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Show '"' Students To Vote U To Join In Choice '68 president, but only the first choice will be tabulated for election purposes. pur-poses. The second and third choices , 'S ' ' ' $ endum issues asking what course of military action should the U.S. take in Vietnam, what course of action should the U.S. pursue in regards to the bombing of North Vietnam, and what should receive the highest priority in governmental spending in confronting the urban crisis. All University students will be able to vote, including graduate students and foreign students. Students Stu-dents will not be required to be 21 years old or lie activity card holders. hold-ers. The ballot will be a puncli card, validated by punching with a stylus. Ballots from all over the country coun-try will be sent to New York to be tabulated. Kesler noted Choice '68 is more than a poll, it is an actual election. "In the past, certain groups claimed they had the 'student vote,' Kesler said. "But Choice '68 will show where the student vote really lies. Also, Choice '68 could be a big factor in getting the 18 year old vote. If 18, 19 and 20 year olds turn out well for this election, it could have real impact." as University students will be able to vote in a national presidential primary election this spring. I Students from over 1,000 univer- sities representing nearly 75 per cent of the nation's college popula-1 popula-1 Hon will vote in Choice '68 on April 1 25. m Choice '68 is a national collegiate t presidential primary. It was pro-"f pro-"f posed last summer by Bob Harris, former studentbody president of Michigan State. Financial backing is from the business department of Time Magazine. Kesler Visits Washington John Kesler, ASUU president and regional Choice '68 director, recently re-cently returned from a meeting with 10 other regional directors in Washington, Wash-ington, D.C. The Choice '68 ballot was drawn up at the meeting. The ballot lists 14 candidates for president. Kesler said the candi-I candi-I dates were picked because of their significance to the college population, popula-tion, rather than their practicality in actually being nominated or becoming be-coming president. Students will be able to pick their first, second and third choices for JOHN KESLER . . . Choice '68 director will be for statistical analysis. Referendum Issues Also on the ballot are three refer- |