Sentences with phrase «city voters made»

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De Blasio in 2016 unsuccessfully sought to flip the state Senate to Democratic control, making him a convenient punching bag for Republicans and voters outside of New York City.

In a press statement made available to news men in Benin City Thursday, the National Commissioner in charge of voters Education and Publicity, Mr. Soyebi Solomon said the decision to postpone the election was reached at a security meeting held with security agencies.

Previewing his Albany agenda at NYPD headquarters, de Blasio said he hopes Albany passes legislation to make cops» disciplinary records more accessible to the public, and listed reforms to voter registration, public works development, and more money for city schools.

«Millionaires are more likely riding to work in Escalades or Town Cars than on the No. 6 train, but New York City voters say that's all the more reason they should pony up funding to make commuting easier for the rest of us,» said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

Meg O'Connor, of Gotham Gazette, published by Citizens Union of the City of New York, wrote an overview of many reforms that have been proposed in New York with the intention of making New York's elections fairer and more voter - friendly, including many bills Kavanagh has been advocating for.

Polanco, a former president of the city's Board of Elections, has long championed reforms to make it easier to register and vote, including having voters check in using iPads to shorten lines on Election Day.

Given the city's overwhelming Democratic voter enrollment edge, Brown is headed toward an all - but - certain victory in the November election, which will make him just the second mayor in Buffalo history to win a fourth four - year term.

NEW YORK, NY — New York City voters can only make one choice at a time in local elections.

Update: A Malliotakis spokesman declined to provide any information on the amount she's raised recently, saying only that «we are making all our fundraising projections with near daily events and we will have the money needed to bring Assemblywoman's Malliotakis» message to all the voters of New York City.»

«Because everyone's eyes are on election matters right now, we wanted to take this moment to make very, very clear that New York City and all of us here are going to be very, very actively engaged in a campaign to change state law in the coming months to finally make this a state that's voter friendly, to finally make this a state where people can participate and not be disenfranchised.»

Bloomberg's support would make nearly half of Democratic voters in New York City — 47 percent — less likely to vote for a candidate.

Voters in New York City are opposed to the measure and Mayor Bill de Blasio has backed a tax hike on the wealthy to make long - term fixes to transit.

Voters will get a third chance to make their feelings known on term limits after the City Charter Revision Commission voted this month to put the contentious issue back on the ballot in November.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — More than 12,000 signatures belonging to Rochester voters made their way to the city clerk on Wednesday.

I'm now working at City Hall on the policing and crime agenda across London, but I'll also be drawing on experiences I gained working for a South London Council and as a Londoner to make sure I deliver an exciting campaign that engages new voters and retains our core Tory vote in Lewisham.»

The Charter Revision Commission, the panel appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to consider changes to the city constitution, plans to take a serious look at a proposal that would eliminate the need for voters to make a second trip to the polls for runoff elections.

In upcoming releases leading up to the September 10 primary and the November general election, voters will be able to make contributions to the candidates using the system, and the tool will also indicate how much that contribution is worth through the city's public financing program.

Wednesday night at the New York Tech Meet - Up, the New York City Campaign Finance Board unveiled its own initiative to make participation in the voting process easier: a mobile web application with voter registration and candidate information.

«What a commission would do is review the entire city charter and make a recommendation that ultimately the voters of the city of Troy would vote on implementing.»

But it appears she's making some inroads among upstate voters — better than in the city, in fact — where Cuomo leads by only 11 points, 48 to 37, according to the Sienna College poll.

«I don't think that pushing (for mayoral control) in the last eight weeks of session, disenfranchising the voters of the city of Buffalo, and disempowering nine elected members of the board makes sense,» the senator said, adding that he hoped an additional two board members selected by the mayor would «help to reduce the acrimony» among existing members.

«The onslaught of IE spending was fortunately somewhat offset by the City's matching fund system, which empowers voters to make their voice heard over special interest spending.

Meanwhile, 34 percent of voters believe PBA President Pat Lynch, who has blasted de Blasio repeatedly and claimed the mayor's office has «blood on its hands» for the shooting deaths of two officers in Brooklyn last month, is actually making the rift between the NYPD and City Hall worse.

A majority of New York voters says the city is becoming «less safe» under Mayor Bill de Blasio, while they believe his predecessors, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg, made the Big Apple a better place to live, a poll to be released today reveals.

