31.   But he said that once elected, he was disillusioned by the control of his voting by President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

32.   But he lost out Wednesday to Orlando Magic rookie Doc Rivers for Coach of the Year honors, as voted by the media.

33.   But the lawyers requested another month to question witnesses in Louisiana in connection with charges of vote buying, multiple voting and voting by ineligible people.

34.   But they cannot lie low for long, since some states, like Oregon, begin voting by mail next week.

35.   Commission members, who heard arguments and voted by conference call, did not disagree.

36.   Commissioner Bud Selig had initially scheduled an owners meeting for Tuesday in Chicago, but last week he gave the owners the option of voting by mail.

37.   Criminal investigators are looking into possible absentee ballot fraud in the election that preceded the runoff, including voting by the dead.

38.   Conduct all voting by mail, as Oregon already does for local and special elections.

39.   Democrats and civil rights groups said these requirements could discourage voting by some black and Hispanic Americans and poor people.

40.   Dornan argued in an unsuccessful petition filed last year that voting by illegal aliens had contributed to his defeat.