CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, November 7, 1984
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Steven PurceiKANSAN
A pro riting
backpack (above)
identifies an occupant of a voting booth as one of many students who voted yesterday at at Allen Field House. Michael Weil, 1, 628 Maine, (right) peers out from one of the voting boots in the field house as his mother, Anne Weil, casts her ballot.
John Golden, 3302 W. 22 Terrace, (below) stows a marked ballot in a padlocked security box. Golden was the he was helping with elections for the first time this year.
Voters keep polls active
All over Lawrence, the people came out to vote.
At Woodland School, 508 Elm St.
dozens of children yesterday packed
the school's cafeteria for a lunch of
spaghetti and meatballs. And just
like most schools, L.E.
Penfold, 417 N. Eighth St., cast his
 vote for President Reagan
By JULIE COMINE Staff Reporter
"I've voted for president for the past 60 years." Penfield said, leaning on his wooden cane. "I'm a Republican through and through. I voted for Reagan, the only candidate who matters."
Workers in North Lawrence skipped lunch. KU students left early for classes Businessmen in down town didn't do home right after work.
ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE have criticized Reagan for his cuts in social programs, Penfold said he supported Reagan because he wouldn't reduce Social Security benefits.
"That's real important to me," Penfold said, "because that's what I live on."
At the East Lawrence Center polls, 15th and Brook streets, Dick Johnson slowly smoked a cigarette and explained why he walked from his house to the polling place to vote Democratic.
"My vote isn't going to make any difference in the race for president," said Johnson, 44. "I did vote for Monday, not because I think he's excellent but because I think Reagan is pitiful.
"The president is a great actor, but I think he's a warmonger. I pray we don't get into another war, but with Reagan in office I think we just might."
Helaine Derritt, Leavenworth freshman, stopped to vote on her way home from her 7:30 a.m. Spanish class.
"MONDALE-FERRARO." SHE said, clutching her books in the morning cold. "I think we're ready for a change."
"This is my first election," she said. "I finally have a chance to speak out, to have a say in how government works."
Carolyn Hemphil, the other supervising judge, said, "It was a steady stream from the minute the doors opened."
Hemphill sat with four co-workers at a table cluttered with balloons, wrappers, and computer wrappers. While Hemphill checked voters, names against a computer
Derritt said that she was glad the election was almost over but that she was disappointed.
printout of registered voters, two other workers recorded voters names in a poll book
About 72 percent, or 2.057 of 2.844 persons registered at the field house, voted yesterday.
"By all means, this is the busiest we've ever been. We only had one or two julls." Thomas said. "We started at 6 a.m. and we'll be here until 3 or 4 p.m."
ANOTHER WORKER HANDED voters their ballots: a national and state ballot, a county and township ballot, and two judicial ballots. And one more worker collected ballots after the person voted and deposited them in padlocked steel boxes.
Finally, another team of workers hand-counted the ballots and tabulated results for each race.
A steady flow of voters cast their ballots at the field house during the day, but the last-minute rush that workers expected just before the polls closed at 7 p.m. never materialized.
Anne Thomas, one of two supervising judges who worked the field house, said she had never seen a busier Election Day.
The last voter was Jeff Barnett, Carmi, Ill., junior, who had rushed to the polling place after going out to eat with some friends.
"B basically, I voted Republican all down the line," Barnett said. "Reagan has done some questionable things, but overall I like the way things have started to go for the nation. He's a very interesting person. He's got a lot more character than most people I know."
Nemeth voted for Reagan, ak
though he said the choice wasn't an
nothing.
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"This is the only time I have today to vote." Sistrunk said. "But I'm so opposed to Reagan I just had to vote."
More than 17 hours later — after 2,057 voters had filled out 8,228 ballots — their tabulations weren't plugged in. But the coffee pot was still plugged in.
Joseph Nemeth, Omaha, Neb. sophomore, said voting was an important civic duty.
But Sara Sistrunk, Manhattan graduate student, said the main reason she voted was to cast a ballot for Walter Mondale.
"I think everybody should vote." Nemeth said, singing his backpack over his shoulder "It's the patriotic thing to do."
ABOUT 29 POLL workers reported to the field house about 6 a.m. They set up tables, separated the four different ballots for this year's election into neat piles and plugged in the coffee pot.
Many KU students living near campus cast their votes at Allen Field House.
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