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  • 1vote|less — «VOHT lihs», adjective. having no vote; not entitled to vote: »So there arose a demand for someone who could speak officially for Alaska, a voteless delegate, such as every other territory had had from its beginnings (Atlantic) …

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  • 2vote — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 choice/decision made by voting ADJECTIVE ▪ electoral ▪ majority ▪ huge, massive (esp. BrE), overwhelming, resounding (esp. BrE) …

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  • 3Right of foreigners to vote — Suffrage, the right to vote in a particular country, generally derives from citizenship. In most countries, the right to vote is reserved to those who possess the citizenship of the country in question. Some countries, however, have extended… …

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  • 4Right of foreigners to vote in the United States — The right of foreigners to vote has been a contentious issue in the United States for years. A foreigner, in this context, is a person who is not citizen of the United States. Over 40 states or territories, including colonies before the… …

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  • 5One man, one vote — (or one person, one vote ) is a slogan that has been used in many parts of the world where campaigns have arisen for universal suffrage. It became particularly prevalent in less developed countries, during the period of decolonisation and the… …

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  • 6One member, one vote — (OMOV), as used in the parliamentary politics of the United Kingdom,[1][2] Canada,[3] and the Canadian provinces,[4] is a proposal to select party leaders and/or determine party policy, by a direct vote of the members of each party. Traditionally …

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  • 7Help America Vote Act — The Help America Vote Act (USPL|107|252), or HAVA, is a United States federal law passed the House 357 48 and 92 2 in the Senate [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR03295:@@@R Congressional Record of Action] ] and was signed into law… …

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  • 8declaration vote — /dɛkləˈreɪʃən voʊt/ (say dekluh rayshuhn voht) noun a vote cast by a person whose name cannot be found on the electoral roll at a polling booth, or who is already crossed off as having voted, but who nonetheless insists on their right to vote and …

  • 9provisional vote — /prəvɪʒənəl ˈvoʊt/ (say pruhvizhuhnuhl voht) noun a vote cast by a voter whose name does not appear on the electoral roll held at a polling place, but who believes that their name should be on the roll and that they are entitled to vote, the vote …

  • 10one person, one vote — n. A form of allocating legislators by district so that every citizen gets equal representation, in that seats in the legislature are apportioned by population. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy… …

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