Word: ballots
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...city of Worcester councillors who want to serve as mayor designate as much on the ballot, and the councillor who receives the most votes becomes mayor...
...order to do so, Samp says, the city would have to hold a convention with elected delegates, who would make a recommendation to the city; the issue would then appear on a ballot, and the residents of the city would vote on the situation...
According to Durand's office, the Community Preservation Act would enable communities across the state to choose by local ballot referendum to adopt a transfer tax of up to 1 percent on the purchase of real estate...
...this evidence of evil distortion by special interest contributions? Not so fast. While the AARP is quite effective at pursuing its interests, the group doesn't buy politicians. In fact, it makes no donations to politicians at all. Instead, it threatens to boot them out at the ballot box--with the help of its 33 million members. The threat of seniors' wrath, not the lure of their cash, is the key to the vast, seemingly unstoppable growth of Social Security and Medicare...
...student chooses not to join one of the two Greek-dominated parties does not mean they are not serious. Forget that there is no basis in reality for this argument that would prevent pseudo-parties. The irony inherent in the argument is the most staggering point. The "buy-a-ballot" revision would attract these piddling parties and candidates that it is purported to prevent. If anyone with enough money to pay the $330 can join the election race, who will take it seriously? These candidates can bypass the effort of collecting signatures, a process which at least presents the impression...