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By BETH HILL
Editorial Page Editor
The integrity of the 1977 SG elections
was supposed to be seriously and
substantially questioned last week by
tne supreme court when it was
petitioned by the student senate concerning
irregularities in voting
procedures. Well, "integrity" came up
with some pretty slick responses and
the run-off election results will stand.
The supreme court said that
"overwhelming" irregularities didn't
occur in the election process. How
many irregularities constitute an
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"overwhelming" number? Charles
Smith defeated Janet Pardo by 44 votes
i or ine oil ice of Secretary. Perhaps the
court wanted at least 44 alleged
violations to be brought to it before the
court would invalidate the election
results.
John Kapinos, chairman of the SG
elections commission, said that as far
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that would change the outcome
of the election. The possibility that
even one student's vote might have
been altered by voting irregularities
should (theoretically) be sufficient to
declare the election process invalid.
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Mark J.Lundgren
News Editor
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Even Kapinos said one verified case of
fraud should invalidate the election. Of
course, logic reminds one that no
candidate lost by only one vote and that
another election would cost money
(about $1200, said Kapinos).
But we're not talking about one case
of ?r? allono^
?vuuiig irregularity, we're
talking about several cases. Two
students testified to the campus court
on April 12 that they saw students look
into voting booths while others were
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said he didn't vote because he'd lost his
ED card, yet his name was crossed off
the election sign-up sheet as a voter.
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Two student senators said they contacted
someone who said he hadn't
voted, and his name had also been
crossed off the list as a voter. One
student testified that a poll in the
coliseum had been left u nattended for
at least ten minutes.
"I set an off-hand limit of five
minutes for a poll worker's absence,"
Kapinos told The Gamecock. Why
should a poll be unattended for any
length of time? Kapinos explained that
20 per cent of the election's poll
workers were unable to work because
of the postponement of
See DECISION, page 15
Dancers
unnoticed
To the Kditnr
On March 25th the USC
Dance Company opened its
second season with major
works in modern dance, jazz,
and ballet performed at
Drayton Hall. After seven
months of hard-paced
rehearsals the dancers and
choreographers alike werp
thanked for their efforts by a
good box office showing and
sparkling reviews in The State
newspaper.
It seems surprising, though,
that The Gamecock failed to
notice this event occurring
right under its very nose.
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movies ana rock concerts, as
reviewed in your April 18
edition, have their share of
publicity. But theatre
productions by USC students
and faculty go unnoticed for
the most part. The Gamecock
should be a reflection of
campus activities and evpnts
While movies and rock concerts
are indeed a part of
campus life, so are the theatre
productions that compose the
campus life of many USC
students.
Patricia J. Higgins
USC Dance Company Member
' in decision
Ne could name the mezzanine of the
for Coach Jim Carlen and the box
our resident basketball immortal,
!he. In order that other than only
jreats are honored, the concession
aid be named for President Pattprmn
sn more appropriate gesture would be
talize our trustees' names over the
ere this and most of their nonbelong:
in the toilet.
Asbill
ii Senior