Sentence examples for minority voting from inspiring English sources

These efforts "to suppress minority voting" stretch back to "the early days of Texas," Ramos wrote.

Several minority groups and lawmakers argued that the Legislature's maps did not reflect growth in the state's Hispanic and black populations, and violated minority voting rights laws.

Like Dell, American Greetings has what is called a majority of the minority voting condition — in other words, it requires that a majority of shares unaffiliated with the Weisses' vote for the deal for it to be approved.

The decision added fuel to a surge of voter identification laws that generally suppress minority voting.

As a Reagan administration lawyer, Roberts helped develop legal positions against affirmative action, busing for school integration and strengthening minority voting rights.

The Justice Department evaluated the map to see whether it adhered to the federal Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voting rights.

Republicans sued in federal court, arguing that the shifts diluted the power of minority voting blocs, in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.

They tout their proposed Voting Rights Advancement Act as restoring the protections for minority voting rights lost after Shelby.

Minority voting rights are under attack.

New protection for minority voting rights must come from Congress.

In fact, Obama won the white vote only in states with small minority voting populations.