Sentence examples for voting clout from inspiring English sources

But the new fight over abortion and the voting clout of women also says a lot about Colorado itself — and its contradictions.

The Church of England plans to use its £3 billion voting clout to tackle excessive City bonuses as it seeks to reignite last year's "shareholder spring".

In some parts of Japan, a farmer can have twice the voting clout of a city-dweller because of falling populations in rural districts.

While the San Antonio judges were drawing interim maps, another panel of federal judges was looking at the maps approved last year by the Legislature and will determine whether lawmakers illegally diminished the voting clout of minorities.

Castro was certainly right on one count — the Cuban American National Foundation essentially calls the tune on our Cuba policy because of its voting clout in a few key states, its generous campaign contributions and its passion.

One day during the recount, a few dozen people rallied outside the elections office, many wearing black T-shirts ThetiNew"The New Florida Majority," a group that aims to increase the voting clout among minorities and immigrants.

The teachers' union has been working without a contract since just before Mr. Bloomberg's re-election in 2009, a campaign in which the union declined to endorse a candidate despite its political and get-out-the-vote clout.

Mississippians were left in no doubt that a vote for Mr Barbour was a vote for clout in the capital.The new governor has accumulated his extraordinary influence in Washington by bringing about a revolution on K Street.

Activist investors can use their proxy votes and clout to push corporate boards to take specific actions.

This has, of course, tremendous political implications as the Latino vote gains clout in the upcoming and hotly contested state and presidential elections.

Imagine what kind of political clout voting companies would throw to Bentonville, Ark., the headquarters of Wal-Mart.