Famous Quotes & Sayings

The man ran in, grabbed the ballot box, then threw it under the wheels of his truck and took off ... the box was flat as a pancake.

The Liberian people have made their choice through the ballot today, and we are all obliged to respect the choice made by the men and women of this nation,

The key issue is the degree to which certain Sunnis can meet their demands through the ballot box rather than through a resort to arms.

This is a gross injustice. Boca Raton is one of the best-run cities in Florida and yet our mayor and council members are the lowest-paid in the region. We should put this issue on the ballot because this is the right thing to do.

This is all a very politicized process. They're going to need to go out and shop this measure, and they want to be sure the ballot title is optimal. And they have opponents who want to be sure the ballot title is optimal for their purposes.

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

The bottom line is that we want candidates on the ballot in the elections that support the people's right to vote. We want the city's voters to decide.

Tony Blair

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

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.

Greg Nickels

A February ballot is too late for the taxpayers,

Special election ballots do not list the party affiliations of candidates, ... Should no candidate in a race receive a majority of votes on Aug. 30, a runoff election will be held on Sept. 13.

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,

Doc Rivers

They made it hard for us all night around the basket. I'm getting my All-Star ballot back and putting Jake on it. He was terrific.

The whole effort, whether through the bill or the ballot initiative, is to level the playing field a bit, because it's been very lopsided.

This election is going to change everything, because everyone realizes now that the only way to take power is through the ballot box. This election is going to unite all Iraqis.

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.

James Johnson

It prompts the voters to go through the entire ballot and at least they ready every page.

It's not normal to have these ballots there.

Bruce Fein

You can't have two ballots that are identical ... and have (them) counted in one way in one county and another way in another county,

This is going to be a light ballot. Every 12 years, this is the smallest ballot that goes before the voters.

This is going to be most expensive ballot in California history.

This is a two-person race. We're going to get the signatures, and she's going to be on the ballot in November.

Neil Newhouse

This is not an informed or a pushed ballot test.

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.

Essentially, all of these competing plans that were headed for the June ballot were very popular.

Everything went really well. We had no problems with the machines. There were a few things I would like to do differently as far as organization goes when the ballots are brought in, but others said they thought it went smoothly.

Sonny Perdue

We are very supportive of a paper ballot component.

Chris Jones

Brennan Lowery was accidentally left off of the ballot for second-year vice president through no fault of his own. He completed all requirements.

This office is required to validate the signatures of Texans who sign a petition for an independent candidate, and given the fact there are multiple individuals vying for a spot on the ballot as an independent, verifying every signature is the surest way to protect the integrity of our elections and confirm the validity of a candidate's name on the ballot.

Rick Berman

The reason that the law is set up with secret ballots is that it's too easy to compromise someone's intention.

There could not have been a more decisive outcome of this ballot or a more decisive vote in favor a strike.

The school board did a pretty good job of massaging the ballot language. They're deceivers and you get sucked in.