Sentence examples for ballot cases from inspiring English sources

Even in the moments after a judge ruled against Democrats in the Seminole and Martin County absentee ballot cases on Friday afternoon, Mr. Gore told his media adviser, Mr. Eskew, that he still thought he would win.

The ballot case may be one of a kind.

The judgeship became an issue in the ballot case when lawyers for the Bush campaign asked Judge Clark to recuse herself, arguing that some people might question her objectivity because of Governor Bush's decision.

Lawyers say the two absentee-ballot cases are somewhat unpredictable and could take time to be sorted out in any appeals.

But the two absentee-ballot cases were not the only ones lawyers were discussing yesterday that could draw the court battle out for days.

A ruling against Mr. Gore would clearly increase the political pressure on him to concede defeat, but the extent of that pressure might depend on how far the absentee-ballot cases had moved at that point.

Two hours before the Florida Supreme Court ruling, two lower-court judges had handed down opinions in absentee-ballot cases that were adverse to Mr. Gore's cause, and the spirits of many campaign officials had sunk in fear of impending defeat.

Judge Sauls, without explanation, recused himself from any further action on the matter, and the motion was assigned to another judge, Terry P. Lewis, who had ruled in favor of Mr. Bush earlier in the day in one of the absentee-ballot cases.

The state's highest court refused today to hear an absentee-ballot case in the race for the Manhattan seat held by State Senator Roy M. Goodman, clearing the way for the counting of votes to continue in the contest.

His group has been handing our literature on different ballot issues and making sure people know when and where they can vote or drop off their completed mail-in ballots, Case said.

"But we need to be prepared to put this on the ballot in case the court case doesn't go well.