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Word: ballot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first trip to the polls since becoming an American citizen, Joe A. Fagundes yesterday cast a ballot for Toomey...

Author: By Andrew A. Green, R. ALAN Leo, and C.r. Mcfadden, S | Title: Students, Cantabrigians Cast Ballots | 11/9/1995 | See Source »

Proportional representation allows citizens to rank their choice of candidates, and then redistributes votes when candidates reach a quota of approximately 10 percent of the votes cast. Votes are then transferred to the next preferred candidate on the ballot...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: City Elections Held | 11/8/1995 | See Source »

...system known as Proportional Representation (PR), which distinguishes Cambridge from any other city in the United States, workers for the Election Commission take days to count each ballot by hand...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Tallying the Votes in a Cambridge City Election Is No Small Task | 11/7/1995 | See Source »

...soon as polls close Tuesday night, ballot boxes are sealed and brought to the Longfellow School for counting, according to the Election Commission...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Tallying the Votes in a Cambridge City Election Is No Small Task | 11/7/1995 | See Source »

Spectators may lean against a railing to watch as Election Commissioners inspect and stamp each ballot by first choices and by precinct. The entire process is usually completed and published by Friday afternoon. Tallies are broken down by individual candidates and by precinct...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Tallying the Votes in a Cambridge City Election Is No Small Task | 11/7/1995 | See Source »

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