11.   However, most elected officials and political strategists believe that the chances of major initiatives in the next two years is virtually nonexistent.

12.   In Miami, every official was elected -- though elections in the Dominican Republic were corrupt and problems plague democracy in Peru and Guatemala.

13.   It sure would make life simpler, from dealing with store clerks to electing public officials.

14.   King Phumiphon Adunyadet is the head of state, but Thailand also has elected officials.

15.   Legislators and other elected state officials and their spouses are automatically eligible.

16.   Newly elected officials, like them or not, usually enjoy something of a honeymoon in the weeks after victory.

17.   Over time, his decisions have changed how we elect local officials, and how school districts decide who goes to school where.

18.   Presidential candidates in both parties have tried to exploit this controversy, as have elected officials from coast to coast.

19.   Some elected officials, whether prayed for by name or not, said they welcome the divine intercession on their behalf.

20.   Some elected officials.