Word: ballot
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...union had to make a decision regarding who would be eligible to vote at this time, and I respect their decision. I will have plenty of opportunities to take part more actively in the future, and I look forward to signing a card soon and to casting a ballot for the negotiating committee that will negotiate our contract in the near future. Katherine Schacht Widener Acquisitions Receipts
...land that was founded by immigrants, English is the essential unifying force. The propositions they support may be little more than useless clutter, a reassurance that the U.S. is not vulnerable to a Quebec-style bilingualism with all its attendant bitterness. Ironically, it is the debate over the ballot initiatives themselves that has created so much rancor...
Mitchell fell only one vote short of winning the Democratic leadership post on the first ballot, picking up 27 votes. Inouye and Johnston tied for second at 14 votes each, and quickly agreed to give Mitchell a unanimous victory...
...election day, voters in several precinctsplaced stickers bearing Graham's name overThompson's name in the ballot book, a part of thevoting machine itself. Thomure has charged that,as a result, voters might have voted for Thompsonunder the impression that they were voting forGraham...
...repair bills, also accused the state's trial lawyers of persuading clients to bring unnecessary suits. Consumer activists replied that insurers were still making healthy profits in the state and noted that companies were able to spend $70 million to fight Proposition 103 and promote alternatives on the ballot. (The measure's sponsors, led by Rosenfield and consumer advocate Ralph Nader, spent $2.3 million to get it passed...