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People have been scared straight, and between now and Election Day will be one of the purest periods in American life.

Some in the international community want to punish the Palestinian people because of the election result.

That, combined with no job growth, makes it harder and harder for the Fed to pull the trigger in an election year.

That attack is laughable -- given that this mayor is sending every New York homeowner a $400 taxpayer-funded check with his name on it right before Election Day.

My sister and I are thrilled to be here tonight with you all in Florida, ... and to get this chance to suggest that you get involved in this election and vote -- and hopefully that you vote for our father.

My sense was that the polarization that occurred in the last election really troubled people.

NAMIC strongly supports the expansion of Section 831(b)(2). The modification of this section is very important to the communities that depend on small property/casualty insurance companies to provide them with affordable property insurance. Many small companies are approaching the current $1.2 million limit and both they and their customers will be adversely impacted if it is not raised. With the increased election level, tied to an annual adjustment in the cost-of-living, these insurance companies can continue to keep premiums low in rural areas where larger insurers either do not write coverage or charge higher premiums than consumers can afford.

Many folks are very nervous about their own election prospects; they're going to want to spend as much time as possible back home doing the kind of spade work that needs to be done before a big election, and they also want to minimize any sort of exposure in Washington.

Looking at the numbers above... the NEC sees it prudent to begin preparations for a presidential election run-off,

Markets tend to be very uneasy during the election year. One of the problems is that no one wanted to make a big commitment without knowing who was going to be at the helm.

Like I said, we had 45,000 square miles of geography, 88 counties, board of elections, 50,000 folks that ran a great election on election day.

I was very disappointed with the board's performance during the election months, ... I felt that they let me down. I felt they let the rate payers down.

I think if you're planning a birthday, you plan it when the birthday is. I think it's a great idea to have the family involvement day. They should have held it on the birthday. It should not be an election tool, and that's what it is.

I think Portia's election definitely changes the status quo because it's never been done before, and changing the status quo in Jamaica is a good and positive thing.

I think everybody is covering their posteriors with the Enron scandal and it was very convenient that Sept. 11 came along to deflect the fact that they should never have been in the White House in the first place. What happened in the election was completely corrupt.

I think everybody in Peru is determined to have as perfect an election for the world to see, and for the Peruvians to enjoy, as is possible. So we feel very confident about it,

It does happen. There is some confusion about when the election cycle ends. The basic election rules are not understood as well as they need to be understood.

It doesn't hurt for him to have a fight with Bush at this point, which would then differentiate him from Bush when this election hinges on how many Democrats and independents he can get in his corner,

I think he's quite wrong. I think we will win the next election if we're fit for government and we've got the right policies,

I think he's being pushed out or made a scapegoat, ... That is, that the president feels he's got to have somebody to blame, and he's doing it indirectly by asking Tenet to leave. ... I don't think he would pull the plug on President Bush in the middle of an election cycle without having been asked by the president to do that.

It all depends. If there's a really heated election contest and people bring it up in a concerted way, there's enough there to hurt him. The tapes are out there and the swaggering we heard is distasteful to many people.

It does create some administrative matters for the election authority in setting up these booths and getting staffing for them.

I think leaving the American people with the impression that it was an election that was valid -- there were over 1,000 candidates that were disqualified, that weren't even allowed to run,

I think they realized the timing was all wrong. This is an election year and they decided to go after issues Georgians are interested in, such as immigration and taxes.

Just in the image of Student Government it's important to have a smooth election process.

Just because of printing schedules and corrections to ballots, every election there are a few counties that aren't ready to go.

It is critical that those Iraqi groups who have complained about the conduct of the election are given a hearing.

It is difficult in this particular election for any of the candidates to establish an issue, call it their own and get credit for it.

It is fairly clear that the ... constituent reaction to prices and ... concern for the November election is overwhelming the willingness of Congress to delve into the market dynamics behind what's happening.

Management's proposal to declassify the Board demonstrates Starbucks Board of Directors commitment to good corporate governance practices. The Board believes that the annual election of directors is a primary means for shareholders to influence corporate governance policies and hold management accountable for implementing those policies.

We need support, clearly this is primarily from the Left Party and the Green Party, who said so clearly in the election campaign where they stood,

We now need to resolve this election in a way that is fair and forthright.

