David Robilliard, the Deputy Registrar General of Electors, said he hoped residents would cast their vote.

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David Allen, registrar and deputy chief executive of Exeter University, broadly welcomed the government's proposals for increased competition between universities, including private institutions.

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Fred Voight, deputy election commissioner in Philadelphia, protested after Acorn (according to the registrar of voters and his own investigation) submitted at least 1, 500 fraudulent registrations last fall.

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