The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 59, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 17, 1972 Page: 1 of 16
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Filing complaint
given dismissal
each ballot in a locked box to
guard against ballot box stuffing,
Morehead said
Names on the ballots will be
listed in the order the candidates
filed to run, Hollis said
Twelve polling places will be
open from I am until 7 pm.
Wednesday
The polls for commuters will be
located in the second floor main
lobby of Oklahoma Memorial
Union; Greeks north of IJndsey,
Kappa Kappa Gamma house,
Greeks between Emerald Way
and IJndsey, Kappa Delta house;
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Greeks south of Emerald Way,
Alpha Phi house; Kraetli
residents, the laundry; South
Campus residents, the launcky;
Parkview residents, the
manager’s office; Cate Center
residents, the cafeteria; Wilson
Center, and Washington and
Jefferson House residents,
Worchester House lobby; Walker
Tower residents, first floor in-
formation desk; Adams Center
residents, Tarman Tower first
floor lounge, and Cross Center
and Niemann residents, Kitchens
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the Oklahoma Dally
___________A Student Newspaper Serving the University of Oklahoma Community
Norman, Oklahoma
By RANDY SPMINGARD
Major Staff Writer
Students who do not present
valid university identification
cards or current fee receipts and
(kivers* licenses will not be
permitted to vote in Wednesday s
race for 27 student Congress
seats, Bruce Hollis, Election
Board chairman, warned
Monday
“We’U need positive proof of
each voter's identity, and cmi
have that only if they show their
ID cards or fee receipts and
drivers' licenses," he said.
He added drivers’ licenses
which do not contain the person s
photo will be checked carefully to
determine that the potential
voter is indeed the person listed
on the license
Also, signed affidavits will be
employed only if a potential
voter s name is not included on a
housing, list, Hollis said.
“If a student's name is not
listed on the district’s roster,
he will have to sign an affidavit
saying he is a resident of that
district before he'll be allowed to
vote, but he'll still have to show
identification," Richard
Morehead, Election Board vice
chairman, added
Persons falsifying election
affidavits could face action from
the Election Board or the UOSA
Superior Court, with the ultimate
penalty being expulsion from the
university, Hollis said.
Voting procedures for Wed-
nesday's election will be similar
to those for the Sept 25 Student
Aaaociation presidential election,
he added.
Approximately 4.000 printed
ballots have been prepared for
the election, he Mid The ballots
are numbered consecutively and
perforated, and are color coded
for each of the eight districts, he
said.
Also, poll workers will deposit
Enthusiastic Sooner fans whooped it up in the Cotton Bowl for
Saturday's OU-Texas football game. For more on the Sooaers' 27-1
victory over LT, see today’s sports section, pages 8 through 11. (Photo
Not exactly the Big Itad Machine, hm these students taking
advantage of the Monday holiday from dame, to try vented of their
own wishbone (Photo by Izster (rawford)
in board hearing
By CATHY HOBBS
Major Staff Writer
The Election Board dismissed a complaint Monday which asked
that the filing period for Student Congress elections be reopened.
Student Association Atty. Gen. Jim Drummond presented the
complaint in behalf of David Fitch, Tulsa junior who said he had been
discouraged from filing as a representative from the commuter district.
In its decision, the board said responsibility for Fitch’s
discouragement did not lie with the Election Board
After the decision, Fitch said he would take his plea to the UOSA
Superior Court this morning. If the Superior Court overturns the
Election Board decision, it could mean a delay in the election
As long as there were seats open for commuters cor^ress, David
Fitch had the opportunity to file for a seat," the board said
All students had the opportunity to receive information about the
election, seats were open, and it was well publicised when the filing
period opened and closed," the board sad
?V'r U°5-lS S< he<luJe<i for WeAlesday T** original filing period
In his complaint, Fitch charged that several factors had
discouraged his filing:
• Erroneous information as to the number of commuter seats open
and the number of candidates for which eah commuter could vote,
which he said was given him by the secretary of Student Congress
• lack of information in the Daily as to the number of seats and the
number of votes in the commuter district.
• Confusion over whether or not supportive petitions bearing the
signatures of 25 students were required.
The board had said 12 commuter seats were open, and commuters
would be allowed to vote for seven candidates. Also the supportive
petitions were not required in this election, it I . J ruled previously
"A student should be able to file on the basis of correct
information," Drisnmond told the board
The suit was filed on behalf of all commuter students, he said
Fitch was asked to file the complaint by a slate of six commuter
students.
The candidates asked Fitch to run when they discovered each voter
in the commiXer district would be allowed to vote for seven ewididates,
instead of six as they had previously believed
lack of information on the number of seats and votes allowed
commuters is important, Drummond said.
Slates are a big part of the election and the number of seats open
determines the slates," Drummond said. We feel the only remedy is
that the filing period be extended."
We take this from an individual standpoint," Bruce Hollis.
Election Board chairman, later told the board in a closed diyiwwn
We have no special privileges for people on slates There is no
reason why Fitch couldn't have gotten on the ballot if he waited to."
Hollis said
In its discussion, the board said that the Student Congress secretary
is not an official spokesman for the Election Hoard
Identifications to be closely eyed
in Wednesday's UOSA election
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Martin, Kay. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 59, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 17, 1972, newspaper, October 17, 1972; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1825589/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.