Sentence examples for ballot selection from inspiring English sources

In 1972, we became the Stanford Cardinal, and in 1975 the Board of Trustees overruled the student body's ballot selection of the Robber Barons as our new mascot (now that's a mascot, and an historically representative symbol of the original source of Stanford's wealth).

Jim Willard, an inventor from Gaithersburg, Md., won a patent in 1998 for a voting system intended to help people who cannot make their ballot selections visually.

Fairfax Democrats issued a warning Thursday about reports that touch-screen voting machines were malfunctioning during early voting, switching ballot selections to the opposing candidate.

The Fairfax County Democratic Committee issued a news release saying it had received "several reports of voting machines displaying opposite ballot selections on the final screen before the vote is cast". Frank Anderson, executive director of the committee, said in an interview that eight to 15 voters had called to complain about problems with the machines.

Landry Fields is garnering support for rookie of the year (albeit as a down-ballot selection).

New candidates include Rafael Palmeiro, who will likely make his debut in McGwire's neighborhood; Jeff Bagwell, a strong candidate but an unlikely first-ballot selection; and such credible candidates as Larry Walker, John Franco and Kevin Brown.

Since hosting its first Open, Pebble is 4 for 4 in producing Hall of Fame winners: in 1972, Jack Nicklaus; in 1982, Tom Watson; in 1992, Tom Kite; and in 2000, Tiger Woods, an all-but-certain first-ballot selection when eligible.

That date will also be the last on which non party members can, for a £3 fee, sign up as "registered supporters" and make themselves eligible to vote in the selection ballot.

"Alphabetical blocks of seats, secret ballots, random-selection machines".

Biggs had finished second in the selection ballot, but didn't get the nod.

Eventually Rahman forced his way on to the list after taking legal action and won the candidate selection ballot by a clear distance.