The population is scattered widely and, to participate in the caucuses, people have to spend at least a couple of hours at the nearest voting precinct.
In voting, she received 473 points, with her nearest vote-getting competitor, Becky Hammon, getting only 254.
In Canaan, a sprawling hillside slum home to hundreds of thousands of people, including many of those displaced from the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti nearly six years ago, voters sometimes had to travel miles to the nearest voting center.
A16 Alaskan Oil Drilling Nears Vote As the Senate neared a close vote on whether to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan wilderness, both sides in the debate expressed confidence they would find the votes to prevail.
Turnbull's victory is not an entirely convincing one, however, as the near vote revealed that almost half the Liberal Party were in support of Peter Dutton taking the leadership.
As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the steepest rise in insurance premiums they have seen in recent years.
The voluntary guidelines were adopted on a near-unanimous vote.
I am under no illusions that we will have a near-unanimous vote".
That legislation is nearing a vote in the Senate, and appears likely to win approval.
Shunnings should occur only after months of discussion and a near-unanimous vote of the congregation, Mr. Hershberger said.
As the bill nears a vote on the House floor, expected Thursday, there has been a wave of denunciations.
