If many students do not feel the honor system alone can insure the validity of election results, Council must take the simple steps to man election booths and ease their worry. The possibility of candidates contesting election results then would decrease. Council has the ability to monitor all election sites. By doing so, it sends a positive message to the University community. The absence of Council members at voting booths questions their ability to handle more complicated duties and denies the seriousness of the voting process.
Election days are big events - nobody wants to see empty seats.
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