City Says No to Write-In

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE.· City Says No to Write-in; Handloff Still Unopposed By CATHY BIRK Board of Elections to run Handloff dynasty and the Write-in candidates have against Handloff and the lethargic city council" is the been ruled unacceptable for incumbent third district only constitutional the Apr. 11 city elections. councilman. alternative in the election. Newark City Solicitor In a related development, Peter W. Green announced a decision by the U.S. NO ELECTIONS the decision last week after a Supreme Court has struck Since the Coalition's brief study of the write-in down as unconstitutional any candidates cannot be elected question. This ruling brushes state or county voter because write-in candidates away yet another obstacle to residency requirement of will not be recognized nor the return to office of the more than 30 days. permitted, then according to officially unopposed the municipal code, no new incumbent Mayor Norma B. CODE . elections for mayor or third Handloff. According to the Newark district councilman will be Since there are no city code, a person must be a held · because there are no opposing candidates for resident of the city for 90 candidates to oppose the mayor and third district days to be eligible to vote. incumbents. councilman, no city elections This Supreme Court ruling The Coalition's hope lies will be held for these two could affect the results of the in their suit, which concerns offices. Coalition-backed suit which is the refusal of the city Board The Newark Voters' seeking an injunction to halt of Elections to register some Coalition, which brought the Newark's alleged students living in university write-in query to the d iscrim ina tory voter dormitories and other young attention of the city, registration practices. Newark residents who no A Coalition spokesman longer claim their parents' protested Green's opinion, Staff photo by Uat•id H u ffman saying that Newark residents said that they ·were residences as their domiciles. were being "categorically encouraged by the Supreme Unless the Coalition wins A KID could have . spelled it right ... but the Newark denied" their rights as voters Court decision, but did not their suit, it seems that the Department of Parks and Recreation made an error on this by the city. know to what extent it would progressive flame sparked by recently erected sign at the southern end of Academy Street. dtrectly influence the Ken Kesey will be quietly IDEA outcome of their suit, which snuffed out. The Coalition turned to is scheduled to come before the idea of using write-in U.S. district court on March ballots after previously being 30. State legislature to Consider unsuccessful in filing Green said that write-in candidates with the city ballots are unacceptable because "there is no ordinance or law in the city Bills .to Cut legal Age to 18 ower Hangup code which reguires them." By LINDA LONG The 18-year-old vote woke considered as adults in courts WRITE-INS Three bills which would a lot of people up." of law ...I'm very much for May Postpone Although such ballots are lower the legal age in Billingsley went further to the bill. Although," she provided for by Delaware law Delaware to 18 were recently say that he believed if stated, "I can't see we are for state elections, there is no introduced to the state 18-year-olds could be drafted really going to change things Hi-rise Opening provision in state law legislature. These proposals, into the armed services, enter except for drinking." covering municipal elections. H.B.'s 648, 649, and 650 into marriage contracts, get DRINKING A site for the water tower Write-in ballots could only be include lowering of the divorces and be placed on which will service the permitted through either a drinking age, entering into trial as adults, they should "Rep. Doberstein and I Christiana hi-rise dorm had change in the city code by contract, filing suit, adopting have other legal rights now feel that we weren't really that happy about allowing still not been secured by the the council or court action. children, and over seventy granted only to 21-year-olds. City of Newark last Friday. Neither seems likely since the other aspects. "Some 18-year-olds are a 18-year-olds .to drink. If construction of the election is only two weeks Sponsors of the bills are capable as 21-year-olds, some Regardless of whether you tower is not begun .within the away. Reps. Marion I. Seibel, more and some less. Using age Hke it or not, it is rather next few weeks, it may not A statement by the as any· indication of maturity ludicrous to say you can be R-Brookside Park, Clifford B. responsible for everything be finished in time for service Coalition asserted that "the Hearn Jr., D-Wilmington, should not be a u"niversal to begin in September. The citizen's right to vote for the criteria." else, but you can't drink." John G.S. Billingsley, Rep. Seibel