I learned from my days at the Ohio Legislature that it's much easier to be close to where you work, especially if you are expected at the Capitol for a 3 a.m. vote.

Jean Schmidt

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.

Michael Kelleher

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.

Alexis De Tocqueville

This is a smart investment with a good return. And it's something people can vote on for themselves.

Nick Velasquez

When the vote came up the next time … they voted for metropolitan government, ... I stand here today … to say it will happen again. It will happen again sooner than most people imagine possible. You keep the faith for these kids and for our seniors.

Bill Purcell

I will appoint men and women to the Federal judiciary who share my view of unborn children as constitutionally protected and who will unhesitatingly vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. If nominated by my party, I will select my running mate from among a list of men and women fully committed to protection of the unborn.

Gary Bauer

From what I gather, the vote on Ted's confirmation was 31-6. And if you believe in the democratic process, I think you have to respect that. Is it healthy to have opposing views? Yes. And there probably will be when you have 700 people involved in a constituency. But a vote of 31-6 seems pretty convincing to me.

Don Meehan

Matt has offered his front desk staff to make phone calls reminding people to go vote on Tuesday.

Randy Fischer

Enough people came out to vote against the establishment. If they think they've won, they haven't. Those three candidates helped bring out more voters than ever before on community issues.

Joe Ferrer

A member of the leadership told the congressman on the floor he would regret this vote.

Brian Robertson

We welcome this opportunity to have initial discussions with the committee, following their vote to proceed with an inquiry, and we are interested in hearing from the committee about its plans and procedures for going forward.

Jim Kennedy

If concessions are made to the Sunnis to make additions to the constitution, then the other parties want a guarantee from the Sunnis that they will vote back the constitution at the referendum. But there are no guarantees.

Mahmoud Othman

I think he deserved it. It's an honor he earned. The thing is coaches can't vote for their own players, so that's a lot of respect from the coaches.

Billy Thornhill

It was defeated. In a democracy, there's always a possibility an issue can be voted down. A third said yes, it was a bad situation. The others didn't approve the resolution. Whether they didn't like what was done but didn't think it was egregious enough for a no-confidence vote, there's no way to tell.

Jerold Theis

He relates to everyone and has the ability to work effectively with people from all walks of life. (The unanimous vote) is a reflection of the universal respect he commands in the party.

Richard Mcgrath

Justice O'Connor has been the key vote in everything from campaign finance to the meaning of the Voting Rights Act to racial gerrymandering to Bush v. Gore.

Richard Hasen

How can we get our problems resolved if we don't vote?

Tayyaba Batool

We have reached a collective-bargaining agreement subject to a membership vote.

Mikyl Cordova

The problem is you don't vote for a party. You're voting for a member of Congress. And we're a year away.

Dane Strother

I never have voted for a pay increase for me, and with such a huge federal deficit, I don't think it's right to vote for a pay increase for yourself ... My salary is greater than most of the people in my congressional district, and there is no way I can vote for a pay raise when many of them are just getting by.

Lincoln Davis

If they chose to vote, their voice was heard. If they chose not to vote, their voice was not heard. Everybody had an opportunity to participate in the process.

Superintendent Lynn Whitaker

It is very odd that it would not have to go to a vote of the people like the three historic towns had to do.

Paul Harris

For someone to vote against it they can't really represent a very important segment of our community.

Kaylee Brown

Before, anyone could make an argument that could vote down an amendment.

Brandon Cox

If the community decides to vote for Joanna (Gaudi) I have no problem with her being on the board, ... I just couldn't make the decision.

Martha Johnson

I am going to vote for Ken Clarke. For years the wider electorate has told us that Ken Clarke should be the leader of our party and prime minister of our country.

Jonathan Dimbleby

You get to vote with your ears for the kind of community radio you want.

Mark Powers

We don't want grown men having sex with young girls. We make a lot of choices for our children: We don't allow them to vote, we don't allow them to drink, we don't allow them to drive cars, we don't allow them to serve in wars at age 13, whether they want to or not, and we don't allow them to have sex with grown men.

Jon Bruning

Whoever fills that seat is going to be the deciding vote.

Shannon Deloney

Senator Boxer has said she would vote for the Feingold resolution.

Natalie Ravitz

[The acting chairwoman of the monorail board, however, said it's not clear voters need to be asked to vote a fifth time on the project, which would link Crown Hill to West Seattle.] Have they heard about our new financial approach? ... If they're saying how we get out of the situation without asking the voters, that's the answer.

