Word: ballotings
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...easy to be an opposition party in this country--just getting on the ballot for elections requires petitioning the individual states, with signatures from prohibitively high numbers of registered voters. In Massachusetts, the regulations are stricter than most. Would-be candidates need signatures from 3 per cent of the number that voted in the last election, which this year meant over 39,000, compared to the 1000 they need in New Hampshire. Given that fact that some signatures will always be invalid for one reason or another--the most common one being that voters think they are registered and aren...
Carter's lead held up even when the Yankelovich analysts figured in the support for Eugene McCarthy. Though McCarthy could conceivably have a spoiler role in some states, the poll showed that he is actually losing ground in the 29 states in which he is on the ballot. In the nationwide sample, McCarthy wins the backing of 7% of the voters surveyed, the same proportion as in late September. But when the analysts subtracted his strength in states where he is not on the ballot, the presidential race shaped up as follows...
ALTHOUGH MOST OF the media's campaign coverage since Labor Day--both national and local--has focused on the presidential race, there are contests and issues on the ballot below Jimmy Carter and President Ford that may eventually have as much impact on Massachusetts voters as the presidential race and certainly deserve as much consideration. In several races, voters have the opportunity to support candidates who have shown leadership on crucial issues...
ASIDE FROM THE races that seem to center around personality more than policy, there are several important questions on the Massachusetts ballot that present clear choices on social and economic issues...
Skyrocketing electric rates in Massachusetts have prompted two of the questions on the ballot. Question 4 would establish a state power authority, similar in concept to public power companies throughout the country. Public power is a proven concept that will put a lid on the ever-rising cost of electricity...