Votes Quotations

Unlike their Western counterparts, Africans take elections very seriously - rising up early to queue patiently in line for hours under the hot sun and cast their ballots. Any misguided attempt to nullify or steal their votes will evoke a strong reaction from them.

I would anticipate that the Electoral College will be held on the 13th of December, and our 20 electorate votes will go to the certified winner.

Why should Scotland be stopped from suggesting to the English people that we join a new union under new terms? Let's not try to dominate one another. Let's be a collection, like being in the pub with a kitty. When we vote in Scotland, we vote one way, but the other country votes another way and we always end up with what they vote for.

Bipartisanship has taken us to the brink of bankruptcy. We don't need bipartisanship, we need application of principle... Where was the call for bipartisanship during the Obamacare debate? Not a single Republican voted for it. It wasn't about bipartisanship, it was about having the votes to dictate your will.

Women now influence the majority of consumer purchases. It is women's votes that will secure victory at the next election, hence the altogether delicious spectacle of Messrs Brown and Cameron vying to tell stories about broken nights and childcare as men once boasted of goals scored or pheasants bagged.

Organizations worried about the potential for e-voting problems have long-advocated for audit procedures by which votes cast by e-voting machines could be verified through audit trails.

The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.

No matter what your decisions are, no matter what your votes are, if you're not playing by the rules, you're taking a big risk.

We have held forums here at the White House on workplace flexibility, and the first major bill signed into law by President Obama was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Lilly was here a few weeks ago because we were trying very hard to push paycheck fairness through the Congress. Unfortunately, we fell two votes short.

I truly don't know why the boys are getting all the votes - it could be because they are really amazing, and that's all there is to it. They're really, really good and every single boy deserves to be in the competition right now, and so do the two girls.

From casting to counting, our votes must be better protected in all voting systems.

I don't doubt a number of those ballots, of those votes that were cast for me, probably were intended for Vice President Gore.

The medical device tax repeal is the only proposal that had the most bipartisan votes coming out of the House and has the opportunity in the Senate to gain tractions, and it fixes a part of ObamaCare in terms of repealing an awful tax. And it's got bipartisan support.

January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step toward a free and democratic society as they place their votes for a transitional Iraqi government.

And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.

Experience shows us that most people's votes are based on their biases, not on objective reality. Elections are a collective gut reaction. That any good comes of it at all is the miracle of democracy.

The National Popular Vote is about getting states to convert from the winner-take-all rule. The states that pass the legislation will assign all their electoral votes to the candidate that got the most votes in the country, not just in the state.

We had prepared, my staff had prepared for me a whole dossier on virtually - on George Bush on his votes on his records, what he had done over the past number of years in public service.

In the Senate, where 60 votes are required to do anything important, you have to work with your colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.

My tenure at 'The Daily Show' started during the decade after September 11, and fear of Muslims was at an all-time high. Politicians and the media seemed to dial the fright, mistrust, and animosity up to a fever pitch to gain votes and ratings.

Voting is a right that has been given to every American; however, as Christ followers, our votes should reflect our God.

Of course, no one wants to ban the vote. Voting should remain available for sporting and recreational purposes. But certain types of votes clearly should be curtailed - 'assault votes,' for example, in which the only purpose of the vote is to harm others.

I never miss a vote; I think that's the power of the people. A lot of people fought and died for us to have votes, for women to have votes in particular - your vote is your one weapon.

America is the student who defies the odds to become the first in a family to go to college - the citizen who defies the cynics and goes out there and votes - the young person who comes out of the shadows to demand the right to dream. That's what America is about.

Big corporations have money and power to make sure every rule breaks their way; people have voices and votes to push back.

There's a lot of fuss on the Left about election irregularities, like, you know, the voting machines were tampered with, they didn't count the votes right, and so on. That's all accurate and of some importance, but of far more importance is the fact that elections just don't take place, not in any meaningful sense of the term 'election.'

When you talk about a tax plan that has to make it through Congress, you can't alienate the blue states, because you need a lot of red votes in blue states to get it passed.

Whether that comes from work between Norwood and the White House, or whether it comes from our work here in the House in getting the votes for this bill that we think is the right answer, or wherever it comes from, we will do the right thing.

