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...First Poll...
...past CRIMSON straw ballot figures mean anything, Harvard politics are largely in the hands of the Republicans. In the CRIMSON poll of 1912, however, when 1608 votes were cast, Wilson obtained 735, Roosevelt 475, Taft 365, Debs 25 and Chafin 8. No candidate secured a majority vote...
Going back to the embryonic stage of the CRIMSON poll in 1908 when it was conducted in the form of a registration of all men in the respective parties at the CRIMSON building it was pointed out that: "During the registration today an opportunity will be given for everybody to obtain a ticket for the parade. The ticket will entitle the holder to a crimson cap and gown and a torch to be carried by each member of the club." This was in the days when an election meant a frantic torchlight procession around the Square, burnings in effigy...
Iowa--Application may be made up to and including the tenth day preceding election by writing the commissioner of registration to have name entered upon the poll list and register of precinct. Applicant may mail to commissioner his application and an affidavit in substantially the form provided in the law and giving facts about the location of his residence, naturalization, qualifications for voting, the reason for being unable to register personally, name, place of birth, color, residence in the state, in the United States, and in the election precinct, occupation, etc. Upon receipt of such an application, the commissioner...
Minnesota--Absentee registration legal in all cities having a population of more than 50,000 inhabitants and governed under a home rule charter. Applicant may make application in writing, up to 15 days preceding election, to the commissioner of registration to have his name entered on the poll list and register of the precinct...