Sentence examples for election franchise from inspiring English sources

Whereas – to the Daily Mail's delight and Ukip's satisfaction – Cameron has decided to stick with the existing general election franchise.

Under the plans announced by Downing Street the electorate eligible to take part in the EU referendum will be based on the general election franchise rather than that used for local or European Parliament elections – where non-British EU citizens are allowed to vote.

These included: the elimination of royal patronage, a substantial extension of the franchise, annual elections by secret ballot, the election of intellectually qualified and independent members of parliament with a system of fines to ensure regular attendance, and the accurate and regular publication of parliamentary debates.

CNN, which has a 20-year franchise in election coverage and is carried in 76 million households, has seen its prime-time audiences grow noticeably on primary election evenings, up from about 611,000 households on an average February evening to 826,000 the night of the New Hampshire primary, more than its two rivals combined.

There were about 15 rail franchises due to be decided before the next general election and the whole franchising process could now be thrown into doubt, he added.

The main issues were suffrage for women and the introduction of a universal and equal franchise for elections to the first chamber and for local elections.

That's what Republican-dominated states were banking on when they moved, after the 2010 elections, to restrict the franchise.

Mr Miliband also gave more details about changes he wanted to see to the franchise for elections elsewhere in the UK, saying he would work with the devolved parliaments in Wales and Northern Ireland to extend the franchise there too.

These tools included constitutional limitations on the overall power and scope of government; independent judges with power of review; elections with relatively broad franchise; and above all, checks and balances.

Independent media and fair elections safeguard the democratic franchise.

Remarriage of widowed women and marriage of destitute women was encouraged, and in 1923, some women were granted the permission to exercise their franchise in elections.