Sentence examples for on a second ballot from inspiring English sources

It's an age-old way of getting an unpopular budget passed on a second ballot.

On a second ballot the gap between Seward and Lincoln narrowed, and Lincoln was subsequently nominated on the third ballot.

All other local or state elections could be marked on a second ballot, which could be in a different color.

If nobody received the required 75percentthetop top 10 vote-getters were put on a second ballot.

The Libertarian party on Sunday selected Gary Johnson as its nominee for president, on a second ballot.

At the Republican convention in Miami Beach, Mr. Thurmond prevented a slide to Mr. Reagan that could have nominated him on a second ballot.

According to the race's rules, the three candidates receiving the most votes on the first ballot would move on to a second ballot, which would use a preferential voting system to select a winner.

Most political analysts predict that the future leader of Canada's right will emerge in a second ballot, on July 8.

Ms. Glasspool was elected on a seventh ballot that included two other candidates.

Election rules require a candidate to have more than 50percentt of the vote to win on a first ballot, or face a runoff.

These results will not matter on a first ballot in July where delegates will be bound by results in Iowa and Virginia's nominating contests.