Famous Quotes & Sayings

Avi Rubin

I think that, you know, looking at all the systems that I've been studying over the last several years, that paper ballots with a precinct optical scan counters and random audits is the best system that we can have.

I think we're in excellent position to be on the ballot in November. From our experiences with voters over the last five months, we have no doubt it will pass by a large margin.

Requiring a full-face ballot limits the number of machines that could be used for the disabled.

Our position is that Ms. Wade has not met her burden to show that there were improper ballots that were counted here.

Wesley Clark

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box.

Most Americans still oppose gay marriage, but the levels of opposition are down, and the number of strong opponents is down. This has some implications for the midterm elections if this trend is maintained. There are gay marriage ballot initiatives in numerous states.

While the court does not in any sense condone the irregularities noted by the trail court in the way the applications for absentee ballots were handled. However, these irregularities do not require the voiding of all absentee ballots.

It doesn't happen so frequently that we have rules. It's just common sense. With witnesses from the candidates, they were able to gather up and put (the ballot box) back together so that they could continue and maintain the integrity of the election.

We have to keep counting the absentee ballots, because under the law those ballots that we receive a week after the election we have to count as well. So if it is close, we are not going to rush to judgment. We are going to do the responsible thing and make sure we give all of the candidates and the voters of the city of New York real numbers, not numbers that are unofficial.

Voting so far is going pretty well considering that we have not had a whole lot on the ballot because there is not much opposition.

Nick Clegg

Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point.

Voters should know we are working with officials to provide ballots and equipment that will work well on Election Day.

Voters see little on the ballot that connects to their current concerns.

We just want to put it on the ballot so people can have a choice.

We realize that a percentage of Louisiana voters will vote by absentee ballots. We are committed to the residents of New Orleans, wherever they are living now. It is important that displaced residents understand that we will to do our part to make sure that absentee ballots are delivered and counted.

We realize that a large percentage of Louisiana voters are exercising their constitutional right to vote via absentee ballots. Those ballots are being sent through the mail, and the United States Postal Service stands ready to deliver these ballots to elections officials.

We don't endorse or oppose candidates, but we can endorse ballot propositions when there is a moral or ethical issue involved.

That whole name recognition thing is huge. You need to get around the state as much as you can, giving people your card and shaking hands. I've been on the ballot once before so I'm hoping that's in the back of people's memory.

John Payne

We've never had so many ballots with so many problems,

Phil Hare

What if, say, somebody doesn't get a ballot in time or it gets lost in the mail?

This strikes me as Round 1 in a five-part drama. I'd be very surprised if something does not end up on the ballot in either June or November.

Up and down the beaches, everyone is letting their commissions know that we don't want this and if you don't stop it, you won't be here any more. They went to the ballot and showed people what they thought.

The situation where a political party can file a party ballot on the condition that women candidates take up no less than 30% positions on it is quite normal, I think.

No serviceman on the frontline overseas can go get his ballot postmarked. I don't think it's reasonable for us to think that we should force him to do that or (we will) not count his ballot.

Any registered voter eligible to vote in the election may vote by absentee ballot without stating a reason.

So much for a secret ballot not controlled by the NHLPA,

Tony Blair

put their cross on their ballot paper for continued economic stability in the coming years and to put schools and hospitals first.

an easy way for the City Council to pass a tax, and there's nothing the public can do about it until it comes time for them to go to the ballot box and vote for aldermen.

A ballot statement is supposed to be about your education and qualifications. It's not supposed to be a hit piece.

About one out of five voters cast their ballots for Milosevic in Serbia's parliamentary elections in December, making his Socialist Party the main opposition group,

Barbara Smith

This ballot referendum is a chance for voters to go in and give their opinion on the current policy. It is a chance to say we want to change the war policy.

It's not normal to have these ballots there.

It's on the ballot to refine a previously passed amendment.