Sentence examples for were not disenfranchised from inspiring English sources

Blacks were not disenfranchised back then, he said.

Shirley N. King, the county supervisor of elections for 20 years, said that in reverting to the original count, she just wanted to ensure that 218 people were not disenfranchised.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 created federal protections for citizens, particularly African Americans, so that they were not disenfranchised by state and local officials who set up barriers -- like poll taxes and literacy tests -- to the ballot box.

These utterances come in the wake of De Klerk's interview on CNN in May when he claimed that black people under apartheid "were not disenfranchised, they voted".

For decades, New York has held its primaries in September, but a federal court moved the state's Congressional primary to Tuesday to ensure that people in the military using absentee ballots were not disenfranchised, creating a campaign season that defied the usual rhythms.

Golisano used the lockout time wisely, holding frequent meetings with players, coaches and management "so the players weren't disenfranchised with the owner, unlike other NHL teams," Quinn says.

The landless are not disenfranchised.

My primary objective is simple, to ensure that the voters of Florida are not disenfranchised.

Third, the electoral commission must act quickly to ensure that millions of voters are not disenfranchised.

Together with other Michigan Democrats, we are working to make sure our state's voters are not disenfranchised by unfair enforcement of the rules.

Specifically, she said, the state needs to standardize its patchwork of voting systems so that citizens in counties that use punchcard systems are not disenfranchised.