Kristina Hill

There could be all kinds of vote rigging in those constituencies, from buying votes to getting government officials to fabricate the results.

Somchai Srisuthiyakorn

I would vote for the Hilton deal.

Mario Gabelli

I don't see them as an obstacle. I see them as a plus, ... I know that can change. And he doesn't always prevail. You've got to get 23 votes, and Mr. Tagliabue doesn't vote.

Red Mccombs

The legislation was unlikely ever to have become law, because the Republican leadership in the House would have been reluctant to let it go to a vote. But as a symbol the proposed legislation was very unhelpful. The threat of high and sweeping tariffs against our third largest trading partner was the height of irresponsibility.

Dan Griswold

The premier defining issue of conservative Republicans in this state revolves around family value issues; they are anti-abortion and pro-family. If the vote were just about abortion or homosexuality, straight up, and everyone knew that was the issue at hand, it would pass with an overwhelming, veto-proof majority.

Paul Mero

There's no silver bullet to getting a Northern Virginia vote. They've proven to be so diverse and independent. You've got to walk through a lot of land mines. The key is going to be to get your base [of supporters] to come out in full force rather than to appeal to everybody on every issue.

Jim Dornan

We are immigrants, and we vote. We want to send the message very clearly that we are going to vote against these anti-immigrant legislators who are attacking our communities.

Gustavo Torres

We had hoped for a victory. We knew there was some opposition, but it was spread out. We were definitely surprised by the difference of those being in favor of us once the final vote was tallied.

Keith Morris

Only half the people in the United States vote, but it is still a vigorous democracy.

Jorge Buendia

India's view has never been categorical on whether it will vote or not.

Abhishek Singhvi

I think the superintendent makes the recommendation, presents it and we vote on it.

Michael Watkins

I think he knows that he needs every vote he can get. To some extent, by courting these groups, he's saying, 'I'm an independent-minded person.

Ingrid Reed

He can have that debate with Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer. They thought it was important enough to vote for it.

Peter King

The most important lesson I have learned in the political arena is that it is important to consider all the aspects of an issue before making a decision and casting a vote. I make every effort to be informed on issues and have learned the value of asking questions.

Lorelei Sims

Well it's a tough vote it's gonna be a very close vote.

Athan Manuel

People perceive the campaign to be close, so that should stimulate people to vote. And the media environment is unbelievable, in terms of focusing on the campaign.

Herb Asher

India has the right to vote for anyone. But the way it went about in this issue is debatable. This will definitely have an impact on India-Iran relations.

Pr Kumaraswamy

We feel like the elected officials in the House and the Senate should be the ones looking at this legislation and making a decision. Just like we would not put to a vote for the public anything such as health codes, speed limits or things of that nature.

Heather Williams

As I stated last week to the Chairman (Henry) I will repeat again, Do not take my vote for granted!'

William Cotton

The people have shown that they are against his impeachment...it is a protest vote.

Mustafa Hussein

Voters are not looking for creative, forward-looking candidates, they are looking for people who they think can protect them. They fall back on the familiar and the powerful. The same thing happened in postwar Bosnia, where the parties that fed the conflict in the first place got most of the vote.

James Dobbins

WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to. They took away his vote and gave instead The right, when he had earned, to _eat_ his bread. In vain -- he clamors for his 'boss,' pour soul, To come again and part him from his roll. .

Ambrose Bierce

It was a punishment vote against the current government, which has done nothing to improve the living conditions of Colombians.

Horacio Serpa

It doesn't matter if we have a crooked electoral council, ... We have to go out and vote.

Henry Ramos

They should have been allowed to vote wherever they are - like we did for the Iraqi people and the government paid for it with our tax dollars.

Melanie Campbell

We're hoping that the parents who showed up last night will be true to their word and get the word out and get the vote out. Parents need to understand the facts, understand the numbers, and I think the numbers speak for themselves.

Tom Atwood

I will say `yes' because I suffered and I was oppressed during the former regime, ... I can now vote freely.

Ali Hussein

Delay has an experience in both leadership and moving our agenda that is just amazing. It's a gift, ... He's the best vote counter I've ever been associated with.

Thomas Reynolds

Simplicity is always favored by the public. When it's easy to understand, it's easier to get the public to vote yes.

