The Supreme Court advised opponents of the measure to take the issue up with the state legislatures.

最高法院建议该措施的反对者将这个问题提交给州议会。

Legislatures often act in a negatory manner.

消极的态度什么也学不到。

As proof, they pointed to new laws the southern legislatures passed.

他们指出，一些南方各州新通过的法律就是证据。

Legislatures must answer a host of questions.Who should govern the exchange?

各州议会必须对种种问题予以解决，比如医保交易所由谁来管理？

The deal was signed in 2007, but has yet to be ratified by the legislatures of either country.

该协定于2007年签署，但还没有在各自国家的议会获得批准。

Seven state legislatures have now voted to allow gay marriage or some watered-down variant of it.

7个州的州议会现已通过了允许同性婚姻法案或一些带有折扣的允许同性婚姻的变型。

State legislatures and governors are responsible for setting the borders of congressional districts.

州议会和州长负责划分国会选区。

They imagine there is no safety for them, any longer than they are under the close guardianship of the state legislatures.

他们以为除了在州议会的密切保护下就再没有安全可言了。

Thirty-seven held elections for governor. Forty-six held elections for their legislatures, with a total of 6,115 seats in play.

全美37个州有州长选举，46个州有议会选举，总计6,115个席位可供争夺。

Thirty-seven held elections for governor. Forty-six held elections for their legislatures, with a total of 6, 115 seats in play.

全美37个州有州长选举，46个州有议会选举，总计6,115个席位可供争夺。

But it is also used to apportion seats in the House of Representatives and draw boundaries for state legislatures and school boards.

但人口普查仍用于众议院席位的分配及法定州界和学区的划定。

The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

各州选举人应具备州议会中人数最多一院的选举人所必需的资格。

Data compiled by Rutgers shows women currently hold 16.6 percent of the 535 seats in Congress and 23.5 percent of the seats in state legislatures.

拉特·格斯大学整理的数据表明：最近，女性占据16.6%的美国国会席位，即535个；在州议会中占据23.5%的席位。

The relentless back-and-forth in Congress, the courts and state legislatures transfixes the minority of Americans who feel strongly about this issue.

国会、法院和州议会在这一问题上的不断反复，使对此持强硬态度的少数美国人不知如何是好。

Thee relentless back-and-forth in Congress, the courts and state legislatures transfixes the minority of Americans who feel strongly about this issue.

对于同性婚姻问题，国会，法院以及州议会一直反反复复，令那些强烈抵制同性婚姻的少数美国人无计可施。

Similar laws are now under discussion in state legislatures in Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as elsewhere.

印第安纳州立法机关也在讨论颁布相似的法令， 肯塔基州、内华达州、田纳西州、维吉尼亚州和西维吉尼亚州还有其他各州都在进行相关讨论。

Since 2000, the Republicans have sharply increased the number of legislatures and governorships they control. That is part of a movement that began in 1938.

自2000年以来，共和党大幅增加了他们控制的议会和州长的数量。这是一项始于1938年的运动的一部分。

Since minimum-wage opponents have no reasonable chance of prevailing in Congress or state legislatures, they are turning to their last best hope: the judiciary.

由于最低工资的反对者没有太大机会能够成为国会或者州议会的多数，他们只能依靠他们最后的希望，那就是司法。

The strength of the Republican swing was shown in RACES beyond Congress: they took a majority of the 37 governorships at stake and 19 of the state legislatures.

共和党的力量在议会之外的竞选中得到了体现：他们占据了利益攸关的37名州长职位，这占了大多数，还有19个州立法委员。

In November voters chose Republicans to lead state legislatures. Because these legislatures guide redistricting, Republicans will now be able to choose their voters.

因为11月份，选民们选择了共和党领导立法机构，而这些立法机构则知道选区的重划，现在共和党能够来挑选自己的选民了。

State legislatures, including Virginia's, have passed laws that enhance punishments for gang-related crimes and establish "gang-free zones" around public high schools.

国家立法机关，包括弗吉尼亚立法机关通过法律加重了对团伙犯罪的处罚，并在公立高中学校周围建立“无团伙区”。

These results of university licensing have been noted with great interest by local communities, state legislatures, the US Congress, and many policy-makers abroad.

大学专利转让的成果已经受到地方社区、州立法机磁、美国国会以及国外许多政策制定者的关注。

Alan Rosenthal, who researches state legislatures at Rutgers University, says the town was always hopping during legislative sessions and sleepy the rest of the year.

在格斯（Rutgers）大学研究州立法机构的阿兰罗森塔尔（Alan Rosenthal）说道，塔拉哈西在立法会议期间总是一派繁忙景象，而除此之外的其他时间便是死气沉沉的了。