During my daily ritual of reading the Alligator, I came across something that sincerely disappointed me. At first glance, the number of candidates opting to run as independents this semester surprised me.
The spring election is almost upon us, and with it comes the usual flurry of campaigning and advertising for all political parties involved.
On Thursday Scott Erker asked, "How can voting over the Internet be more subject to coercion than, say, being at a frat or sorority dinner and having the president say 'you better vote tomorrow and here is who we are voting for?'" The greatest virtue of voting at designated polls - and the reason online voting has not caught on for national or state elections - is the fact that we have a secret ballot.
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