First-year shenanigans festered in this fall's council race.

The race in the Southeast Yard was marred by three separate, bizarre incidents.

Even as council officials made outreach efforts to persuade minority students and women to run for the council, election supervisors were wrestling with phony candidate registrations, pseudonymous entries and even a group of Weld residents who wanted to share one council seat among a suite of six roommates.

A candidate was removed from the ballot for sending a mass e-mail message; more than 13 candidates were registered as a prank from public computers in the Science Center and six men tried to run as a single candidate.

"Jimmy Carter"

James W. Carter '01 registered as a candidate under the name "Jimmy Carter."

The council election commis- sion-fearing that the resemblance to the 39th president's moniker would cause students to dismiss the candidacy as a joke-registered Carter first as "James Carter," and then as "James 'Jimmy' Carter," when Carter protested.

Carter again protested, and the commission relented, listing him as "Jimmy Carter," according to Benjamin W.Hulse '99, the election commission co-chair.

The nomenclature hurdle crossed, Carter nonetheless was removed from the ballot for violating University rules.

Hulse received several complaints from students who did not know Carter but had received an e-mail from him soliciting votes.

"Why should you vote for Jimmy Carter? Well, for the name if nothing else. My only concern right now is resolving the clutter of postings that cover the gates to the Science Center," Carter wrote in his e-mail, which was obtained by The Crimson. "Because of my feelings on this, I am not hanging flyers to campaign."

Since sending mass e-mails to people one does not know is against Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services (HASCS) regulations, Hulse removed Carter's name from the ballot.

At an earlier introductory meeting for prospective candidates last week, Council President Lamelle D.Rawlins '99 had warned candidates only to send e-mail to acquaitances and friends.

"Peter D'Man"

On Wednesday night, at least 13 candidates were registered during a 25-minute time span from public terminals in the Science Center. Thirteen of these had last names beginning with the letter "A", and all lived in the Southeast Yard.

"That's a pretty good indicator that something's up," Hulse said.