Sentence examples for the changing election from inspiring English sources

The numbers on Intrade, which have put the odds of President Obama's winning on Nov. 6 at over 60 percent for the last several weeks, are closely watched by pundits and Wall Street traders because they are constantly updated based on wagers on the changing election odds.

They have increasingly looked more closely at the intent of legislators changing election laws and whether the changes were made to disadvantage minority voters.

The term "game changing election" has been bandied about with such frequency by the US punditry that it's almost a cliché at the moment.

ElBaradei is not even sure to run; he set forth tough a number of conditions for his candidacy including amending the constitution and changing election system.

Section 5 -- a key provision in the act requires certain states and localities that have a history of racial discrimination to receive approval from the Justice Department before changing election procedures.

Says Tucker Carlson, "The Latin American countries are changing election outcomes here by forcing demographic change..."...

While George W. Bush's campaign was barking that Al Gore's campaign was changing election rules in the recount, the Florida secretary of state, Katherine Harris, was directing county officials to ignore longstanding laws regarding absentee ballots.

The state legislature tossed ideas about last month, from changing election dates to simply putting the primary-winner's name on the November ballot.

Last month's ruling, Shelby County v. Holder, did away with a requirement that Texas and eight other states, mostly in the South, get permission from the Justice Department or a federal court before changing election procedures.

Other solutions would also be considered, like expanding the hours that polls are open or changing Election Day to a weekend, he said.

Under the Voting Rights Act, jurisdictions with a history of discrimination, like South Carolina, must receive federal permission before changing election rules to ensure that the modifications will not disproportionately suppress minority turnout.