We now find ourselves on the threshold of a new election with many old questions still unanswered. ... It is now time to make a decision and be held accountable for it,

We need a high level of participation so this election will be considered legitimate.

Our elections are free-it's in the results where eventually we pay.

Democracy is one person, one vote and a full discussion of the issues that affect us. Oligarchy is billionaires buying elections, voter suppression and a concentrated corporate media determining what we see, hear and read.

Vote in a national election.

The accusation that there was bias in CBS News' reporting of election night results is completely without foundation.

That would be nice. But I fear that these controversies have set the stage for each of these campaigns to just attack their opponents' character all the way until Election Day.

That will open the floodgates in two specific ways. It will allow other states and municipalities to go ahead with similar bills based on Maryland's success. Secondly, Maryland has a governor up for re-election. This is the first entry point to see if Wal-Mart is an election issue.

I was promised faithfully that that interview would be done at least after the election and I believed it, ... And the only thing I can say is, I doubt if you read the whole interview or you wouldn't have asked the question in that way, and I would just urge the American people, if they're hearing all this talk, to read exactly what was said.

Most of the people who go to the polls in this election already know how they are going to vote.

Most of the people I've talked to think Blouin has the vision to be a better general election candidate.

Mostly it's just a matter of how you get things done in an election year.

Whoever wins the presidential election will have no choice but to meet us to discuss the peace process since the conflict involves us. So with this in mind, we are ready to meet any party that comes to power.

We have our eyes on the prize, focusing on the election in November and the real differences in this race. That's the debate we've been focusing on.

We haven't seen this kind of debate in years. This is an election year, and this is a high-profile issue.

We haven't seen anything from them yet. We're not really expecting anything either. This is an election year in the U.S. The world has to appreciate it.

You can expect camera crews and that it's going to be an historical election both in terms of the town and that of the national immigration issue. I welcome the attention to the issues, but I'm dismayed that it has been this emotional.

You can call it a farce; it's not an election in the way you know it, but that's Hong Kong, it's very sad.

Winning a campaign means having beliefs, things that voters stand for, so people are compelled to come out and vote for you on Election Day.

Will the division have an effect on the election of 2006? We'll know that pretty quickly.

We'll demonstrate in front of the election office to urge people not to stand (for the elections).

We have to try to improve the election infrastructure, improve the education of voters.

We hope that the lessons learned in the January election and the referendum will enable them to perform even better.

We hope that as we process the votes, you will all wait for the outcome of this election with a spirit of unity, and that we all guard the peace we have enjoyed throughout this process.

You always have mixed feelings about winning an election like this.

We're ahead in the polls, and we're not going to lose this on election day,

We don't see switching the court as affecting the outcome for us. The secretary will still uphold the election code and Texas law.

We have statistics that in election years the political elite and hopefuls always splash out huge amounts of money on sacrificial animals to distribute meat among the needy.

We'll wait until preliminary results come in and then insist on a vote recount. If the authorities refuse to do so, we'll campaign to ensure that the election is declared unconstitutional.

When you're dealing with a primary, it's usually a little bit longer on election night than a general election.

You are going to have election law as it relates to campaign financing revamped and revitalized. He is not the only one who leases a car out of their campaign moneys. It bodes for a much larger problem.

We've gotten a lot of response across the state from concerned counties and folks who generally think that having one vendor in the election machine pipeline is a bad thing for everybody.

We've had concerns about the recent election where over 1,000 candidates were disqualified from running and there were many allegations of election fraud and interference,

We've mobilized our fleet of donkeys and mules and they'll trot off and carry the election materials up the mountain.

We have to know what single people are thinking and the upcoming election is part of it.

We have to keep counting the absentee ballots, because under the law those ballots that we receive a week after the election we have to count as well. So if it is close, we are not going to rush to judgment. We are going to do the responsible thing and make sure we give all of the candidates and the voters of the city of New York real numbers, not numbers that are unofficial.

Usually this happens after the mid-term election of the second term -- during the start of the seventh year of an eight-year presidency.

Voting should go quickly once people learn how to use the touch screen. It's better in a whole lot of ways than printed ballots. An election can be certified in two days. It should also minimize recounts. The old paper ballot machines would sometimes miscount the ballot and sometimes two ballots would go through instead of one. The touch screen will leave a paper audit trail and recover everything each voter does.

