Sentence examples for reference to voting from inspiring English sources

The reference to voting rights was one of several appeals Clinton made to black voters, who polls show overwhelmingly support her over Republican candidate Donald Trump.

His reference to votes, not seats, seemed significant, since it acknowledged tacitly that the wide dispersion of Liberal Democrat support across the country might mean that his party would get disproportionately fewer seats in an election that was contested on a constituency-by-constituency basis.

And his staff issued a compendium of similar quotations and references to votes that document Mr. Gore's opposition to federal financing of abortions for poor women.

This article was amended on 8 October 2016 to remove a reference to Nick Xenophon voting in favour of the South Australian electricity privatisation.

(that's a reference to this vote on 31 October).

Without publishing any figures or making further reference to postal votes, Breslin said Edinburgh East "is looking good", while "a huge swing" to the SNP had been encountered in Livingston.

In a statement released on Thursday morning, she called Mr. McCain the "Lord of the TARP," a reference to his vote in favor of the bank bailout bill in 2008, and accused him of name-calling.

The secretary of state asked forgiveness for using a slavery reference to describe black voting trends, a remark that drew criticism from several black lawmakers.

* This post was updated to clarify a reference to the popular vote.

Both Sir Jeremy and Secretary Powell pointedly avoided any reference to another Council vote.

Analysis: This is a reference to the "English votes for English laws" (Evel) plans set out by the Conservatives before the election.