21.   The Asian Rugby Football Union is due to elect officers on Saturday, when Decho will relinquish his post after six consecutive terms.

22.   The California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will elect officers by continent this fall, as one way to limit the influence of U.S. representatives.

23.   The court also said lawmakers had the authority to elect officers by means other than a voice vote.

24.   The court also ruled that the constitution gives each legislative house the authority to elect officers by means other than a voice vote.

25.   The rift came at state party convention in Manchester, at which the party elected officers.

26.   The Texas Constitution allows the Senate to elect its officers in private.

27.   The U.S. Justice Department is suing Charleston County, saying its method of electing county officers is unfair to blacks.

28.   Not a single officer was elected in a local ballot in Volgograd in southern Russia in early October.