1.   And that, he said, could be quite useful when the time comes to solicit votes for the election of directors.

2.   And they all accuse each other of going out and soliciting votes.

3.   Earlier, shareholders who wished to solicit votes were required to file materials with the SEC, a process many regarded as too time-consuming.

4.   If not enough investors participate, the manager may choose to extend the election, taking more time and money to solicit additional votes.

5.   Last week, for instance, Sanford Weill, chairman of the Travelers Group, walked the halls, calling on House Republican leaders and soliciting votes.

6.   Massachusetts Gov. Weld, who made no effort to solicit votes, picked up four votes.

7.   Sallie Mae had asked U.S. District Judge Harold Greene to stop a meeting at which the dissidents would solicit votes for their plan to reorganize the company.

8.   Soft money mostly winds up financing not-to-subtle party television commercials that endorse candidates without specifically soliciting votes.

9.   Some of the activity stems from changes in SEC rules allowing shareholders greater freedom to communicate among themselves and permitting them to solicit votes in proxy battles.

10.   The absentee ballots had been partly filled out by a local Democrat who had solicited votes from elderly residents.