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Absentee Voting
ABSENTEE VOTING Participation in an election by qualified voters who are permitted to mail in their ballots. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C.A. Read more |
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ostracism
ostracism , ancient Athenian method of banishing a public figure. It was introduced after the fall of the family of Pisistratus . Each year the assembly took a preliminary vote to decide whether a vote of ostracism should be held. If a majority approved holding an ostracism, a day was set for the... Read more |
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voting machine
voting machine instrument for recording and counting votes. The voting machine itself is generally positioned in a booth, often closed off by a curtain to assure secrecy for the voter. In the case of older mechanical voting machines, when a voter enters the booth and closes the curtain by means of... Read more |
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Contract with America
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA In the historic 1994 midterm elections, Republicans won a majority in Congress for the first time in forty years, partly on the appeal of a platform called the Contract with America. Put forward by House Republicans, this sweeping ten-point plan promised to reshape government.... Read more |
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freeholder
freeholder. Technically any outright owner of land is a freeholder, but the most regular use of the word historically has been in the context of voting rights. Freeholders were those people who owned property worth 40 shillings (£2) a year and were thus entitled to vote in county elections, at... Read more |
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RainbowPUSH Coalition
RAINBOW COALITION RAINBOW COALITION. The Rainbow Coalition was a group developed within the Democratic Party during the 1984 presidential election. Led by the African American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, it attracted blacks, Latinos, Asian Americans, American Indians, and poor whites. As... Read more |
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United States v. Butler
Butler, United States v., 297 U.S. 1 (1936), argued 9–10 Dec. 1935, decided 6 Jan. 1936, by vote of 6 to 3; Roberts for the Court, Stone, Brandeis, and Cardozo in dissent. The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 represented a major New Deal effort to ameliorate the depression in... Read more |
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One Vote One Person
ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE The principle that all citizens, regardless of where they reside in a state, are entitled to equal legislative representation. This principle was enunciated by the Supreme Court in reynolds v. sims, 377 U.S. 533, 84 S. Ct. 1362, 12 L. Ed. 2d 506 (1964). The Court ruled that a... Read more |
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Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes , 1862-1948, American statesman and jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910-16), U.S. Secretary of State (1921-25), and eleventh Chief Justice of the United States (1930-41), b. Glens Falls, N.Y. Political and Diplomatic Career A graduate of Columbia law... Read more |
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Socialist party
Socialist party in U.S. history, political party formed to promote public control of the means of production and distribution. In 1898 the Social Democratic party was formed by a group led by Eugene V. Debs and Victor Berger . Two years later, Debs ran for president with the support of the more... Read more |
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PLYMOUTH OK'S $133.2M BUDGET VOTERS COUNTING ON HIGHER STATE AID
...Proposition 2 1/2 override failed at the polls, Town Meeting approved a budget that includes most of the services the override...was $1.6 million higher...proposed a $2.6 million ... |
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3 options on taxes face voters
...SUDBURY Voters will face...proposed override and resulting...year, but town and school...choice - no override at all...basically the overrides are running...voters have OK'd three tax ... |
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Budget cap gains ground ; Panel's OK follows talk of cuts, taxes
...limit annual budget increases to 4.5...layoffs and service cuts in the...result in cuts to staff and services," Charles...expenses to the town are employee...average $6,000 to...limit to ... |
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A step ahead, a look back Vote OK's override, revisiting mascot
...sentiments. Voters approved a $3.9 million tax increase to keep police...and library services intact...keeping the town's anachronistic...Proposition 2 1/2 override question...approved the tax increase, with ... |
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Voters in at least 4 towns face calls on tax increases ; 4 hefty proposals...
...and provide services in the next...proposed tax increases, while Hanson...two recent override defeats...local tax increases have enjoyed...balancing budgets and providing...downtown. Town Meeting approved...proposed tax ... |
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Voters face more tax hikes ; At least 4 increases still to be decided
...and provide services in the next...proposed tax increases, while Hanson...two recent override defeats...local tax increases have enjoyed...balancing budgets and providing...downtown. Town Meeting approved...proposed tax ... |
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A frugal town now seeking tax hike Frugal town seeks a tax hike ; Whitman;...
...cities and towns have passed...complement of town employees...essential services. Officials...say that is no longer possible. Voters are slated...year's budget will be set...To date, no group ... |
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WELLESLEY OK'S SMALLER TAX HIKE TO BE LOST: 10 JOBS, BRANCH LIBRARIES, LIGHTS...
...history, voters Tuesday turned down a $3.6 million Proposition...result, the town will cut at least...the job is no longer available...approve a $2.6 million tax...will see cuts in the ... |
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VOTERS FACE CHOICE OF TAX HIKES SOME SAY SELECTMEN WARY OF OFFERING OPTIONS
...will each cut three positions...that the budget gap is down...of $4.6 million in...that the override request would...highest in the town's history...reducing services below this...require a ... |
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Frugal Whitman seeks a tax hike
...cities and towns have passed...complement of town employees...essential services. Officials...say that is no longer possible. Voters are slated...year's budget will be set...To date, no group ... |
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