"I'm not excited about being elected," Orr says. "I did it last year, and I didn't want to do it again."
McKean says the council does not fit into his future plans.
"My blockmates wrote me in as a joke," McKean says. "I don't have the time, so I'm not going to serve."
Both McKean and Rosenberg say they aren't surprised by the low voter turnout--they didn't even know the election was happening.
McKean says the student body's perception of the council likely contributed to the low turnout.
"Generally speaking, people don't have a lot of respect for the [council], so it doesn't encourage voters," McKean says. "If the [council] had any real decision-making authority, the seats would be more contested. But all they can do is plead with the administration."
And according to Rosenberg, the randomization of the Houses has decreased interest in council elections because their particular House's interests aren't as much at stake.
"People wonder if a representative from Cabot House would be any different than one from, say, Eliot," he says.