Peter Henderson

It is really impossible for these people to go out and vote.

Abdul Sattar

I've proven I can win on Nantucket. Money can only buy newspaper ads and TV time. It's not the same as a handshake and having someone ask for your vote.

Doug Bennett

Anyone that wins 11 games and does it with the class that their program shows should be in the Top 10, in my opinion. I will give them strong consideration for my vote.

Dan Mccarney

As a matter of kind of religious ideology, the coalition members are unanimous in their support of one share-one vote and therefore are opposed to all other kinds of structures.

David Beatty

His campaign doesn't have an identity and therefore voters don't know why they should vote for him.

Saad Jawad Qindeel

I don't want a runoff. It's just more of our money being wasted because Bloomberg's going to win anyway. My vote (for Ferrer) is not because I have a passion for him.

Jeanne Lewis

Unless you have Internet access, a lot of people are left completely out of the loop. We want to let them know what their options are. We just want people to vote.

Tanya Harris

These are all individual settlements so the union doesn't have to vote on anything to approve it. It's a fair settlement ... absolutely, and it resolves a number of concerns raised by the officers and the city.

Alex Garcia

We had some hot buttons we couldn't agree on. We gave the mayor too much power. The mayor would have veto power and sit on the council and vote. I was afraid that our city manager would feel like she was being micromanaged by the mayor.

James Richardson

I didn't really care, one way or the other. But it sounds like the people didn't want it, so that's the way it was voted. That's what it was all about — let the people vote. A majority of the people voted they do not want privatization, so we won't have it. We'll pick up and go from there.

Tim Ray

Vote Labor and you build castles in the air. Vote Conservative and you can live in them.

David Frost

Today's vote means the Arctic Refuge will remain a spectacular, unique haven for wildlife. Americans have made it clear that they want the Refuge protected, and today the Senate clearly heard them.

Sarah Wilhoite

We're happy that the vote was to approve.

John Mchale

The board of directors is extremely pleased with how this project has evolved over the last five years, culminating in today's vote. Over the last two days, this committee has held discussions in great detail, utilizing the research and statistics now available to determine who deserves baseball's highest honor a plaque in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Cooperstown.

Jane Forbes Clark

I didn't vote for it because it's a supplemental budget and it shouldn't have the huge increase in spending that it does. $500 million in new spending is unheard of in supplemental budget. It's unreal.

Tim Sheldon

They're not listening to the people that they're supposed to be representing. We voted. We had a vote -- overwhelmingly, a 2-1 margin in Sumner County. Are we being represented by our representatives? Hell no!

Kelley Edgar

The people who now vote in the polls – coaches and writers – do not have enough time to watch a lot of football. We wanted to take advantage of all this experience and expertise we have in these great former coaches. Who better to judge teams than the people who have coached the game?

Andy Curtin

Sovereign's board continues to march forward on its cynical campaign to deprive its shareholders, at their expense, of the right to vote on transformational transactions.

Ralph Whitworth

We are all saying no blank check to China, ... We have to be very clear to (Congress) about how important their vote is going to be.

Linda Chavez

I'm Bob. I quit running, so please don't vote for me.

Bob Welsh

If people feel schools are an important part of the community, we really encourage you to come out and vote.

John Vornbrock

What will probably happen is they will knuckle down and vote for reform. Things are getting better in Japan and the architect of that appears to be moving toward retaining power.

Callum Henderson

They made this change because they were afraid the constitution would be rejected. But now it may be counterproductive: they made the Sunnis so furious that maybe more of them will vote no.

Mahmoud Othman

I am aware that I am playing at difficult moments, when you have to concentrate the most. I take this as a vote of confidence.

Frederic Michalak

I don't think that's enough for her to win. There are people that are irked about DeMint, there are people who wonder about DeMint, but I don't think he's done anything yet to completely alienate the large number of people that are predisposed to vote for him because he is a Republican.

Danielle Vinson

Alright guys, I want to get out there and vote tomorrow. And not because it's cool, because it's not. You know what is cool? Smoking. Smoke while you vote.

Jon Stewart

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.

Don Siegelman

That vote was like a rookie baseball player being called up in a losing game and hitting a triple. It doesn't affect the game but the manager's going to remember it.

Barry Orton

All they want is an opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage. Now that the people have spoken, the good congressman has decided this is a divisive issue.

