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any specific incident.
"We're just trying to be proactive," he said. "We want to make it safer than it was in 2008."
He said that the University student community, and the rest of Lawrence, have maintained order well in that past and no significant issues have come up during past NCAA tournaments.
Brandon Graham, bought Jefferson Restaurant, 743 Massachusetts St., in May, 2011, and bought Papa Keno's Pizzeria, 1035 Massachusetts St., in January. He said he doesn't know what operating those businesses during the tournament will be like, but he doesn't expect crowds to be a problem.
He said the ordinance shouldn't affect bars because people are already prohibited from leaving drinking establishments with open containers. And, Graham said, Papa Keno's uses plastic cups
"I give the public the benefit of the doubt," Graham said.
tain order.
"it's a no-brainer public safety issue," he said.
Squire said along with broken glass causing injuries, glass can be used as a dangerous projectile. He said plastic containers are much less likely to cause injury or property damage.
Squire, who assists the city in planning for NCAA tournament crowds, said the police would have a significant presence downtown during the Final Four weekend. Squire said he couldn't give specifics about how the police and city plan to deal with a large crowd, but did say a number public safety and sanitation were considered.
"With that many people, plus alcohol, bad things can happen," he said. "We want eliminate as many things as possible."
— Edited by Ian Cummings
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University assistant professor of political Science Michael Lynch said the Kansas caucus is more important in this election than in past elections, because the Presidential candidate has usually been determined before the Kansas caucus is held.
Free State High School will host the local Kansas Republican Presidential Caucus Saturday.
According to a fact sheet provided by University of Kansas College Republicans' president Ashley Moretti, students who are 18 years or older by March 10 registered as a Republican before Feb. 17 can vote at Free State High School on Saturday, as long as they live in the same congressional district as the University. If students don't live in the same congressional district as the University, they can still vote in a provisional ballot at the local site. Voters should bring a valid ID, which will prove state residency.
KANSAS CAUCUS FORMS OF VALID ID:
- A Kansas Driver's License or no-driver's identification card
- A concealed carry of handgun or weapon license
- A US Passport
- An employee of identification document issued by a government employer
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He said students who want to vote in Saturday's caucus should expect to spend more time at the polls than they would during other elections.
- A public assistance identification card issued by a government office
- A student identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution of education in the state of Kansas
Source: Kansas Federation of College Republicans
speeches supporting each candidate on the ballot before they cast their votes. He said Evangelical Christians and other very conservative Republicans are more likely to vote during a caucus, because they are more willing to take the extra time. Lynch said this demographic of voters supported Mike Huckabee in the 2008 election and will most likely support Santorum this year.
Presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum will appear on the ballot.
Burdett Loomis, a University professor in political science, said he predicted Rick Santorum will probably be favored in the Kansas Caucus, because he has a strong support from social conservatives.
"The general rule is that strongest supporters are the ones that come out," Loomis said.
Lynch said caucuses last longer than regular primaries, because voters have the opportunity to hear
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Lynch also said voters who arrive at 10 a.m. will have to listen to about 30 minutes of speeches before voting. Speeches will repeat through out the voting period, and voters should expect the high school to be crowded, as there is only one caucus site in Lawrence.
"You aren't just showing up and voting." Lynch said.
Loomis said Mitt Romney, who took a lead over other candidates on Super Tuesday, has a strong chance of wining the GOP nomination, but Santorum is not far behind.
"If Santorum wins Kansas and couple other states, he can argue it's not over," he said.
Loomis said Kansas' role in the presidential election is greater during the GOP primaries, because Kansas is a traditionally Republican state.
"Presidential politics will leave the state after Saturday," he said.
Edited by Corinne Westeman
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