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"ballot" Definitions
  1. [uncountable, countable] the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held
  2. (British English also ballot paper) [countable] the piece of paper on which somebody marks who they are voting for
  3. the ballot [singular] the total number of votes in an election

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The Trump economy is on the ballot; Trump immigration policy is on the ballot; the Trump foreign policy is on the ballot; and impeachment is absolutely on the ballot.
"HAVA's provisional ballot requirement is relevant to the balance between ballot access and ballot integrity," he said in the letter.
"On the first ballot and every ballot," he told Business Insider.
They'll void your old ballot and give you a new ballot.
The system was simple: voters would log in, receive a ballot, print the ballot, cast their vote, and upload their ballot to the Internet.
State law appears to rule out a full ballot-by-ballot recount.
They'll void your old ballot, they will give you a new ballot.
Tampering with a mailed paper ballot, while a crime, affects one ballot.
Bad ballot design cost Nelson (and Scott!) thousands of votes The ballot design across the county placed the Senate contest directly underneath of the ballot instructions.
In 6900 a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana was on the state ballot.
Ballot Initiatives Cannabis policy is on the ballot in 9 states this year.
"No one cast a ballot that shouldn't have cast a ballot," Andersen said.
Pence said, embracing her husband before feeding her ballot into an electronic ballot box.
Holder in 2013, are shamelessly weakening voter registration, ballot access and ballot-counting procedures.
And if that does not happen on the first ballot, there will be another ballot.
California works to ensure every ballot is counted properly and every ballot is accounted for.
The subset of Democratic presidential primary ballot takers and possible ballot takers included 85033 people.
Ballot after ballot brought bedlam and deadlock, and the country followed along on live radio.
Instead of dropping it into the ballot box, it kept spitting out my printed ballot.
My name may not be on the ballot, but our progress is on the ballot.
Some types of ballot-marking devices, including the one used in Los Angeles County, introduce yet another risk: When the voter inserts the ballot back into the device to send it to the attached ballot box, the ballot passes again under the machine's printer head.
Maria Morahn reacts after placing her ballot in the ballot box at the United Methodist Church.
By typing "ballot" or "what's on my ballot" into Google, a search bar will pop up.
Registered voters in Colorado automatically receive a ballot in the mail, but can request a new ballot or vote in person if they have not yet mailed in a completed ballot.
Butte County, California, has had a two-year battle with its anti-fracking ballot initiative, which was supposed to be on the 2014 ballot, but was moved to the June 7 ballot.
If no candidate wins a majority on the first ballot, superdelegates can vote on the second ballot.
A ballot measure to repeal the commercial half of Prop 13 is on the ballot in 2020.
"My name may not be on the ballot, but our progress is on the ballot," he said.
The website serves information on the presidential race first, followed by down-ballot races and ballot questions.
Several polling stations in New York City reported broken ballot ballot scanners that led to long lines.
For many, opposition to the ballot measure is more about opposition to Renzi than the ballot measure itself.
"Even though I'm not on the ballot, in a certain way I am on the ballot," Trump said.
The votes on the first round ballot define the five nominees in each category on the final ballot.
The Virginia Pilot's Jordan Pascale obtained the ballot: BREAKING: We obtained the actual ballot submitted to the court.
Overall, at least nine states have marijuana-related ballot measures expected to be on the ballot this fall.
A ballot measure, known as Amendment A, has been certified for the November ballot by the Colorado legislature.
The comedian Beppe Grillo, who founded M5S, said the Senate ballot was connected to the forthcoming reform ballot.
If the first ballot is deadlocked, how long will it be before there would be a second ballot?
This is each player's eighth year on the ballot; players are allowed only 10 years on the ballot.
But it does in local elections, races at the end of the ballot, ballot propositions and judicial elections.
Lawmakers are working on another ballot proposition to that effect that could go on California's ballot in 2020.
The changes allow government officials to control ballot stations, for ballot stations to be moved to new locations on security grounds and for ballot papers lacking an official stamp to be counted as valid.
" You can see a sample ballot by typing your address into the New York City Board of Elections website; clicking "Ballot Information" on the top right; and, on the next page, clicking "view sample ballot.
But the multiple-page ballot can take several seconds to complete—in Houston the ballot runs 22 pages long.
The proposed ballot measure could eventually find its way to the November 20.30 ballot, if enough signatures are gathered.
If a two-thirds majority is not reached in 1st ballot, all candidates may proceed to the 2nd ballot.
During the referendum, "the Spanish state didn't just want to confiscate ballot boxes and ballot papers," Mr. Puigdemont said.
The 21 ballot could also see a dramatic rewrite of the state's tax code should two ballot questions pass.
There are proven tools that provide voters with superb customer service, the ability to track their ballot (as you would a package), and to confirm that it was properly received (examples: Ballot TRACE or Ballot Scout).
"Over the last several years, we've been really focusing on putting democracy measures on the ballot," said Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, who runs the progressive Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a national clearinghouse for liberal ballot initiatives.
Congress must ensure every eligible American can access the ballot box, cast a ballot free from discrimination and suppression, and hold a steadfast faith in our democratic process that their ballot will be counted as cast.
Voters directly elect the delegates there, on the ballot, and the name on each ballot is unattached to a candidate.
Yet few expected widespread ballot-fixing, as in the days when generals used to stuff ballot-boxes full as sandbags.
On Thursday, Arizona became the latest state to certify a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana for its November ballot.
One Trump alternate, Jerome Parks, was not on the numbers-only ballot at #379 — instead the ballot listed #378 twice.
The group says it will also mobilize ahead of ballot measures in states where progressive reforms are on the ballot.
I have time to sit with my ballot and the voter's pamphlet and study the down-ballot candidates and issues.
An undervote is when a voter casts a ballot but doesn't vote in one of the contests on the ballot.
"Now he can't do it on the first ballot, because they're locked into me on the first ballot," he said.
Meanwhile, Oregon's modest population and permissive ballot rules make it a relatively cheap place to run a ballot measure campaign.
"Even though I'm not on the ballot, in a certain way I am on the ballot," he told supporters this week.
Lillian Eagle completes an absentee mail ballot application form before being given her mail-in ballot at the Sioux County Courthouse.
"Please note that the name of the deceased is on the ballot and must remain on the ballot," the sign read.
Under the system, which was approved by voters in a ballot initiative in 2010, all candidates run on the same ballot.
Gale Kaufman, a Democratic strategist who works on ballot measures in California, said voters found many of the ballot measures confusing.
Since then, California and other states, mostly in the West, have innovated permanent mail ballot status and all mail ballot elections.
There are eight Democrats on the ballot, but two are in serious contention for a spot on the ballot in November.
If you're told you're not registered but believe you are, ask for an affidavit ballot, also known as a provisional ballot.
Furthermore, many ballot-marking devices embed the voter's selections in either a barcode or QR code that's printed on the ballot.
The thing I'm looking at is the generic ballot, but not across the country, the generic ballot in 28 competitive districts.
"Party leaders still have the ability to help people get on the ballot and not get on the ballot," he said.
"I kind of like the idea of walking in, sticking a ballot into a ballot box, and then leaving," he said.
But voter fraud, in which someone deliberately casts an invalid ballot or a ballot under someone else's name, is exceedingly rare.
Garry South, who leads the group pushing the ballot measure, said it's crucial for Clinton to throw her weight behind the ballot measure as it is the only one focused on drug pricing on any state ballot this fall.
According to Ballotpedia, he endorsed 107 candidates and 33 ballot measures in 2016 and 62 candidates and two ballot measures in 2017.
The law, a ballot measure approved by voters in November, mandates stricter measures around showing a photo identification to cast a ballot.
Even DARPA is taking a crack at the problem, with an initiative to create open-source ballot-marking devices and ballot readers.
Under the primary system, which was approved by voters in a ballot initiative in 53, all candidates run on the same ballot.
"Democrats literally have no one on the ballot and they probably won't have anyone on the ballot in the fall," she said.
If it does go to ballot initiative, because California ballot, the direct democracy thing, it's very difficult to change once it happens.
In 2008, Barack Obama's name did not appear on the ballot against Clinton because he never put his name on the ballot.
If no candidate secures the nomination after the first ballot, then the convention would become brokered and move to a second ballot.
Presidents who take such actions with an eye toward the ballot box should be judged by the voters at the ballot box.
We need to strengthen voting rights and ballot security, including paper ballot backups in a time when data manipulation is a danger.
