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State Rep. Barney Frank '61. Boston City Councilor Lawrence S. DiCare '71, and Rosemarie Sansone, a candidate for the Boston City Council, spoke to 25 undergraduates advocating both Sansone's campaign and Boston charter reform last night in the Kirkland Junior Common Room. The speakers asked students to volunteer for their causes.
Sansone said "the delivery of day-to-day services" and district representation are the main issues in this November's election.
If the referendum question on the ballot passes, Boston voters would elect all school committee members. Under the present at-large system, all the seats are chosen at large and four city council members by district.
"Voters often vote stupidly. This system maximizes that," Frank said last night. He said the present system disenfranchises minorities and certain neighborhoods but added that he is optimistic that the reformers will win.
Frank cautioned the students about the type of voters they would be dealing with. "You might go back and read 'Alice in Wonderland' as a preperation. There is a very bizarre cast of characters."
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