"I don't think it was the most intelligentthing to do," Gabay said.
But he added that "unless there's some sort ofpattern where the U.C.'s doing well on the firstday and no on the last two, I don't see it beinginvalidated."
Melissa Garza '94, one of the first councilmembers to call for invalidation of the firstreferendum, said yesterday she didn't think thesecond one would be invalidated.
"I would hope that the numbers match up, so Iwouldn't call for anything until we checked theballots [from the first day]," Garza said.
But Garza questioned Liston's reasons for notplacing the completed ballots in Epps' office onMonday evening. She noted that Liston promised atSunday's council meeting to deposit all the voteswith Epps.
Liston said yesterday that he was busy tablingMonday and did not have time to call Epps.
But for a while, it seemed likely that thecouncil wouldn't move the ballots at all.
Davis placed a phone call to Liston from thecouncil office at 12:55 a.m. yesterday. As aCrimson reporter looked on, she pleaded with himfor 30 minutes to move the completed ballots fromthe council's office. Davis said she wasultimately rebuffed.
Davis said a proctor in Canaday Hall had agreedto keep the ballots, but that Liston would notmove them.
"[Liston] said that if someone wants to stuffthe ballots, they'll find a way," Davis said.
Liston said yesterday that he did not move thebox because he wanted to give delegates a place todeposit yesterday's ballots.
Liston also protested the late hour of Davis'call.
Garza, however, said there was "absolutely noexcuse" for Liston's delay, "especially if someonecalls it to his attention."
She noted that Liston's failure to have actedimmediately "could be really problematic."
As vice president, Liston is the officialadministrator of all referenda.
The latest referendum includes questions on thecouncil fee hike; students' option to check a boxon term bills and thereby waive the council fee;distribution of unspent funds to the housecommittees; popular election of executives; andsemiannual general elections