Kris Mineau

I will have to pay attention to half of the population who didn't vote for me. But I can tell you that I know how to negotiate. I'm a conciliatory, humble listener.

Oscar Arias Sanchez

As long as [the initiative] passes, I don't care who endorses it as long as the students get to vote and decide on the issue.

Susan Henriques

People at the decision-making level should make better plans for robust and equitable future river-basin management. People on the ground in rural areas will vote with their feet, as they have done in Africa ever since the origin of humans in Africa. Migration will not be controllable; it's driven by needs and desire.

Martaan De Wit

Some of these people who are on this list I have voted against requests that they have made. And I think it's important that distinction is made that I do that. I virtually will not sell a vote. I'm not going to do that.

Larry Nelson

All non-convicted detainees have the right to vote. That includes Saddam and other former government officials.

Abdul Hussein Hindawi

These new crimes are hardly surprising to those of us who recognized the fraud behind the war from the very beginning and the vote obstruction in the 2004 national election. As the mountain of evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors has grown, so has the cowardice of the Democratic Party leadership.

Michael Berg

Normally I would think you would want a 7-0 vote on a replacement.

Dave Light

The key swing vote is the passive investors who decide whether to piggyback on what the activists are doing. For every dollar of activist money involved in a campaign, there is usually at least $10 of non-activist money involved.

Whitney Tilson

We are pleased that our opposition to the original merger agreement has resulted in increased consideration for all shareholders and we will vote our shares for the deal at this revised price.

Mason Morfit

I believe a high number of Afghans have turned out to vote.

Peter Erben

People want a clear vote on marriage.

Kris Mineau

They all agree we need to be tough on borders. It will be difficult for even the most progressive senator to vote against that and look weak on border security.

Michele Waslin

The vote expands health care for workers, stops large, profitable companies from shifting their health care costs onto taxpayers, and makes sure all large, profitable employers pay their fair share for health care.

Paul Blank

The spring rules hearing process is grassroots citizen involvement. The fact that folks will come out on a Monday night, sometimes staying until late, to vote their preference on these proposals is proof of Wisconsin's strong outdoor heritage.

Dnr Secretary Scott Hassett

The statement was slightly more hawkish than we were expecting but there was one vote of dissent.

Kamal Sharma

This was very bittersweet. I am glad. A no vote would have put us into a death spiral for the facility in Wellsville. While we don't have any guarantees, the company would not ask for this many concessions for nothing. I want to stay in the game for the future.

Rick Chilson

The big problem is that politicians don't think there is much to gain by embracing the homosexual vote.

Denis Broun

Like many Americans, I chose unwisely to not vote on some dates, on other dates I was out of town or busy raising a family of five. I've been a sinner and I ask forgiveness from the electorate.

Fred Viskovich

I'm not against building a new school ? I know they need it ? but I'm looking at spending less on a school. I just can't bring myself to vote yes on this.

John Manley

People don't vote because they say they never get anything from the politicians, but I want that to change.

Abdul Latif

It provides us with an excellent opportunity to really honor the amazing organizing efforts of the thousands of women and men who worked to secure the right to vote. It links the generations in appreciating what was done before us, acknowledges how far we have come and what work remains to be done.

Iris Nelson

Instead of setting up picket lines, they should be sending that final offer out for a vote, ... Let the people decide.

Dave Murray

If you don't agree that we will meet members of other Christian denominations at the foot of the cross, then I can understand why you would vote against this proposal. But you need to know that at Belmont University we believe that we will meet many, many non-Baptist Christians there.

Bob Fisher

That a member of Congress who is supposed to represent one of the U.S. states hardest hit by NAFTA job loss, and whose constituents care deeply about poverty in Central America, would become a deciding vote to expand NAFTA to six more nations is unimaginable, given the damage the NAFTA model has proven to cause to U.S. working people and Mexico's poor.

Lori Wallach

I think we're going to see a lot of criticism from the opposition, but I don't think they are going to use that criticism as a fuel to lead to a vote of non-confidence.

Antonia Maioni

We probably split the Round Rock vote. It's going to be tough. People are jaded with so many elections.

Byron Morrison

They can get so much more productivity without a third party acting as an intermediary. The unions will probably get the right to hold a vote, but I think there's a good chance Delta will keep the unions out. Last time there was a vote by mechanics, to my surprise it was overwhelmingly voted down.

