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...this newest attempt to confound democracy, another branch of government has entered the fray. The state referendum repealing rent control won't be able to take effect until the courts decide whether the conduct of the vote was constitutional, a Suffolk Country appellate judge ruled last Friday...
...precedent that the restraining order establishes is a dangerous one. Any time a given party receives referendum results they disagree with, they can concoct some allegation of improper conduct, even one without any merit...
...institution of the referendum's results must be delayed until the courts have the time to formally throw out the challenge. And even after their specious charges have been thrown out, the parties can always appeal...
Undergraduate Council Vice President Brandon C. Gregoire '95 said yesterday he will call for a house referendum on the performance of Winthrop House Master Paul D. Hanson and Senior Tutor Greg Mobley...
Gregoire said the referendum would ask whether residents have confidence in Hanson and Mobley following their handling of a house meeting over holiday decorations Tuesday...