What I am asking is that the court use its power so that the votes of all the people of Florida that have been cast can be counted,

We're going to have a vote Tuesday morning. Everyone knows there are not enough votes to support a filibuster, but it's an opportunity to people to express their opinion on what a bad choice it was to replace Sandra Day O'Connor.

We're going to do the testing that's required. That's essential because voters do need the confidence that their votes will be counted accurately.

We have seen an average of 5,000 votes come in after the first count.

We have never embraced a system in which it requires 60 votes to confirm a judge, and we should not be doing that now.

the only way to avoid having a cloud over the next president is to count all the votes

We have repeatedly asked the appeals court that the official count of the votes be carried out with full respect for the law, that is with the maximum precision and transparency.

We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation.

The provincial government of NWFP has not barred women from casting their votes in local government elections,

What I am hoping for is votes from intelligent and democratic PRD supporters who want change,

We need Arizona to come out big and support us in the finals with their Internet votes to beat out the nation.

We're continuing to do everything we can to get the bill through the House. We're focused on trying to get the 60 votes we need.

We're confident we have the votes to pass this bill, and we believe it should be scheduled as soon as possible.

Madrid had a very good bid and was only two votes short of reaching the final round of voting.

Let the count begin not just of the votes not counted in Miami Dade, but as the court so wisely ruled, of the undercounts in every county. Then every American will know with certainty who has won the presidency.

Last year was politically interesting for the Swiss abroad, with two votes on bilateral accords with EU, and this certainly played a role.

Seventy-nine votes is (a) pipe dream. We expect the opposition to show some statesmanship as expected of honorable representatives.

She's registering to vote, ... It will be the first time she votes and she said she wants to be the first person to sign my papers.

On an ideological level, Senator Nelson is not in touch with the mainstream of Florida, ... He has voted against tax relief that has been passed by the Republican majority in Congress. He votes to protect the trial lawyers against reform of frivolous lawsuits. We think a Republican challenger is going to do very well if they contrast his record to the Republican positions.

O'Malley will get a lot of votes here largely because of concerns about how cozy Doug Duncan is with the development industry.

So many times in our area of the state, our kids do not get the publicity all over the state, which would enable him to get the votes that he needed to do this. It's exciting to see one of our guys getting his due.

She got absolutely no votes at all from Tioga County. In 1884 women couldn't vote.

Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Independent graphic designers from all over the world submit designs to our ongoing design competitions, and Minted's community votes to tell us what to sell.

Mr. Hill characterizes 69 bills being introduced in the House from the period of Oct. 24, 2004 to June 20, 2005, which received Royal Assent as a skimpy agenda. We've sustained over 40 votes of confidence. We passed legislation to implement the fundamental forms of equalization. We passed legislation on civil marriage. We passed legislation and implemented a new deal for cities, the offshore accords--I mean, that was not a skimpy agenda that we've just gone through and presented to the House. Now, this fall we're going to build on that agenda,

Mr. Duncan will testify on Jan. 24 if the Committee votes to grant him immunity.

Mr Rene Garcia Preval is credited with 51.15 per cent of the votes based on 96 per cent of voting stations counted, and is declared the winner.

Mr. President, read our lips. Our votes are not for sale.

Mr. DeLay has a unique understanding of a lot of the big policy debates, and he is somebody who has always worked in the past with his colleagues to make the case that their votes are important. That is one of the reasons he got into leadership, and people still recognize he has a degree of knowledge and influence.

On Election Day there is a well-oiled machine that knows how to turn those votes out from specific neighborhoods and in specific ways.

no Nevada politician can afford to neglect the rural areas of Nevada. I've spent the Labor Day weekend campaigning in Elko, Winnemucca and Fallon not only because the votes here are important but because we must stress the oneness of Nevada. There must be no 'urban versus rural' thinking in Nevada.

My analysis is that we have 62 votes at the present time, and we've got about 15 more people who are thinking it over,

My husband got in five votes on the phone. I got one on the Internet,

My hopes are quite high that there will be a large number of votes for this resolution.

Maybe this time, if we get another vote, we'll be 10 to 15 votes ahead. I don't think this is impossible.

Obviously, he's going to the right because he knows that's where the votes are. My assumption is if he gets through the primary, he will tack toward the center.

Nobody has the votes yet. We can beat this thing.

Rich McKay had said facetiously to us that we had 47 votes committed out of 32.

