Word: balloters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Several of Marvin's demands were backed last night by George J. Abrams, executive director of the Honest Ballot Association. "My feeling is that the procedures are unorthodox," he said...
...large number on the ballots were mailed to members of the Class of 1941 in May by Francis C. Powers '41. On an enclosed card, he advised his classmates to use them "in the event that you have misplaced your original ballot." The cards addressed to Kennedy, read: "Herein is my official vote. If for any reason my vote will not be counted, please send me immediately an Official Ballot...
...brought in from New York the Honest Ballot Association, a nonprofit group that spends most of its time supervising union elections. They should be allowed, he argues, to stand by while Kennedy's staff counts the ballots and to check that the requests for duplicate ballots have been answered...
...agency such as the Honest Ballot Association review this year's election. "I'm not saying that it wasn't honest," he explained, "I just want to make sure that everyone who should have had a vote...
...false ballots should have been honored, he argues, since they were used by people who misplaced the real ones. And he claims that only 30 of the 145 people who requested duplicate ballots with his postcards received them. (According to Kennedy, the others all received letters asking them to specify their reasons for wanting another ballot and had ample time to reply...