Word: voter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Election of delegates is almost completed. In the 14 states which give the voter any chance to express his opinions, the primaries are over. In the rest, Republican delegates have been picked by state conventions or state committees in all but Indiana; Democratic delegates are still to be chosen in only ten states, Hawaii and the Canal Zone. The delegates represent a fair cross-section of the U.S. electorate-a little weighted on the side of age, prosperity and political experience...
...Czechoslovakia, there was no real need for gloves. The country had a Soviet-style election. Every voter had his choice -of one candidate. Premier Klement Gottwald called his election "the freest in the world." However, anybody who turned in a blank ballot would be considered a traitor. (The Reds...
...Council headquarters last night, treasurer Ray A. Goldberg '48 warned that each voter must cast a ballot for his own class. No Senior graduating this June may vote. All others who are in the Class of 1948 or earlier must ballot with the Class...
...large, Italians conducted democracy's most vital business, in a holiday spirit tempered by dignity and humor. In Milan, Contessa Castelbarco, Toscanini's eldest daughter Wally (see Music), was the first voter at her polling place in a schoolroom. The lone Communist member of the election board unctuously escorted her out, thanked her for voting. "Thank you," she replied sweetly. "But are you the host...
...many excellent candidates are reluctant to go out and stump for votes. It is vitally important to stir up student interest in the Council, and to get the best men in office through sensible and thorough campaigns. Electioneering is surely worth a test; the tacit policy of leaving the voter alone has been tried and found distinctly wanting...