The phrase "ability to elect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capacity or right to make a choice or decision, particularly in contexts related to voting or selecting options.
Example: "The new policy enhances the ability to elect representatives who truly reflect the community's values."
Alternatives: "capacity to choose" or "right to select".
Pointing to US Census Bureau predictions that by 2040 whites will no longer be a majority (though they'll still be the largest ethnic category), he said that, because of changing demographics across the country, Mitt Romney's defeat in the 2012 presidential election showed that "we've already lost the ability to elect a president.
Pointing to US Census Bureau predictions that by 2040 whites will no longer be a majority (though they'll still be the largest racial group), he said that, because of changing demographics across the country, Mitt Romney's defeat in the 2012 presidential election showed that "we've already lost the ability to elect a president.
The fact is, New Yorkers should not look with sanctimonious disdain at what happened in Florida, because New York's own election system is riddled with inefficiencies that imperil our ability to elect officials in an accurate and fair manner".
Carlyle shareholders will have no ability to elect directors.
The proponents are asking our residents to reduce their ability to elect all six council people".
The term refers to their ability to elect candidates or enact measures with mechanical efficiency and predictability.
"Sometimes I think he's about making Russia great again". The ability to freely elect democratic leaders is the foundation of America, a former CIA chief said.
"The Republicans have so many people who have the ability to give to elect Republicans and they do it.
In a world in which even democratically elected governments increasingly attack the press and look to restrict their ability to hold elected officials accountable, it is not hard to imagine governments exercising such powers to simply take any news outlet offline that dares to venture from the party line.
Because of this, when he was released he was able to speak to all the people, thus allowing him the ability to be elected president.
Mr. Paterson has dismal poll numbers and a staff in constant flux; even some of his supporters worry about his ability to be elected next year.
