11.   Polls may not open as scheduled because workers did not show up on time.

12.   The Bosnian Croats refused, for example, to permit polls to open in the center of Zepce and Tesanj, which once had Muslim majorities.

13.   The site was still not functional early today when polls opened.

14.   They had high hopes when the polls opened.

15.   Though electioneering was required to end before polls opened, most candidates appeared to ignore the prohibition.

16.   Unlike political elections -- where statutes spell out many ground rules, such as when polls open and close -- corporate contests leave much to the discretion of directors.

17.   Voting machines had been carefully checked before polls opened.

18.   Polls opened on schedule Sunday morning, but voting lines were short and abstention appeared high.

19.   Polls open for general election.

20.   A bitter ownership dispute erupted Friday inside TV Nova, the dominant Czech television station, as polls opened for people to vote in parliamentary elections.