Word: ballot
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Followers of the defeated Richard Lamm are trying to determine whether the nomination was rigged. Among their questions: How could only 6% of the 68,183 telephoned votes have been counted as authentic? And why didn't the former Colorado Governor or his daughter receive ballots until Perot interceded? Perot aides say Lamm didn't get a ballot because his handwriting on a petition was illegible. They assert the balloting was honest and overseen by an independent auditor. Lamm doesn't accuse Perot of stealing the nomination. Still, he isn't inclined to endorse Perot: "Should he be the second...
...back in and said some loopy things, he still was able to persuade 19% of the voters to embrace him. Four years later he is feeling even more festive. He has a real national party; the Reform Party he founded has managed so far to get on the presidential ballot in 23 states. He even has what amounts to a primary challenger in the person of former Colorado Governor and china breaker Richard Lamm, who by announcing last week that he would indeed seek the Reform Party's nomination, has given Perot a chance to win his first miniature election...
...People. This group is not to be confused with the progressive national political organization of the same name founded by former California Governor Jerry Brown. Members of this group, in conjunction with the Green Party, are working in 45 states to place Ralph Nader's name on the ballot for President of the U.S. GEORGE N. LYNE East Coast Coordinator We the People Ellenton, Florida...
...percent. "It would have been a disaster for all concerned had the Russians elected Zyuganov. But they really voted for the lesser of two evils," says TIME's Bruce Nelan. For Yeltsin, the chief problem is his rapidly failing health. While a smiling, confident Yeltsin cast his ballot from a rest home outside Moscow, rumors that he continues to suffer a heart ailment persist. But for today, anyway, the Russian president was in full campaign mode, reminding Russians to get out and vote. A high voter turnout, which in many areas ran between 60 and 65 percent, was considered vital...
...strikes it down, provoked outrage from victim advocates and some politicians. "Those who repeatedly assault our citizens, terrorize our elderly and prey upon our children must pay a severe price," declared Governor Pete Wilson, who pledged to try to overturn the decision either in the legislature or through another ballot initiative. One possibility: make the law even more rigid and remove the discretion of both prosecutors and judges...