Assertion: straw poll | /r/HasProperty | taken
Facets:
value: before selecting delegates
type: TEMPORAL
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Impromptu straw polls often are taken to see if there is enough support for an idea to devote more meeting time to it, and (when not a secret ballot) for the attendees to see who is on which side of a question.
text: Such straw polls can be taken before selecting delegates and voting on resolutions.