51.   Bills in both the House and the Senate would set minimum national standards for states and local election boards to follow.

52.   Both locations are in his district, but the precincts are different, which means his votes have affected local elections.

53.   Brazilian stocks suffered in the week as liberal state spending habits showed no sign of abating before local elections are held later this year, analysts said.

54.   A boycott of local elections would cause a revolt inside his own party, Draskovic aides admit.

55.   A Florida judge ruled Wednesday that dimpled chads could be accepted if that is the will of local election boards.

56.   A stay-at-home wife who used to teach the piano, she battled with her husband when she first talked about running for office, in a local election.

57.   Across the state, local elections officials scrambled to assemble ballots, with some counties hoping to begin a count Saturday.

58.   Adding further confusion is a subplot involving a local election for sheriff in Amarillo, Texas, where most of the characters start out.

59.   After all, Congress has already passed a law encouraging local election officials to make polling places accessible.