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Student court to decide on online voting BYJILLZEMAN ASUN President Joel Schafer took a step Monday toward fulfill ing his campaign promise to establish online voting. Schafer requested a judgment from the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska Student Court that would specify whether online voting would be acceptable for student govern ment and homecoming elections. The court’s ruling is expected to be released today. Schafer addressed the Student Court because voting procedures are detailed in the ASUN constitution, and a voting change requires a constitutional amendment. The online system would offer students more than just empty boxes next to candidates’ names, he said. miormauon aooui candi dates, issues and initiatives would be available on the voting Web site, Schafer said. The online system could also make voting easier for off-cam pus students and those who can’t make it to a polling site on elec tion day. “Accessibility is the greatest benefit for the students,” he said. Schafer said the online sys tem would also benefit students studying abroad. Those studying outside of the Lincoln area could also access the Web site, research issues and can didates and vote. In Schafer’s eyes, the online system would bring more people to the polls, making the elected officers more representative of the student body, he said. John Conley, ASUN Electoral Commission director, and Mike Echternacht, Technology Fees and Advisory Committee chair man, joined Schafer in requesting the judgment If the court decides to allow online voting, it could be available for the spring’s ASUN elections, Conley said. To vote online, students would enter their student identifi cation numbers and Nroll PIN numbers. The computer would ensure no one votes twice. If students try to vote more than once, they would be blocked from the site, Conley said. "In our opinion, online voting will be as safe and secure as the current process," he said. The creation of the online sys tem has been a project of UNL’s Information Services, Conley said. Although the fate of the sys tem rests with the court, prelimi nary steps have already been taken to work on the system, Conley said. Work is done and paid for entirely by Information Services, he said If the system is approved, and those involved decide to buy new equipment or use services out side of Information Services, ASUN and the Electoral Commission will discuss whether student technology fees would be used the fund the system, Conley said Echternacht agreed with Conley and Schafer and said Online voting is something the university needs. Echternacht works as a liaison between ASUN and Information Services and the Electoral Commission. “It's an option for advance ment that benefits the students,” he said. I Spade, Mohr bring UNL comedy choices COMEDY from page 1 Jill Braband, ASUN Homecoming Committee co chairwoman, said she was pleased with Spade’s ticket sales. Braband said she also thought both acts would draw large audiences. “They’re different in their comedies,” she said. “They just happen to fall close together.” Although several students prefer one comedian over the other, many agree it’s good that any big-name performer is com ing to campus. Lucas Witte, a sophomore general studies major, said he plans on seeing Spade rather than Mohr. But if Spade wasn’t sched uled to appear, Witte said he’d buy tickets to see Mohr. “(Students) will just go to whoever is here,” he said. Sophomore secondary edu cation major Danny Whitney disagreed but said he’d rather watch Mohr’s comedy perform ance. Whitney said he preferred Mohr’s style over Spade’s but said he thought several students could enjoy both routines. “A lot of people will go to both of them,” he said. “We don’t get stuff like this here very often.” EARN $1,100 Call 474-PAYS ASSIST MEDICAL RESEARCH ROCKHURST A Jesuit University Are you ready for Grad School? • Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders (MSCSD) • Master of Integrated Humanities and Education (MIHE) • Master of Occupational 8 Therapy (MOT) ■ • Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) For more information, stop by „ the Rockhurst University booth i at the UNL Career Connections f Graduate Fair on October 10 ^fiom 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or contact Jyil Whiteman Phone: 800-842-6776 E-mail: graduate.admission@rockhurst.edu www.rockhurst.edu pmm.corf How should we protect Hie rights of artists in a digital world? Get the online music debate from a different point-of-tfiew. ||gp>|^|y i-vr\'A ’ f p! t /;vrv*;;;< Hj «wi! AINST www.ArtistsAgainstPiracy.com