University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

Page 28 text:

A 2 Photo by August Laurent 1 . Students voted In vain dur- ing the Miss Ole Miss - Col. Reb elections held for the first time in the Fall. 2. The Spring election started just days after the final tally had been read in the long-overdue Miss Ole Miss elections. With all the candidates for vice-president. Spring elections were no less confusing. 3. Cory Wilson stands near a sign supporting the Governor-elect candidate he supported so strongly. 4. Sarah Jernlgan, far right, probably didn ' t persuade many people to vote for Marci with that mean look on her face. J i A 4 Photo by B.J. Mannlx 24 — Student Life

Page 27 text:

r I 1 . Missy Hurdle, center, on stage In Atlantic City with other Miss America contestants. 2. A preliminary tal- ent winner In Miss Mississippi, Missy also captivated audiences during the Miss America pageant with her voice. 3. Obviously physically fit, Missy also won in preliminary swlmsult competition. 4. In the spotlight. Miss Mississippi always a crowd favorite In Atlantic City. Features — 23

Page 29 text:

Did you Vote? Problems, problems, problems, characterized Fall elections and forced some candidates to appear on the ballot four times. Just thirty minutes before the polls closed on Thurs- day, November 21, 1991, the entire Miss Ole Miss. Colonel Rebel and favorites race was called off. After weeks of campaigning, candidates were told that problems with the student identification card readers, made the election null and void, and due to the fact that it was so close to Christmas vacation, elections could not be held again until Tuesday, January 28, 1992. Elections commissioner Cary Lee and Attorney Gen- eral Cory Wilson made the decision and also decided to nullify the primary election which had taken place on Tuesday, November 19, and which had produced a field of five male and five female favorites. The entire election and campaigning process was put on hold until the new year. Judging by the outcome of the final election held on Thursday, January 30, it seemed that students had already made their choices for the election. The orig- inal favorites were once again chosen and the front- runners, Marci Matthews for Miss Ole Miss and Josh Fletcher for Col. Rebel, handily defeated their op- ponents Ruth Echols and Mike Malouf . 1 . Katherlne Fowler casts her ballot In the first general election for homecoming queen. 2. Penn Wilder helps campaign for Robyn McKenzle, while supporters for Stacy Greer, Ginger Hub- bard and Amy Harrison hold signs in the back- ground. 3. A mob of sign-holders bombards po- tential voters outside Conner Hall. ▲ 2 Photo by Oavld Dunson ▲ 3 Photo by Ame Cast Student Life — 25