Politicians cannot show up on the doorstep to Downing Street and say 'I have millions of votes under my arm so now you must arrange a referendum'

Newt Gingrich never received more than 100,000 votes in his life. He'll never be president.

On the basis of this advice of counsel, Mr. Duncan has authorized Sullivan & Cromwell to advise the Committee that he will rely on his constitutional right not to testify at the January 24 hearing. Mr. Duncan will testify on Jan. 24 if the Committee votes to grant him immunity.

one of the most important votes we will take in this Congress.

If we get the votes that we want, the difference will be 183. In that case, getting 20 votes back is not going to save them.

If we get enough 'no' votes on the first question, then whatever Arnold Schwarzenegger does on the second question is of no significance,

If this enables debate about where to put the stadium and brings it back to the forefront, that is very problematic. It would be very hard to get seven votes to keep the stadium at the Southeast waterfront.

I'd like to congratulate the ones who have won and I'd like to do what I can to support my city council. They will probably hear from me later on. This is my first time running and I'm satisfied with the votes I got. I did a lot better than I thought I would.

I don't know that you have the votes here today.

I Don't Care How Many Votes I Get

I am disappointed that the Democratic leader Harry Reid has apparently urged his colleagues to vote no on this nomination. ... I think it may affect votes on the floor to make this a leadership issue.

I believe the votes are there and I believe it is up to the people of Georgia to let their legislators know that it's good common sense.

I am the lone representative from the Mountain West that votes for the women's top 25 teams and I have been voting for Wyoming. The week they beat BYU on the road and New Mexico at home is the best week that any team in the MWC has had this year.

But we certainly have encouraged the leadership in Congress to schedule votes on the amendment to be sure every senator and representative will be on record on this amendment before they face the voters in November.

But we cannot do anything until the City Council votes for the tax, ... By law, we cannot collect any signatures until that is done, and then we have 60 days.

Bush is slightly ahead now, but that's because the Democratic strongholds in the state -- Dade County and Broward County -- have not had their votes counted yet.

Basically there are 25,000 registered voters in the district, about 4,000 will vote in this election, and whoever gets 2,000 votes will win. Can someone who's been on TV get 2,000 votes? We'll see. Am I worried? No.

because of whom she is replacing. This is for Sandra Day O?Connor?s seat. O?Connor plotted a good balance on the court. There were a number of 5-4 votes with O?Connor in the majority.

I had just met her at the polls on Election Day. When she gave up the reading of the votes in order for her to fulfill her obligation to her church, I just happened to learn through that what a strong Christian she was.

Given the importance of the election and the fact that the present margin is approximately 300 votes in the state, I believe the people of Palm Beach County have entrusted us with the power to voice their right to participate in their government.

Gilchrist will appeal to the hard-core conservatives on the single issue of immigration, and one would think, take votes away from John Campbell.

Frankly, had Chief Justice Roberts been rammed through on an accelerated schedule that some in the White House wanted, he would not have gotten anywhere near the number of votes he got.

If anybody can count votes in the House, I can count votes in the House.

From the beginning we've said we are going to respect the rule of law. If the Supreme Court of the United States says no more votes will be counted, then that's the end of it,

If it comes down to two weeks (before the opening) and the fair board votes that they're going to have the same ban they've had in the past, we will seek another restraining order. Hopefully, we maybe will not have to do it. I'm still optimistic.

If it's half of votes cast, it's going to be real touch-and-go.

If this will require a rollcall vote, I cannot predict how many rollcall votes we will have this evening, but I would not make dinner plans.

If we are a national institution, we must as a party reunite in rural and agricultural Canada. We can't be a national institution if we're only going for votes in Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax.

If the city would take over the Ellis streets, then votes could be swayed.

I always felt the gifts you need as governor were more suited for my personality. I'm a good team player, but I'm not a policy wonk. In Congress, you need 218 votes to make anything happen. When you're governor, you're the CEO of the state. You establish the vision and standards for the state. You're the leader.

He will not have the votes on the board to demolish the building,

He was the greatest fund raiser of all time. And guess what? We actually got more votes than he did in the 2000 presidential election. They're going to have a lot more money than we're going to have...They're for money. We're for votes.

He went through many struggles last year. There no doubt he's the MVP of this team. He might get some votes for MVP of the league. He's been huge.

He's clearly not going to take more votes away from George Bush than he is from John Kerry,