Sentence examples for for a voting from inspiring English sources

Lyndon B. Johnson to push for a voting rights act.

When the hunt for a voting precinct vies with the search for food and shelter.

Mars initially asked for a voting agreement signed by William Wrigley Jr. on behalf of himself and the Wrigley trust.

"It is disappointing that the Yes campaign is trying to seize the progressive tag to further the cause for a voting system that is complex, costly and unfair.

"Because Johnson evaded the issue, King now publicly declared his intention to press for a voting rights law," wrote one of Johnson's biographers, Robert Dallek.

It showed a hand reaching for a voting lever while the voice-over warned: "When you vote Tuesday, remember, Governor Ronald Reagan couldn't start a war.

That evening, President Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress and, on national television, called for a voting-rights act.

It comes near the end, when the President makes his famous televised speech to Congress, declaring that the time has come for a voting-rights law.

Enshrining the right to vote through an amendment, like the one proposed by me and Representative Keith Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat, would switch the burden of proof from the voter to the states, which would have to demonstrate a compelling reason for a voting-law change.

The prospects for a vote remained unclear.

It is still waiting for a vote.