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...have learned over the years, the credibility that can be afforded by popular elections is far from guaranteed. The low voter turnout that has plagued previous council elections is indicative of the disconnect between the candidates and the student body. It signifies a lack of confidence in council leadership and a dangerous apathy toward the role student government occupies within the College community. At best, popular elections have only brought the council one step closer to a goal that still remains beneath the horizon...
Last spring, a referendum to increase the fee from $20 to $50 per year failed to receive the necessary voter turnout for the council or the College to consider it binding...
While Tufts has been plagued by low turnout in recent elections--25 percent of the student body voted in this year's presidential elections--Azoff says students have not questioned the senate's ability to handle such a large amount of money...
Several candidates, noting an expectation of high voter turnout among first-years, say they hope to visit every single dorm in the Yard...
...People get excited about the UC [during the campaign]," says current council President Noah Z. Seton '00. "People take interest in it, and the voter turnout is high...