Word: voters
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...Voter turnout was termed "moderate" yesterday by Cambridge Election Commission officials as one of the city's duller biennial campaigns and the winter's first bitter cold combined to dampen interest in the election...
Election officials were reluctant yesterday to estimate voter participation in particular neighborhoods. "I wouldn't be honest if I tried to make an estimate before the official figures are in," Constance Milton. one of the City's four election commissioners, said...
After that, the election workers review each ballot for irregularities. Two years ago, nearly 700 ballots were declared invalid because voters did not mark them properly. For instance, if a voter marks an "x" or more than a single "1" on his ballot rather than enumerating his choices in order, his ballot is invalid under the PR system...
With so many horses in the race, slates become a critical element in the campaign. They act as a scorecard, helping the voter identify a group of like-minded candidates and aiding the contestants in garnering transfer votes (under PR, candidates are voted for in preferential order, so that those who do not reach a certain quota of No. 1 votes must rely on the No. 2 and 3 transfer votes from supporters of other candidates...
...Whipple is internationally known for his research on the moon, meteors, and comets. Although retired from the responsibilities of overseeing some 60 Smithsonian scientists engaged in is a slate in name only, with its members holding different positions on major issues, it is expected to help the conservative voter identify his kind of politicians...