Sentences with phrase «rights of voters»

This is the only lawsuit ever filed against any top - two system in which the chief issue is the voting rights of voters who wish to vote for minor party candidates in the election itself.

On March 4, an Alameda County Superior Court set a February 18, 2014 trial date for Rubin v Bowen, the case filed by the Peace & Freedom, Libertarian, and Green Parties that argues that the top - two system in practice injures the voting rights of voters who wish to vote for minor party candidates in November.

«Consistent with court rulings here in Colorado and around the country, the federal court agreed that the part of Colorado election law that requires petition collectors to be state residents is unconstitutional and unduly infringes on the First Amendment rights of voters and petition circulators.»

This is the lawsuit filed by the state Peace & Freedom Party and Libertarian Party, and the Alameda County Green Party, that challenges the top - two system on the grounds that it violates the rights of voters who wish to vote for minor party candidates in the November election.

Anderson countered that third - party groups ensure timely delivery of absentee ballots as elections near and protect the rights of voters with disabilities.

«I am committed to winning the right of voters to vote Green in every state in the union, and I am thankful to our supporters for donating the money and time to bring Utah voters into a fuller democracy.»

And combined with the results last week in Mississippi, it sends a pretty strong signal that while money matters, voters may matter more, and people have to have a little respect for the right of the voter to have attention paid to them, and the right of the voter to throw people out if they're not happy with them,» added Gingrich, a 2012 Republican presidential candidate and co-host of CNN's» Crossfire.

The complete control of the schools is a most important feature, for it carries with it the right of the voters, through their chosen agents, to select qualified teachers, with powers to discharge them if they are incompetent.

«This court has built a record of weakening the rights of both voters and working families; no one should be surprised by this decision,» said American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten in a statement.

More than 10,000 lawyers representing the Republican and Democratic parties and assorted interest groups will fan out across the country attempting to protect the rights of voters.

An at - large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class, as defined pursuant to Section 14026.