Voting is the right of every citizen. It's a national obligation because the results of the election should reflect a truthful expression of all Palestinians.

Voting is the language of our democracy, ... And, regrettably, when it mattered most on Election Day, real people lost real opportunities to speak truth to power at the ballot box. This must never occur again if we can do anything to stop it.

Voting is a fundamental right of citizens that must be preserved, and an honest election process must be returned to East Chicago,

(Voters) wish there were an election right now.

Voters should know we are working with officials to provide ballots and equipment that will work well on Election Day.

Voters clearly understand the importance of proper education funding. The proposal would pass with a slim majority of 56 percent if the election were held today. However, once voters learn the consequences of this funding mandate, their support decreases significantly.

With the election well out of the way, the chancellor's forecasts have taken a step back towards reality.

With the election out of the way, the attention is now on the Bank of Canada. We're still at the early stages of a hiking cycle, which is moderately supportive of the Canadian dollar.

With the election of their first president, now is the time (to get Taylor in court).

With the election clearing the deck, I think you'll see more momentum. If you're going to have a 10 percent increase in corporate profits next year, I don't see why you couldn't be up 20 percent (in mergers and acquisitions).

We're taking what we learned from the Dean campaign and are applying it to a state. If we do our job right, when election time comes around, we will have a much more engaged electorate.

We're really trying to analyze what's happened, ... Part of it could be that in 2004 there was a grueling election campaign. Perhaps the students were tired of campaigning.

We had our best election result in 2005 and we have a responsibility to use that to take us forward.

Today, the U.S. Congress declares America's independence from hanging chads, butterfly ballots and a broken outdated election system that nearly provoked a constitutional crisis two years ago.

Time is of the essence. The attorney general realizes that as we head into the full election season, voter registration efforts will only increase. We want to make sure those who do not know how to comply with the law aren't in the business.

Today's election is not the answer to everything.

We need to think beyond the next election and we need to go on the offensive NOW. Simply put we need to be strategic and long term and beat them at their own game.

We know there are people out there that would very much like to impede this election tomorrow, and we are prepared for it,

While we have not yet received a copy of the charge, based on the information contained in (media) reports we are confident that the charge has no merit whatsoever. It is regrettable that the individuals responsible for filing the charge have chosen to take this step at a time when NHLPA player representatives and executive committee members are in the midst of conducting a democratic and fair election. This election process ... will not be disrupted by such baseless actions.

Unless you see banners, posters, music and loudspeakers blaring songs and election slogans there is no way one can have the enthusiasm.

We are now in uncharted waters. We're in an unprecedented period where a presidential candidate is going to court essentially to try to contest and overturn the results of an election that has now been certified.

We are now in the process of having the signatures verified with the municipal, city and provincial election registrars. We are verifying signatures as we gather them.

We had confidence that when we were able to show what the facts were in this election that there would be no doubt who was really chosen by the majority of Greensboro voters.

We are way out of the election cycle. And Doug deserves time to make up his decision. He is thinking about it.

We need three things now. We need a house. We need a school and we need a job. This is the most important election in the city's history.

The President has been elected for a six-year term. The mandate was won fair and square in the election in 2004 and the mandate stays until 2010.

The preparation and the process of guaranteeing Iraqis a vote since January has been difficult, due to security issues. But despite these huge challenges, we achieved our objective and managed to hold the follow up election in December.

The President will not be impeached because of alleged election irregularities.

Tying voter ID requirements to the REAL ID Act is bad for voting and for privacy, ... There's scant evidence that inadequate voter ID is a factor in election fraud. And the Commission admits to concerns that voter ID requirements could disenfranchise eligible voters, adversely affect minorities, or be used to monitor voting behaviors are 'serious and legitimate.' Moreover, the REAL ID Act turns drivers' licenses into de facto national IDs by forcing states to link their DMV databases so that drivers' personal data will instantly be available to a wide range of state, local, and federal officials. Once created, history has shown that law enforcement, employers, landlords, credit agencies, mortgage brokers, and direct mailers will find a way to access, and in all likelihood abuse, those databases.