Sunday's ballot was a revised version after the Department of Justice wrote to Roselló in April saying the referendum ballot at the time incorrectly omitted Puerto Rico's current commonwealth status as a ballot option, offering only statehood or free association/independence.
When they enter a polling place, Texans can't wear anything related to a candidate, issue or political party, including anything that has been on the ballot in the past, is currently on the ballot or might be on a future ballot.
Jones and Thome will enter Cooperstown as first-ballot Hall of Famers with the former receiving 97.2 percent of the 422 ballot votes.
That means in some races up and down the ballot voters could have two Democrats or two Republicans on the general election ballot.
Meanwhile, Arkansas and North Carolina voters also approved ballot initiatives that require photo IDs to vote, adding more barriers to the ballot box.
A group of Lyft, Uber and DoorDash drivers are announcing this morning in Sacramento a statewide ballot measure for the November 2020 ballot.
"This will be a very expensive year," said Justine Sarver, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which supports progressive ballot measures.
State ballot-access laws, for example, require candidates to collect a certain number of signatures to have their name printed on the ballot.
Advocates hope ballot initiatives will accomplish what Congress won't Advocates hope ballot initiatives will accomplish what Congress won't This segment originally aired Oct.
True voter access means that every person has the right to register, cast a ballot and have that ballot counted — without undue hardship.
As FiveThirtyEight's Harry Enten wrote months ago, even the very earliest generic ballot polls tend to correlate with the final generic ballot polls.
Either way, the voter can review the ballot before re-inserting it into the machine, which sends it to an attached ballot box.
If you were sent a ballot without presidential candidates and you do want to vote for one, do not fill out that ballot.
El-Sayed's new group, SouthPaw MI PAC, aims to bolster liberal down-ballot candidates in Michigan and to weigh in on ballot initiatives.
He tried to push Rush off the primary ballot by claiming the incumbent hadn't collected enough petition signatures to get on the ballot.
The text of USMCA also requires Mexican union representation challenges be decided by secret ballot, the election of union leaders by secret ballot, and for a majority of workers covered by a union contract to support it with a secret ballot vote.
" Brooks said he would strongly encourage Trump to "focus on ensuring access to the ballot box instead of erecting barriers to the ballot box.
If the game is a second, third or fourth ballot then what he's doing is clever, but on the first ballot it is meaningless.
So, I took a hand full of ballot papers, made a ballot box, and headed into mega Glastonbury country, its heart: The Stone Circle.
Democrats have two ways to qualify for the ballot in Washington: Collect 1,000 petition signatures or pay $2,500 to be added to the ballot.
Messaging at the top of the ballot usually helps inform the party's overall message, which impacts down-ballot races in the House and Senate.
Mactaggart used California's zany ballot initiative system (and his personal fortune) to get a version of a proposed privacy law onto the November ballot.
Mussina was chosen in his sixth time on the ballot, while Martinez was chosen on his 10th and final season on the BBWAA ballot.
"My name may not be on the ballot, but our progress is on the ballot," he said at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation gala.
FAILED BALLOT ACCESS: The Hill's Mark Hensch reports: Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin will not appear on Tennessee's ballot, according to a new report.
The voter can then cast a new ballot in person, sign a piece of paper, and the previous absentee ballot will be thrown out.
Under the 2010 law, which was approved by ballot initiative by California voters eight years ago this month, candidates run on the same ballot.
But the June 5 California primary ballot is now set, and the top two candidates -- regardless of party -- will advance to the November ballot.
Neither major party has required more than one ballot to pick their nominee since Democrat Adlai Stevenson won on the third ballot in 1952.
According to Ballot News Access, the earliest deadline to get on the ballot as a third party has already passed: May 9, for Texas.
You can walk her to the mailbox, and put the ballot in the mailbox and raise the flag, but you don't take the ballot.
Johnson was on the ballot in every state, while Stein was either on the ballot, or eligible for a write-in, in 48 states.
Ashcroft prepared to certify signatures as soon as possible so that the measures could appear on the August ballot, rather than the November ballot.
By some estimates, the proportion of total delegates falls from about 95 percent on the first ballot to 25 percent on the second ballot.
Mr. Altic is the editor of the Ballot Measures Project at Ballotpedia, where Mr. Byrne is a staff writer focusing on statewide ballot measures.
Josh Altic is the editor of the Ballot Measures Project at Ballotpedia, where Ryan Byrne is a staff writer focusing on statewide ballot measures.
Lilieth Walters, whose ballot was tossed due to a signature issue, said she did not know her ballot was rejected until CNN told her.
Some states allow you to request an absentee ballot online, but sometimes you have to mail in a form, get an absentee ballot in the mail, then send that ballot back—more interaction with snail mail than a lot of young people are used to.
"[O'Rourke might] cause some Republicans who cast a straight ballot to not just do that from the start, and go down the ballot and go candidate by candidate," Jones said, noting that Democrats are much more likely to go the straight-ticket ballot route.
My name wasn't on the ballot," he said, adding, "As much as I try and convince people to go vote, I'm not on the ballot.
A LOT OF THEM ARE SAYING I'M VOTING FOR SECRETARY CLINTON AT THE BALLOT AND REPUBLICANS DOWN THE BALLOT WHERE THERE ARE A FEW RACES.
The machines, called ballot-marking devices, let voters select their choices on a touchscreen computer, which then prints out their selections on a paper ballot.
Ballot selfies Posting an #IVoted selfie showing your ballot on Instagram sounds like a fun idea, but you should take a second before uploading it.
Whereas Leave is a ballot measure asking a single, concrete policy proposal (though one with vast implications), Trump is not a ballot measure at all.
Kasich is still on the ballot, and the signatures his campaign submitted to get onto that ballot were certified by the Pennsylvania secretary of state.
They also return a ranked choice ballot that, in the event of a runoff, counts for whichever runoff candidate is ranked higher on the ballot.
YOU SAID THE GENERIC BALLOT IS AT A GOOD PLACE, SO IF AN ELECTION WERE TODAY, WE'D KEEP THE MAJORITY, ACCORDING TO THE GENERIC BALLOT.
A group opposed to the ballot proposal currently has an appeal meant to keep the proposal off the ballot pending before the Michigan Supreme Court.
One coloratura option: About 17 states have ballot-qualified third parties (beyond the bigger three) now on the ballot, just organized in that one state.
They are hoping that, with Trump on the ballot, the party's base voters will flock to the polls and ultimately boost their candidates down ballot.
Vote-at-home is also associated with more people voting their whole ballot — even the mysterious judicial races and ballot propositions at the tail end.
Editorial For Tuesday's elections, here are The Times's recommendations in major races and on ballot proposals (which are on the reverse side of the ballot).
In Missouri and Oklahoma, progressive groups are aiming to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot, following the ballot box successes in other states in 2018.
The Broward County elections office also faced scrutiny for sending out a sample ballot that did not resemble the ballot used during the election itself.
In down-ballot races in North Carolina, though, Republicans still often hold their advantage, and placing more "R's" on the ballot likely won't hurt their cause.
"Ballot harvesting," otherwise known as an absentee ballot collection, is when people collect other voters' completed ballots and take them to the polls on their behalf.
They are asked to tell election workers if they've already cast an absentee ballot, which can be voided, and to cast a new ballot. http://bit.
Maine delegates are bound by the caucus outcome on the convention's first ballot but can change their vote if the process moves to a second ballot.
Those who cast a provisional ballot should head to their county election office immediately, bringing a ballot receipt and driver's license/ID or proof of citizenship.
People without the required identification can cast a provisional ballot, but they must produce an approved ID within six days or their ballot will be nullified.
"A lot of people think they need to ask for a provisional ballot, but in some instances they can cast a regular ballot," Ms. DeWitt said.
"Trump won't be on the ballot, even though Democrats will try to put him on the ballot," said Dave Gilliard, a Republican consultant based in California.
Germany has a complicated system of proportional representation, in which each voter casts one ballot for a local representative and one ballot for a political party.
You can also take that blank ballot to a physical polling place and exchange it for a ballot with presidential candidates from one of those parties.
In the final weeks, election handicappers will be watching the generic Democrat versus Republican ballot to gauge the potential Trump fallout on down-ballot GOP candidates.
For instance, to cast an absentee ballot in the crucial swing state of Ohio, you have to register by mail by October 11 (better get on that!), then request a ballot by November 5, then send your ballot in so that it's received by November 18.
The system consists of about 22016,240 "ballot-marking devices" set up in vote centers across the county: After voters insert blank ballot paper into a machine and use its touchscreen to make their selections, the device prints out a machine-generated paper ballot marked with their choices.
