Word: ballots
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
UPSET BY RISING taxes and angered by the inefficiency of state government, Bay State voters seem in a mood to approve Question 2 on next Tuesday's ballot, a tax-cutting referendum popularly known as Proposition 2 1/2. Should they succumb to that temptation, however, they would be virtually extinguishing local government in the Commonwealth, trusting only to faint hopes for tax reform to save Massachusetts from disaster...
...Presidentiad." Woodrow Wilson referred to it as a "great and solemn referendum." The average voter, whoever he may be, looks on it as a recognition of his own importance. The cynic may think it a waste of good time and money, but the patriot leaps to the ballot box with an unholy joy shining...
...several possibilities. In 23 states, it is now possible to vote for a party of the left and have one's vote counted. In these states, one should vote to the left of the three major candidates. In states like Massachusetts where no left wing candidates qualify for the ballot or for a legal write-in, one should refuse to vote for the Presidency...
Most undergraduates, eligible to cast a presidential ballot for the first time, intend to vote today--despite their disappointment with the choice of candidates...
...have seen many people, after the hassle of waiting three weeks or more for an absentee ballot, look at the names printed on it and toss the ballot aside in disgust," David M. Brownell '83 said yesterday, adding that many students are voting for President Carter "as a hedge against Reagan...