Word: voters
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...hearts. The fervor wasn't really Carter-inspired. In fact, it appeared to me that Carter's support outside the south seemed very soft. Soft is a word without precision, and may not tell much in terms of electoral votes. But what it can indicate is the percentage of voter turnout--something very important to a majority that has a front runner. Softness does translate into a large percentage of voters, maybe down to something like 52 per cent especially in the North and West, which could really hurt Carter's chances in November...
Backman also said that the law states that any bill relating to the powers of courts is not a proper petition. He said he feels the legislature was trying to "confuse the voter...
...only 8 percent of the population, while New York also has passed a resolution to bar Jews (a tiny group numbering only about 250). Among the most important restrictions are the property requirements that exist in twelve states, ranging from Georgia's rule that a voter must own 50 acres to South Carolina's granting a vote to anyone who has paid 10 shillings in taxes...
...citizens of America. Indeed, the slogan "No taxation without representation" can reasonably be applied to American legislatures as well as to Parliament. And there are signs that an increasing number of people realize it. New Hampshire, which used to require ?50 worth of property, now demands only that every voter be a taxpayer, male, white and 21. This is a change that should be encouraged. For as Benjamin Franklin has said, "the franchise is the common right of free...
...Senators who do are Ohio's John Glenn and Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Hero Glenn, who radiates waves of integrity, has large voter appeal but only two years of Senate experience. Stevenson offers more intellectual resources. Like Glenn, he would help deliver his home state, although Stevenson is considered a dreary campaigner...