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Why can't we do things in normal fashion? ... With all the time we waste around here trying to avoid difficult votes for Republicans we could get a lot done around here.

We've decided to reject the two new commissioners who have been appointed to execute the government's ploy to rig votes in the next general election.

We had 90 votes (in favor) that I have seen melted down in the last two weeks. I am disappointed in my own speaker. I don't know who convinced the members to change their votes, but regardless of any arm twisting I am voting for the people of Massachusetts. I am ashamed to be a Democrat today, and all we are doing is pink-slipping 6,000 people.

There are a lot of votes in this building. There are a lot of opinions.

We will have the votes to get our bill through the Senate,

The president of the United States called in and he said 'Bob, with 3,000 votes that's a landslide compared to some races,'

Fair votes - fundamentally - are about the rights and the interests of the people.

We see Oscar time as a huge opportunity to provide consumers with yet another opportunity to cast their votes before they see the official winner on television.

We're talking about research that was conducted statewide without regard to geography, partisanship, gender or any other criteria, ... The only votes I'm trying to suppress are dead people, criminals and those who wish to corrupt the system.

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes -- our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking around.

We'll have to see who has the votes if it comes to that.

To make up this many votes is probably very difficult. I'll see how I feel in a week.

Up until now we haven't asked anyone to form a government. But we've negotiated with some of the factions and, of course, we will ask the party that has received the most votes to do so.

There is no room in our ranks for the politician, who, to secure the votes of the youth, would consent that American slavery be perpetual.

We've got a lot of strong opposition, but we did have 66 votes three years ago, so I think we have the opportunity to get it passed,

We have about 48 votes for it, and obviously you don't pass anything in the United States Senate with 48 votes,

We cannot win the White House without winning electoral votes in the South.

You have to go where the votes are at.

The public votes with their wallets and this is an affirmation that funny is money.

The public is looking for free lunches, and the political competition for votes makes the politicians offer them free lunches.

We feel very confident in the security of our systems. No votes have ever been tampered with. Our track record speaks for itself in how our equipment has performed, especially there in Santa Clara County.

We in opposition are not prepared to allow this government to legislate its way to more votes or more seats or power than the people chose to give it.

We think it's important to make our votes and people can see who we want to be contenders. I won't call it chicanery on his part, but it was shrewd.

Very, very disappointed with the governor's decision. I am going to contact the senator's office and the assemblyman's office and see if there are enough votes out there to override the veto.

To me it looks like these legislators are simply covering their tails because they know how hotly contested this has been and they made perhaps some unpopular votes with their decisions last session.

We are waiting for those final 10,000 votes to be counted. Then we'll see if a recount is necessary.

We do not want the board to vote the Corps of Engineers out because that votes us out. I don't know what we need to do to fix the problem.

brand of aggressive batting thrilled crowds and television audiences alike and his success is reflected in the number of votes he finished ahead of his nearest rival in the poll.

Everything that Nunez does between now and November should be put into the perspective of turning out votes in the special election.

Either way, it comes down to just 3,000 votes out of approximately 1,360,000 votes cast, ... That's just two-tenths of 1 percent of the total vote cast in this election. Such a small margin would have already triggered a recount in 12 states.

Berlusconi is ... basically buying votes by promising tax cuts.

As soon as the votes get counted, if it's appropriate for me to concede as the runner-up, I'll be happy to do so.

Did he tell you he is trying to be executive director? That's why he brought that cash. He was there soliciting votes to become executive director.

And they don't need Florida's votes in the next election either. I cannot underestimate the importance of that. They want to lease millions of acres off Florida's coast.

Emerson received some votes for (Atlantic Sun) Player of the Year. He's going to be a handful. He's a little different. Not only can he post up big, he's got some moves down there. And he can pop out and hit the 3-pointer, too.

Florida is one example of how partisan politics interfere with having folks' votes being counted accurately. Americans have taken elections for granted for far too long.

Everything we bring to the board complies with the (incentive) policy, ... If it does not, we will not ask for it. Every time he (Privette) votes against an incentive, he's voting against jobs.

There's probably a 10-page spec sheet. So we go through all the requirements, and then start designing a couple of weeks into the year. We have each kid design a different concept, and then the class votes on the concept we like best.

There's speculation out there that more policy makers will cast votes against keeping the policy unchanged. That is negative for bonds.

There's nothing unusual about the way the votes are being counted in Florida right now.

