Search Details

Word: balloters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Brennan declared last night that there is "a possibility of some degree of error" in the ballot counting. He claimed that the hundreds of people "yelling, screaming, and milling around the large vote tabulation center" may have caused an inaccurate result...

Author: By Bruce L. Paisner, | Title: Local Democratic Group Demands Recount on PR | 11/10/1961 | See Source »

According to Massachusetts law, the question of proportional representation cannot be placed on the ballot again for four years. Several opponents of PR have hinted that if they lose this election they will attempt to get the law changed at the next session of the State Legislature...

Author: By Bruce L. Paisner, | Title: Local Democratic Group Demands Recount on PR | 11/10/1961 | See Source »

...first day's ballot counting in Longfellow School, two incumbent Councilors were assured of re-election. Unofficially, Councilor Walter J. Sullivan topped the ticket with 4,735 votes, while Mayor Edward A. Crane '35 followed closely with...

Author: By Peter S. Britell, | Title: P.R. System Wins by 455 Votes; Sullivan, Crane Unofficially Elected in Council Balloting | 11/9/1961 | See Source »

Under the Proportional Representation (PR) system, each voter receives a single ballot listing the name of each candidate in simple alphabetical order. The voter marks his first choice with a 1, second choice with a 2, etc., numbering as many candidates as he wishes. A quota of votes, established after each election, determines the minimum number of votes required for election. Each candidate who achieves this quota (up to the number of nine) is declared elected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MECHANICS OF PR | 11/7/1961 | See Source »

...count, each ballot represents only a single vote; if a ballot cannot help a candidate marked as first choice (he may be already elected or defeated) it is placed in another pile...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MECHANICS OF PR | 11/7/1961 | See Source »

Previous | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | Next