Sentence examples for a ballot format from inspiring English sources

Under the measure, school districts, which vote on their own budgets, can also choose a ballot format in place of the town meeting.

She defended her decision on the grounds that only proof of fraud, noncompliance with election procedures or a natural disaster could justify accepting late returns -- not confusion over a ballot format, voter error or the "mere possibility" that the outcome of an election could be affected.

After they voted, the students were asked who they had intended to vote for, and to rate their confusion with the ballot format on a seven-point scale.

In their lawsuit they allege that the ballot "format had never before been used in a presidential election," and that the design violated state law.

The antiquated ballot format and styling need updating.

It argues that the ballot format "resulted in the loss of the plaintiffs' fundamental right to vote and in violation of the plaintiffs' freedom of association".

The county is at the center of the wrangling because of disputes over the ballot format and several thousand punch-card ballots that may not have been perforated clearly enough to be machine counted.

Different people find different ballot formats appealing.

Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.

She said that confusion over ballot formats and the "mere possibility" that the outcome would be affected were not adequate to justify manual recounts, or more time.

Ten years ago, bright young academics would probably have thought that analysing the impact of ballot formats and comparing the merits of voting machines was unworthy of intellectual pursuit.