One possible reason for that is that in Broward, the Senate race was listed on the ballot directly underneath the ballot instructions, making it easy to overlook.
Johnson will be on the ballot in all 50 states, while Stein will be on the ballot in 45 states, as well as the District of Columbia.
"Two years ago we lost by a slim margin and it was because of the language on the ballot and the placing on the ballot," Allen said.
So it's a good time to review the entire lineup of Republican Senate seats on the ballot — or that could plausibly be on the ballot — in 2018.
Under this relatively new, nationalized framework of voting, down-ballot races are more of a referendum on the president than on the actual person on the ballot.
Under a previous rule that allowed a candidate on the ballot with a majority of delegates in five states, Paul would have been on the convention ballot.
Currently, some county recorders are calling voters whose mail-in ballot signatures do not match those on file, to have them verify that they signed the ballot.
"The best way to ensure that this virus doesn't keep people from the ballot box is to bring the ballot box to them," the two senators wrote.
They can plug a pair of earphones into the machine and navigate through the ballot without help from another person, preserving their right to a secret ballot.
These provisions force states to allow same-day voter registration, no-excuse absentee mail-in votes, and insecure third-party ballot submissions (also known as ballot harvesting).
A voter may cast a ballot at any vote center within a given jurisdiction — the center provides them with the appropriate ballot depending on where they live.
A voter, once they are done filling out their ballot, returns it and their voter card to a ballot box that is monitored by a party volunteer.
"The people of Guinea Bissau are sovereign, and I will respect the verdict of the ballot box," Vaz said after casting his ballot in the capital, Bissau.
In addition to a tick mark, the ballot has an extra dot on it — an addition that Mr. Osuli and his supporters say makes the ballot invalid.
The state has a "jungle" primary ballot on what is Election Day for everyone else, meaning all the candidates run on one ballot, regardless of party affiliation.
The unspoken truth is that faced with a long ballot, unfamiliar names, and strange offices, most voters will simply guess — or leave portions of their ballot blank.
While there are certainly potential flaws in electronic ballot-marking machines (which print a finished ballot) and ballot scanners, the paper ballots themselves are the most secure method we have to not only cast a vote, but also to verify that the outcome of the election is correct.
They weren't the only members of the Trump family who had trouble filling out the New York ballot, though — the president's absentee ballot also had the wrong birthdate.
Trump only made the ballot at the last minute thanks to a late scramble by state Republicans who discovered that their nominee was not yet on the ballot.
Cambodia needs 30,000 ballot boxes, said Sik Bun Hok, adding that Chinese equipment for the general election, including ballot boxes and booths, was due to arrive in March.
More than 700,000 signatures are required for the ballot initiative to appear on the ballot, and the initiative would need 60 percent of support from voters to pass.
Early voting can also help voters deal with a longer ballot, especially in states like Washington, California and Oregon where ballot measures can make for hours of reading.
"The cost of ballot measure campaigns reflects the costs generally of media in each state," said Brian Brokaw, a California Democratic strategist who has worked on ballot measures.
The plan laid out by Holder Thursday includes looking at down-ballot races, checking for infrastructure and a legal strategy for map drawing and supporting state ballot reforms.
If he or she thinks it doesn't match the one on the application form for the absentee ballot, the envelope is left unopened and the ballot isn't counted.
Mr. Mitchell's data indicates that just 15 percent of No Party Preference voters requested a Democratic ballot; the rest did not receive a ballot with the Democratic contest.
The Republican ballot names the candidates while the confusing Democratic ballot asks voters to choose a candidate as well as delegates pledged to either of the two candidates.
By party rules, almost all delegates are bound to the candidate on the first ballot, but that requirement is sharply reduced on any second ballot and subsequent tallies.
Some are concerned about "ballot exhaustion," which occurs when voters' don't rank all of the candidates, including those that make it to the final round of ballot counting.
This can mean just using paper ballots, or it can mean using a ballot marking machine that lets voters enter their preferences and then prints out a ballot.
Voters must either mail in a ballot postmarked by election day or drop off their ballot in person in their county elections office no later than 8 p.m.
If the election is fewer than 30 days away and your ballot still hasn't arrived, you can cast a backup vote using the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot.
If no candidate gets that on the first ballot, there will be a second ballot (and potentially more) on which unelected superdelegates are able to cast a vote.
Arkansas is the second state in which he will be on the Democratic primary ballot, after qualifying to put his name on the ballot in Alabama last Friday.
In Alaska, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Utah, Vermont and Wisconsin, photos at the ballot box are permissible, but cannot include a picture of a completed ballot.
While some of those delegates may be required to vote for Trump on a first ballot, they could vote for Cruz or John Kasich on a second ballot.
OUTCOME: Only pledged delegates would vote on the first ballot, but with no majority winner, the party would then vote on a second ballot (and more if needed).
"Trump's not on the ballot, but he is on the ballot," he said at a phone-bank event to get out the vote at the local Republican headquarters.
They also had a gaming proposition on the ballot, and there was a big push for Native Americans to participate because their issues were actually on the ballot.
Once a voter's registration is confirmed, a ballot individualized for the voter's election district will be printed; the ballot must then be filled out and inserted into a scanner.
The day ended with voters burning the ballot papers and ballot boxes, claiming that this was the only way to ensure they were not stuffed with 'yes' votes later.
Ballot Question 2: Yes The second ballot proposal would rightfully strengthen the Civilian Complaint Review Board, a semi-independent group that investigates reports of police misconduct against the public.
In some cases directly, with voter ID ballot initiatives in Arkansas and North Carolina, and a ballot initiative in Florida regarding the voting rights of people with felony records.
House Democrats, who have been working hard to tie GOP candidate to Trump, say his ballot troubles are filtering the advantage down-ballot to their candidates across the country.
"If what we do is run a ballot initiative and fund five candidates, it will be a committee for the ballot initiative and donations to the candidates," Altman said.
I'm talking about the California November voter guide, which this year clocks in at 224 pages, thanks to 593 statewide ballot propositions—the longest ballot in a quarter-century.
In a four-way ballot, Clinton leads Donald Trump 230 percent to 22015 percent, and in a two-way ballot, the Democratic nominee leads 22016 percent to 38 percent.
A recent generic ballot survey found Democrats with a 10-point lead on the generic ballot, continuing a lead that the party has held over the GOP for months.
The Oregon Legislature is considering its own trading regime, and a ballot initiative to create a carbon tax is expected to be on the Washington State ballot in November.
A lot of this, I'm going up to Microsoft this week, tomorrow, to see their new voting system, which is encrypted and paper ballot, to a backup paper ballot.
In Ohio, the legislature has gotten behind a plan to send every voter a notice about getting an absentee ballot, followed by a reasonable period to cast that ballot.
In October, a group of drivers for Lyft, Uber and DoorDash announced they had submitted a California ballot initiative for the November 2020 ballot in response to AB-5.
Bloomberg is not on the ballot in Saturday's South Carolina primary, but will be on ballot on Super Tuesday, when voters in 14 states will go to the polls.
"Maybe this moment was tailor-made for ballot measures as a critical form of policy making and protest," said Justine Sarver, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center.
With a quick Google image search for "ballot boxes," he landed on a shot of a balding fellow standing behind black plastic boxes that helpfully had "Ballot Box" labels.
"Down-ballot and up-ballot he's definitely a liability," said Dane Nealson, a former Republican chairman of Story County, the largest and most Democratic county in Mr. King's district.
Ballot papers carrying a watermark but not the ballot box committee&aposs official stamp will be considered valid, something that led to allegations of fraud during last year&aposs referendum.
In addition to proportional voting and no superdelegates on the first ballot, there are other reasons it will be hard for any particular candidate to win on the first ballot.
The vast majority of the delegates going to Cleveland are bound by the voting in their states to cast a ballot for a certain candidate for at least one ballot.
John Kasich can only win in a multi-ballot convention contest, and Ted Cruz would need to win an improbable 86% of the remaining delegates to seize the first ballot.
Because most delegates in most states are bound to vote one way on the first convention ballot, those individuals' personal loyalties don't really matter... ...until a second or third ballot.
The volunteers were unable to tell if my ballot had been counted or not, but they made sure I was able to fill out another ballot that would be counted.
If your political opponent puts something on the ballot you dislike, you put your own measure on the ballot, too, with the intention of confusing voters into opposing them both.
