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      buried
      under
     
     
      candidate
      posters,
      but
     
     
      this
      might
      not
      be
      the
     
     
      only
      effective
      way
      of
     
     
      winning
      the
      vote,
     
     
      candidates.
      say.
     
     
      Although
      most
      have
     
     
      decided
      to
      run
      an
     
     
      aggressive
      poster
     
     
      campaign,
      at
      least
     
     
      one
      thinks
      this
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ridiculous
      and
     
     
      useless.
     
    

    
     
      Posters
      have
     
     
      a
      purpose,
      said
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Presidential
     
     
      candidate
      Bill
     
     
      Johnson,
      who
      is
     
     
      disappointed
      by
      the
     
     
      fact
      that
      many
      UPEI
     
     
      students
      cannotname
     
     
      or
      recognize
      their
     
     
      Union
      President.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      Johnson
      insists
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      campaign
      is
      aimed
      at
     
     
      preventing
      this.
     
     
      <n
     
     
      president
      should
      bea
     
     
      high
      profile
      person,
     
     
      who
      is_
      easily
     
    
   
   
    
     
      approachable,”
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Johnson
      has
     
     
      made
      several
     
     
      appearances
      in
     
     
      different
      lounges
      and
     
     
      spaces
      on
      campus
      to
     
     
      meet
      voters
      and
     
     
      discuss
      issues
     
     
      important
      to
      students.
     
     
      He
      also
      took
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      tell
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      .
      what
      he
     
     
      plans
      to
      do
      ifelected_
     
    
   
   
    
     
      president.
     
     
      rs
      want
     
     
      people
      to
      ask
      me
     
     
      questions,”
      said
     
     
      Johnson,
      who
      is
      taking
     
     
      this
      campaign
      very
     
     
      seriously.
     
     
      Johnson’s
     
     
      commitments
      can
      be
     
     
      seen
      on
      his
      200
      neon
     
     
      posters
      taped
      to
      the
     
     
      walls
      of
      every
      UPEI
     
     
      building.
      But
      he
      does
     
     
      not
      only
      depend
      on
     
     
      this
      colourful
      display.
     
     
      Johnson,
      a
      mature
     
     
      student,
      was
      offered
     
     
      the
      use
      of
      the
     
     
      MAPUS’s
      scrolling
     
     
      marquis,
      in
      the
      Pit,
      an
     
     
      interesting
      and
      visible
     
     
      alternative
      to
     
     
      traditional
      UPEI
     
     
      campaign
      material.
     
     
      Carly
      Martin,
     
     
      Chief
      Returning
     
     
      Officer
      did
      not
     
     
      respond
      when
      asked
     
     
      whether
      the
      use
      of
      the
     
     
      display
      was
      against
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      UPEI
      Student
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      Union
      Election
      and
     
     
      Referendum
      bylaws,
     
     
      as
      the
      other
      two
     
    
   
   
    
     
      presidential
     
    
   
   
    
     
      candidates,
      BJ
     
     
      McCarville
      and
      Tom
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Carlaw,
      were
      not
     
    
   
   
    
     
      offered
      the
      use
      of
      the
     
     
      device
      to
      promote
     
     
      their
      candidacy.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      scrolling
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ec
      age
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      presentation.
      sae
      ee
     
     
      and
      are
      listed
      according
      to
      their
      alphabetical
      order.
      (last
      name).
      TOR
     
     
      than
      another
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