The United States has been obviously eager to refer it to New York, to the UN Security Council for the past three years, ... And it's been the EU diplomacy, and the EU-3 diplomacy in particular, that has forestalled that. Here, with the breakdown of an apparent agreement, the Europeans had promised to move forward with a referral. The votes haven't come behind the Europeans and the Americans on this, so they have really no recourse but to delay and buy time.

I've brought copies of these votes for members of the panel of journalists participating in the debate,

It would be guesswork on their part because I can't tell you where those votes are coming from.

I understand there are still votes to be counted, but I am in the process of planning in a responsible way a new administration.

They all want to be me. They do! What everybody else says they will do, I've already been doing. They all want to be me. It's become a joke in Congress how Dr. Gingrey and Mr. Kingston have been following my votes. They've even changed votes to what I voted, multiple times. Members of Congress are laughing about it.

These were sold as safe systems. They passed tests as safe systems. But?there is a way to rig an election. It's not a bunch of guys stuffing ballots in a precinct. It's possibly one person acting in secret changing thousands of votes in a second.

These elected officials stood up for the public's right to know what money is being spent on their state legislators. Their votes helped transform North Carolina from a state with unfettered spending by wealthy special interest groups to one that enforces accountability and transparency.

The statute says you need only have a sufficient number of votes to change or place in the doubt the results of an election. (Sauls) has not even looked at any of the ballots.

The State Department is undergoing a major review and there is a new posture, to win hearts and minds. And while that happens, Congress votes to build a wall along the border with Mexico. One move makes the other moot.

The starters have always been a fan vote and Vince has probably gotten more votes for the last seven years almost than anybody that's played the game. He had a lot of votes this year.

The story is totally irrelevant, the voting was conducted in a secret ballot under the rules of the IOC, absolutely properly, all votes were properly recorded.

The Supreme Court of the United States has not, at least for 100 years and maybe going back further, ever stepped in to change the results of a national election by substituting its judgment as to how votes ought to be counted for the judgment of local election officials,

The speaker forced a lot of members to cast votes on school finance and other issues that were not always popular with the folks back home, and that's what a lot of members were having to defend themselves on during this campaign.

Sometimes my conscience tells me to vote against a certain policy or program, and I do, and everyone else votes for it and it passes. I'm going to work just as hard to make sure it's successful as I would had I approved it.

Public officials have a responsibility to count and recognize the votes of all Floridians who voted in this presidential election, ... Factors such as administrative inconvenience, expediency or the limitations of vote-reading machines pale in comparison to protecting the voting rights of our citizens.

Pro-family and pro-life Americans must continue to speak up and have their voices heard in this process as the Senate debates and votes on the new Supreme Court justice nominee.

People tried to dismiss my candidacy when I ran for the United States Senate against an incumbent in 1992, and I had little money... And so I believe that so long as we have enough to keep going, to keep our operation going, to get to the point that people -- the people can speak, not just the money. The money primary is one thing, but the people's votes in the end will determine who wins,

Our team was 31-4 this year, and he had all the numbers to go with it. We're extremely proud that he was named first-team All-state, and to get the most votes and be Player of the Year is certainly an honor he deserved.

People don't have confidence in their senior elected officials. These are the ones we entrust with the public's business, (with) votes and actions that will be done for the sole benefit of the citizens of New Jersey. It's time for a change. This is not a change.

No question it will come down to the wire. We don't have the 218 votes yet to win it, and the opposition doesn't have them to defeat it,

After the election November 7, from the point of view of the citizens, ... all votes were equal, but some votes were more equal than others.

Special election ballots do not list the party affiliations of candidates, ... Should no candidate in a race receive a majority of votes on Aug. 30, a runoff election will be held on Sept. 13.

One cardinal told me while he was listening to the votes being counted, he said three rosaries. And I said two, and the third said, 'Well I prayed mine with greater piety, and it was just one.'

During my campaign, people of my age and younger said consistently that they would not vote because their votes simply no longer matter and because no government or member of Parliament cared a whit about their problems and their striving for employment.

Coach Bryant told us the fact that we didn't have any votes on the East Coast was his fault. We didn't have the integration of other teams.

Despite the progress we have seen over the last week, we still do not have the 218 votes yet to win it, ... In the end, I am optimistic we will pull it out.

Depending on who the sponsors are, it's causing different votes to go different ways. Some of the members feel free enough to vote their conscience(s).