Ray Neidl

If you look at who goes to the polls now to vote, that's self-selected too.

Nina Zagat

We're not sure what this year will bring but my vote is on the alumni.

Brooke Pollard

Everybody's looking for the niche to make the difference. Some people think they see the mother lode in the beautiful people, especially the vote of the beautiful women.

Suzanne Fields

We are not delegates who are sent here to weigh our mail every day and then to vote accordingly. There are issue of transcendent importance that you have to be willing to lose your office over ... I'm willing to lose my seat any day in the week rather than sell out.

Henry Hyde

Primary electorates tend to be more extreme electorates and a vote like Iraq, that was popular and centrist at the time, is going to be a lot less popular in the primary.

David Birdsell

It's looking the same way it broke on Election night (a ten vote lead).

Charles Flynn

The system won't work if you don't vote.

Jim Hanson

We found that one firefighter was considered inactive because he doesn't come to all the meetings, but he still fights fires. He would still be eligible to vote. To my mind, if you're risking your life to fight our fires, you should get to vote.

Beatrice Mongo

It is certainly possible for management to enter into vote-buying arrangements with salutary purposes, ... However, I conclude that the plaintiffs have stated a cognizable vote-buying claim.

William Chandler

I think that's probably going to happen. It'll take place at the full owners' meeting, there will be a vote, and depending on the vote it'll be approved or not.

Rich Levin

At the end of the day, I'm not sure it influenced our decision in a dramatic way, but it certainly affected our thinking. She is the swing vote here.

Peter Blanck

I memorize the names of the winners. I'm pretty good at forgetting the rest. And the vote count ... it's one of those things I don't really want to remember.

Rick Rosas

We've talked about ultimately having four of these a year, but it's probably best to start slower, so my vote for this year is July 4 and possibly something later in the fall. I think July 4 is a good one to start with because that is a celebration for the whole country.

Steve Santarsiero

He (Johnson) ended up getting me into several doors I had never gotten into and really single-handedly got Congressman John Shimkus, R-Ill., behind this. (Rep. Ray) LaHood, R-Peoria, was always behind us. They really got us through the red tape and got us on the floor and it was a unanimous vote.

Bob Bondi

She has the potential to siphon off some women who traditionally vote Republican.

Charles Bullock

Jon Corzine did not benefit in any way shape or form from this vote.

Tom Shea

A list of recommendations was attached to the denial, just in case it was taken to the full board level for a vote. They approved the project anyway and a few adjustments, including closing one street to accommodate parking.

Tom Herring

People must be free to go to voting stations because we can guarantee that no one will intimidate them either on their way to vote or on their way back.

Bala Naidoo

There are already a number of people that have already said that they are not going to vote for him, work for him. If he granted clemency, based on the evidence that has been presented, it would be a disaster.

Mike Spence

People sometimes tell me that they think the Greens have the best ideas, but they don't feel like they can vote for us. And when people don't feel like they can vote for the best ideas, our democracy is in serious trouble.

Chris Tindal

The government officials just said, 'OK, here's our project list, now vote on it,' ... and nobody felt as though there'd been any opportunity to have any great say in the thing.

Jeff Reid

It would be very difficult ... for me to vote to confirm someone whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade, because I remember ... what it was like when abortion was illegal in America ... As a college student at Stanford, I watched the passing of the plate to collect money so a young woman could go to Tijuana for a back-alley abortion. I knew a woman who killed herself because she was pregnant.

Diane Feinstein

We still expect the MPC to leave policy on hold when it meets in November, although a split vote is likely.

Simon Rubinsohn

It's my recommendation that the pilot group vote for the strike ballot.

Lee Moak

I believe that our employees ought to be able to vote on the offer we've presented, ... I have faith and confidence in the employees of Boeing that they're going to speak their mind and they're going to express their wills.

Jerry Calhoun

The right to vote is one of our most fundamental rights in a democracy. After people have completed their prison time and have been released back into society, our state should not impose economic barriers to voting.

Kathleen Taylor

Polls and focus groups show younger blacks less likely to identify themselves as Democrats, and more likely to support partial privatization of Social Security, school vouchers and the abolition of race-based preferences. This spells trouble for the Democratic Party and its monolithic black vote.

