Sentences with phrase «sometimes by ballot»

A gathering of party members, where a more informal voting system occurs, usually by raising of hands or gathering in small groups in support of a particular candidate (or sometimes by ballot).

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This new Speaker will be selected by sitting MLA's through a secret ballot and because this election is traditionally not a whipped vote, it can sometimes lead to interesting and unexpected results.

Green Party leaders in Nassau and Suffolk say their ballot lines have been hijacked by Republican and Democratic judicial candidates who aren't party members — and whose political views sometimes clash with Green Party stances....

The Best Picture winner is determined by a preferential ballot, which means sometimes a film with a sizable amount of second and third - place votes ends up the victor.