"Anjalee had never lied to us before, so I wentalong with it," Braunstein said.

Later Tuesday, however, Davis told The Crimsonthat the key she used was hers. All members of thecouncil receive keys, and she still possessed hersafter serving on the council last semester.

Gabay said the council does not collect keysfrom outgoing members, but instead periodicallychanges the office's lock. It has not been changedsince last semester.

Braunstein, who covers the council for TheCrimson, said the council bylaws do not saywhether former members may use their key to theoffice.

"What is clear is that when we went to theoffice, we went under good faith that what Anjaleehad told us was true, that we were therelegitimately," Gammill said.

Mathews said he consulted The Crimson'sattorney on Tuesday, and was told that becauseBraunstein and Wu acted in good faith, The Crimsonwould not be liable.

When Braunstein and Davis entered the office,they confirmed that the box containing completedreferendum ballots sat on a desk next to envelopescontaining "reams and reams" of blank ballots,according to Braunstein.

Braunstein then called Wu, who arrived shortlyafter, took pictures of the box and envelopes, andleft.

The picture of the box and ballots appearing inWednesday's Crimson, however, did not representthe scene exactly as the reporter and photographerfound it.

"We took an envelope out of the box and we letsome ballots hang out to show they were unmarked.We must have moved [the envelope] six inches fromits original position," Braunstein said. "Itwasn't Anjalee. I take full responsibility forthat. Teddy [Wu] should be completely blameless inall this."

Mathews said yesterday that setting up thephoto was a mistake, saying it was his fault.Today's Crimson includes a fornt-page correction.

"The rule is, you can't set an action photo,and we broke that rule," Mathews said. "That'sjust bad journalism. Basically, good newspapersaren't supposed to do that. That was a disserviceto our readers."

Liston agreed that staging the photo wasinappropriate.

"If anybody's tampered with the ballots, it'syou guys," Liston said.

Liston has maintained that the council didnothing wrong by leaving the materials in thecouncil office because a May I meeting stipulatedthat the ballots and ballot box would be keptthere.

If the resolution passes the council with amajority, the council will then submit therecommendation to the Ad Board, Liston said.

Gammill's name will not appear in theresolution, Liston said, because she did notdirectly approve of the entrance. But he said thepossibility exists that members will add her nameto the document through an amendment at Sunday'smeeting.

"If they're going to put a list of names there,they should add my name, because I was the one whoapproved it," Gammill said.

Liston and Gabay both said yesterday theybelieve the resolution will pass.

Council member Melissa Garza '94 said shethought the situation was "unfortunate," but alsosaid the Ad Board resolution would probably pass