61.   Can Buddhists, Hindus, or atheists hold office?

62.   A clampdown in colonial times deprived them of the right to vote or hold public office and compelled Catholic landowners to pay double taxes.

63.   A graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School, Dole has never held elective office but has an impressive resume of government service.

64.   A conflicting section, which bans public officials from holding legislative office, excludes justices of the peace.

65.   A few others have held local offices, Hilliard said.

66.   A millionaire lawyer in a state that prizes the lunch-bucket ethic, he has never held political office.

67.   A moderate Republican in the mold of former Sen. William Cohen, Ms. Collins had never held elected office before defeating Joseph Brennan.

68.   All it took for Putin, who has never held elected office, to win Russian hearts was one impassioned outburst.

69.   Both have held statewide office and have strong support among party loyalists.

70.   Building and budgets fill the minds of the board members, none of whom ever held office before.