The ballot follows a decision by Ryanair pilots in Britain, the Irish airline's largest market, earlier this month to hold a similar ballot in a dispute over pay and conditions.
"These ballot boxes are a symbol of Japan's aid for democracy in Cambodia and I hope these ballot boxes will provide lasting benefits for holding future election smoothly," Horinouchi said.
And that's typically how things work if you haven't put your ballot into the ballot box or pushed that final button on the electronic machine to put your vote in.
These delegates will be pledged to Trump on the first ballot in Cleveland but could switch to Cruz if the real estate mogul fails to win on the first ballot.
Josh Altic, a ballot initiative expert at Ballotpedia, said only seven of the 71 citizen-led measures on the ballot in 35 states qualified without paying for signature gathering services.
Voters must give a reason to get an absentee ballot and the state asks voters who can actually cast a ballot on Election Day at their polling place do so.
California, Arizona, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts have adult use legalization on the ballot while North Dakota, Arkansas, Montana, and Florida have medical use or expanded medical use on the ballot.
This team is building a pathway for an independent candidate to launch a presidential run through conventional ballot access measures and constitutional legal challenges to unduly restrictive state ballot requirements.
Almost all of the 150 measures on state ballots this year are either referred to the ballot by state legislators or sent to the ballot after supporters gather enough signatures.
The news outlet reported Wednesday that 34 percent of voters attempted to cast a ballot in a host of state, local and national elections on the ballot in Oakland County.
The New Hampshire Democratic Party tried twice to keep O'Connor, who dropped out of the Democratic primary, off the ballot, but the state's ballot commission ruled to have him appear.
Ballot harvester admission One of the ways we know if ballot harvesting is taking place is that absentee ballots have two signed witnesses to ensure the integrity of the process.
In Washington, the early epicenter of the pandemic, all voters were mailed a ballot and had the option to make their choices at home and return the ballot postage free.
He hadn't been on the ballot in the first four states to vote, but he was on the ballot everywhere on Tuesday, and he won … the territory of American Samoa.
If Cruz can fill the seats with delegates favorable to him, they can switch on the second ballot, having satisfied their legal obligations by backing Trump on the first ballot.
Before that, Galois published a paper, "Modifying an Off-the-Shelf Wireless Router for PDF Ballot Tampering," which explains an attack against common home routers that enables a hacker to intercept a PDF ballot and silently modify that ballot before sending it along to an election authority — an attack that is almost undetectable.
While some states don't have explicit laws against selfies, they do have laws against sharing your completed ballot with other people, and a selfie with your ballot is doing just that.
"We did what the D.C. law requires in order to get Bernie on the ballot and we are confident he will be on the ballot," Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said Wednesday.
Strict voter identification laws mean that voters will be required to cast a provisional ballot and show proof of ID within a matter of days for the ballot to be counted.
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump will appear on the ballot in Minnesota, after a last-minute scramble by state Republicans who discovered Wednesday that their nominee was not yet on the ballot.
In Florida, if a voter's signature on a vote-by-mail ballot does not match the signature on file, then the ballot is declared illegal, and the vote is not counted.
He needs to avoid a second ballot, where Ted Cruz's Nixon-esque machinations could cost him, so he's putting pressure on the delegates to vote for him on the first ballot.
A candidate who finishes a close second on an indeterminate first ballot, only to close the gap and win an outright majority on the second ballot, "looks like" a legitimate winner.
Colorado Republican chairman Steve House announced several corrections to the ballot from the stage, including multiple names that were on the ballot twice, none of which affected any candidate's official slate.
Most recently, a petition in the deep red state of Nebraska to put the Medicaid expansion on the ballot garnered over 100,000 signatures, putting the issue on the November 2018 ballot.
But if the businessman fails to get 1,237 votes on that first ballot, the vast majority of the delegates will be freed, creating a free-for-all on the second ballot.
Democrats have for months held a steady lead in generic congressional ballot polling, and a RealClearPolitics average of polls shows the party with a 85033-point lead on the generic ballot.
When faulty machines would not accept ballots in Boone, N.C., Allison Critcher was asked by a poll worker to slip her ballot through a little metal slot on the ballot box.
The umbrella group behind the ballot proposal, Nevadans for Background Checks, has threatened to sue the state if the governor doesn't start putting the ballot proposal into effect by Oct. 9.
Near the turn of the 20th century, the American states rapidly adopted the practice of conducting elections with the "Australian ballot," or the secret ballot as we currently know it today.
According to voter registration documents, Kushner requested an absentee ballot and registered as a Republican on September 20, 2018 -- just over a month before he cast his absentee ballot in November.
Some election experts warn that ballot-marking devices have serious reliability and security issues, and recommend they be used only for voters who are unable to mark a ballot by hand.
But I think here in California, the ballot initiative system has sometimes been seen as not very effective, or beholden to people who can pay to get things on the ballot.
But to remove him as their nominee from the ballot, the Working Families Party would essentially have to nominate Crowley for another position on the ballot — and he'd have to accept.
New Jersey has an unusual primary ballot rule in which the county party's endorsement is actually printed on the ballot, which gives a big boost to candidates with the party's backing.
"  The first text reads, "Your absentee ballot is ready.
May's deal, no deal and remain — on the ballot?
They have only one real remedy -- the ballot box.
Ending mass incarceration — that's on the ballot right now!
Legal-pot push shifts to red states California Supreme Court Blocks Ballot Measure To Split State Into Three Ohio places drug pricing measure on its November ballot "I believe that this is going to get passed and for the reasons that appear on the ballot," said Kamau Allen, an organizer at Abolish Slavery Colorado.
That means giving people weeks before Election Day to cast a ballot when it's most convenient for them, or at least making it simple to send in an absentee or provisional ballot.
A list of where ballot selfies are definitely illegal is below:AlabamaAlaskaArizonaCaliforniaFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisKansasMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMississippiNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaWisconsinTexasThere are a bunch of states where the legality of ballot selfies is more in flux.
The remark came after Burnett played videotape that appeared to show Lara Trump's husband, Eric, peeking at her ballot, and tape that appeared to show Donald Trump inspecting the ballot of Melania.
Taking it even one step further, "I was the person who was on the ballot," she said, revealing that she doesn't believe anyone else's name was on the final ballot but hers.
" He pointed out that he was named Republican chairman on the seventh ballot -- and though he led the entire race, "no one gave it to me on the second or third ballot.
Senior Spanish government officials said on Tuesday authorities had done enough to prevent a meaningful referendum as Catalonia lacked an election commission, ballot boxes, ballot papers, a transparent census and election material.
California voters in 290, the year that Harris took office, rejected a ballot initiative to implement a similar reform statewide — though the ballot proposal had some problems, leading to Harris's own opposition.
In Washington state, Trump is the only candidate on the Republican ballot; and in North Dakota, which will hold caucuses, Trump was the only candidate to qualify to be on the ballot.
The ballot will feature a total of 16 names total on the ballot, almost half of whom have unofficially dropped out of the running but are still likely to get some votes.
Not all caucusgoers selected the necessary three candidates required by the party, or because they didn't sign the ballot, which could invalidate a ballot, although these people could return to caucus Saturday.
Bloomberg isn't on the ballot until Super Tuesday: Despite all the chatter around Mike Bloomberg and his debut at the Las Vegas debate, he won't be on the ballot in South Carolina.
The state recently faced a court challenge to its Republican ballot that only lists President Donald Trump; the Minnesota Supreme Court denied the petition to add other names to the GOP ballot.
The new law would, among other reforms, ensure Mexican workers the right to vote by secret ballot on labor unions and establish democratic processes to elect union leaders through a secret ballot.
But because it is more difficult to change a law passed through the ballot initiative process than one passed by lawmakers, the California Legislature quickly enacted a version of the ballot bill.
Compared to other liberal states with ballot measures, "you are not going to have to spend as much on your campaign in Oregon," said Josh Altic, Ballot Measures Project Director for Ballotpedia.
" The article explained that "the Clinton campaign's likely goal was to slip the fake ballot boxes in with the real ballot boxes when they went to official election judges on November 24th.
Mr. Perez defeated Mr. Ellison on the second ballot — the vote for Mr. Buttigieg had prevented him from earning a majority on the first ballot — and took over a party in shambles.
"If Rick Scott wanted to make sure every legal ballot is counted, he would not be suing to try and stop voters from having their legal ballot counted as intended," Nelson said.
Between the opening statement from investigators, Britt's testimony and corroborating testimony from other witnesses, here is what we learned about the alleged ballot tampering scheme: Collecting an absentee ballot for another person and falsely witnessing a ballot — two of the allegations made in the witnesses' testimony — are violations of state law, according to the state investigators.
