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Online voting petition denied at U. Florida
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February 24, 2005
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Stephen Magruder
University Wire
02-24-2005
(Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Some students' hopes of voting online in future elections to determine who will control their $11 million were dashed by the University of Florida's highest court Sunday.
Student Government's Supreme Court denied a petition signed by more than 1,000 UF students who thought the prospect of online voting for Student Government elections should be put to a paper vote during the March 15 and 16 elections.
Only the dean of students can override the decision.
The last party to throw its weight behind the initiative was the Gator Party, which released its support via e-mail Monday -- one day ...
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