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secret voting

The first management of three members was chosen by a secret vote.

The Court decided to take the appeal in a secret vote, as is customary.

"I think, according to the rules to which we subscribe, a secret vote is now called for."

"One shouldn't feel at the mercy of a secret vote.

But the police commander there, long sympathetic to the opposition, held a secret vote with his men.

After an initial, secret vote in a straw poll, probably next week, he may drop out.

Yeah but if you have a secret vote how do they know what you voted for?

Miners could return to work next week if they approve the contract in a secret vote on Monday.

Article 131 of the Constitution states that voting shall be "through free, equal and secret vote".

All elections by the people shall be by direct and secret vote.

Some accounts disagree, suggesting that the Greeks themselves held a secret vote.

A secret vote is held; there is one dissenting voice.

"We need secret votes to keep undue pressures off our legislators," he said.

The unexpected move, which came in a secret vote, was apparently supported even by some friends of the United States.

In totalitarian systems, secret votes are usually not allowed, precisely because of the pressure on individual freedoms.

The office is elective, the choice being by the secret votes of the nuns belonging to the community.

Faculty members squeezed into a lecture hall on the campus this morning for an emergency meeting and a secret vote.

Even a highly qualified United States nominee might have failed in the secret vote.

You gained the majority in a secret vote.

The secret vote is not completely discarded, however.

Finally, the Chamber may conduct a secret vote.

In an unusual procedure, the United States requested a secret vote, not the usual show of hands.

In 1909, an initiative was approved which allowed 1,200 citizens to demand a secret vote on constitutional revisions.

"Defending the secret vote is a little like defending a stab in the back," he said.

Before Eve could call the secret vote, Morris stood.

Secret voting and the ability to exclude countries do, however, mean that a big step forward has nonetheless been taken.

Secret voting has attracted attention because of concerns that managers may win or lose accounts based on their votes.

"We would lose that with secret voting," he said, adding: "Why should a big institution worry about pressure.

In 1872, he secured passage of the Ballot Act for secret voting ballots.

The election is free and is based on equal, general, direct, and secret voting.

The chairman of the commission is elected by the members of the commission through a secret voting.

In the 1880s Wigmore was also a leader for election law reform issues such as the secret voting method, and fair ballot access laws.

He proposed to conduct secret voting, primaries.

Secret voting and democracy, this is it."

These practices stand apart from standard electoral politics in that the assembly structure does not include secret voting procedures, but rather open meetings to make decisions.

The secret voting in fact emboldened deputies to violate back room agreements and vote against Mr. Gaidar.

Since then he has imposed single-party rule, abolished secret voting and given himself the right to dismiss judges and order prolonged detention without trial.

A ballot is a device used to cast votes in an election, and may be a piece of paper or a small ball used in secret voting.

The representative organs of the basic units of local government are councils that are elected every three years by general direct elections and with secret voting.

I would like to recall that it was against my will, without my being consulted, that my name, my candidacy was included for secret voting.

But given the widespread custom, to see secret voting as a sign of dangerous bourgeois falderal, it was usual to accept always the proposals by the Politburo.

Gladstone's first ministry saw many reforms including Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland and the introduction of secret voting.

Back in Jarakay, Marlon and Jace talked about a secret voting alliance composed of the men and Veronica.

He acknowleged, however, that the referendum procedure, in which Poles for the first time marked ballots in secret voting booths, may have contributed to the Government's defeat.

In an announcement on Friday, the Communist leadership also said it would introduce direct, secret voting and multiple candidates in coming elections for municipal and provincial party committees.

In short, the voters themselves, in their ultimate wisdom in the secret voting booth, will see to it that democracy and electoral choice continue to thrive in American elections.

Guarantee the people's participation in the decisions of the nation through the exercise of universal, direct, and secret voting to elect its representatives, and the right to seek public office.

The Cardinals Gather After the pope's funeral, the next major event is the conclave, the gathering of cardinals sealed inside the Vatican for the highly secret voting.

The scrutiny has turned up credible charges of torture and detention of political opponents as well as elimination of the few remaining restraints to one-party tyranny, such as secret voting.

To designate in secret voting, the President and Vice-president of the Court for periods of four years and two years respectively, and could mean re-elections for equal periods.