And that's why we don't have a chance to actually win, ... People don't realize (that) it's a different group that nominates you than actually votes for you to win.

And then secondly, selling the case that that power should be exercised in the case of the Pledge of Allegiance which we finally succeeded in doing with 247 votes - a clear, hammering-strong, majority.

As far as the political landscape in our state, I think that what we continue to see is that Tennessean voters are more independent and more conservative, and they are watching issues very closely; they are watching votes very closely.

A second round is definite. One can read in between the lines that none of them will be able to obtain the required votes to win outright,

The bottom line is that the deal has improved for the city's side. I remain confident we have struck a deal that will get the seven votes we need.

The bottom line is, eight votes still have not changed.

A vast majority of the votes have to do with policy matters, for which your member has one vote out of 120. It's (a new lawmaker) unlikely to dramatically change anything.

A special session may be premature, ... Do we have enough votes to do some of this? Is the governor willing to sign a sales tax abeyance into law?

That's not at all true, because Sam's Johnson's votes on the issues is what I based my campaign on.

You're not going to have a 1.000 batting average, but the way you get votes is, you just push and you push. I'm not afraid to do that.

This is important to democracy, because if voters can't trust that their votes are being counted and election officials don't have a paper record that they can go back and review during recounts, then we're lost.

This is a tough vote and he buckled, ... I know he's made some tough votes before. It's hard to take one vote and make it his whole record.

This isn't about more power for the president. It's about more votes for Newt Gingrich, and that's the last thing America needs,

This is not the easiest bill to deal with and get votes for,

This issue has been used like a political football to gain votes or publicity while none of their demands have been met, including clean water.

This is the beginning of the process. There will be a lot of votes and we are confident that at the end of the day we will have a package that significantly reflects the president's priorities and focus.

the way that people register, the way that people vote and to guarantee that when their votes are cast that they'll be counted accurately and to make sure that we don't discriminate against voters who might be poorer or live in a precinct that has a bad system.

This election outcome is more than disappointing. Germans are not giving parliament a mandate for far-reaching reforms. The country is split and the distribution of the votes shows that the population doesn't want to continue the reforms, let alone increase the speed.

This bill has nothing to do with China. It has everything to do with getting votes for DR-CAFTA,

They're trying to woo black votes to the Republican Party, ... It's turning African-Americans off. Now everybody sees the arrogance and the hypocrisy of this administration. This is nothing personal. It's his policies -- in direct opposition to what Dr. King lived and died for.

They took a page out of President Clinton's strategy -- legislative strategy -- which is to break things up into bite-size morsels -- that the public readily supports and understands, and get votes on it. And when its a 70 percent supported issue its hard for the Democrats to oppose it.

They're very solid. They had a lot of first-place votes this week. We know they are for real.

They have collected protest votes, and the votes of people who normally don't vote.

They hadn't done anything wrong. They exercised their right as a significant shareholder and we were there to attend the AGM on their behalf and to make sure their votes counted, as you'd expect.

They didn't have the votes from Election Day. All that was sent to us was the early voting total.

This precinct, being a large precinct, is below average but that's more than I expected, ... My guess is we might get 200-250 votes based on the rate we are going now. I hope we beat that.

This means retailers can get the stuff onto shelves soon, if everyone votes the right way tomorrow.

There was no fraud. The votes were properly counted, and despite some reports, there should be no talk about fraud and nobody can prove there were irregularities.

There were many tie votes in the Texas House in 2005 on critical education bills, so a new Austin legislator could be the tiebreaker. We need a lawmaker who will consistently be on the side of public school parents and PTA leaders. Austin's new leader should have the courage to stand with parents and not succumb to pressure by power brokers promoting ideological education agendas.

There was very little that wasn't on the table to get their vote, ... It's wrong. It's called ethics. Votes were for sale... It muddies the name of the Olympics.

There's a tradition in politics of asking young people for their votes and time without asking people for their opinions and ideas.

Accordingly, on behalf of the state Election Canvassing Commission and in accordance with the laws of the state of Florida, I hereby declare Governor George W. Bush the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes for the president of the United States,

A candidate who votes for Roberts, opens themselves up to attack on the grounds that they are not a qualified standard bearer for the party, ... Hillary Clinton or any candidate can't take the Democratic Party for granted. If Roberts hands down some extreme rulings, a vote for Roberts becomes a symbol of the negative consequences of Democratic capitulation.