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The California legislature is expected to vote on two of the bills to regulate the controversial industry within the next day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
They are set to vote on it Tuesday before closing out their current legislative session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
What did you make of his vote in that case, and just how surprised were you that he didn’t side with the Roberts majority?
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Four important reports will arrive before the vote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
I didn’t even want to be president — not that anyone would vote for me.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
A rate increase requires seven of 12 votes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: Now that all of Gorsuch’s votes for the term are in and logged, do you feel as if you basically still understand who he is as a justice, Susan?
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
The last time Londoners voted for their mayor in May 2024, Sir Sadiq beat Conservative rival Susan Hall by more than 275,000 votes - representing a swing of 3.2% to Labour.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
He received almost 2.7 million votes in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Jefferson’s posture throughout the drawn-out counting of the electoral votes remained a combination of studied indifference and calculated obliviousness.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
We also know he voted to hold in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
A majority of Icelanders who voted in Saturday’s referendum said they don’t want their government to resume negotiations with the EU.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Imperial County, Desert Hot Springs, and Palm Springs also voted on moratoriums, while Coachella permanently banned the facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Ferguson lost her courtesy royal divorcee title and reverted to her maiden name, and also lost the freedom of the city of York after councillors voted unanimously to remove the honour over the scandal.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Sensing the unpopularity of the pact, Washington attempted to keep its terms secret until the Senate had voted.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
She also confronted the practical consequences of putting a new federal voting regime into place weeks before an election.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Icelanders are voting in a referendum to decide whether to resume talks on joining the European Union, 13 years after they were broken off.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Now, imagine all that delirium, sign-waving and call-in voting was in service of pushing Art Garfunkel to the pinnacle of the premier music video countdown.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
The city itself said that electronic voting in the referendum would serve as a test run for the parliamentary vote scheduled for Sept. 18-20.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
To give voting rights to African Americans over women was to endorse what Stanton called the “aristocracy of sex.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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