"I watched [them] all go out, and I promise they got in the hands of the mailman," said registration drive co-captain Heather A. Woodruff '03. "What happened from the mail to the states, unfortunately, I can't tell you."
Catie A. Honeyman '04 went straight from the polls to the Freshman Dean's Office and then to the Office of the Registrar, before learning that she could vote via escrow. In escrow voting, ballots are ignored unless the election is so close that the ballots could break a tie.
"Apparently my vote still doesn't count; we voted for the formality," she said. "I'm really frustrated."
Honeyman said that election officials told her tell the University about the problem.
Other voters were not told about escrow ballots, however, and some left the polls to call their hometown electoral commissions.
"A few students were disappointed," said Putnam Street officer Marie Guzeil. "It wasn't worth it to register for future elections, it was this particular presidential election they were concerned about."
As of 4:30, only 12 students had called the Cambridge commission and been told about the escrow option, Neighbor said.
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