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Democrats in Louisville were led by Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson and were implacably opposed to blacks voting.

I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation.

Yes, there are lots of individual exceptions. But no one has ever done a study about voting intention without ascertaining that the biggest determining factor is your income and your wealth.

Elections have to have at least a little meaning. Obama ran on income tax hikes for the wealthy. People knew they were voting for that. They 'want' that. And it's good policy.

More black voters than white voters had their ballots discarded, no matter what kind of voting system was used. Punch card ballots cheat voters, and they are much more likely to cheat African-American voters.

My 90-year-old mother has used a similar voting system in Austin, Texas, and she hasn't had a problem in learning how to vote with it.

My sense is that the argument of Major League Baseball is a bit of a stretch. For example, the idea that a congressman's name and voting record could be protected as a matter of intellectual property rights would be recognized as ridiculous.

On Sept. 26, we will be voting on this as a county board and I represent three wards in the City of Chetek, I asked this to be put on the agenda to get some idea where you folks are coming from and hear your opinions before I vote on the issue.

On the levy, I personally feel it ought to be a November levy and it ought to be done by initiative petition instead of us standing up here voting for it. You have to get 363 signatures to start the process.

On the basis of public statements and my consultations with my colleagues, I cannot see 18 senators voting to propose amendments to the Constitution through a constituent assembly,

I would be obliged to propose to the council serious consequences, including the suspension of voting rights.

Let's be clear, ... Voting against this measure will not keep China out of the World Trade Organization -- it will deny American companies, workers and farmers the benefits of the recently negotiated U.S.-China trade deal that lowers barriers to American goods and services.

Let's be clear. Voting against this measure will not keep China out of the World Trade Organization -- it will deny American companies, workers and farmers the benefits of the recently negotiated U.S.-China trade deal that lowers barriers to American goods and services.

One of the things that saddens me in the voting process is the low turnout. One thing we have lost is that people take it for granted. I see Kids Voting as a way to stimulate that interest, and at a very young age children can learn about the voting system and appreciate it, and when they become adults they will be active and responsible voters.

Politics makes strange bedfellows. I can see most of the Sunnis voting against this (charter), plus the followers of Muqtada al-Sadr, plus moderate-minded, secular-minded Shia and even some Kurds.

Politically, Republicans now need to be visibly engaged on behalf of something that resonates with their own voting base. Where else do you turn to get your base excited?

Police reports from around the country say voting has been peaceful.

perfect voting record on affirmative action when it has come under assault.

No call for boycott has worked, ... The most important thing is for Iraqis to take part by voting 'yes' or 'no.'

People wanted unity, apart from voting for Sharon, they wanted a government of national unity, ... People wanted restoration of personal security. I think that, a government of national unity can do.

Right now, if we're voting for player of the year, he has my vote.

I have been voting for this guy as an all-star for three years. I am no closet fan. I am an out-there fan. I love the way he plays, and he is a guy you really fear.

I have every confidence that they (Iraqis) will end up voting on a new constitution on October the 15th when they had originally planned to do so,

I don't have an inside line to (the pharmaceutical association), but I suspect they won't be too broken up if people decide, 'We can't tell which is which, so we're voting against both of them,'

I don't know where Blalock is going to end up in the voting, but I really like him. (Curtis) Stinson made his name a little quicker, but (Blalock) impacts their team more than anybody.

When voters go into the voting booth and they read what's being proposed, it's going to be like common sense to them. It's a basic conflict of interest for legislators to draw their own districts.

We're given a deadline that's an arbitrary date to replace our machines when we didn't have any problems with our voting machines last time. They worked fine. And now, they are going to be absolutely useless.

Mr Rene Garcia Preval is credited with 51.15 per cent of the votes based on 96 per cent of voting stations counted, and is declared the winner.

Mr. Jones suggests in his letter that you would have reacted differently to an alleged civil rights violation, and in a thinly veiled threat, asserts that the alleged insensitivity of the administration to fundamentalist Christians will not go unnoticed by that sizable voting block,

Meaningful, constitutional parental consent laws are designed to help and protect minors. Today, we are voting to uphold those laws.

