Sentence examples for lead to votes from inspiring English sources

On Monday, Mr. Gates reluctantly signed on to an agreement with the White House and leading lawmakers that could lead to votes in Congress as soon as this week to repeal the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" law, which requires gay men and lesbians to keep their sexual orientation secret if they want to serve in the military.

At the same time, he hopes that the combined efforts of the groups benefitting from increased support and visibility will lead to votes for more progressive candidates in this year's statewide elections – including for governor.

His strong statement raised the possibility that many could follow his lead to vote against Mr. Ashcroft.

Voters can be lead to vote against their own economic interests because a politician on the stage might make them feel good about themselves.

That movie's fulsomely self-satisfied spew of rhetoric feeds exactly the kind of illusions that led to votes for Jill Stein.

Hurricane Sandy has led to voting turmoil for a large swath of the East Coast.

Reports of underage voting, electoral officials being "substituted" and the technical glitches that led to voting being extended to Sunday were all being looked into, Attahiru Jega said.

Glitches with handheld card and fingerprint readers, which are being used for the first time, led to voting being extended for a second day.

A few weeks later, at a committee meeting, Ugenti-Rita acknowledged that there was no evidence that ballot collection had led to vote tampering.

If you feel led to vote, fine, but if all you do is vote, "we the people" are going to lose.

The resulting Kings Bay Affair, where unsafe mining had been approved to maintain an increased Norwegian presence on Svalbard, ultimately led to vote of no confidence in Parliament and the withdrawal of Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen's third cabinet.