Word: ballots
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last October's Western Region parliamentary elections, the N.N.A. rather blatantly rigged the ballot boxes. Many opposition candidates were scrubbed from the ballot; key election officials were kidnaped. In the final "official" count by the Western Region's pro-North government, the N.N.A. finished with 74 of Parliament's 94 seats...
There's nothing exclusive about the electorate; it is made up of society editors, socialites, columnists and dress designers across the U.S. and Canada -in fact, just about anybody who writes in for a ballot. But their votes establish the pecking order among the world's best-dressed women. And last week, as the New York Couture Group promoted Jacqueline Kennedy to transient immortality as a member of the Fashion Hall of Fame, the voters filled Jackie's No. 1 spot with an all but unknown Manhattan socialite, 22-year-old Amanda Mortimer Burden...
This time there had seemed to be a real chance. On the first ballot (taken Jan. 3, after the Council's inauguration), Sullivan had received four votes. His name had been placed in nomination by William G. Maher, a new Councillor who had made a strong and forceful speech. Alfred E. Vellucci, who has a habit of voting for himself, had broadly hinted that he would switch to Sullivan in due course...
Unanimity could not be reached on this, however, and it was decided that Vellucci would move adjournment after the first ballot. Another meeting of the independents will be held sometimes before the voting next Monday, reliable sources indicated last night...
...initial ballot also reflected the dissension in the CCA ranks. Crane and Thomas H.D. Mahoney, the two councillors backing Curry for manager, voted for Mahoney; Coates and Mrs. Wheeler (pledged to DeGuglieimo) voted for Coates...