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Voting machines closed es were halted. Ca From page 1 about the whole thing is that these people (candidates) spent all this money, and now they will virtually have to start over again," Rosmer added. Rosmer brought the injunction which essentially halted Tuesday's elections when he found out that most graduate and part-time students were not allowed to vote. The computer printout which was used to verify eligible voters had the names of only those students taking more than 12 hours, thus excluding most graduate students, a group Rosmer was counting on heavily for much of his support. "The whole election would have been thrown out (declared Heatd elff's Notes help you think for yourself in literature They're written t>y experts to guide you in n e understanding and appreciating con temporary and classic novels. plays and poems. Ecology.., we're working on it! 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Middleton, president of the Association of Afro-American Students, said he found it ''amusing" that his name was left off the ballot, adding that he thought there was "no need to call an injunction at this point." Provisions are being ma(le to place Middleton's name on the ballot, Swelgin said, by reprogramming the entire machines. Swelgin's place on the com mission will be taken by Doug Anthony and Mike Demauro and Bruce Adams, following their approval by the Student Senate Wednesday night. All worked with Swelgin in Tuesday's effort. One problem mentioned by Swelgin was the lack of help he had in carrying out the duties of the office. According to the SGA Con stitution, the president is sup posed to nominate 12 election officials, but Swelgin said he was the only one nominated by gs suit in elo which is supposed to have 12 members. Leventis made only one appointee, Swelgin, to the commission. Leventis said he and Swelgin had talked of nominating more members to the commission, but decided to leave this option to Swelgin. "My feeling now is that maybe I shouldihave harrassed him (Swelgin) more about it, but I wanted to let him name people who he could have worked with," Leventis said. ivate apartment just ampus. We have two court, and much, more information. ratand Lucas t Coumba. CLP (TED -TIME IG H T BURGER KING ons delaye eventis and approved by the Sci itudent Senate. stu Leventis, when asked why the hot )ther 11 people were not sigi iominated, said he and Swelgin 'I iad decided not to carry out the gra procedure. Instead, they decided req 3welgin would pick 11 people and to Leventis would have them stu Poorly trained poll w the cause of a number oJ nominated. Swelgin, Leventis w1 said, did not attempt to find other si: commissioners. The injunction to postpone el Tuesday's primary was handed 0f down by Supreme Court Justice c George Terry after David Rosmer, a vice presidential L candidate, discovered the cl computer print-out used to verify c eligible students was incomplete. The print-out was incomplete because the work order Swelgin ' submitted to the USC Computer v p 'ction ( "He never gave me any names, B so I never nominated anybody else," he added. Swelgin, however, said it was his understanding that Leventis would select the remaining 11 commission members. He said Leventis led him to believe that his sole responibility was to fill 1 the 82 poll-watching positions. I Rosmer, a doctoral candidate I in the History Department, said I he has consulted an attorney friend who told him he has "good grounds" for his suit. P.O. 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Leventis admitted having iolated constitutiona,l rocedure. Before the injunction had been ;sued, poll watchers were faced rith numerous problems in pening their districts. According to a source at the laxcy district, officials had rouble opening the machines. Poorly trained poll watchers >roved to be a cause of numerous lifficulties, sources said. ;welgin said he received his first essons on how to operate the nachines Monday night, 12 hours efore the polls were to open. Because of the Villanova 3asketball game and other %actors, he added, attempts to )rganOze poll workers for a training session Monday were unsuccessful. of Seicm,91e. Causdia. S.C. Serviees is a t offers: resting icy Counseling ~ferrais nics I need assistance call services to talk with umber to call is 799-8355. AC. HOUSE > ANNOUNCE -ine" ,2-5 PM BEER ar $2.00 a Pitcher od Purchase Plaza . Divine St