Hey, it's policy to vote!Apparently, a mass mailing to graduate students about the health fee had the following to say:"It is important that students participate in the referendum, as UC policy requires that 20% of all registered students vote."Of course, such a policy does not exist (nor, for that matter, is it really possible for it to exist). The policy being quoted is that if turnout is less than 20%, the election is not considered valid, and the referendum will fail. That is, encouraging participation only benefits the "YES" side of the referendum, which makes such mailings equivalent to one-sided endorsements. It's good to see that the machinery of the university administration is being used for a particular side. It makes it much easier for our side to be sore losers. posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 3/05/2005 12:49:00 PM # Comments (0) . . .