BallotReady lets users type in their addresses to locate their polling places, find out what's on the ballot, and read through non-partisan information on what the candidates stand for—everything from big-ticket Senate races to down-ballot races for roles like state legislators, attorneys general, and civil court judges, as well as ballot propositions.
Let's start with Americans who will find it fairly easy to cast a ballot from home: fluent English speakers who do not have a disability that requires them to seek assistance filling out a ballot or mailing it, and who have easy access to a mailbox or to a location where they can drop off their ballot.
On the second ballot, about 43% of delegates become free agents and if no one gets to 1,237 votes by the third ballot, about eight in 10 of those people are free agents.
In the eight years of Obama, Democrats won big the two times he was on the ballot (2008, 2012), but they lost big the times he wasn't on the ballot (2010, 2014, 2016).
Update: Americans across the country will get three choices on the November ballot — Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has made the ballot in all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., his campaign announced on Tuesday.
In Colorado, something pretty wild is happening: Proposition 112, a ballot initiative that would effectively take a sledgehammer to the state's oil and gas industry, gathered enough signatures to get on the ballot.
"Ballot measure campaigns costing in the tens of millions of dollars are nothing new in California," said Brian Brokaw, a Democratic strategist based in Sacramento who has worked on ballot measures for years.
"Ballot measures are a tool, not only for the people but for anyone who has a vested interest," said Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director of the left-leaning Ballot Initiative Strategy Center.
For example, in Oregon, tampering with a mailed ballot is a felony; for each ballot affected, that felony is punishable by up to five years in prison and up to a $125,000 fine.
When Moore has been on the statewide ballot without these allegations holding him down and with top-of-the-ticket races drawing turnout, he still vastly underperformed other Republicans on the same ballot.
Justice required Rosselló to include the status quo in a revised ballot, which he did, but the DOJ said it would not have enough time to review the revised ballot before the plebiscite.
It is one of a minority of states that do not allow voters to cast a ballot before Election Day, and its absentee ballot laws are among the most restrictive in the country.
President Trump carried the state by more than 20 points in 2016, and with the real estate mogul on the ballot once again in 2020, Republican candidates down-ballot could see a boost.
De Leon, who said Thursday that Newsom based his ballot initiative on de Leon's own proposals, has asked the lieutenant governor to agree to withdraw his ballot measure should the Senate bills pass.
Democrats also saw major victories in down-ballot races, giving the party a boost at a time when it has seen its down-ballot victories reduced almost to rubble during the past decade.
"My name may not be on the ballot, but our progress is on the ballot," Mr. Obama said on Saturday night at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation gala dinner in Washington, where Mrs.
If no one has an outright majority on the first ballot, there will then be a second ballot and, if necessary a third, a fourth and so on, until someone wins a majority.
Authorities in Washington, which votes by mail-in ballot, asked residents on Twitter to please (please!) use "alternative methods" to seal ballot return envelopes, like wet sponge, cloth, heck even your pet's tongue.
The 14 proposals on Alphabet's ballot were the most on any U.S. public company's ballot in a decade, according to research firm ISS Analytics, reflecting the breadth of issues facing the tech giant.
Not all states allow everyone to use a mail-in ballot (also called an absentee ballot or absentee voting) unless they declare a specific excuse in advance, such as travel or an emergency.
Under the rule changes, they would no longer be allowed to vote on the first ballot, only on a second ballot and other subsequent votes if no candidate had won a delegate majority.
Resolving the question of the president's fitness at the ballot box isn't really an option, much less the best option, when the question boils down to whether the ballot box will be stuffed.
Glenn's campaign has relied on his strong grassroots support, as he qualified for the ballot through a more difficult vote at the state convention instead of through the more common ballot-signature process.
In Maine, the secretary of state's office said it would need $216,22000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 and $641,000 in fiscal year 2018-2019 to print additional ballot pages and update ballot machines.
"On many of the machines you could only see one party on the ballot, sometimes two or three, but you could never see all of the parties on a ballot," said Mr. Cabral.
In Maine, the secretary of state's office said it would need $761,000 in the 2018 fiscal year and $641,163 in the 2019 fiscal year to print additional ballot pages and update ballot machines.
Whether it is for a presidential campaign, a down-ballot race, a ballot initiative, a grassroots campaign, a trade association's recruitment effort or an inside-the-Beltway legislative battle, targeted digital advertising works.
"Ballot access requirements vary significantly from state to state, and it seems that N.Y. might be able to simply add tax disclosure as a procedural ballot access requirement," he wrote in an email.
Trump spread similar "rigged election" talk over the weekend in Greeley, Colorado, questioning the state's mail-in ballot system and encouraging voters to get a new ballot at an election site in person.
DC's ballot initiative seems doomed to meet the same fate as Maine's did last year, when state lawmakers repealed a similar ballot measure voters had passed in 25 before it went into effect.
Voters read their ballot papers in Brooklyn on Election Day.
"That will hopefully live down the ballot to local issues."
They have already surprised the world at the ballot box.
The process for placing the ballot is simple but lengthy.
The votes are then printed out onto a paper ballot.
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Even farther down the ballot, voters will find judicial elections.
Colorado approved a ballot initiative on the issue last week.
On the next ballot, one more came out for acquittal.
Passing at the ballot box is just the first hurdle.
You can get your name on the ballot pretty easily.
In fact most Republicans do agree based on ballot numbers.
"Magic mushrooms" are now on the ballot in the city.
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What kind of politics we expect is on the ballot.
He said Grimm failed to cast the most crucial ballot.
Help elect and vote for Native candidates on the ballot.
Voters should body slam Gianforte at the ballot box Thurs.
But Obama isn't on the ballot and isn't endorsing Biden.
The two candidates on the Louisiana ballot to fill Sen.
Abortion: The matter was on the ballot in three states.
Jack Bowden loads his ballot into the voting counting machine.
Mike Pence, Trump's running mate, on her ballot for president.
On a second ballot, I think he'll drop a lot.
Tallies from the separate presidential ballot had not been released.
For all democracy's weaknesses, the ballot box can still work.
An automated democracy could replace both politicians and ballot boxes.
Besides Vermont and Illinois, states have legalized through ballot initiatives.
John Bel Edwards (D), are on the ballot next month.
No nomination has gone to a second ballot since 1952.
In 2012, 48% of eligible Latino voters cast a ballot.
The ballot initiatives aim to cover people in this position.
Mr Khalilzad has mooted delaying the ballot; Mr Ghani disagrees.
That idea is on the November ballot in Washington state.
Of the 34 on the ballot, 20 have submitted statements.
The main dilemma is what to put on the ballot.
They needed 178,21625 to officially qualify as a ballot measure.
Grab an umbrella and make sure you cast your ballot.
All three could be offered on the same ballot paper.
Under state law, Moore cannot be removed from the ballot.
This year, 26 of those seats are on the ballot.
Who, yes, will be on the ballot again next November.
The top two candidates on the GOP ballot – Lt. Gov.
Unions will ballot on the plan in January next year.
Eric Trump, for example, proudly submitted his ballot this morning.
Ballot machines are, by design, not easy things to hack.
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Californians have 26.5 ballot measures to consider on Election Day.
And women attending political campaign events and casting a ballot.
The result of the postal ballot is due on Sunday.
They can also "express their frustration at the ballot box".
Much depends on whether Ms Aldana stays on the ballot.
And one — Michigan — will likely go through a ballot initiative.
Send your ballot in from October 43 through Election Day.
Even rival candidates may want Lula's name on the ballot.
Worthwhile policies must obtain voter support, thanks to the ballot.
The fundamental problem is that #NeverTrump isn't on the ballot.
Atiku later cast his ballot in the eastern Adamawa state.
A Clinton landslide would reverberate even further down the ballot.
"Paris will be on the ballot," Deese said on Twitter.
Instead, he petitioned to be added to the primary ballot.
"He's not even on the ballot in Nevada," Biden said.
The ballot will be followed by another vote on Nov.
The choice will be on the ballot in June 2018.
Not every single ballot needs to be scanned by machines.
In 2628, 28503,22019,267 Puerto Ricans cast their ballot against statehood.
And then you have people who are behind ballot initiatives.
Clinton acknowledged that it was her name on the ballot.
Ah, the joy of Democrats campaigning in ballot initiative states.
"Jesus is not on the ballot, Colin," she assured Jost.
Read the exact language of the November 7 ballot measure.
