Sentences with phrase «voting rights of every citizen»

It also diluted the voting rights of citizens of the districts in which theincarcerated persons previously resided.

It doesn't require tearing apart school districts, dividing educators and removing basic voting rights of citizens.

So how is restricting ballot access supposed to protect the voting rights of every citizen?

Not exact matches

He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that the failure of non-U.S. citizens to register their shares on a separate stock record, which we refer to as the «foreign stock record,» would result in a suspension of their voting rights in the event that the aggregate foreign ownership of the outstanding common stock exceeds the foreign ownership restrictions imposed by federal law.

The voting rights act has been eviscerated and we'll see lots more «voter fraud» laws soon and the likes of Citizens United and dark money PACs will flood the electorate with muck - raking the like of which we have never seen.

We as citizens of United States of America have a right to vote for the candidate we choose.

There are steps backwards: — Repeals of sections of the civil rights voting act of 1964 — Citizens United

But while I agree with them on many economic policies, I flatly refuse to vote for anyone in bed with the fundamentalists who are campaigning to take away the rights of their fellow citizens.

Greenawalt concedes that citizens of a secular liberal state have a legal right to vote their religious convictions, but he is more concerned with when and whether they ought to exercise self - restraint in the interests of good citizenship.

In 1791 French revolutionaries set down the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, assigning all French citizens a right to vote in elections for parish priests and bishops.

This country was founded on freedom of religion and individual rights... i personally don't give a hoot... what denomination a individual is as long as he or she is a good honest caring American citizen... I remember JFK, everyone said no one would vote for a Catholic..

That's all fine and good, but my question is, do you use your position as a citizen of the U.S. to vote down the rights of those you disagree with?

Automatic removal of the name of a registered voter, who lawfully and legally registered to vote, using an ID Card that the Supreme Court has confirmed was legal to use at the time she registered, is like a dictatorial government divesting citizens of their rights, in this case, the right to vote enshrined in Article 42 of our Constitution, without due process.

Moreover, each and every member of Congress should be notified that he or she is personally liable (can be sued) for his or her own failure, or the same in conspiracy with other members, to perform what is a ministerial and constitutional duty, that is, to require and / or insist that Presidential electoral votes only be counted for candidates who are «natural born citizens» under Article II of the United States Constitution, the failure of which creates a cause of action for deprivation of claimants» constitutional rights (as allowed under the Bivens case) against employees of the Federal Government, in this case, to a lawful President and Commander in Chief, and therefore, for deprivation of adequate continuation of the United States as a Constitutional Republic.

Yet, it very likely can easily sway a citizen to vote for someone who promises to remove the druggy presence from the society, theoretical concerns about «human rights» being the furthest in minds of those whose loved ones were victimized.

And for decades since, the law has protected the right to vote for millions of America's citizens — regardless of faith, color or creed.

He also worked as an attorney and advocate at Demos, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, on a nationwide effort to secure the voting rights of low - income citizens, and was a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Election Law Committee.

For example, in a representative democracy, every vote has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a representative, and the freedom of its all citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution.

When my convention starts, if people I don't agree with are organized and motivated, many state delegations could be packed with people who want to alter so «ONLY Corporations And Fetuses are People,» «Private gun ownership of any type of Firearm is an Inalienable Right» and «Citizens must Show a Positive Net Worth of at least 500,000 US Dollars in order to be allowed to vote.»

We don't elect a king»... maybe somebody should make it clear to Ryan that we don't elect Assemblymen to be cheating, thieving, corrupt leeches that steal the rights of law abiding citizens with middle of the night votes.

Chuka Umunna has recently made welcome noises about changing the voting system; some voices one would once have associated with 1997 - era orthodoxy have lately been making the case for a citizen's income; the idea of an unconditional payment granted to every individual as a right of citizenship..

And it refuses to live up the promises it gave EU citizens to keep their rights exactly as they were at the point of the vote.

This veto power was later restricted with the rise of widespread voting rights for all citizens.

Getting yourself involved in the governance of your country is an individual right that must be well expressed and voting during an election must be well exercised with moral and civic responsibility as a citizen of a State.

