Word: elected
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...members have the right to elect and be elected to the leading committees of the Party, and to be represented at the National convention, the highest authority of the Party. The National Convention elects a National Committee, the body which executes the general policies adopted by the National Convention. The National Committee names an executive committee (the Secretariat) and any other officers and committees named by the Convention. Elected leading committees (club, section, state, district, and national) have the right to make decisions (in accordance with policy) that are binding on the lower bodies. These higher bodies must be elected...
...good indication that supporters of the civic association feel they have a great deal to lose if PR is tossed out. A look at recent voting figures tells why. The bulwark of the CCA's support lies in Wards 7 and 8--the Brattle Street area--and in city elections, CCA candidates poll only about 40 to 45 per cent of the total vote. With PR, that's good enough to elect respectable delegations to both the Council and the school committee. Under a plurality, only the strongest of CCA candidates might survive (Crane, who has city-wide support...
...thing that's true about the independents," a common cliche goes, "is that they're independent of each other." Thus, although the mayor is elected by the Council, and although the independents have had 5-4 majorities for the last two sessions, they have been unable to elect one of their own to the job. One independent--it has been Al Vellucci both times--has always defected and voted for CCA-endorsed Edward A. Crane...
...first year, everybody takes the same courses. Fear of failure is a prime source of motivation at this time. In the second and last year, students elect courses in different areas, and work on research theses. The boot camp aspect falls off and the experience becomes determined by the courses and standards of excellence which students choose for themselves...
Refusing to comment on his own intentions for 1968, Nixon emphasized that the business of the Republican Party in 1966 is to "elect liberals in the liberal districts and conservatives in the conservative districts, avoiding the totalitarians on either side...