She has my vote for All American. She made Katie Saxe look like a little girl against her.

She is cashing checks for Dan's campaign and voting on zoning applications from the donors. I don't want to throw mud, but this issue smells a bit.

When you put the memo together with his voting registration challenges and with his opposition to a local antidiscrimination ordinance in Phoenix, ... you get a picture of somebody for whom issues of racial justice and nondiscrimination were not a high priority.

Madrid had a very good bid and was only two votes short of reaching the final round of voting.

Many people have asked me what will happen to the company now that Mel is gone. Mel's death does not cause a change in our operation or philosophy. Even though Mel owned the majority of the stock in Eel River Sawmills, there is a plan in place that will transfer the majority of the voting stock to the employees over time. The Mel and Grace McLean Foundation now owns Mel's shares. Eventually, some company shares owned by the Foundation will have to be sold to meet certain regulatory requirements. We have ample time to accomplish this.

Many Nevadans have contacted me in the past several weeks to express their concerns over scandals that have plagued politicians from both political parties, from Washington, D.C., to Carson City. The voting public is concerned that there is not enough transparency in Nevada's political process.

Simple demographics. There's going to be more than five and a half million Latino voters voting in November.

She's the best player in the league by far. I don't know how she didn't get MVP. That voting is crazy. She makes them go.

The only good thing that can be said about mail voting is it's cheaper.

Lost in much of the national debate about immigration reform is how Democrats ultimately stand to gain electorally with any legislation or executive action that would put the newly legalized residents on a path to voting.

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as well as voting power in Congress.

Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor.

Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them.

Vote early and vote often.

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.

Our youth [with their overwhelming support of Obama] are voting for a permanent tax on their life

I hate to say it, but I think it's going to get squashed (in committee). If it gets to the (House or Senate) floor, who's going to be against voting to give cheaper gas?

Harris Interactive has been diligent in creating a voting panel that is balanced, statistically valid, and representative of all I-A conferences and independents.

I am the lone representative from the Mountain West that votes for the women's top 25 teams and I have been voting for Wyoming. The week they beat BYU on the road and New Mexico at home is the best week that any team in the MWC has had this year.

I am uncomfortable voting to increase anybody's taxes.

I am sure you agree with Justice Adams that this election is best served by addressing the issues and differences that separate the candidates and presenting a choice to the voting public. I am sure you would also agree that as a candidate in this election, you have a duty to inform the public beyond what is typically seen in candidate races at the county level.

I am shocked at the extent and nature of problems GAO has identified in our electronic voting systems, and I fear that this may just be the tip of the iceberg, ... It is totally unacceptable that in 21st century America we would allow faulty machines and systems to rob citizens of their voting rights.

I am recommending one day of voting in order to minimize the academic impact that the election process takes on all candidates.

I don't think anyone is voting to take them off the table. But what we're saying is it's time to give other states a chance.

Further, the board is concerned that Comcast's multi-tier voting structure would put AT&T shareowners at a disadvantage in matters of corporate governance,

If China gets into WTO first, Taiwan should quickly follow in China's wake. Probably within a month... as after this period China will gain voting rights.

giving to emerging economies, and in particular countries like China, more representation in terms of voting power and in terms of shares.

If a state were voting on gay marriage, you would suggest to that state not to approve it?

I don't want people voting on things when they don't understand what they're voting on.

I don't think we'll see consumers voting with their pocketbooks. If a book captures someone's imagination, consumers aren't going to decide not to buy it because it's a memoir.

If Alex is claiming that an unnamed member 'might' have done something which 'might' have brought about something else which 'might' have brought about a different voting structure, then I'm afraid that this is the kind of tittle- tattle that happens after many an IOC vote.

If it's being done just to hide their real vote, I don't think that's the way to go. I find it kind of hard to imagine that there would be that many people that would be fooled by it.

If it had one more vote it would have passed the Senate.

I happened to see a bit of the trend on voting and it showed we have a well-informed voting academy.

I don't agree with the concept that was presented. I will be voting no. There is no real accounting method for this.

I don't believe that in the next round of voting I will be selected for the Hall of Fame, but just being on the ballot makes me proud.

