Word: ballotings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have voted in West Germany's election, the pollsters might have predicted a handsome majority for Social Democratic Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. The fact that his nation had weathered a worldwide recession far better than most major industrial powers would alone have assured an outpouring of admiration at the ballot boxes in almost any other country. But West Germans, drawn by the homespun conservative appeal of Christian Democratic Challenger Helmut Kohl, refused to let Schmidt rest comfortably on his record. Trying to keep pace with Kohl, 46, in an unexpectedly tight race, Schmidt crisscrossed the country in search of votes...
...arrest ignited. Senator Frank Moss (D-Utah) met for an hour with Howe and his wife and then implied to reporters that he had asked Howe to withdraw from his congressional race before the state's Democratic nominating convention so his name could be replaced on the November ballot. Salt Lake's evening paper, owned by the Mormon Church, called for Howe's immediate resignation. The editorial said Utahns hold their officials to higher standards than the rest of the country, adding that if Wayne Hayes had been from Utah he would have long ago been forced to resign...
Democrats from all around the state called upon Howe to withdraw before he damaged the chances of the rest of the ticket. The party discussed ways to get another name on the ballot, but was stymied--the state convention had already been held and Howe was unopposed for the nomination. Because Utah law prohibits write-in votes in primary elections, Howe's name would not even be listed. Several Democrats offered their names as alternatives, but none was well-known enough to win a write-in campaign in the general election. Wayne Owens, who gave up the seat now held...
...year-old legislator, who represents the Cambridgeport, Central Square and Inman Square areas, faces perhaps the toughest challenge of his career this November 2. Although Toomey breezed through the Democratic primary unopposed, three Independents are on the ballot to challenge him for the seat he has held since...
Meanwhile, the election commission is revising its ballot-counting procedure and replacing old ballot boxes in response to fraud charges in the race last March for Democratic State Committeeman. Edward Samp, an election commissioner, said yesterday that a police investigation had uncovered no fraud in that race, but illegalities were "possible" under the old system...