further dorm cannot be opened until candidates of his choice has R-Newark, and Arthur W. water service is provided .. been one of the most INFORMATION commented that she felt Doberstein, R-Dover. there may be an attempt to Newark City Manager Ed cherished precepts of The bills will be brought Billingsley also stated that Stiff said that it would take American der_nocracy. an effort is being made to amend the lowering of the upon the floor for vote drinking age as have about 154 work days to sometime near the end of inform young adults of the finish the tower, plus about ALTERNATIVE . April. proposals. Questionnaires on . (Con1inued to Page 9) 15 days to account for "The concept of write-in the bills will be sent to high possible unforeseen problems. ballots as an alternative to schools to get student not voting at all hilS become STUDENTS Rep. Billingsley stated, "I response. He asserted that if · RHA Elections This means that by an acceptable exercise of a the students favor the bills, citizen's elective franchise. think that this time the bill In last Thursday's RHA Thursday ground should be will pass; especially if the they will inform their parents broken. The tank has to be in "The city of Newark election, Mike Brady (AS4) students get behind it.'' who can possibly persuade however, does not see this was elected president. He operation by Aug. 15, Stiff Billingsley has been working their representatives to also alternative as legitimate. We said. for the past two years on favor passage. received 486 votes, with are tired of asking for our The city is still negotiating proposals suggesting that the Representative Marion I. runner-up Steve Kinsey (ASS) for the Kranz property, rights; we should instead be majority (legal) age be Seibel, chairman of the netting 139. Elected located on Rt. 896 north of able to assume them." The lowered to age 19. Community Affairs and vice-president was Kris Newark. Stiff said the city Coalition added that write-in "However," he remarked, Economic Development Rosenberger (AS3), with 530 had made a formal offer for votes for Coalition candidates Committee of the House by Newark residents "The bill passed on the V-Ote& the property but would not commented, "18-~ear-olds are -----·--- ----- disclose the amount. "dissatisfied with the national level changed things. PAGE2 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK. DELAWARE, MARCH 28, 1972 The Political Science Department and the Office of Residence Life · announce for the academic year of 1972-1973 THE PENCADER SEMINAR to include: CREDIT COURSES WINTERIM PROJECTS FILM SERVICES FACULTY -STUDENT DISCUSSIONS SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE 1972 ELECTION ·' . '' -- Three-credit reading and Special group projects International Dormitory: research seminar on: ·relating to courses a coed living-learning "The Electoral offered in the Political Process and the experience in Science department on: 1972 Election." international understand For information, contact ing to include students Prof. Baintor at 305 a) Urban Politics from abroad as well as Smith Hall, ext. 2358. b) Politics of the American students. The • ,.. a ' 1 ~ 1 Environment theme will be "The & •• • ., ,, World-Wide Impact of c) Politics of Poverty American Culture." d) Practical Politics Students may be able to receive course credit for 3) Problems of Latin participation. American Politics co:sponsored by Prof. Edmund Glenn, These projects might Intercultural Communi include field work, discussion sessions with cations, and Prof. Barry the course instructor, Morstein, Acting simulation games, etc. In Director, Office of some cases, the students Academic Planning. All participating in special interested students are group projects may invited to a meeting on receive extra course credit. Inquire at the Wednesday, March 29 at Political Science 4:00 in 203 Smith Hall. Department, 347 Smith F ,or additional Hall. information, contact Susan Clark at 738-2115 or President Jones at 731-9498. The above programs and activities will be available not only for students who seek involvement in a formal course of study, but also for those who seek periodic participation in a discussion or other event. Programs will be available to Pencader residents who are not members of a special interest group. Interested students should sign up for Pencader on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, in the Kirkwood Room of the Student Center each day from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. PAGE 3 Report on China Seen Favorable By LARRY HANNA All Chinese enterprises, he Ever since its creation 22 continued, have the same years ago, the picture most general pattern; and are "run Americans have had of the differently than those of our People's Republic of China society." is that of a cruel, oppressive "At the top of every enterprise, .

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