Sentence examples for late ballots from inspiring English sources

Many polls opened hours late; ballots failed to arrive at others; and reports of trashed voting centres, stuffed boxes, and intimidation of voters abounded.

In any event, it's unlikely anyone will know until well after November 2. Several states, in a scramble to accommodate overseas voters' late ballots, have extended their deadlines.

Ms. Harris had rejected late ballots sent in by counties conducting recounts in November, saying that no waiver of the time limit was warranted and that she was obligated to follow the law.

Republicans may end up holding on to most of those seats, or about half of them, depending on how the late ballots come in.

Alaska is yet another state where there will be a generous number of late ballots to be counted after Election Day.

Reports from Cairo and Alexandria, the two biggest cities scheduled to vote Monday, indicated a number of simple logistical snafus that contributed to widespread delays: judges arrived late, ballots couldn't be located, security plans were deemed inadequate.

A spokesman for Haringey council said the Switzerland resident's late ballot was "the only ballot sent out on the 20th" and none had gone out later.

On the same network, this week's "South Park" cartoon features a deadlocked election for kindergarten class president, complete with an army of lawyers, multiple recounts, a late ballot from "the absent kid" and an undecided voter named "Flora".

Lawyers for Mr. Forrester have also sought legal action in United States District Court, saying that the late ballot change would violate the rights of absentee voters who may have already mailed their votes.

The New York Times contacted 23 of the 42 Associated Press voters who placed the Trojans on top in their latest ballots, and while some were equivocal, the results suggest that should Southern Cal defeat Michigan it would remain on top in the A.P. poll.

In this latest ballot it was beaten by baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing.