Sentence examples for they were disenfranchised from inspiring English sources

Proponents said the monitors would help restore the confidence of voters who felt they were disenfranchised during recent elections.

From my conversations with him I got the impression that politics was very detached from the streets, the upcoming elections were of little interest to Ali or any of his family or friends; they were disenfranchised.

Mr. Obama, who if elected would become the only black member of the Senate, said blacks were "extraordinarily motivated right now" because "they are still mad about Florida," referring to the 2000 presidential election, when many minority voters said they were disenfranchised.

Suw Charman-Anderson organized the day and was inspired by her female friends in technology who felt they were disenfranchised and invisible.

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Abrams' campaign chairwoman, is overseeing a team of almost three-dozen lawyers who in the coming days will draft the petition, along with a ream of affidavits from voters and would-be voters who say they were disenfranchised.

They were disenfranchised, felt ignored, and wanted to see a systematic change.

"They were disenfranchising voters" contends Mark Halvorson, director of Citizens for Election Integrity.

They are disenfranchised by the law.

"And I started saying months ago that it bothers me that if you have a limited window of time, if they're out of town, if they're in the military, they're disenfranchised.

Even though the students described here are white, and in the racial majority of their community, they are disenfranchised as students by the school's firm and fixed focused on university preparation.

Perhaps the thinking is that vulnerable groups are prone to violence if they're disenfranchised.