In my home state, climate change is on the ballot.
That's a gain of 5 points on the generic ballot.
A paper ballot has no software and no moving parts.
I mean there's a ballot access issue in South Carolina.
As a result, America is divided on the ballot selfie.
Nor are its residents allowed to vote by absentee ballot.
Marijuana is on the ballot in nine states this November.
Dianne Feinstein and other opponents write in the ballot summary.
Here are some central questions thrown up by the ballot.
Thomas Massie cast a GOP ballot against Ryan on Tuesday.
Results of the SPD ballot are due on March 4.
Medical marijuana was also on the ballot for several states.
She reportedly cast her November ballot in New York City.
The caucus will vote by secret ballot behind closed doors.
For these reasons, only his name appears on the ballot.
Votes are cast in the Republican caucuses by secret ballot.
"There's not going to be a second ballot," Manafort said.
A number of state ballot initiatives are also gathering attention.
Of the 35 senate seats on the ballot this Nov.
The place to beat Trump is at the ballot box.
But no state allows either method for casting a ballot.
The Republican attack on democracy extends beyond the ballot box.
What are your first ballot, hall of fame "hell missions"?
The "generic ballot" question was conducted among 846 registered voters.
Having Sherrod Brown on the ballot could assure hefty majorities.
James Cox (D) on the Democratic National Convention's 44th ballot.
There wasn't a Republican on the ballot for those seats.
He is already on the ballot in all 28503 states.
A mere 20163% are "very enthusiastic" about casting their ballot.
All 140 seats in both chambers were on the ballot.
Democrats threatened to sue to keep Collins on the ballot.
Progressives' record in ballot measures on election day wasn't perfect.
It doesn't have to be on the first ballot, either.
The generic congressional ballot tends to move in predictable ways.
Medicare and Social Security are on the ballot next week.
The impeachment vote will not be a secret ballot, however.
Of course, there is no prospect of a secret ballot.
"Our future depends upon you casting a ballot," Bush said.
Local and state elections can drive votes up the ballot.
The ballot was also filled out for other GOP candidates.
Ultimately, over 110 candidates petitioned to get onto the ballot.
"We have some very antiquated ballot design laws," Kavanagh said.
In total, there were 20183 generic ballot polls put out.
Some 2017,500 signatures are needed to get on the ballot.
Donald Trump is the only other choice on the ballot.
The ballot item is still awaiting approval from state officials.
I'm not sure how far this trickles down ballot, though.
Mr. Farage cast his ballot in Kent, in southeast England.
Ian Conyers will appear on the primary ballot on Aug.
The measure will be Issue Five on the November ballot.
He was elected as RNC chairman on  the sixth ballot.
The fifth judge on the ballot is a Brownback appointee.
Officially, there are 20 different political parties on Sunday's ballot.
Both candidates will appear without party affiliation in the ballot.
Virginia: You can take pictures, even of your completed ballot.
The best candidates tend not to get on the ballot.
Reform was not on the ballot, though some reformists were.
"I think the ballot access question is manageable," he said.
That rule would prevent Kasich from getting on the ballot.
With only your ballot, you ruined the great American experiment.
And beyond the ballot logistics, presidential bids are incredibly expensive.
The pairing of measures was meant to simplify the ballot.
Once you cast your ballot, you can't get it back.
Motherboard reporters explored what's at stake on this year's ballot.
Other states have approved recreational marijuana use through ballot initiatives.
She said she had already marked her ballot for Mrs.
Representatives of European Union member states voted by secret ballot.
Health care is very much on the ballot this year.
It has also had significant implications on down ballot races.
But it's a big day for down ballot elections, too.
Other experts called Ohio's policy reasonable to maintain ballot integrity.
We will flex our muscles at the ballot box, too.
It is not Mr. Trump alone mobilizing Democrats down ballot.
This year, 83 of those seats are on the ballot.
Completed papers will be placed in a metal ballot box.
With luck, this time nobody will stuff the ballot boxes.■
Claire McCaskill, the state's Democratic senator, supports the ballot initiative.
There any voter can cast a ballot, regardless of geography.
I hope you act on them at the ballot box.
The military belongs in its barracks, not our ballot boxes.
The ballot box this time did not talk, but shouted.
But voters won't cast a ballot for another 500 days.
Her ballot, records show, was never returned to elections officials.
Here's what you need to know about the generic ballot.
Under approval voting, you mark all three on your ballot.
For the survival of American democracy is on the ballot.
On the ballot as a candidate for governor: Mr. Hood.
Some Americans show their candidate preference at the ballot box.
On Tuesday, more than 250 women were on the ballot.
My name is on the ballot for US Congress CA48.
They have a total of nine initiatives on the ballot.
Both races will again be on the ballot in November.
He said he would remain on the ballot in November.
But what If no candidate has a first ballot majority?
"I think it could be a second ballot," said Rep.
Two campaigns ended when he was kicked off the ballot.
"Who we are is on the ballot," Mr. Obama said.
The union is now initiating a strike ballot, Verdi added.
Voters will vote on his replacement on the presidential ballot.
Ballot measures for Medicaid expansion have had some success recently.
The state will have two Senate seats on the ballot.
Those two will face each other on the November ballot.
All candidates in the race appear on the same ballot.
Not every contender was on the ballot in New Hampshire.
Consider the secret ballot, a foundational value in democratic systems.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't on the ballot.
The only other candidate on the Democratic ballot Saturday, Rep.
Bill Weld, are on the ballot in all 50 states.
Rosselló then changed the ballot to reflect the DOJ's proposals.
Instead, the Koch donors are turning their attention down ballot.
The yellow economy was backed up by the ballot box.
This is Walker's 10th and final year on the ballot.
Mr Khalilzad has suggested delaying the ballot; Mr Ghani refuses.
There are ways to protect ballot initiatives from legislative tampering.
Around half of the country's automated ballot machines had failed.
But now Democrats have a dozen people on the ballot.
One, Mark Bessette, 54, already had voted by absentee ballot.
In a primary, voters select one candidate on a ballot.
Maybe you've even considered putting your name on the ballot.
In Wisconsin, no one in prison can cast a ballot.
He plans to file a new ballot initiative on Wednesday.
At the ballot box, our options have been relatively limited.
In other years only eight were included on the ballot.
McConnell's seat will be on the ballot next in 28500.
In some states such ballot initiatives can be quite numerous.
Some queued for over an hour to cast their ballot.
Of course, Trump is not on the ballot in 2018.
Connecticut voters can void an absentee ballot until 10 a.m.
The result of the ballot is due by Sept. 9.
What should voters think — especially when at the ballot box?
Casey and Toomey sought a prompt floor ballot, yet Sen.
A televised ballot is due to start at 2 p.m.
Not all voters actually cast a ballot in an election.
"I think the ballot box will show that in 2020."
Democrats have maintained a steady lead in generic ballot polls.
And they will express that judgment at the ballot box.
And they're heading to the ballot box to change it.
Just 42.7 percent of islanders cast a ballot in 2014.
"It's going to help people up and down the ballot."
You ask for a mandate, general, from a ballot box.
The results of the postal ballot are expected this weekend.
" "Our national character is on the ballot this time around.
Receive a ballot, fill it out and send it back.
On election night, the votes at the ballot box mattered.
Sanders campaigned in Colorado in favor of the ballot question.
But the 2018 ballot is still some eight pages long.
That's more votes than any candidate on the ballot received.
Next week, Lawrence plans to cast a ballot for Bloomberg.
Ballot access doesn't seem to be a barrier for him.
There were 24 candidates on the ballot for retired Sen.
Well, that wouldn't be sufficient to obtain a regular ballot.
Ari Berman wrote a book recently, Give Us the Ballot.
It's also interesting to note the rate of ballot returns.
This is just one of 12 states, 10 gubernatorial races, 19 legislative chambers, 3 ballot initiatives, and 6 down-ballot races that the NDRC is eyeing as they try to level the playing field.
The state GOP printed a supplemental ballot and placed the names and ballot positions of the remaining candidates on two screens above the stage, but Trump supporters said that not every attendee got one.
It would also secure ballot access in a number of states that automatically grant ballot status if the presidential candidate receives anywhere from 1 percent to 5 percent of the vote (varying by state).
This morass includes multiple initiatives on the same issue, proposals to extend deadlines that the legislature has routinely extended itself, and ballot measures that force future policies to be decided by other ballot measures.
The California Supreme Court earlier this month blocked the Cal 3 proposal from the November ballot, saying it was too significant a change to the state's structure to be undertaken by a ballot initiative.
