Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...leading politicians in both parties opposed the plan as unworkable. So did business and labor. "I want labor's support," said Brown, "but they're wrong on this one." In the era of Watergate, Brown's instincts were right. Placed on the primary-day ballot by an initiative movement, the plan was supported by 70% of the voters in June. Brown led the Democratic field with 38% of the vote while Moretti received only 17%, trailing even San Francisco's Mayor Joseph Alioto...
...relief to the poor, but above all, would also depress demand and lessen the nation's dependence upon overpriced, inflation-fueling foreign oil. But in the end, the President was swayed by the arguments of his political advisers. They warned that such a proposal would be poison at the ballot box and have practically no chance of being enacted by the Democratic Congress...
Graham, an active supporter of local tenant groups, will also appear on the November ballot as an independent, nonpartisan candidate for state representative...
...secured a place on the ballot for her proposal after her campaign workers collected the 200 signatures which state law requires...
Councilor Graham said Monday that her proposal on the November ballot should make clear to local leaders that "over 75 per cent" of local residents favor continued rent controls...