Larry Elder

Even Republicans with whom I disagree ideologically have told me that even though they really disagree with my vote they at least know that I believe in something. Many very conservative members have been quite respectful. I think that they all are struggling through this. This was not any vote I cast to demonstrate any hostility toward any person or party or the Administration.

Barbara Lee

Making it easier to vote but tougher to cheat.

Christopher Bond

If the church wants to survive, it will change. If we have a death wish, it will stay with its blinders on and people will vote with their feet, ... Bishops and cardinals have to listen more to the people, for the Holy Spirit is operating there, as well.

Pat Brennan

Compared to, say, a prime minister of England, a president has actually astonishingly few legal powers. A prime minister of England can take England to war all by himself. He doesn't have to have a vote in Parliament, nothing. The President of the United States has to get a Declaration of War.

David Frum

Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have signed petitions, hoping for a chance to vote for reform and clean up politics in Ohio.

Chris Redfern

We view the vote as an overwhelming endorsement of the merger.

John Still

Hood River is the portion of that district that tends to vote more Democratic. It's the rest that consistently votes Republican. So somebody that wins already in the Hood River area puts us in a good position.

Fredrick Thomas

As a company, we're neutral in terms of affiliation. We're just having lots of fun with the mask predictor. We're not here to influence people one way or the other on how to vote. We want the customer to influence the outcome through their wallets.

Daniel Haight

I was astonished that five council people would put their opinions above the 7,000 people who voted to have two-year terms starting in 2004, ... As mayor, I'll abide by the decision of the council, but I am also a private citizen and a constituent of John Garner, and I will defend my right to vote in May 2006.

Bob Day

The ad hoc committee has not been opposed to the amendment change being on the ballot at all, ... We had many public meetings. I will not tell people how to vote. Citizens should vote their conscience.

Jeff Anderson

I said I didn't think people as young as 16 should be allowed to vote. Apparently, they took points off for that.

John W. Whitehead

If my husband and I had gone to vote, things would be different today.

Betty Hughes

Does it have to go to a vote of the people?

Patricia Cox

Today's vote promises to ultimately eclipse dirty and expensive fossil fuel with clean and efficient solar power.

Bernadette Del Chiaro

There were a few technical imperfections during the elections, but no violations that could have changed the results of the vote.

Sergei Baburin

It welcomes new powers for shareholders to vote through proportionate liability for auditors, which should result in a fairer sharing of the burden between companies and their auditors.

John Cridland

The vote is a shot across the bow in terms of the Justice Department and how it conducts itself, in terms of upcoming Supreme Court nominations, and the push-and-pull within the Bush administration. Will it be bipartisan or will it be pulled to the right?

Charles E. Schumer

Brian and I will vote for some kind of smoking ordinance while Jack is against it.

Frank Rizzo

If Sandy wants to buy something, she asks us and then we vote on it.

Scott Warren

We would need the other town to vote on it, too, in the interest of equity.

Jon Carlisle

I don't think there's a singular message from (voters), because hard-liners vote for the destruction of Israel, mothers vote to have good schools and good government types wanted to end a calcified regime.

Rob Lawson

Teflon Tony is dead. Forget all the excuses ... the vote was a turning point.

Peter Riddell

By selecting SideStep, Marriott has reaffirmed SideStep's key role in this rapidly growing market. We appreciate this vote of confidence and will deliver for Marriott an unbeatable mix of customer quantity and quality.

Brandon Smith

REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

Ambrose Bierce

If the legislators are listening to their constituents and their conscience, they will vote for a single levee board of qualified professionals. If it's politics as usual driving their choice, they will choose to fragment the levee board in another patronage politics smoke screen.

Jay Lapeyre

I'd say it's exceptionally slow, If people don't vote, I say they're not interested.

Jim Hofmann

We're on hold until the mayor decides to change his vote, ... He just said he had some concerns and never elaborated.

Harold Harris

Your vote is not going to bring Mr. Byrd back. I wish it could. ... Regardless of whether you vote life or death, John William King is a dead man walking.

Brack Jones

If you add Al Gore and Ralph Nader's vote totals, a clear majority of people voted for policies and a vision to protect America's environment ... As further proof that Americans used their ballots to support strong environmental safeguards, pro-environmental candidates won in approximately 75 percent of the Sierra Club's top-priority Senate and House campaigns.

Carl Pope

Both parties are strongly going after the Latino vote. . . . It is simply inevitable that (Latinos) will become the critical vote in the state. Demography is destiny.

