And with a once-competitive Senate race in Ohio turning into a rout for Rob Portman, the Republican incumbent, Democrats can quietly pull back from the state with little fear of down-ballot consequences.
To choose these apples (or tomatoes, or asparagus or peas) is to cast a ballot, and the consequences are not benign, particularly in a year that has been hailed by apple farmers from Ulster to Ontario Counties as the most blessed and abundant apple harvest in ages.
Opponents of the proposal, which is on the Nov. 2 ballot, say one consequence of passage would be to deny health benefits to domestic partners of unmarried workers.
Mrs. Cabrera's lawyers argue that striking her from the ballot would have unforeseen consequences.
The type of ballot can have important consequences for the operation of government, especially in systems with separated powers and federal territorial organization.
Since this falls short of returning the industry to state ownership, the vote is being seen as something of a victory for foreign investors and a defeat for those who want to reverse the privatisation of the oil and gas industry, which took place in the 1990s.In fact, it is by no means clear what consequences the ballot will have.
Every ballot cast should have some consequence on the outcome of an election.
In the aftermath of defeat in the 2012 presidential race, the Republican party's mandate was clear: make inroads with Latino voters, the fastest-growing bloc of the American electorate, or face the consequences at the ballot box.
One group, Georgia Taxpayers United, already has begun campaigning against a gas tax increase, warning of "consequences at the ballot box" for lawmakers who support one.
"And come November, surely some of those politicians who were unwilling to stand up to the gun lobby a year ago will face the consequences at the ballot box.
Let us send a clear and unequivocal signal that failure to act will have consequences at the ballot box for politicians and for the bottom line of businesses.
