Word: ballot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...legion of independent voters not "sold" on either major Presidential candidate, I'd like to have your readers' reactions to an astonishing movement arising in this part of the world. Namely: "Write In Willkie'' on the ballot...
...well organized New Dealers, who hotly claim to represent a Texas majority, were caught off-base. But now the New Dealers felt that they had gathered enough strength to take control of the state convention in Dallas this week. Then they could throw the 23 "regulars" off the ballot, substitute 23 good New-Deal electors, and make Texas safe for Term...
...Texas Way. Governor Stevenson entered the President's office at11 a.m. He had a minutely worked out compromise, designed to offend nobody. He outlined it persuasively to the President. Why not have two sets of Democratic electors listed on the Texas ballot-one pro-Roosevelt, one anti-Roosevelt? An hour later the Governor emerged smiling from the White House and told Jesse Jones and Harry Truman, who were waiting to drive him to the Capitol, that the President had agreed...
...Amalgamated Real Estate Dealers of Malden, Mass., promises an apartment or room of any type to all who will vote for him as Battalion Commander. All those who are interested will please drop by Room E-22, Chase, and pick up (1) a Brown button; (2) a marked ballot. Better hurry up; they're going fast...
...stay on the ballot in Wisconsin, a political party must poll at least 5% of its average vote for governor in the two preceding general elections...