Jerry Polinard

Wherever the numbers fall, they fall. I am hoping they fall in my direction. Seven votes brings to mind that every vote does count.

Alan Williamson

They have a unique agenda, which is all about health care, education and economic issues. They are very interesting because they can be motivated to vote -- they have a strong sense of civic responsibility. So the door is open to candidates who would make it worthwhile for them.

Page Gardner

Okay, known to vote for Republicans, ... compounding the crime, so to speak, because they were political and now they're trying in an 'Alice in Wonderland' way to accuse the ambassador and his wife of being political.

Chuck Schumer

We've submitted our resignation due to the insistence of the prime minister's office that members of the security forces vote in their own barracks instead of going to vote in their districts.

Hanna Nasser

I think there should be incentives or pressures to do that. Whether it should be mandated is another question. Those companies can vote with their feet. You have this competition among states, which could put your state at an economic disadvantage.

Louis Rossiter

If we had that again, where somebody won the election without winning the popular vote, the system would be changed in an instant.

David Epstein

A strong signal from the federal judiciary that Georgia has gone too far in impeding the right of citizens to vote.

Tyrone Brooks

Mobilize people to vote and to re-elect Clinton as the only way to defeat.

Gus Hall

She was always a leader. I'm a Republican and if I was in that district I would vote for her.

Dianne Miller

The right to vote is a fundamental guarantee for all American citizens. This settlement agreement continues our unprecedented commitment to ensuring voting access to every citizen.

Wan J. Kim

Why they vote for me is irrelevant, but if they do, they're in safe hands.

Pim Fortuyn

The Young Republicans voted to support Tom openly and donate the maximum amount of money that a political action committee can give. If Tom fails to get nominated then the Young Republicans will still vote for the Republican candidate, regardless of who won the endorsement.

Jane Muir

This investment is a strong vote of confidence in [our] ability to apply our years of expertise in understanding consumer behavior across the Internet to a new generation of applications.

Scott Vandevelde

Wetlands laws, both state and local, protect the lands from flooding, from pollution and they protect the wildlife and the drinking water supply. With the increased priority Andover citizens have for natural areas and open space, I'd be surprised if they vote to repeal (the bylaw).

Robert Douglas

The Governor believes the matter should be determined not by legislative action - which would be unconstitutional - but by court decision or another vote of the people of our state.

Margita Thompson

Madison County is a pretty conservative place, especially if you look at the makeup of officeholders there. Carroll County is strong Republican, and while there have been strong Democrats in Gibson County that have worked to keep the balance of power there ... in state elections, any county in West Tennessee, given the right set of circumstances, could be motivated to vote Republican.

Richard Chesteen

Impeachment should not be used simply because you disagree with a person's policies. If you disagree with someone's policy, you vote them out. But President Bush has committed crimes, and that's what impeachment is for.

Rep. David Zuckerman

He wanted his cigarettes, his son - he told us he made enough money and didn't need it. He made us all promise we were going to vote for him. (She did.) I really think that he had planned on going home all day, but he was part of a four-person alliance, and they talked him into staying.

Melinda Hyder

If your folks were Democrat or Republican you tend to vote that way. If your folks were green and red you tend to follow that tradition. My theory is that has a tendency to follow through with what equipment you run.

Alan Anderson

This is a unilateral vote without sufficient debate and discussions, and we can never approve of this.

Yukio Hatoyama

We shall arm ourselves, and in America, the only weapon that counts is the vote. Be prepared to defeat those who humiliate us and defend those who stand with us.

Alfredo Gutierrez

Having the music and the candidates out here forms a sense of community. We want people to be excited and feel empowered to go out in force and vote.

Summer Luciano

This action took place on the eve of a vote that would make the first African-American presiding officer of Nassau County Legislature. When that came to the forefront, issues were raised. Roger was attacked as if he were a leper. Question is why? At some point it will be addressed.

Fred Brewington

In the age of sound bite political campaigns, 'CN8 Presents: Candidates on Demand' empowers voters with the information necessary to make an educated vote.

Michael Doyle

We lost by one vote.

Charles Morrison

The vote may have been taken to wish the questions away, but it doesn't wish the answers away.

Andy Kelly

A 6-5 vote was -- you really can't take that to the public. We felt that referendum was doomed to fail.

Rick Caporale