If it really is the case that the European Research Group will be a «very powerful factor» in that vote, then UK citizens have the right to know its full membership, where all of its money comes from — and its full involvement with ministers in Britain's current and previous governments.

Undocumented immigrants in New York could become «state citizens» with a slew of benefits from driver's licenses to voting rights under a bill to be introduced today.

And we've pushed the government to act to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living here and of UK citizens who have made their homes elsewhere in Europe; to ensure a transition period on the existing terms; to minimise disruption and avoid an economic cliff edge; to avoid any return to a hard border in Northern Ireland; and to guarantee Parliament a meaningful vote on the final deal.

In a statement posted on her Web site, Senator Clinton said: «Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.»

CONCLUSION In the final analyses, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the right to vote of the citizen (in the second order it made) and reaffirmed the constitutional independence of the EC (in the first order it made).

Conservatives - and even Labour - are toying with stripping Commonwealth citizens of their right to vote - but we won't let them.

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.»

Although remain - supporting Tories overwhelmingly voted in favour, some are still threatening to rebel when the Commons considers amendments to the bill next week, citing issues such as the rights of EU citizens to stay in the UK.

One of the fundamental responsibilities of any Election Management Body (EMB) such as INEC is to ensure that all citizens of voting age exercise their fundamental rights to vote and be voted for.

According to the Human Rights Campaign, she voted against the repealing of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» legislation, opposed legislation that would grant equal tax treatment for employer - provided health coverage for domestic partners, opposed legislation to grant same - sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents the same immigration benefits of married couples and opposed legislation to permit state Medicaid programs to cover low - income, HIV - positive Americans before they develop AIDS.

The House of Lords will start debating the Article 50 bill on Monday with amendments tabled to guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK, for greater scrutiny on the process and for a «meaningful vote» at the end of Brexit negotiations.

«The Mayor believes voting is the most important right we are granted as citizens and you should have to go through the process of becoming a citizen and declaring allegiance to this country before being given that right.

This is just as the party said it believes that the reported moves to arrest the media adviser to former military President Ibrahim Babangida, Mr. Kassim Afegbua over General Babangida's declaration that President Muhammadu Buhari should not be voted to continue in office by 2019, is a ploy to set the table for a vicious muzzling of constitutionally guaranteed free speech and right to opinion of citizens in the country.

As the Brexit bill heads to the House of Lords this week, Mandelson also said he believed the government could be defeated in the upper chamber on the issues of a meaningful parliamentary vote at the end of negotiations and guaranteed rights for EU citizens in the UK.

Jurisprudence concerning candidacy rights and the rights of citizens to create a political party are less clear than voting rights.

«The Tories would ditch the Human Rights Act because they care more about losing votes to Ukip than the rights of British citizens,» he told the confeRights Act because they care more about losing votes to Ukip than the rights of British citizens,» he told the conferights of British citizens,» he told the conference.

This message emphasises that not only is a «no» vote about the huge cost of AV, and the political consequences of changing our voting system, it is also about the fundamental right of every citizen to cast an equal vote.

Citizens of the United States can trace their right to vote back to the end of the 18th century.

This compelling biopic follows Martin Luther King Jr. (played by British actor David Oyelowo) as he fights for federal legislation to protect the voting rights of black citizens and his involvement in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.

Members of the Citizens Council on Women's Education (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in education.

De Klerk brokered the end of apartheid, South Africa's racial segregation policy, and supported the transformation of South Africa into a multi-racial democracy by entering into the negotiations that resulted in all citizens, including the country's black majority, having equal voting and other rights.

As schools and their partners now begin to shape their response to the revised citizenship education curriculum, it is important to balance the opportunities it offers young people to understand their voting rights and develop the tools they need to manage their future finances with a corresponding need to encourage their growth as citizens of a globalised society.

However, citizens have been placed in the position of having to ask for their voting rights back.

Denying these citizens» right to elect local school boards through state takeovers or mayoral control should sound the same alarm as denying them the vote because the impact of the action minimizes their democratic voice and vote.

The Book Itch: This lesson plan covers the history of African - American citizens» voting rights following Civil War Reconstruction and the Voting Rights Act ofrights following Civil War Reconstruction and the Voting Rights Act ofRights Act of 1965.