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Word: ballot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ballots are redistributed, where the second choice is for a candidate already elected or for one already eliminated, the third choice is automatically honored. If the third choice cannot use the ballot, it goes to the fourth...

Author: By William M. Beecher, | Title: Cambridge Faces Return to Political Dark Ages | 10/29/1953 | See Source »

...case against the Jagan faction before moving. It is doubtful that the projected uprising was imminent. Certainly Jagan realized that neither Her Majesty's government nor our own would tolerate an armed Communist rebellion in South America. Besides, Communist sympathizers already had legal control of the government through the ballot. It was precisely because the Communists had so much actual power that Britain had to send in non-Guianan troops...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Colonial Crisis | 10/21/1953 | See Source »

Miss Hansen, who will not be able to be present at the final judging this Saturday, left a sealed ballot containing her selection for Miss Radcliffe with the CRIMSON committee. It will not be opened until the finals at the Leverette House Dance after the Ohio football game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miss United States Arrives; Helps Select 'Cliffe' Finalists | 9/30/1953 | See Source »

...Miss. Universe Contest will perform her first functions as judge tonight when she will meet with 25 semi-finalists in the Miss Radcliffe contest. At this time she will help the CRIMSON executive board narrow the field down to seven finalists; and eventually she will cast a proxy ballot for the girl she believes most beautiful...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miss U.S. to Help Select 7 Radcliffe Finalists Tonight | 9/29/1953 | See Source »

Last week Naumann addressed a beer-hall rally in Hanover that was grimly reminiscent of early Nazi fracases. Local officials in Westphalia tried to get him banned from the ballot but the publicity would probably do him more good than harm. The betting was that his DRP would win several seats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Ja or Nein | 8/31/1953 | See Source »

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