In 1956 Kennedy almost gained the Democratic nomination for Vice President, and four years later was a first-ballot nominee for President.
Before the steroid issue, Clemens was a first-ballot lock with a record of 354-184, an unprecedented seven Cy Young Awards and 4, 672 strikeouts, second all-time to Nolan Ryan.
Jefferies didn't turn out to be awful, but had a mostly unremarkable career with the New York Mets, while Griffey Jr. is a certain first-ballot Hall of Famer after he retires.
With the exception of Roger Clemens, recent retirees and 300-game winners Randy Johnson (303), Tom Glavine (305), and Greg Maddux (355) have all but secured their status as first-ballot hall of famers in the coming years.
This latest steroid scandal comes a few weeks after it was revealed that former stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied first-ballot entry into the MLB Hall of Fame due to links to steroid use.
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Nobody is even remotely close to first-ballot consideration as first-timers such as Jeromy Burnitz, Vinny Castilla, Brian Jordan, Javy Lopez, Bill Mueller, Terry Mulholland, Phil Nevin, Brad Radke, Tim Salmon, Ruben Sierra, Bernie Williams, Tony Womack and Eric Young all could be one and done.
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Thirteen candidates appeared on the first-round ballot, though two withdrew from the race after ballots were printed.
There were 13 candidates on the first-round presidential ballot, although two withdrew from the race after ballots were printed.
The HOF cupboard is not likely to be this barren in 2014 with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, Mike Mussina and Jeff Kent to be among the first-timers on the ballot.
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The first real battles of ballot-measure strength in the 1998 election were tested in the June 2 California primary.
He also hit out at the present proportional representation system for voting for assembly members which he described as leading to "perverse outcomes", with candidates defeated in a first-past-the-post system getting in under the regional list ballot.
The elections marked only the second time since 1934 that a president's party did not lose House seats in a midterm ballot -- the first time for a Republican president since 1902.
The Republican Party built on its majority in the House of Representatives, marking only the second time since 1934 that a sitting president's party didn't lose House seats in a midterm ballot -- the first time for a Republican president since 1902.
They claim this principle of "equal votes" would be threatened by a move to AV - where second preference votes given to the candidate with the least support are re-distributed after the initial ballot if no-one gains over 50% of first preference votes.
It was remarkable that he was elected on a first ballot, with well over two-thirds of the 1, 010 Italian worthies in the electoral college (a large majority of them parliamentarians, with a smattering of regional bigwigs) plumping for him.
To petition for a ballot, opponents of selection must first gather the signatures of one-fifth of those local parents who would be eligible to vote in such a ballot.
If no such clear winner emerges on the first ballot, however, the two leading vote-getters will face a run-off election.
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Pope John Paul II was elected on the eighth ballot in 1978 to become the first non-Italian pope in 455 years.
Swanay: Save for a 20-point dip in his batting average, the future first ballot Hall of Famer has had a fairly typical season and made countless fantasy owners happy along the way.
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In Chicago, first-time voter Galicia Malone went into labour but ensured she cast her ballot on her way to hospital.
Last year, for the first time, voters in several states approved same-sex marriage statewide at the ballot box.
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In the three force areas where just two candidates are standing - Dyfed-Powys, North Yorkshire and Staffordshire - registered voters will be presented with a familiar "first past the post" ballot paper.
This is being regarded as The Steroid Era ballot with good reason as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are first-time eligibles.
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Twenty-four states allow direct initiatives (citizens putting measures directly on the ballot), indirect initiatives (first going through a state's legislature before being put onto the ballot), or both.
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