Word: ballot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...M.P.s there would be 50 "pavement tickets" distributed by ballot, permitting a few lucky members to stand outside New Palace Yard, but John Donnelly, a sergeant major of the Royal Artillery, was assured of a seat in the Abbey to represent his regiment, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, of which Elizabeth is colonel-in-chief...
Stalin, the only man suggested on the ballot, ran a poor-eight as Sex, Woman. Gromyko, Hearst, William Herman, administrative head of the dining hall, and VD received desultory support. Margaret O'Brien polled three votes...
Richard C. Harlow ran a poor fourth closely followed by William J. Bingham '16, head of the H.A.A., who appeared to have been the victim of ballot boo stuffing activities in Winthrop House...
Stassen has often denied that he would accept a second place on a ballot with Thomas E. Dewey, but has never made a similar statement concerning Taft...
Under Constitutional procedures, a resignation calls for the appointment of the second man on the last general ballot. He was unable to accept the post and a new procedure had to be devised...