Sentence examples for elective franchise from inspiring English sources
"Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation," they wrote in the document, "he has oppressed her on all sides".
To the grievances, she added "He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise", and to the Sentiments, she added a line about man depriving woman of "the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation... ...... Stanton then copied the Declaration and resolutions into final draft form for presentation at the meeting.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton included the ninth resolution, which read: "Resolved, that it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise".
The convention adopted Stone's resolution calling for the circulation of petitions and saying it was "the duty of women in their respective States to ask the legislators for the elective franchise".
The Court also stated that the amendment does not confer the right of suffrage, but it invests citizens of the United States with the right of exemption from discrimination in the exercise of the elective franchise on account of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude, and empowers Congress to enforce that right by "appropriate legislation".
The Government of India Act of 1935 gave all provinces full representative and elective governments, chosen by franchise extended now to some 30 million Indians, and only the most crucial portfolios defense, revenue, and foreign affairs were "reserved" to appointed officials.
One of the most significant sections of the Jones Act replaced the Commission with an elective Senate and, with minimum property qualifications, extended the franchise to all literate Filipino males.
Elective surgery has been canceled.
Elective surgery has been affected.
