qualified voter

collocation in English

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qualified
adjective
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/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/us
/ˈkwɑː.lə.faɪd/
having finished a training course, or having particular ...
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voter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvəʊ.tər/us
/ˈvoʊ.t̬ɚ/
a person who votes or who has a legal right to vote, especially in ...
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(Definition ofqualifiedandvoterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If three quarters of qualified voters were in favour, the act would come into force in the burgh.
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Even so, and despite the extension of the franchise, the revised constituency had only 916 qualified voters for the 1832 general election.
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Qualified voters began enjoying the right to suffrage.
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Only qualified voters could stand for council elections, which were conducted annually with one-third of the councillors retiring at each election.
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If deemed legally sufficient, incorporation is then voted upon by the qualified voters living in the proposed village only.
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The first amendment proposed to allow early voting in state and allow qualified voters to vote at polling places outside of their home district.
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All qualified voters form a community council and officers include the tribal chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer.
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Nevertheless, contested elections were possible, and in 1830, when there were theoretically about 90 qualified voters, 45 people actually voted.
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They must be qualified voters of the town and must be sworn into office.
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May 12, 1896, it was declared as an incorporated village; but it had to have the consent of all the qualified voters.
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The mayor or capitan was elected by the qualified voters.
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In this election there were only 15 qualified voters listed.
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However, not all qualified voters paid land tax, and eligibility was at the discretion of the returning officer as to who was permitted to vote.
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This was, nevertheless, a restrictive franchise in a town that was not prosperous, and there were only 94 qualified voters in 1831.
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Bondal is a small village with only 550 qualified voters, with 40% of the population being under 18 years of age, while 12% is under 6 years of age.
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Those signatures were needed for the required ten qualified voters who submitted the original petition to put forward the full text of the law they want enacted.
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Senators must be qualified voters who are at least 21 years old and have lived in the district they wish to represent for at least one year.
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Mudd had contested the results of the 1888 election, claiming that he had been deprived of votes, as election officials rejected qualified voters.
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