Voter Suppression, Harvard-Style (2022)

> But an alternative route to get on the Harvard ballot exists, at least in theory. So-called “petition” candidates have always been rare—but after several climate activists were elected in 2020, the rules were changed to make it even harder. Among other things, the number of petitions to get on the ballot was raised by a factor of fifteen, to more than three thousand.

This has been the case with many corporate boards as well in response to "activist investors"

The HarvardKey has always been a disaster. It also prevented people from accessing their admissions file when Harvard temporarily offered that as part of a lawsuit.

The Harvard Faculty (including Dean Harry Lewis, OP) has always had a lot of power. They are the source of Harvard's brand value. I don't know why they can't force admin to be better.

FYI, link inside the article harvey4harvard.com now redirects to some scammy ruzzian game/gambling website.

> There are elections in Hong Kong, but to get on the ballot you have to be nominated by a committee controlled by Beijing government.

Honestly, I am not sure why Chinese even instituted the elections instead of keeping the English system, in which the metropolis appoints the Governor-general who then picks members for his Legislative Council (which had advisory powers and that's it).