Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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From this time for two hours, with two suspensions, the Chamber was in an uproar. A dozen fist fights ensued between the acrimonious Opposition and the enraged Government Parties. The noise was so appalling that Premier Herriot was twice obliged to leave the tribunal. Ballot boxes were hurled through the air. Peacemakers suffered grievous injuries of a temporary nature. No insult was insulting enough to be hurled at an opponent...
...Long '26, who still retained the temporary chairmanship, opened the meeting and declared the former election of officers invalidated. Eduardo Sanchez '26, the original choice for vice-president immediately withdrew his name from the nominating ballot...
According to the rules for presidential elections, a candidate in the first ballot must receive an absolute majority of the votes (i. e., more than 50%). If, however, none of the candidates receives the required majority, a second ballot is taken and the candidate having the largest number of votes is elected. It seems almost certain that the forthcoming election will run to a second ballot. The issue will then be not which candidate receives an absolute majority of the votes, but which receives the largest number of votes. As between Herrn Luther and Marx, the former will be most...
Every voter in the Freshman elections must sign his ballot, according to announcement made by J. R. Burke '27, chairman of the elections. This ruling is made in order that the Freshmen may have the convenience of having more than one poll open at the same time. The signatures will be regarded as strictly confidential...
...Each voter will indicate his order of preference for all the candidates for each office. A first choice shall count one, a second, two, and so on. The candidate receiving the lowest numerical total shall be declared elected. Any ballot on which all the candidates for any office have not been voted upon shall be declared invalid for that office...