The state party agreed to change its traditional paper ballot primary to a caucus system in early March, in order to let him avoid the restriction that he couldn't appear on the ballot twice.
Kastorf alleged other ballot problems in Dougherty County, including some voters who requested an absentee ballot and never received one as well as residents receiving ballots too late to return them by the deadline.
He also pointed to provisional ballot issues in Chatham County, Ga., where he said voters who were told they need to cast a provisional ballot were turned away because some polling locations ran out.
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Meanwhile, Democrats have threatened to sue to keep Collins on the ballot, believing they have a better shot of flipping the red, Buffalo-area seat if the embattled congressman's name stays on the ballot.
Morfeld added that the ballot initiative group would need to collect between 130,000 and 140,000 signatures and turn them in by July 85033 in order for the measure to be placed on the ballot.
Proposal Three would restore Michigan's straight-party ballot, enact no-fault absentee voting and allow voters to register and vote on Election Day, among other measures to make it easier to cast a ballot.
A majority of voters there have cast their ballot by mail absentee, and Republicans often have a big absentee ballot edge in the state — something that helps a lot in low-turnout special elections.
A measure legalizing psilocybin therapy is likely to be on the ballot in Oregon in 2020, and activists in California are mounting a second campaign to get a decriminalization measure on the ballot there.
The final generic ballot polls — and, for that matter, generic ballot polls taken 22010 to 22006 days ahead of the election — tend to do a solid job of predicting the final national popular vote.
We went through the ballot vote by vote — president, governor, on down to ballot initiatives on carbon taxes and public transit — discussing the opposing arguments, allowing the boys (11 and 13) to ask questions.
The lawsuits in Georgia, Texas and Arizona revolve around listing Republican candidates first on the ballot in any given race, which social science researchers say could benefit the candidate listed first on the ballot.
In 21968 and 1996, the Libertarian Party was on the ballot in all fifty states, and in each Presidential election since then its candidate has been on the ballot in more than forty states.
To get on the ballot in states like Iowa and New Hampshire, Patrick will have to move quickly — the deadline to register for the ballot in his neighboring state of New Hampshire is Friday.
But to get a sense of just how good, it's helpful to compare the Democrats' current lead in the generic ballot to the final generic ballot polls in previous years, according to RealClearPolitics' averages.
For what appears to be the first time, the statement said ballot boxes and actual ballots were among the records destroyed in the fire, contradicting earlier official accounts that ballot boxes had been saved.
On the ballot, too, is whether voters want to continue to use ranked-voting in the future, with a ballot initiative that seeks to use ranked-choice for U.S. House and Senate races in November.
New York's ballot secrecy law, he said, was a reasonable response to once-rampant vote-selling and coercion, and were it to be struck down to allow ballot selfies, those very problems might well return.
His responsibilities included checking the condition of each ballot, folding hundreds of ballot cards, and hand delivering voting invitations to people in the local area -- a task which lasted from early morning until the evening.
There's also the fact that many places with in-person early voting open the ballot when it is provided, and once that happens, there's really no way to tie each ballot back to an individual.
"If Rick Scott wanted to make sure every legal ballot is counted, he would not be suing to try and stop voters from having their legal ballot counted as intended," Nelson said in a statement.
So he could have a not-trivial group of delegates who are bound to him on the first ballot, or the second ballot, or third, but they would prefer Ted Cruz, or anyone but Trump.
Many of the remaining states that offer "no-excuse" absentee ballot voting still require that voters apply for an absentee ballot, while a handful of states automatically mail ballots to eligible voters without an application.
To do so, you have to request a new ballot be mailed to you by the Saturday before the election, or you can request a new ballot in person until the Monday before election day.
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Her husband Jared Kushner did not mail his ballot at all.
Ballot deadlines for independent candidates have either passed or soon will.
But none of those contests have moved past the first ballot.
Jerry Brown's proposed ballot initiative to reduce the state's prison population.
Unfortunately, there is frustratingly little polling on the Maine ballot initiative.
So in the interest of transparency, here's the ballot I submitted.
But opponents of these ballot measures have continued to reject progress.
Chamisa has rejected the ballot papers being printed by the ZEC.
Supporters collected enough signatures to get the measure on the ballot.
My wife is in Georgia, and she's requested her absentee ballot.
"merely possessed" a ballot or official envelope with a voter's consent.
Crowley will appear on the ballot of the Working Families Party.
" He also "fully expects to be on the ballot this November.
Put simply, down-ballot spending gets more bang for the buck
So we chose to challenge that law at the ballot box.
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Ballot counting started soon after polls officially closed at 6 p.m.
It's entirely typical for the president's party to struggle down ballot.
They have initiative on the ballot, but you can repeal that.
All you have to do now is actually cast your ballot!
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cast his ballot in Istanbul Sunday.
And Democrats generic ballot, well, their midterm edge has slit again.
We will respond — in our communities and at the ballot box.
Personhood ballot measures have gone down in defeat in many states.
" It will also provide "election reminders and an absentee ballot FAQ.
Partisan fights over ballot access are being fought across the country.
"We have to change this at the ballot box," he said.
This marks the second consecutive year on the ballot for Jackson.
Should you make a mistake on your ballot, not to worry!
And that hope, however slim, has impacts all down the ballot.
Mr Trump won Iowa handily; down-ballot Republican candidates also prevailed.
They do not want to beat him at the ballot box.
Belarusian soldiers receive their ballot papers at a polling station, Sept.
The other two measures in the ballot question are also promising.
Ervin is polling at 7% but is fighting for ballot recognition.
The "character of our nation" is on the ballot, he said.
You can still register to vote and request an absentee ballot.
Lega took just 6.2% in the last EU ballot in 2014.
The high level of undecided voters means the ballot remains unpredictable.
"The 2nd Amendment is on the ballot in November," Cox said.
Stacked as it is, the ballot could not be more consequential.
Does this ballot measure play a role in your mayoral campaign?
In 2012, around 84 percent of registered voters cast a ballot.
Ted Cruz for one ballot in Cleveland based on election results.
"We thought we could get a secret ballot," he says, shrugging.
Records show a ballot was registered for Eason in the Nov.
Besides Vermont and now Illinois, states have legalized through ballot initiatives.
At least two big energy-related ballot initiatives did pass though.
Sanders is not really doing that well at the ballot box.
The ballot also covers movies, television, graphic novels, and other media.
There was no Republican running on the ballot in either race.
For midterm elections, barely more than a third cast a ballot.
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It's a slight variation of previous ballot measures that went nowhere.
There were also a number of local measures on the ballot.
Meanwhile four states consider ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage.
Their solution is to import market principles to the ballot box.
One of the manual machines wouldn't line up the ballot properly.
On a preferential ballot, that's a good position to be in.
In these down-ballot races strategic collaboration goes a long way.
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Besigye was arrested today as he investigated reports of ballot stuffing.
The FARC will now take its fight to the ballot box.
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The full ballot featured Weezer's Weezer (White Album), Gojira's Magma, Panic!
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It only recently qualified for a spot on the November ballot.
"The Second Amendment is on the ballot in November," he said.
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And they overwhelmingly supported the billionaire businessman at the ballot box.
It's on the ballot in California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada.
Therefore, nothing is stopping Hafner from being on the ballot Tuesday.
In the run-up to the promised ballot, Catalonia is tense.
The Brexit vote ballot is a model of drafting clarity. pic.twitter.
It's going to have a huge impact on down ballot races.
But she's not the only Democrat on the ballot this fall.
Thirteen of the 16 on the ballot have won so far.
If the challenge is rejected, the voter casts a regular ballot.
Many opposition Senators did not take part in the confidence ballot.
Eighteen states have laws regulating sharing any photo of your ballot.
MANY GUATEMALANS searching for change prefer the border to the ballot.
Nearly three in four voters were aware of the ballot fuss.
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The Trump formula has an effect further down the ballot too.
But any Democrat on the ballot will have a huge disadvantage.
In municipal elections on March 31st, the ballot box struck back.
Green Party candidate Jill Stein will not appear on Nevada's ballot.
In local elections on March 31st, the ballot box struck back.
Dreyfus was also left off the ballot in the individual category.
A special election, the only race on the ballot in Ohio.
I have not even gotten to this year's dumbest ballot measures!
The latter will appear on Nevada&aposs midterm ballot in November.
Polls suggest its share will fall further in next year's ballot.
Some candidates were elected without a single woman marking a ballot.
