Sentence examples for avoid ballot from inspiring English sources

The Board of Elections had indicated that to avoid ballot confusion, only one party with the word in its name would be allowed, but after the two campaigns filed petitions simultaneously, board officials decided that neither could have it.

The Wall Street Journal notes that Western officials would be happy with turnout well below thirty per cent, and that, to avoid ballot stuffing, there will be fewer polling places open: no poll, no fake ballots, no worries (unless you were hoping for an actual exercise in consent, rather than a ritualistic performance).

SaveThatShow is already receiving about 2,000 visitors a day, Mr. Burrell said, with "24" (Fox) and "UC: Undercover" (NBC) among the most popular causes (the site allows you to send an S O S on behalf of any given show only once a day, to avoid ballot-stuffing).

Deal reached to boost California's minimum wage to $15, avoiding ballot box battle.

Sawant said she too wants to avoid a ballot initiative by winning the support of local business interests for council legislation to require big corporations to pay the new minimum wage from next year and smaller enterprises within three or four years.

DENVER, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said on Monday he has brokered a deal between environmentalists and the energy industry that could avoid two ballot initiatives that would have curtailed oil and gas drilling.

Mr. Kerrey explained that he was not acting out of any personal loyalty to Mr. Gore but because he was outraged by accusations Republicans made that Democrats were trying to avoid counting ballots of military personnel overseas.

Walden previously touted the ability of House Republicans to avoid down-ballot troubles, but said the situation has gotten worse for Republicans since the first debate and that things would change after Friday's comments.

Broadcast media have offered voters guidance on how the referendum will be run, telling them they must dip a finger in ink once they have cast their ballots to avoid multiple voting.

In an extraordinary day in Australian politics, she became the country's first woman prime minister after Kevin Rudd stepped down as Labor party leader, avoiding a ballot he was certain to lose.

Though she defeated Heseltine in an initial ballot of Conservative M.P.s, her margin of victory wasn't large enough to avoid a second ballot.