Sentence examples for wanted a ballot from inspiring English sources

He said his group wanted a ballot initiative for 2002 that would seek to impose a windfall profits tax on power generators and suppliers, and create a public power agency with authority to build and operate power plants.

That's why he doesn't want a ballot initiative, because he says it will be divisive and class warfare – and that's where there is a clear divergence.

They ask me if I want a ballot too – I politely decline and leave.

Utility oversight: An L.A. city councilman wants a ballot measure to restructure the governance of the Department of Water and Power.

"I told the clerk I made a boo-boo and that I wanted a new ballot.

William Hague wanted a secret ballot to decide the Speaker's future after the election but Labour and some Tory MPs said it was a "grubby" plot.

The real reason that NUM areas such as Nottinghamshire, South Derbyshire and Leicestershire wanted a national strike ballot was that they wanted the strike called off, believing naively that their pits were safe.

Royal still wants a new ballot while Aubry heads a coalition whose only rationale is "Anything but Ségo".

Thousands of midwives and maternity support staff are being consulted on whether they want a formal ballot for action.

The threat of removal from party lists for next year's European election explains why some want a secret ballot, strange as that may seem.

They want a secret ballot on whatever deal is struck between the Tory and Liberal Democrat leaderships, and want the chair of the committee, Graham Brady, in on the negotiations.