Sentence examples for general ballot from inspiring English sources

Each of the nine states is administered by a government headed by a governor (Landeshauptmann); the governor is elected by the legislative diet, which in turn is elected by general ballot.

The neighbouring South East region effectively deselected Ukip defector Marta Andreasen and their delegation leader, Richard Ashworth, by putting them into the general ballot, for the Tories are unlikely to hold on to three MEPs' seats in the same region as the man of the moment, Nigel Farage.

Their regional board voted to put him in the general ballot, along with all the other candidates, instead of giving him the sitting MEP's privilege of appearing at the top of the ballot like fellow MEPs Vicky Ford and Geoffrey Van Orden.

The amendment then goes on the general ballot and becomes enacted into the Constitution if approved by a majority of the voters.

Golden State voters recently amended their election process to grant the top two finishing candidates in each primary race a spot on the general ballot.

In New York and other closed primary states, nonaffiliated voters are barred from the primary where the candidates on the general ballot are chosen.

Since 1962, revisions to the constitution could be made by voters without calling a convention, and most general ballots now contain dozens of propositions on issues that have included tax rates, affirmative action, bilingual education, and same-sex marriage.

Lady Helena Kennedy and the constitutional expert and Labour MP Tony Wright, expressed their view at the meeting that there should be a referendum on voting reform alongside the general election ballot paper.

If Hammond and Mahar both end up on the general election ballot, the only ways to get off the ballot are to die, move out of state or be nominated for a state judgeship.

A proposal that would legalize recreational marijuana use in California has qualified to be put to a vote in November on the general election ballot.

As for Ms. Quinn, her vote and that of her fiancée in a local election last fall were disqualified after an election worker mistakenly gave them general election ballots, rather than ballots for the primary election.