have expressed concern that even with aspending cap, many students with limited budgetswill be effectively discouraged from running foroffice...
...think there needs to be a way that cost isnot a limiting factor in running," said Carsten M.Reichel '98. "A lot of people don't realize thateven with a spending cap, $250 is enough to keeppeople from running...