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1 f-- ' 3 .,... it will ba mostly cloudy End windy-today, turning colder by afternoon. Tho h!-h will b-3 nsor 62. Serving the students end tha University community since 1893 Th3 IGCO 'Yscksty Ycck' he 3 finally overccrr.3 all cfastse'os end . is schcdu'od to errlvo f.'crvday. Ceer tha story cn pcr:3 3 for mora- deters. Vr ,. t.,,- r - NewiSportsArt S33-C24S &MinAtfvfiii.tog S33-1 163 .71" W - w i 5 f -TIt, ,--4 M M IMS few.... 1 o 1 t I I o 3. ci, 1 w 1 ,1 o : -1 f i ? M f i . V 9 1 U 4 VL W lHiin (pP? T?&Ti :. From staff reporU Jim Hummel edged Thomas Jessiman in Zffy 7tr ee editor's race while Joe Buckner and Scott Nor bsrg appeared destined for a runoff in the student body president's race Tuesday night in the closest vote in re cent campus election history. With all polls reporting, Hummel had 3,270 votes (50.6 percent), while Jessiman had 3,191 votes (49.4 percent). Buckner hovered near the 50 percent mark all night and may well have won the election without a runnoff. However, the Elections Board refused to finish counting the ballots from James and Wilson Library. The student body president's race was thrown into the stalemate when Norberg asked about a document all of the major candidates had signed earlier agreeing to ac cept the results from Hinton James despite the fact that no registration sheets were used there. Norberg said, "I wanted to make sure that the form I signed did not validate any other irregularities in the vote. I want them to release the James vote. I don't know why they want to hold it." "There will be an emergency meeting of the Student Ti'prems Court thls.morrJng:.iindjha..elctioni-r;:.':!:i. will be available by mid-afternoon in the Great Hail," Deana Williamson, executive assistant on the Elections Board, said. The DTH race seesawed back and forth for most of the night with Hummel taking an early lead following the results from the North Campus vote. Jessiman bounced back to capture both Morrison and Ehrir.ghaus. He held a slight lead at the time. It remained neck-and-neck throughout the night, with the difference never reaching more than a handful of votes. However, things began to look good for Hummel when he captured Granville, an expected strong place for Jessiman, by 41 votes. Jessiman and Hummel sup porters waited anxiously for Hinton James, which was the site of the disputed poll. (See related story.) Hummel captured Hinton James by 20 votes, apparently assuring him of a narrow victory. When the James and Whitehead results came in, l's supporters let out a yell and opened bottles of champagne. Hummel said following his apparent victory, "There were a lot of answered prayers here tonight. It came right down to the people who worked for me. The candi date carries the ball, but it's the people who work for him who win the game. It was the off-campus vote that did it." Jessiman said, "There are bigger mountains to climb. I was upset by a lot of the mudslinging that went on." Jessiman thanked the people who worked for him, but he did not concede the election. With ail the voting sites except James and Wilson re porting, Buckner had 2,835 votes or 49 percent, Norberg' had 2,404 votes or 41.6 percent. Tim Smith had 332 (5.7 percent) and Mark Bozymski had 209 (3.6 percent). Geo ELECTION on pogs 2 .""""I ff ft . htm, r 'IV. 1 J OTHScott Sh? , - f , ' x O Y i ! e 5 o IJ 'X Members of tho Elections Board (top left) explain to ths candidates that no registration sheets were used at tho Hinton James ballot box. Thomas Jessiman end Jim Hummel (top right) discuss whether to sign tho docu ment egreeing to abide by the James count. John Roystcr end Jim Hum- mel (far left) celebrate after the results from Granville end Whitehead 1 were posted, virtually assuring Hummel of a victory. Joe Buckner end I one of his campaign managers watch as favorable results a'ro posted. nn : o 1 ' Mn!' i m m m t til 1 By WILUAM PESCIIEL MELODEEALVES Staff Writers The counting of ballots from Hinton James dormitory was halted Tuesday night after Elections Board officials discovered no regis tration sheets were included in the ballot box. Without these sheets, the board could not determine the validity of the count. As of Wednesday morning, the student body presi dent and DTH races were so close the results from James could decide the winner or throw the races into a run-off. A Scott Norberg supporter said after Buckner won an EO-vcte margin at Morrison, "We definitely need Extions Board member Thomas Sharpe said ; the' registration sheets for James might have been left out while the boxes were being filled. 1 ; Marjorii Bentley and James Hurst, two poll tenders who opened the box at James, said they did not see any registration sheets. ' The emission was not noted by election offi cials during the nine hours the poll was open. "I am a freshman, this is my first time. I don't know anything about elections," Hurst said. "I am a freshman, this is my first time for doing this," Bentley said. . WEIamsen said all poll tenders were fjven The back cf each ballet box has a IL t cf instructions. The poll trniirs for Jim:s were selected by Hurst, who was s:!rct:i by KtcCuUough. . ' Tl M M . if , ra t-htsti tvt -f'rft ts At 4 p.m., board member Deana William son visited the poll site. "We were sorushed, because there were 23 boxes we had to check," she said. OrJy the number of ballots was checked at each site, she said. When the error was discovered late Tues day night, the board asked each candidate on the ballot at James to sign a statement saying he would accept the results. As cf 1 a.m. Wednesday, all candidates except those for senior class president and senior class secretary had been reached and agreed to 'sign. :-. . ' "1 don't think James cs take Mother elec tion; this election has been too hot said EU McCuIlough, covernor of James. "We air;o run the risk cf net having the same percent age of people voting." When the mistake was discovered by the board, all candidates were called to the stag? at Great liail. The beard then suggested a re election might be held Thursday and that only residents who voted Tuesday would be eligible to vote. That suggestion was opposed . WrJe some beard members tr.ed to get James poll tenders cn the phone, at 11:07 p.m., Sharpe typed the etatement for the candi dates to sign. Also, beeau-.e cf a communications break down between tcard members, the board had no poll t:sd;rs far five iltts. When the error' was discovered late Monday night, board memt::r Wil'lamson tatd they were on . the phone until 3:33 Tuesday 7 Vi J 1 - ' f L ; ' l J H f! 5 ! 1 j h h m mr ' 1 r ifc afc mm North CaroIiniaHo would n .-1 7 f ' - M tutt Wdir Th.e Campus Governing Council Tuesday ar prevrd an additional rrrrcrti-ln to the Chapel Thrill bud;et to ccntraet linger James Taylor, V. ' : ; i c. e ct! ,r I "d for i e co-.eert. 1 1 L't i:: :: er.ey r :,'!: the ecu ".ell cted 14-2 h. fa'. or cf a SID 3 ; ;;:rrr.l.t:e:i. 11: ccuncil ir; ro.edar', :nll -t if rryrf thet "is c: it 1 1 : co:.':. i, ti e rn:r ;y , . J J r;v .:t to t: e c;! ' J la' -t. It.e rrrrrr:l:ti-.i l:o. ;l.t the cr ;,:t t . ' t to H ',7 ). CCC I . " " e CV CI ':;:r.r: t.rrzt II" i " J e t. : . J i' e rletlt.i be- c f t ". e cr d 'L ; ' r : ' i c, a .v. A I - . - J - ; -v I... r -,if C : !l: t r i: :r ;yirtM til' i .t," II 11 :J "4. -.'...'it: ? 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