Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, March 25, 1972 Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, March 26, 1972 EASY PROCEDURE: Here's the way to apply for summertime absentee ballots ~* Controversial tmstorym teacher turns down reinstatement as gym instructor CHEBOYGAN, Mich. UP)- High fired in October. He was rein- "And my contract states specifi- By NANCY ROSENBAUM The exodus of University of Michigan students during the first week in May will leave a sub- stantial percentage of the city of Ann Arbor's voting population ab- sent for the May and August pri- maries. Registered Ann Arbor voters who will not be in the city for the May 16 national primary may now make application for absentee bal- lots. According to Michigan state law ; registered voter may apply for an absentee ballot anytime after a minimum of 75 days before the election up until 2:00 p.m. on the Saturday just prior to. the election. Applications for absentee ballots may now be obtained on request at the City Clerk's office in the City Hall building, 100 N. Fifth Street. The application forms must be returned to the City Clerk's of- fice either in person or through the mail. Ann Arbor City Clerk Harold Saunders, has urged vot- ers filing absentee ballot applica- tions to return the application forms as soon as possible in order to eliminate last minute hold-ups in processing. The ballots will be sent out to the voters as quickly as possible after April 26, the date by which the County Clerk is required to distribute the absentee ballots to the City Clerk. According to Michigan statutes, a registered voter is entitled to an absentee ballot if: -The voter will be absent from the community for the entire 6ime during which the polls are open on election day; -The physical condition of the voter makes it impossible for him to personally go to the polls; -The tenets of the voter's re- ligion make it impossible for him to personally go to the polls; -The voter is working at the election polls Ind is consequently unable to vote at his designated However, those students who are graduating this spring and are moving out of the state per- manently will lose their eligibil- ity for an absentee ballot from Ann Arbor. Students who are registered to vote but are moving out of Ann Arbor permanently to somewhere else in Michigan can vote only one time by absentee ballot and must then cancel their Ann Arbor voting registration. In addition, any individual who has obtained an absentee ballot may not vote in person unless he surrenderstthe ballot at the bolls. The absentee voter will also lose his voting right in the event that he delivers his ballot in person to the City Clerk's office on the day of the election (thus voiding his sworn statement that he is un- able to go to the polls). Any Michigan registered voter who is unable to obtain the des- ignated application may request a ballot by way of a signed letter stating his reason for needing an absentee ballot; the address to which the ballot is to be sent, and the voter's registered address. Piston Driller The team dentist of the De- troit Pistons is Dr. Henry Berris school American history teacher stated earlier this month. Louie Church-fired by the school "I guess they (the school board) board for not standing for the saw they could soothe me and Pledge of Allegiance, but rein- the State Tenure Commission and stated by the State Tenure Com- come right around and be on the mission - was ousted again, this attack again," commented Church. time for refusing to teach elemen- "It's pretty hard for anyone to cally that a teacher's assignmerit will not be changed during a schodl year without mutual consent." He also said the head of the Tenure Commission told him the reinstatement meant he should be able t tary school physical education. Church said he'd been "had again" by the board but added he has no intention of staying fired. School Supt. Arthur Towe said Church, 26, was dropped from the school system Friday for refusing the assignment for the second time. Officials decided to give him a new job rather than let him go back to his old one - teaching accept that kind of reverse." ment. Church said he couldn't com- "I'm ment on what strategy he and his long a attorney will use to fight the firstr board's currently ploy. optim "There is definitely more than round one option to take," he said. predic "That's the problem . . . decid- ing which one. Chu "I'm a secondary school teacher, would not an elementary one," he said. tomorr American History and Democracy' -after he was ordered reinstated and given his back pay of $3,700. I o go back to his old assign- n not going to sit around asj s justice is on my side. The round went to me, and I istically think the second will be favorable too," he ted. rch said he and his lawyer launch their counter-attack row. a film South Africa ALOGU E" ica 1968-69 by the h Africa. iracy Passover Is Coming! First Seder: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 SEDERS, LUNCHES, DINNERS: available at HILLEL, 1429 HILL Reservations Deadline: MONDAY, MARCH 27 Information: 663-4129 NO PHONE RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED SEE THE ULTIMATE LIVING EXPERIENCE The brothers of 1923 GEDDES will be having OPEN HOUSE TUES.-THURS. from 7-10 p.m. Come see them and have a beer. Who knows? At $65 a month for your own room, you just might want to live there. Call 761-6152 1923 GEDDES (Third house past Arb) 4 4' precinct; -The voter is 65 years or older. A citizen is not eligible absentee ballot if he has to another state (with the tion of Washington D.C. of age for an moved excep- or in Church was first fired for re- fusing to stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance and sing the Na- tional Anthem at a teacher's meet- ing before school opened in Sep- I tember. He was suspended on the first day of class and officially Use Daily Classifieds MONDAY 7:30 and 9:30 P.M. APARTHEID 1970- "END OF THE DI Film shot illegally in South Afr Pan Africanist Congress of Sout t fthe cons; the case of military duty). Sanders said concerning the May primary, "I want to make it clear that all students registered to vote in Ann Arbor who are leav- ing for the summer break and will be returning to Ann Arbor in the fall are definitely entitled to an absentee ballot." 330 Maynard YES! We will be open Spring Half j THE MARTHA COOK BUILDING A Residence for Graduate and Undergraduate Women ENJOY: s A single room * Private tennis courts and a garden "@20 meals a week 0 Maid and linen service * A convenient location near libraries museums, and shopping CALL 769-3290 People are not just the cause of the"population problem" They're also the victims. *M Traffic jams. Overcrowded schools. Inadequate housing. Increasing unemployment. Pollution. Almost any urban, social and environmental problem you can name is fast becoming a nightmare. And in one way or another affects us all. 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