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ASUO prepares to issue mail-out ballots Voting couldn’t be easier: just mark, seal and post By BRENDA TABOR Of the Emerald There's only one thing easier than casting votes at a voting booth — and that’s taking the bal lot out of the mail box, gridding the appropriate boxes and dropping it in the corner mail box, says Kirby Garrett, ASUO vice-president. According to Garrett, that’s ex actly what should happen under the new election mail-out system to be employed during this spring’s ASUO elections. An innovative approach to stu dent elections, the process is I scheduled to get under way today. Ballots will be mailed this after noon and students should begin receiving them by Saturday. Completed ballots must be re turned to ASUO Suite 4 (EMU) by Saturday, April 30. Students mailing their ballots should allow at least three days for postal service, explains Garrett. The vice-president says the dead line may be extended in case of postal delays. But, he adds, “If students haven't voted by the 27th, they should drop their ballots by Suite 4." Garrett says he would like to encourage the voters to drop the ballots off rather than mailing them anyway. Students can save the ASUO 18 cents per ballot, or about $800 (based on a 5,000-6,000 voter turnout) by the drop-off process. Projected cost for the mail-out ballots is $6,500 to $7,500, includ ing printing, postage, computer time and labor. Every completed ballot must be accompanied by the number one stub attached to the student's fee card. Ballots without a stub or those mailed with the number two stub (reserved for the general election) will be invalid. A voter's guide and explanation of the mail-out process will be mailed with the primary election ballots. Class officers and Student Uni versity Affairs Board (SUAB) races will not be included on the mail-out ballots. These contests were excluded because only specific constituents may vote in these races. Voting for the SUAB and class officers will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 and 28, at polling booths in front of 150 Science and Gilbert Hall. Another booth will be located at the Law School to enable law stu dents to vote in all the races. Law students are on a semester sys tem and did not receive new fee cards with the attached stubs l 3 DAYS OF April 23,24, & 25 Lane County Fairgrounds Eugene, Oregon 1RED HOT BLUEGRASS j BANDS FROM OREGON, | WASHINGTON, | G CALIFORNIA j Dr. Corn’s Bluegrass Remedy ! Good’n Country j Heavy Gauge String Band j Mason Williams Rick Cunha G Friends j McKenzie River Boys ] Muddy Bottom Boys ; Sawtooth Mountain Boys | Shubb-Wilson-Schubb j Tall Timber String Band CONCERTS Friday 8 p.m. Saturday 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sunday (morning gospel show) & 2 p.m. WORKSHOPS, CONTESTS, JAM SESSIONS If you pick or play, bring it out! Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. TICKET PRICES $3.50 per show $9.00 Weekend Special (good for any or all concerts) TICKET OUTLETS Eugene: Crystal Ship Eugene Music Sun Shop Corvallis: Everybody's Records Portland: Banjo and Fiddle Shop Everybody’s Records SE & SW Longhair Music Downtown & Gresham Roseburg: The Ole Same Place *= c The best bluegrass in the country from the countiy’s best beer. Blitz! BLITZ-WEINHARD BREWERY PORTLAND. OREGON Page 16 necessary for the mail-out ballots. The mail-out election relates di rectly to the philosophy that the ASUO has evolved into a student association to protect students' in terests, Garrett explains. Accord ing to that philosophy, the best way to communicate those in terests is to go directly to the stu dents. The establishment of a student contract is also a desirable goal, Garrett says. It would serve the best interests of students by cov ering rights and responsibilities dealing with educational protec tion and improvement, says Gar rett. Another contention of Garrett's is that "the greater the voter turn out, the more democratic and broad-based the representation will be." Increased voting is a de sirable goal because it lends cred ibility to leadership "Educational consumer protection has become the primary issue of the ASUO, and students should know where candidatos stand on that issue." The ballot is also a move to es tablish collective bargaining. Stu dents could accept or reject an offer through the direct mail pro cedure. Garrett says he has "dismissed charges of fraud and corruption because of the procedure to en close stubs with the ballots " Only persons who have paid their fees and registered are on the mailing list. "Most of what I've heard is shallow and hollow rhetoric. I'm waiting for specific charges, he says. Voting for SUAB representa tives follows another rationale which defines the SUAB as an academic board With that in mind, the ASUO is trying to form academic student unions and, hopefully, have those unions as sist with future elections. The stu dent unions would become "lo cals,'' representing students The Riviera Room :I9 W-10lh Eugene WEd-SAI 9-2 Wednesday. AdtiI 21. 1976
