The surprising first round success of the fundamentalist FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) party in the December 1991 balloting caused the army to intervene, crack down on the FIS, and postpone the subsequent elections.
The detail of the vote on the balloting shows this fact, so creditable to South Carolina.
The act, as finally enrolled, was signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives after the balloting for a President had commenced; and the Clerk carried it to the other House for the signature of their President.
After commencing the balloting for President, the House shall not adjourn until a choice be made.
In 1867 the system ofballoting for seats in the Strangers' Gallery was first instituted.
Today the system of balloting is again employed, and a much larger space both on the ground and in the galleries is allotted to the Commons.
The ballotingfor commissioners resulted in the election of David Dudley Field, William Curtis Noyes, James S.
When the balloting began in the Republican Convention, the only candidate who received even a respectable block of votes was Hughes, but his total was hardly more than half of the necessary majority.
The latter alternative was preferable; and Mr. Percy Noakes therefore proposed that the form of balloting should be dispensed with, and that every gentleman should merely be required to state whom he intended to bring.
The important ceremony ofballoting then commenced.
The balloting proceeded; but, one little circumstance which Mr. Percy Noakes had not originally foreseen, prevented the system from working quite as well as he had anticipated.
Abby Dunbar was immediately nominated by Grace Chisholm, and then, as no other names were mentioned, the balloting proceeded.
Constance was made vice-president without opposition, and the rest of the balloting went smoothly enough until the executive committee was reached.
The tellers distributed papers and pencils and the balloting commenced.
I am going to ask you to talk it over among yourselves for ten minutes, while Miss Dean and I prepare some balloting slips," she concluded, and at once a loud buzz of eager conversation began.
She then went on to read the result of the balloting for the other three officers.
When the balloting was about to start, a delegate from Oregon who was in the rear of the hall arose and said: "Mr. Chairman.
As the balloting continued the rivalry and feeling grew between their friends.
Voting is by secret ballot, and the ballotinglasts one day only.
If no candidate obtains such a majority, there follows a second balloting (Stichwahl) a fortnight later, when choice is made between the two candidates who upon the first occasion polled the largest number of votes.
The balloting continued with the same result from day to day till the 17th of February, without any adjournment of the house.
With the exception of Mr. Huger, of South Carolina, I recollect no federal member who did not concur in the general course of balloting for Mr. Burr.
During the balloting one hundred and six members of the House of Representatives were present.
It was written a few weeks before the balloting was to take place in Congress.
Was not the frequency of balloting occasioned by an attempt on the part of several members of Congress to elect the said plaintiff, Aaron Burr, as president?
The frequency of balloting was occasioned by the preference given by the federal side of the house to Mr. Burr.
The ballotingcontinued from the 11th until the 17th of February inclusive.
The tellers announced that these was no choice, and the balloting was continued day after day, amid great and increasing excitement.
The balloting was continued until Saturday afternoon without any change, and even the eloquence of Rufus Choate failed to secure the vote of a single Southern delegate for his cherished friend.
The balloting then proceeds until the nominations are all made.
The polls are opened at a designated hour, and before the balloting begins the ballot boxes must be opened and exhibited to show that they are empty, after which they are locked and the casting of the ballots begins.
If it happened that the constant additions finally raised the number to seventy-one, the membership of the Great Sanhedrin, the process of increasing by twos was discontinued, and final balloting then began.
The conduct of the case at the close, when the balloting took place, seems to justify the view of those writers who assert that there was no regular trial of Jesus, but rather the action of a mob.
When the balloting was complete the number for and against the prisoner was again announced.
Again, the proceedings against Jesus were illegal because the balloting was irregular.
Is it not clearly evident, from this passage, that the balloting was not done singly, the youngest voting first, as Hebrew law required?
When the entire case had been exhaustively discussed, the argument was closed and the balloting on the guilt or innocence of the accused commenced.
When the balloting commenced, each judge arose in his place and voted; at the same time making a short speech explanatory of his ballot.
The balloting continued in this manner from the youngest member to the high priest, who was generally among the oldest.
It must be confessed that Dick was exceedingly anxious when the time forballoting arrived.
The photoplay theatres have coupon contests and balloting already: the most popular young lady, money prizes to the best vote-getter in the audience, etc.
Subsequently, advertisements were to be placed in the newspapers for six weeks to announce a balloting or drawing for the subdivided lots.
One woman interested in the balloting of the delegates at San Jose for California's first Senators was not so conveniently situated.
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