Word: balloting
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Over the fall, Cambridge replaced its paper-ballot voting system with a new punch-card that can be read by computer. "We didn't have to find a small army of people to assist the operation, and those who worked in the day could go home at a reasonable hour," explained Election Commissioner Sondra Scheir. "The returns were also available at a far earlier hour than in the past...
Scheir said Cambridge will use punch card balloting for all upcoming federal and state elections, but not city elections, where paper ballots will still be the rule. Cambridge uses the proportional voting system, whereby voters rank in order of preference the candidates on the ballot. "It is a more complicated ballot." Scheir said. "The city council won't agree to [punch card ballots] until they see the system is successful for other elections...
Secy of State Michael J. Connolly yesterday took control of ballot counting in the second round of the Somerville-Medford State Senate race, where both candidates are crying foul at what they called gross irregularities in Tuesday's balloting...
...more than 200 initiatives and referendums that voters in 42 states will be considering on Nov. 6. This year's economic recovery has led to some sweeping antitax initiatives recalling the tax revolt that peaked with Proposition 13. California, Michigan and Nevada, for example, have proposals on the ballot that would not only limit property taxes but also restrict state and local governments from using fees or other sources to raise revenue without voter approval...
...drop out, a charge that both he and U.S. officials denied. Of the five opposition parties still in the race, two moderate groups-the Democratic Conservatives and the Popular Social Christians-may also bow out. That would leave only the Sandinistas and three small Marxist parties on the ballot, hardly a balanced choice. Though some Nicaraguans still hope that the government will postpone the elections and woo Godoy and Cruz back into the race, Ortega last week denied any such intentions. "Let it be clear that even if we have to go alone, we are going to go with...