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Mannix Unopposed

Initially Kevin Mannix was running
unopposed, and in actuality no other
candidate sought to qualify himself for
this position. As a result Mr. Mannix's name
was the only one to appear on the ballots for
President.

Many students in the University, however,
evidently are opposed to Mr. Mannix's election;
and during the past several days, both organized
and unorganized write-in campaigns have
sprung up. In addition to this it is believed that
many students sought to register their
opposition by voting "no" by Mr. Mannix's
name or by not voting at all for a Presidential
candidate.

The question now is whether or not write-in
votes,-"no" votes, and blank ballots should be
registered as valid ballots. The importance of
this question hinges on the fact that Mr.
Mannix must win a majority of the actual votes
cast in the election.