University of Virginia Library

Council Approves Changes
In Election Campaign Rules

By MARSHA MASSEY

In action directed toward
the upcoming election
campaigns, Student Council
voted last night to limit
campaign posters from being
placed less than 100 feet apart
and to raise the $10 campaign
bond to $20.

In action directed toward
the upcoming election
campaigns, Student   In
action directed toward the
upcoming election campaigns,
Student Council voted last
night to limit campaign posters
from being placed less than 100
feet apart and to raise the $10
campaign bond to $20.

"Candidates will be forced
to bring their platform closer
to the student, it will make it
necessary for him to visit the
dorms and other areas," second
year Law representative Tim
Davis said. "I think it will
make a more sophisticated
campaign, since the candidates
will be forced to consider how
they are going to place their
posters."

It was proposed that the
distance be lowered to 50 feet,
but after a short debate, the
proposal was dropped.

Second-year representative
Scott Tollefsen supported
lowering the distance between
signs, saying, "If we consider
50 feet people could cluster
their posters, I think it would
help keep up interest in the
elections."

"If every candidate has one
poster on every floor and
landing people are going to be
aware and I can't see lowering
the distance, " Elections
Committee Chairman Paul
Freeman.

In other action regarding
election campaign regulations
Council voted to raise the bond
posted which ensures removal
of the posters after elections
from $10 to $20.

Council President Jim
Rinaca expressed opposition . "It
just seems a little steep, I hate
to see anyone prevented from
running, and usually some
people fall to get their money
back because of deadlines and
such," Mr. Rinaca said.

Mr. Davis said, "A $20
bond is more of a substantial
figure, and I think in marginal
cases it would make someone
think twice-before failing to
remove his posters."

In other action, Council
discussed the use of the
McIntyre Amphitheater for
student programs. Tom Wilson,
referring to a recently
canceled concert due to a
complaint by History and
Government Prof. Robert J.
Harris, said, "It is a place for
students, and it is ridiculous
for one man to prohibit
activities in this area of maybe
a thousand students when we
are trying to pull the
University back to the center
as it moves farther away."