They said the constitutional convention had only given them the right to vote for limited slavery or unlimited slavery.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

In California, the State Board of Education plans to vote on August second to accept or reject a new set of standards.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

Ayatollah Khamenei said the Islamic Republic would not cheat or betray the vote of the people.

VOA: special.2009.06.20

They could vote for the constitution with slavery or the constitution without slavery.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

The opposition Democratic Alliance won 67 parliamentary seats, polling 16 percent of the vote or four points more than in the last elections.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

But the deal is extremely controversial in South Korea, and the vote was not the first time the debate has gotten emotional or physical.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

After the measure passed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S.does not believe the full House of Representatives will or should vote on the resolution.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

The outcome of the vote could still be a couple of months away, if fraud allegations are not quickly resolved or a second round of balloting is called.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The Senate Finance Committee is due to vote next Tuesday on a health care reform bill that would require all Americans to get health insurance or face penalties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

Burma's military is yet to announce when the exact date for the elections although analysts expect the vote, the first in 20 years, to be around October or November this year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

The Obama administration opposed the resolution. After the measure passed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the administration does not believe the full House of Representatives will or should vote on the resolution.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

Sitting next to Mr.Meles at the signing ceremony were three top members of the old Coalition for Unity and Democracy,or CUD which mounted a powerful challenge to Mr.Meles party in the 2005 parliamentary vote.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

"The right to vote should be restored carefully on a case by case basis after the person has shown that he or she has taken a new direction in his or her life."

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

This television commercial made by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe aims to discourage "family voting" in which women are pressured by husbands or others on how to vote on a certain candidate.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

One Senate committee has done so. Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus announced plans Wednesday to begin moving another version toward a vote in that panel, saying he will go forward with or without Republican support.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

A key question is whether either chamber of Congress will employ what is called the "reconciliation process" aimed at overcoming filibusters,or blocks, in the Senate on contentious measures where a 60-vote majority is usually required to pass major legislation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Since all 40 Republicans were on record as opposing the bill, the Democrats did not have a single vote to spare, needing every Democrat and Independent who normally votes with Democrats to cast their votes for it, or else have the vote dead before it ever reached the floor.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

Here is House minority leader John Boehner. "I know the president is doing the hard sell on this bill, telling Democrat members that his presidency is on the line, but this vote is not about saving a presidency or saving a politician, this is about doing the right thing for the American people."

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

Or are we going to make this vote a victory for the American people?" The legislation the House will vote on is estimated to cost But because of savings in some areas, the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says it could reduce the size of the federal deficit by $138 billion, something the president is hoping will attracting support from wavering Democrats.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19