Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...warp and woof of New Bedford, Mass., textile city, scurried to the polls last week, pasted little stickers on many a ballot. On each sticker was the name of Charles Sumner Ashley, Democrat. When the ballots were counted it was found that "Sticker" Ashley had been elected Mayor by a majority of some 6,000 votes...
...Nominating Committee wishes to call the attention of the class to the rule specifying that, in order to make the ballot valid, the requisite number of candidates for each office must be voted for. This means that one choice must be marked for Secretary, two for the Class Committee, seven for the Class Day Committee, and five for the Album Committee. Any ballots which lack the proper number of votes will be thrown...
...Committee also urges that great care be exercised in the choice of candidates and in following the directions on the ballot. Last year a great many ballots had to be thrown out, which altered the final result. Ballots, to be valid, must be signed...
Four new names were added to the Senior election ballot through petitions received by the Nominating Committee. At the same time C. H. Weymer announced his resignation for the candidacy as member of the Album Committee...
These four petitions, endorsed by 25 or more members of the Senior class, mark the close of the election ballot. The new names...