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Runoff Pulls 300 Fewer Voters
More than 3,000 voters hit
the polls in Tuesday's runoff,
only a small drop from the
general elections last week.
Bv Denise Scott
Staff Writer
A runoff for the student body presi
dency has almost become tradition at
UNC, with 15 of the past 18 elections
resulting in runoffs.
While 3,763 students turned out for
last week’s election, 3,392 students
returned to the polls Tuesday.
Past runoff elections have continual
ly brought in less voters, sometimes los
ing up to 2,000 students.
The 1995 election was an exception
to the trend, with 200 more students
voting in the runoff than in the actual
election.
Catherine Yates, chairwoman of the
Elections Board, said the usual decrease
in turnout was the result of several
issues.
“After weeks of campaigning, stu
dents are sick and tired of hearing about
elections,” Yates said.
“By the time the runoff occurs some
students have lost interest.”
Yates said because this year’s runoff
was not as well publicized as the origi-
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A Record of Runoffs
An increasing number of candidates has led
to frequent runoffs for student body president
Elections Votes Runoff Votes
1995 3,709 3,918
1996 3,489 No Runoff
1997 3,097 No Runoff
1998 4,210 3,145
1999 3,663 2,912
2000 3,763 3,392
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nal election, students might not have
realized when the vote was scheduled.
Yates said the lack of publicity
stemmed from the Elections Board’s
time constraints. She said the tight
schedule would not allow for further
efforts to rally voter support.
In addition, an expensive elections
banner was stolen last week. The Board
purchased the banner hoping to draw
more voters. Yates said the banner
could not be replaced, possibly resulting
in lower voter turnout.
However, she said the decrease in
voters should not cause students to
question the results.
The validity of the runoff results are
equal to those of the first election, Yates
said.
“For the most part, the students who
voted last Tuesday are going to vote
again,” Yates said.
Elections Board Vice Chairwoman
Marissa Downs said runoff elections
were usually not as representative of the
student body’s opinion.
But she said the runoff did give the
voters an important second chance to
voice their opinions.
“I think it is a good process because
it gives the students the maximum
opportunity to make their vote count,”
Downs said.
“In a runoff, students who voted for
other candidates are given another
chance to choose their leader.”
The runoff election allows one can
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