After all, when we gave women the ability to vote, we also saw some unexpected gains.
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The indictment does not restrict Stevens' ability to vote in the Senate, speak on the Senate floor or participate in committee work.
Mark Harper, the Cabinet Office minister, said the government were "treating voters with respect" in giving them the ability to vote in elections to Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland institutions - and in a referendum - on same day.
Any understanding of the fact that a vote by Congress to increase our ability to borrow was simply a vote to allow the United States of America to pay the bills that it incurred in the past?
Many of them, right now, feel that this is and there are hindrances to their ability to cast their vote.
Their base is dispirited, and without Obama on the ballot, the party's ability to energize its core vote will be severely limited (as we saw in the two 2009 gubernatorial races).
Even with the ability to withhold votes from or even vote against directors, compensation committee members are re-elected without the support of shareholders.
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With the outcome obvious, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, cast a "no" vote to secure the ability to bring the measure up again.
This takes on an increased level of importance, in the event of an election with low turnout, where the ability of each party to mobilise its core vote will be crucial.
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At the meeting shareholders will vote on resolutions to restrict the ability of the bank's board to dispose of assets.
There has been controversy over the so-called West Lothian Question - the ability of Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish MPs to vote on England-only matters - for several decades, but this intensified after devolution.
Certainly, before any consideration is given to making more comprehensive or more permanent changes in existing legislation relating to the PLO and its ability to operate in this country, the Congress must be given an opportunity to examine thoroughly, debate fully and vote openly on the nature of such changes.
Apple says the proposal does not eliminate its ability to issue preferred shares, but rather it would require a shareholder vote to do so.
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And the ruling body of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) this week agreed on a vote of no confidence in the agency's ability to deliver the payments.
Last spring, when McCain-Feingold was coming up for a vote, its opponents bombarded lawmakers with letters and faxes, including one by antiabortion activists warning that they would "score" this as a key pro-choice vote, since limits on campaign spending would restrict their ability to get a message out.
But it also gave Republicans the ability to put several centrist Democratic senators on the spot, forcing those Democrats to vote for a politically contentious plan that raises taxes on certain Americans.
The vote is expected to be a barometer measuring Vision 2030's ability to create a truly democratic political system respecting the rule of law and protecting the rights and freedoms of all Kenyans.
For those people, their vote could still be determined by more personal issues like their pocketbooks and ability to take their kids to a good doctor.
They achieved influence over policy and shaped public debate through their ability to make a compelling argument, something that Bush was unable to do before the initial vote on the financial bailout and again before the auto bailout vote.
How many people would have the ability to get back out of that hospital bed and get in a wheelchair and come in and vote, vote for this?
Justice Kennedy often says that the court's authority rests on its ability to provide reasons for its rulings and so that until a persuasive opinion has been drafted, he regards his vote on any case as tentative.
And the Congress still has within its power the ability to act, to do the right thing, to take up a balanced approach to have Democrats and Republicans vote for it, and to get it to the White House so he can sign it into law.
Since the higher wage automatically forces up pension payments to many better-off Brazilians, the vote was bad for shaky public finances as well as reflecting ill on Mr da Silva's ability to govern.
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