Word: ballots
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...extent of media attention Byrne's write-in campaign is receiving. Though newspaper and television political sages continually emphasize that her campaign would probably be illegal--Byrne plans to make stickers and name-stamps available to voters so they can stamp her name and an X on the ballot--the same commentators are taking care to clarify step-to-step voting procedures for writing in a candidate--in case someone wants to. And the fact that the Superintendant of the Chicago Park District Edmund L. Kelly, the largest patronage dispenser next to Byrne, decided to endorse Epton a few hours...
Nuclear Free Cambridge, a local task force, last week began a petition drive to place a binding referendum on this November's ballot that would prohibit nuclear weapons research and development in Cambridge...
...meeting held last Thursday evening, the Nuclear-Free Cambridge group outlined its plans before an audience of about 60 Carolyn H. Magid a member of the Nuclear-Free Cambridge steering committee said the group must collect at least 4000 signatures before August 1983 to place the referendum on the ballot...
Exactly what the athletes will wear in the opening parade will be settled by ballot. This summer millions of shoppers will be asked to choose among the three costumes shown above: a preppie ensemble, a running suit and a Western getup. To encourage participation, voters will be eligible for $165,000 in sweepstakes prizes...
Jessica Lange's name cropped up twice, making her the only such double designee in 40 years. She is on the Best Supporting Actress ballot for Tootsie and on the one for Best Actress for her role in Frances. Her probable chief rival for the award as Best Actress will be Meryl Streep, nominated, as expected, for Sophie's Choice. Perhaps the strongest category is Best Actor, which this year promises a tight competition, free of Hollywood sentimentality and the tradition of awarding nominations to make up for past oversights. The nominees are Ben Kingsley in Gandhi, Paul...