Word: polled
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...27th) Chamber of Deputies of United Italy, which recently adjourned (TIME, Dec. 31). Even this chamber was none too democratic. Its members were elected under Dictator Mussolini's peculiar Acerbo Electoral Law of 1923. That measure gave 66?% of the seats to whichever party should lead the others and poll at least 25% of the popular vote. In a country such as Italy, where the chamber was normally composed of perhaps a dozen parties, none greatly preponderating, this law gave to the leading party (Fascismo) absolute and wholly disproportionate power. Result: prior to its royal dissolution the 27th Chamber passed...
Dick followed Clarence about. But Clarence would not let Dick follow him to his eighth grade class in a Marshall County rural school. Dick stayed at home and grew big and fat. Poll came out on his flat, white head; little knobs grew into shiny, short, down-curving horns...
...special committee composed of Juniors has been appointed for the purpose of taking charge of the poll and of counting the votes. This committee is headed by A. G. Churchill and includes John Cross, R. R. Forrester, C. E. Galston, J. R. Graham, Barrett Hoyt, Kendrick Kerna, W. P. Lage, A. B. Martin, H. P. Minis, J. R. Smith, C. M. Underhill, John Ward, and S. C. Wheelock...
...election of these officers will be next Monday under the supervision the Junior Poll Committee. The polls will be open from 8.45 to 5 o'clock in Harvard and Sever halls, and from 8.45 to 5 o'clock in Pierce Hall. Pictures of the nominees will be posted at the polls...
Princeton, N. J., November 2--The Princetonian poll for men of age held yesterday resulted in a 362 to 204 victory for Herbert Hoover over Alfred E. Smith. Norman Thomas trailed with 16 votes...