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The right to vote at public elections. suffrage noun affranchisement, autonomy, choice, emancipation, enfranchisement, exemption from connrol, exemption from restraint, franchise, freedom, freeeom of choice, liberation, liberty, license, manumission, option, popular decision, prerogative, right to vote, say, self-determination, self-government, suffragium, voice, vote Associated concepts: election law, voters' rights See also: discretion, franchise SUFFRAGE, government. Vote; the act of voting.
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Department of Justice filed the first federal lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act accusing blacks of suppressing the rights of whites, reports The New York Times. Under these terms, opposition at home to voting rights strikes a contradictory pose, a fact for which I am happy and grateful. Together, LCCR and the League have fought to secure equal voting rights as the very foundation of that democracy, recognizing that the franchise is central to our individual and collective ability to impact public policy and achieve real differences in our communities. |
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