disenfranchise
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Opposition MPs have criticised the delay, saying it would potentially disenfranchise millions of voters.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
It would disenfranchise vulnerable groups of people, she said — women, people with disabilities, communities of color and the elderly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
But such a move, Riggs and other critics have previously argued, would unfairly disenfranchise uniformed service members.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025
In a letter to Chairman Ray Buckley, they also called the primary “detrimental” and said “non-compliant processes can disenfranchise and confuse voters.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
He is wholly at the mercy of the factor, who usually holds all the highest offices on the estate, and has the power, as at Barra, to disenfranchise an entire island.
From Our Journey to the Hebrides by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
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