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Five-time incumbent Marjorie C. Decker said last month that she is concerned about voter turnout, especially since she is conducting a write-in campaign. Though Decker failed to file the paperwork necessary to declare official candidacy, she is distributing stickers bearing her name to allow voters to include her in their rankings of candidates...
After failing to turn in the paperwork necessary to appear on the ballot for November’s Cambridge City Council election, five-term incumbent Councillor Marjorie C. Decker is attempting to become the first candidate in recent history to wage a successful write-in campaign.On Wednesday, Decker, a Cambridge native, sent an e-mail to supporters asking for backing and donations and explaining her sticker campaign, which distributes stickers with her name on them so that voters can affix them to ballots.In addition to hiring an attorney to ensure that all goes smoothly on and after election day, Decker...
...first time since 1999, the ballot will also list two self-nominated candidates, who had to petition for over 200 alumni signatures to be considered in the election. Such write-in candidates have historically faced an uphill battle in the voting process. The last self-nominated candidate to win a seat on the board was Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist Desmond Tutu...
Clair said that in spite of the current economic climate, he hopes the University will continue to actively recruit for a diverse student body and faculty. Law School alumnus Harvey A. Silverglate, one of the two write-in candidates, said he would campaign to reform what he believes to be University censorship, as well as the College’s Administrative Board—which he deems “one of the worst, if not the worst, student disciplinary tribunals in the country...
With support from the Harvard College Global Health and Aids Coalition (HCGHAC), students are encouraging their peers to participate in a call-in and write-in campaign to Senators John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy...