11.   Those standings represent a considerable change since last month, before the voting began.

12.   When the voting began, an electronic timer would have flashed on the screen and tracked the time.

13.   When the voting began, both offices were held by Republicans.

14.   Preliminary voting began Saturday on a national referendum on expanding the constitutional powers of President Alexander Lukashenko.

15.   Before the voting began, both CUF and CCM said they were satisfied with arrangements and would accept the outcome without protest.

16.   Before the voting began, several Republicans took to the House floor to offer conciliatory words.

17.   Official results were likely to take several days in this rural country, but reports of irregularities began to surface even before the voting began Sunday morning.

18.   Officials with the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party said the voting should begin again Monday.

19.   Reports of irregularities began to surface even before the voting began Sunday morning.

20.   That lead Iowa to move, up, too, so the voting began earlier than ever before.