词汇 | example_english_postal-ballot |
释义 | Examples of postal ballotThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. I should like to raise a point with regard to the issue of postalballot papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost of a postalballot sometimes deters a trade union from introducing a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We intend to simplify the rules governing the issue and return of postalballot papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can see no reason why we cannot have all postalballot elections, although we must safeguard against fraud and cheating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A free postalballot would save it £20,000 a year, a small expenditure to ensure democracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might best be elected by postalballot of all parents having children at the school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if he did, he would have to convince the chairman that it was desirable to organise a postalballot for election to the board. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those people can be paid the cost of using a postalballot, should they wish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Information on the number of postalballot papers returned after the close of the poll is not collected centrally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is unreasonable about giving trade union members a right to a postalballot before they are called out on strike? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This will now require the confirmation by a two-thirds majority of those voting in a postalballot of chartered engineers on the register. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In those circumstances, a postalballot may be extremely difficult to implement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Information on spoilt postalballot papers is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is in the main an elected body by the whole body of nurses and by postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one is deprived of such a vote—every single elector in his constituency, if they wish to do so, can vote by a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not have the staff or the ability to have the large-scale mailing that is required for the postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my industry a postalballot is extremely difficult, producing low turn-outs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As to a postalballot, it is virtually unchallengeable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it to be by a postalballot or by a workplace ballot? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that to do it by a postalballot would be the most effective way of proceeding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am surprised at their opposition to the principle of a simple majority vote by secret postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No period is set for the time a postalballot will take. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must be elected by ballot; that is, by secret ballot and postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that public funds cannot be claimed towards the cost of a mixed ballot; only where there is an entirely postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In any e-enabled pilot area, each registered elector would receive a postalballot paper in the same way as for an all-postal election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, it would be possible to hold the entire municipal elections for a year on the basis of a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The useless, pointless choice between a workplace and postalballot will still be the norm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Postal balloting is a simple thing—one either votes with a postalballot or one does not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not clear how a postalballot would be conducted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Recently it operated a postalballot for governorships in the way that has been suggested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, elections for parent governors will have to include the opportunity for a postalballot, which of course would be a secret ballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A secret postalballot of parents of children at the school would have to be held within three months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All parents at a school will have the opportunity of voting in a secret postalballot on a proposal to apply for grant-maintained status. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are to benefit by the retirement exemption, their previous election must have been conducted by postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The union proposed a postalballot to its membership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every offer from the employers in industrial negotiations was referred back to the members for secret postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is far better to leave the onus on the union to show why a postalballot ought not to take place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be asked to participate in a traditional ballot twice, then go back to a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who use the postalballot will be required to have a countersignature of a witness to declaration of identity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a postalballot for those who could not attend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although it is not a fail-safe or a guarantee, in the end a postalballot comes nearer to that ideal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lot of postalballot forms are ignored or put aside to go later and then are not used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can see that the question of the postalballot has not stopped the miners from using their power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By any test of opinion—a postalballot, say, or an electoral college—that is what most party members want. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The earliest that an elector can currently receive their postalballot paper is 10 days before polling day or the close of polling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet an aggrieved person was able to take the union to court and complain that the postalballot provisions were not properly operated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not easy for a union in these inflationary times to decide to have a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We intend to simplify the rules for the physical process of the postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The frank on a postalballot paper is different from that on an ordinary ballot paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that a majority of these committees are elected by postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One such right is the right to a full postalballot before industrial action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How is it possible to cut legal aid and to withdraw from the postalballot regime while spending millions to support frivolous and absurd litigation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We propose that they take place by postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will not those people consider a postalballot a complete waste of taxpayers' money? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A system already exists in councils for the counting of postalballot papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Through those means we have an opportunity to promote the excellent idea of a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The postalballot paper goes into a house through the letterbox. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sixteen nurses out of the 25 there are elected by the whole body of nurses and by postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can concede that there is a case for a postalballot in local elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we allow postalballot papers to be sent to addresses abroad, the likelihood of them being mislaid is considerable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Should there not be a duty on the trade union leadership to justify a workplace rather than a postalballot? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Heplayed a leading role in persuading the union to change from branch to postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows from the evidence of the pilots that where there is a postalballot more people turn out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Quite frankly, the postalballot has a great deal of merit, but, as has been pointed out, it has also some demerits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With a postalballot no one will know whether they have voted at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But he says that the proper way to alter the rules of most unions is by a postalballot of the members. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that it is perfectly possible in any of these elections for there to be a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I raise the question of making the mainspring of this proposal the postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The suggestion concerns independent postal balloting, which means that presumably the postalballot papers would be returned to a third party. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was in no way a postalballot of the sort that has been advocated in the debates both here and in another place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why a secret postalballot could be won. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The old-age pensioners have the postalballot if they want it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have already said that the postalballot can be the best solution if the avoidance of intimidation and malpractice is the overriding consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Parental governors should be elected by a postalballot of all parents with children at a particular school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are looking at the reform proposal today in order to change the method of balloting to a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the members want to change to a postalballot, that is their decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The general election is more like a workplace ballot than a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the remaining time electoral staff must complete a great deal of work in checking and verifying claims and dispatching postalballot papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I bet they did not have a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have just described what happens when one has a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Paragraph 5 makes certain limited changes to the rules governing the issuing of postalballot papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it would be useful to recap the present state of the dispute, as that is essentially the background to the postalballot proposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That postalballot largely undid the decision taken at the annual delegate meeting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Postalballot papers will be despatched continuously from the date of close of nominations until shortly after the sixth day before polling day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The marginal cost of having a postalballot would be tiny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing could more intimately affect the operations of the union, its internal workings and democracy than the operation of its postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The appropriate number of branches asked for the ballot and a postalballot was taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not, however, take the view that it should be mandatory upon a union to have a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, that would ensure a much higher representative vote even than the introduction of a postalballot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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