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Word: ballotting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...members in industrial areas are deserting the Democratic standard in droves, even as large numbers of suburbanites and white-collar workers, who might be expected to vote Republican, are declaring for Wallace. Something like 2,500,000 voters have signed petitions to put Wallace's name on the ballot in the 50 states...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE WALLACE FACTOR | 9/27/1968 | See Source »

...legions of other middle- and lower-middle-class people at whom Wallace's appeal is aimed-will be able to vote for him in all 50 states. Ohio, the last major holdout, was ordered by Associate Justice Potter Stewart to put the Alabamian's name on the ballot pending a hearing by the Supreme Court next month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Third Parties: Neither Tweedledum Nor Tweedledee | 9/20/1968 | See Source »

...Matthau calls the Humphrey-Nixon face-off "a choice between strychnine and arsenic." Paul Newman, one of McCarthy's busiest advocates at the convention, promises "a month of serious drinking" before he decides whether to support Humphrey actively, though he has already decided at least to cast his ballot for him. Only Steve Allen among McCarthy's Hollywood supporters has thus far lent his name to the Humphrey campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats: Dissidents' Dilemma | 9/20/1968 | See Source »

House Minority Leader Gerald Ford took the opportunity to assail the electoral-college system as "outmoded and archaic," warning that Wallace's appearance on the ballot could throw the election into the House, where "the politicians" would choose the President. He favors instead the popular election of the President, but would preserve conventions if they were "overhauled a little" to ensure more equitable selection of delegates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elections: Updating the Outmoded | 9/13/1968 | See Source »

Black power has translated into black pride, and with it the drive for business power and ballot power. Many Negroes have channeled their energies into black-run businesses, black cultural festivals, black historical groups, black community organization-all of which have released some tensions. Negro Playwright LeRoi Jones has shifted from promoting violence to campaigning for the election of Negro candidates to fill two of the three vacancies on the Newark city council. Black Militant Ron Karenga has also become an advocate of ballot power. He worked hard and effectively to prevent rioting from breaking out in Los Angeles after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: SCORECARD FOR THE CITIES | 9/13/1968 | See Source »

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