I feel very strongly that once someone has paid the penalty for the felony they have committed, that their voting rights should be restored.

But it's hard to believe that Californians are going to go into a voting booth and say, 'I'm going to vote for Matt Fong because I am mad at Bill Clinton.

Because of the State of Florida, a number of changes in the voting law have gone into effect and as a result they have outlawed the punch card.

Because of the gridlock, politicians on both sides of the political spectrum will have to be more acutely aware of what the voting public is leaning towards.

Today California has given me the greatest gift of all: You've given me your trust by voting for me,

Today is an unforgettable moment in California history. The state Senate of the largest state in of the nation just took a bold and giant step in the direction of equality by voting to end discrimination against tens of thousands of same-sex couples and their children.

Here it comes, in time for the elections, the voting statement of the Milan prosecutors' office.

Having personally witnessed and fought vigorous efforts by the other side to disenfranchise voters, I'm encouraged by the desire to build long-term infrastructure to protect voting rights.

Her voting record is primarily of support of the Patriot Act, suspending of due process, support for nuclear weapons, opposing the International Criminal Court.

We take for granted in this country the voting process. It's really a very elaborate complicated process, but it lies right at the heart of the democratic system.

We take nominations from the general public, and they go through a screening and voting, which has worked very well for the most part. But it's been a less-than-perfect system for long-dead inventors who don't have a constituency to push for them.

We march in the streets, but we will also march to the voting booth in November.

He (City Auditor Bill Morrissey) should not have the power to deprive those people of voting on the referendum.

I am in strong support of the passage of the Voting Rights Act to protect the ability of all citizens, particularly minorities, to vote.

If we are believing that part-time residents are the ones owning all these trophy homes, then we are not prepared for the reality that they are living here and voting here.

If someone tries to be a stand-in to take her place, that is not what the voters are voting for. They expect the wife to be at the governor's side.

His voting record until 1997 is one of supporting the repository, and he voted to make Nevada the sole repository site for waste. Nevadans deserve more than efforts to scare and mislead them.

His whole argument is 'Vote for me, and this is how I'm going to do it. I'm going to beat Bush, and here's how.' That's his whole campaign.

There is a need to get back to work, so we're trying to find a happy balance between letting people absorb the deal and ask all their questions about the deal and then voting on it.

Whatever she is trying to say there, she didn't say it well, ... is worrisome because it might be a basic misunderstanding about the Voting Rights Act.

Today is the last day for an individual to change their party enrollment so that it would be effective next year. For purposes of voting or running for office,

There is a direct link between the Democratic party's strong showing on Tuesday and the refusal of moderate and marginal Republicans to put their political necks in the guillotine by voting for this bad budget bill,

The purpose of election integrity law is to ensure that votes are accurately counted, not to ensure that all equipment vendors can comply. The law requires voting machine transparency for good reason. All vendors must realize that the public will not and should not accept a process that forces them to simply trust, but not verify, their votes are accurately counted.

My running mates and I may have potentially saved the county taxpayers millions in unnecessary subsidies earmarked for these developers already, because these freeholders now know that voting taxpayers are watching their every move on this stadium.

I was voting for the process that the president posed. There was a right way to do this and a wrong way to do it. And the president chose the wrong way.

Maria Ramos must know how to manage her people. Now we are voting with our feet. Decisions cannot just be forced down our throat. That will not be tolerated.

Someone might say, 'You didn't vote for him. Why should I?'

Some foreign countries have gone far beyond us in making sure that voting procedures and registration of voters is at a high level of true democracy,

Our overwhelming problem is our representatives are voting according to how the moneybag supporters want them to vote.

Our mission was to verify that the voting centers the electoral council had selected physically existed. It had never been our job to determine the location of voting centers.

People have jumped on the electronic voting bandwagon, thinking that will solve the problems, ... But these systems are largely untested.

I will also try my best to break it and hope to produce enough good football to keep them voting for me.

I will be voting against this. It is superfluous. We've already called on her (Kay) to remain until a change.

Koizumi is being seen as more of a reformist, which plays well with the urban voting blocs, ... But regional factional support seems to be with Hashimoto, and also there's an issue with him on the fiscal reform and debt-restructuring front.