Sentence examples for valid ballot from inspiring English sources

The justices questioned the decision to change the counting rules, and also asked what constituted a valid ballot.

"We attained power by the valid ballot and proved our worth by winning in three successive elections without benefit of a daily press or foreign finances.

The tally of overseas absentee ballots by county officials across Florida today yielded rampant confusion, partisan wrangling over which votes to count and which to discard, and widespread uncertainty about the rules on what makes for a valid ballot.

More recently, the recount in a special election for Congress in New York dragged on for more than three weeks amid legal arguments over what did and did not constitute a valid ballot.

California's counties had submitted to the state more than 1.3 million valid ballot petition signatures needed to secure the recall question a spot on a fall special election ballot, state and local officials said.

In all 24 elections well over 99% of voters have cast a valid ballot.

Only 134,784 of the party's 233,000 members cast valid ballots.

Under the same rules that govern elections, expatriates must return to the country if they are to cast valid ballots.

Millions of Afghans cast valid ballots, often at great personal risk, seeking a voice in their own future.

The head of Turkey's electoral board is defending the decision to accept as valid ballots without official stamps.

Democrats and many experts in election law say the rules for counting provisional ballots are varied and unclear, which could lead to valid ballots being rejected.