Sentences with phrase «eligible voting citizen»

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In 2012, only about 126 million people voted, and some 93 million eligible citizens did not vote.

«Eligible citizens who interact with government agencies are registered to vote unless they decline, and agencies transfer voter registration information electronically to election officials.

And we do this by supporting efforts in all 50 states to ensure that every eligible citizen can register and vote, and that each vote is accurately counted.

In June 2017, Rep. Robert Brady introduced a bill to automatically register eligible citizens to vote in federal elections when they interact with numerous state and federal government agencies; Sens. Patrick Leahy, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin cosponsored identical legislation in the Senate.

The overseas eligible population estimate is calculated from 2013 overseas civilian estimate from the State Department — which reports 7.6 million overseas citizens in FY 2013 and is deflated by 70.3 %, the percentage of the domestic citizen population that is of voting age according to the 2013 American Community Survey.

I don't know about traditional, but in most countries whose system derives from the British Parliamentary system (e.g. UK, Canada, Australia) you can stand as an MP if you are eligible to vote - i.e. you must be a citizen and you must be 18 years old.

A vote is intended to represent the free choice of a set of people - in this case the eligible adult citizens of a state or region.

We must continue fighting to protect voting rights and expand access to the ballot box so every eligible citizen will have his or her voice heard.»

According to her, the role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) like INEC in a democracy «is to conduct free, fair and credible elections as well as provide an enabling environment for all eligible citizens irrespective of sex, creed or tribe to exercise their constitutional rights and privileges to vote and be voted for during periodic elections.»

The Hispanic community in the new district contains a sizable immigrant population, which means that a number of the Hispanic residents — even those who are part of the voting - age population — aren't citizens, and therefore aren't eligible to vote.

We all have a role to play as citizens, parents and community members in getting every eligible person registered and voting.

It is even possible that — Individual Electoral Registration notwithstanding — citizens who do not normally vote, and those eligible to vote for the first time, will turn out for Labour in sufficient numbers to swing the result.

And nearly 100 million U.S. citizens who were eligible to vote didn't exercise that right during the 2008 presidential election.

Not only did they come to understand the important role citizens need to play in selecting government officials, those who were eligible, actually took advantage of early voting to make their voices heard.

Do think voting should be a mandatory responsibility of every eligible U.S. citizen?

The mission of the Washoe County Registrar of Voters Department is to ensure that each citizen of Washoe county who is eligible to register and vote is able to do so; that Washoe County's Elections are operated with the utmost integrity, transparency, and accountability; and that the department is know for excellence in customer service and the administration of elections.

All Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years old on General Voting Day and have lived in B.C. for six months before election day are eligible to vote in the Provincial General Election.

The current law says that citizens who have resided outside of Canada for more than five years are not eligible to vote.