«A majority of voters from every party and region support making the Legislature full time and banning outside income, with support greatest in New York City.»

The city's Campaign Finance Board provides an online guide to help voters make informed choices at the polls.

(New York City television is cost - prohibitive in this sort of race, making direct mail the key voter persuasion tool.)

Only 29 percent of voters supported Bloomberg's choice to make the former Hearst Magazine president the top school official in the city, according to the poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percent.

Table: NYC Mayoral Candidate who is Better Able to Make the City More Affordable (NYC Registered Voters)

More than seven in ten City voters agreed that officials up in Albany have a responsibility to make sure a deal gets done and New York City doesn't lose the $ 300 million for its schools.

Asked whether making arrests for low level offenses improves quality of life in the city's neighborhood, 56 percent of voters said yes versus 35 percent who thought it adds tension.

If David Cameron and George Osborne want to succeed in making the Conservative Party credible on the economy — and appealing to urban voters outside the South of England — they must produce a credible policy on cities.

The GOP this year is banking on a large upstate turn out, counting on anger over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act, as well his the delay on making a decision over hydrofracking, as key issues that will bring voters outside of New York City to the polls.

After voters complained of being purged from registration rolls in New York City and others knocked the rules that prevented them from registering in party in order to participate in the Tuesday presidential primary, a new push could be made in the post-budget session for changing the state's voter registration laws.

But it makes more sense for downstate city and suburban voters to fend off efforts decreasing our collective clout.

«This is another silly stunt from a candidate who has no ideas for New York City and is desperate to make voters forget about her strong support for Donald Trump and his far - right agenda,» campaign spokesman Dan Levitan said.

More than seven in ten City voters agreed that officials up in Albany have a responsibility to make sure a deal gets done and New York City doesn't lose the $ 300 million for its schools — sending a strong message to Albany that inaction will not reflect well on them.

Gjonaj spokeswoman Jennifer Blatus responded, «Mark Gjonaj is focused on making his case to voters of how he will fight for their interests in City Hall.»

Low - income New Yorkers made up a larger portion of the PB voter turnout than traditional city elections, showing the desire for these communities to directly engage in the decisions that impact their community.

One of Walsh's challenges will be overcoming that label in a city where Democrats make up 56 percent of voters and Republicans are just 14 percent.

And although he trailed in fund - raising by a wide margin, according to recent state Board of Elections records — $ 17,185 compared with more than $ 70,000 raised by City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick and Queens Library External Affairs Director Jimmy Van Bramer — Maragos said he has made an impact with District 26 voters by going door - to - door.

Today, we join the Up to Us campaign to encourage all women voters in New York City to stand up and make their voices heard.

«Corruption, pay - to - play, mismanagement, deteriorating quality of life, of a homeless crisis, broken subways or if they want to take our city in a different direction,» Malliotakis said Tuesday morning, trying to make a last - minute push to voters.

Candidate Gives View on Upcoming Primary Election by David Greene As voters prepare to make their decisions in the upcoming Primary elections being held on Tuesday, September 12, underdog candidate Michael Beltzer made his case for his bid for City -LSB-...]

So I've allowed the New York City voters to make their judgment on that,» she said today.

While so much of the focus in city elections falls on the Democratic ranks, which make up a whopping 73 percent of all registered voters in the city and whose members hold every elected office in city government, some of the most colorful and contentious story lines play out in the battles for the minor - party slots.

He must now convince voters, at least the Democrats that make up his political base, that he not only heard them, but followed through on his 2013 pledge to create a more equal city.

«Millionaires are more likely riding to work in Escalades or Town Cars than on the Number 6 train, but New York City voters say that's all the more reason they should pony up funding to make commuting easier for the rest of us,» Malloy said.

The waiting game continues for the Democratic voters in southeast Queens as the city Board of Elections waits to make public its counting of ballots in the near - stalemate between City Councilman Thomas White (D - South Ozone Park) and primary runner - up Lynn Nucity Board of Elections waits to make public its counting of ballots in the near - stalemate between City Councilman Thomas White (D - South Ozone Park) and primary runner - up Lynn NuCity Councilman Thomas White (D - South Ozone Park) and primary runner - up Lynn Nunes.