11.   Native Hawaiians are voting in a mail ballot on a proposal to form some kind of Native Hawaiian government whose mission has been intentionally left undefined by the organizers.

12.   Oregon has long been a leader in simplifying voting procedures, with local elections conducted entirely by mail ballot and mail ballots readily available upon request for other elections.

13.   Ratification of the contract will be voted on in a secret mail ballot.

14.   Some Washington counties have used mail ballots in low-turnout special elections for several years.

15.   Stung by criticism, the labor board is studying ways to speed up the organizing process, including the possible use of mail ballots.

16.   That re-run will be held in September by mail ballot.

17.   The September mail ballot was called for after the fund-raising scandal emerged.

18.   The winner needs a majority of the votes cast in the mail ballot.

19.   This official said staff members were even told to give mail ballots to members from locals that had already carried out their votes at union meetings.

20.   Under the selection procedures, party supporters will receive mail ballots with personal identification numbers, Ms. Holman said.