S. citizens to register to vote and then cast a ballot.
The party has never had a win at the ballot box.
Oklahoma saw more than 62 educators on the general election ballot.
As many as 10 states will have ballot initiatives this fall.
Not that many (remember that ballot box from the gubernatorial election?).
William H. Seward of New York, faltered on the first ballot.
Gore count in Florida reignited an old battle over ballot access.
What if you spilled coffee or something all over your ballot?
Since then, all but Vermont have legalized marijuana via ballot initiative.
The offer will be put to a ballot of its members.
That would add 10 more votes to an already groaning ballot.
Last I checked she wasn't on the ballot in any state.
Stein isn't the only alt-candidate on the ballot in 2016.
Since Montana is a massive state, many vote by absentee ballot.
Ballot measures are ways for voters to decide on laws directly.
But his name on the ballot could help decide who does.
But in most states, the threshold for ballot access is falling.
There will be 33 other candidates on the long ballot paper.
Khamenei cast his ballot shortly after the polls opened in Tehran.
I didn't even know my husband was checking [my ballot] out.
Organizers hope to get the recall on the June 2018 ballot.
A similar proposition has been approved for Ohio's 2017 November ballot.
Almost three-quarters of all races had incumbents on the ballot.
He fell shy in the first ballot by a single vote.
The speaker has the obligation to arrange for a private ballot.
Can street protests coalesce into a movement at the ballot box?
Millions of Americans have already cast their ballot in early voting.
The mayor's office has said it stands by the ballot language.
Presidential campaign results have often heavily influenced races down the ballot.
The generic congressional ballot shows the same trends — or lack thereof.
So where are these ballot proposals, and what would they do?
The ballot is scheduled for May 2-5, the unions said.
But does donation size correlate with success at the ballot boxes?
You don't have to risk your lives to cast a ballot.
It merely involves casting a ballot, and maybe standing in line.
Under California law, Hunter's name cannot be taken off the ballot.
Very unpopular presidential candidates often cause down-ballot candidates to lose.
If verified, it'll appear on the general election ballot in November.
The referendum may also get more working people onto the ballot.
On Election Day in 2014, about 360,000 people cast their ballot.
Whether Mr Corbyn survives depends on whether he makes the ballot.
This ballot has been carried out by post in previous contests.
Costs to mount or oppose a ballot initiative campaign have skyrocketed.
Spending on ballot measures is increasing in other states, as well.
They'll be more likely to succeed without Trump on the ballot.
But having Trump on the ballot will be big in 2628.
They make their decision every four years at the ballot box.
Kim is one of seven Republicans on the June 5 ballot.
He declined to say which candidate he supported on the ballot.
The "generic ballot" test has been more of a moving target.
Mr. Silver's cronies maneuvered an ally, Alice Cancel, onto the ballot.
Desperate fake leak by Marco 2 press bc his ballot stalled.
More states considered measures related to voting requirements and ballot access.
The website also allows you to save and print your ballot.
Maine passed an expansion ballot measure in 2017, but former Gov.
Missouri had three medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this year.
Democrats hold a nearly 123-point lead on a generic ballot.
Washington -- A ballot initiative would repeal the state's anti-discrimination law.
He won the Republican nomination on the first ballot in 1928.
But ballot-counting machine malfunctions threw another wrench in the process.
This is the prosperity that is on the ballot next Tuesday.
In both states, voters approved ballot initiatives legalizing medical cannabis access.
Saucedo had her husband sign both her application and ballot envelope.
But the trend goes much farther than who's on the ballot.
Led effort as private citizen to get min wage ballot passed.
If the ballot measure passes, not every company will be affected.
Clinton can win Texas to raise money for down-ballot races.
Down-ballot Democratic wins across the nation told the same story.
"Gonzalez, the sponsor of AB5, called the proposed ballot measure "disgusting.
Californians are facing a November ballot with, count them, 17 measures.
Instead, candidates from all parties are placed on the same ballot.
The monthly generic congressional ballot trendlines have also been quite stable.
The Hill: O'Rourke's rise raises hopes for down-ballot Texas Dems.
Big spending has long governed the ballot measure process in California.
But he received no thanks at the ballot box last November.
Lucky for Trump, Florida delegates are bound through the third ballot.
Reed Hastings is a first-ballot Hall of Fame business rockstar.
Significant numbers of GOP voters affirmed marriage equality at the ballot.
Clinton in the White House rather than at the ballot box.
The results of the SPD ballot are due out on Sunday.
Democrats enjoy a 13-point lead in generic congressional ballot polling.
NBC News: Democrats lead final generic congressional ballot by 7 points.
He, presumably, would have gotten second ballot support from more Democrats.
A judge ultimately ruled that Kirkpatrick could appear on Tuesday's ballot.
The rest of the votes on the ballot were for Republicans.
Ford won on the first ballot with support from unbound delegates.
The power of women on the ballot was manifest in 2018.
Porcello and Kluber were the only pitchers named on every ballot.
Scott Walker is on the ballot in just over four months.
Jerry Brown signed a law allowing ballot box selfies in September.
Down ballot, there were some small victories for anti-Trump Latinos.
This was voted by New Yorkers in a November ballot proposal.
But not all women gained equal access at the ballot box.
Thomas E. Dewey won the 6900 nomination on the third ballot.
Giving money to down-ballot candidates feels like a good hedge.
OUTCOME: All delegates can vote on the first ballot for president.
OUTCOME: Only pledged delegates vote on the first ballot for president.
"I'm not on the ballot," Trump told a crowd in Mississippi.
But it did nothing for Democrats up and down the ballot.
Of course, snail-mailing a ballot from Jupiter isn't an option.
New Jersey: Don't share your ballot online and don't take pictures.
Hawaii: Ballot selfies, and the sharing of them, are explicitly allowed.
"[But] Roy Moore cannot be replaced on the ballot," she continued.
Handel jabs Ossoff as she casts her ballot 2:00 p.m.
Monmouth University: Democrats hold 8-point lead in House generic ballot.
By casting a ballot one affirmed the legitimacy of the exercise.
He can remove candidates from the ballot and decertify an election.
Missouri has three medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this year.
That number falls in line with other recent generic ballot polls.
In Montana, the ballot question could end the Medicaid expansion there.
This year, I filled out my ballot for Democrat Andrew Gillum.
In manual recounts, not every ballot will be counted by hand.
There's not even a center on the All-Star ballot anymore.
The 2018 election will also bring a ballot measure in Massachusetts.
Texas, Georgia, and Arkansas also have governor races on the ballot.
Another anti-abortion ballot measure, in Oregon, did not pass Tuesday.
The bigger picture: Major internet companies have opposed the ballot measure.
But Mayes-Bey says he didn't even cast his own ballot.
House Democrats will choose their leader by secret ballot on Wednesday.
Most state lawmakers are opposed to the ballot measure, including Gov.
Several recent surveys also suggest Democrats lead the generic congressional ballot.
Mr. Steves discussed his advocacy, his travels and the ballot initiatives.
"I'm not on the ballot," Mr. Trump said in Southaven, Miss.
Democrats lead on the generic ballot by eight to nine points.
We'll spend close to $10 million on ballot referenda this year.
But fewer than one in two of them cast a ballot.
Some 2,500 completed ballots were inside, in six sealed ballot boxes.
Mr. Brunson added, "I sent in an absentee ballot from prison."
They can request that an absentee ballot be emailed to them.
The Voting Rights Act prohibited racial discrimination at the ballot box.
Very pragmatic advice for anyone thinking about not casting a ballot.
The Democrats' impressive lead in the generic congressional ballot has slipped.
A secret ballot will be held between 1800 and 2000 GMT.
The 2018 ballot question in Massachusetts would have set similar ratios.
"It's never never been seen on any previous ballot," Chambers said.
Getting on the congressional ballot is difficult in any one state.
Virginia's statehouse is only on the ballot in odd-numbered years.
Europe is angry with elites, and headed for the ballot box.
Israelis will return to the ballot box in about three months.
There are also laws, and regular remedies at the ballot box.
He gave the ballot to Mr. Callaway, not to the voter.
When voters step into the ballot box, they rank the candidates.
But to do this for every city and state ballot cast?
They also overwhelmingly approved three ballot initiatives with broad Democratic support.
" In that case, the guide says, "the ballot shall be counted.
In Colorado, a ballot measure to severely restrict drilling was defeated.
Ballot measures in two states would permanently ban taxes on groceries.
Taxes and health care aren't the only things on the ballot.

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