31.   Four of the six votes were for budget resolutions, which are essentially blueprints for a federal budget and not bills which can raise taxes.

32.   Gore got the most votes, but I think Bush is going to win because of the Electoral College.

33.   He got serious when the so-called Robin Hood school-finance plan failed and Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison got the most votes for the Senate seat, he said.

34.   If a congressionally approved plebiscite were held anytime soon, polls in Puerto Rico indicate the statehood option would likely get the most votes.

35.   If more than one proposal draws a majority, then the one with the most votes is the one presented to the House for a final vote.

36.   If all three pass, the measure receiving the most votes prevails wherever they conflict.

37.   If statehood wins, it would be the first time that such an option garners the most votes in Puerto Rico.

38.   If the race for the White House is as close as the polls suggest, the candidate who gets the most votes on Tuesday may not become president.

39.   If the two votes failed, the understanding was that Dole would then pull the nomination off the floor.

40.   If no one wins a majority on the first ballot next week, the candidate with the fewest votes will be eliminated from the contest.