Sentences with phrase «party voters in the district»

There are also 89,704 unaffiliated voters and 26,820 Independence Party voters in the district, according to the state Board of Elections.

According to Board of Elections numbers, there are about 8,000 registered Independence Party voters in that district.

Not exact matches

That parties in the US get less seats than percentage of voters may also just be because the voting system is a majority voting system not a proportional one, similar to the UK but additionally with partisan district partitioning which allows gerrymandering.

For example, suppose that voters are evenly split between two political parties, but the nine equal population single member districts are drawn so that the favored party wins by just 5 percentage points in eight districts, while the disfavored party wins by 40 percentage points in another district, you've converted a 50 - 50 division of the population vote into 8 seats for the favored party (which gets a 0.45 seat rounding error in its favor in the eight districts it wins and a 0.1 seat rounding error against it in the one district it loses), and 1 seat for the disfavored party (which gets a 0.45 seat rounding error against it in the eight district it loses but only a 0.1 seat rounding error in its favor in the one district it wins).

Two weeks later, I read this piece in Salon about the race to succeed Duke Cunningham in California: seeing a deficit in absentee voters, «Republican activists «poured» into the district and searched a Republican Party database that could tell them everything about voters from their personal hobbies and professional interests to the brand of toothpaste they're likely to use.

Keith is a member of the Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association, Community Board Six, Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club, Tilden Democratic Club, Kips Bay Neighborhood Association, League of Conservation Voters, The Epiphany School Alumni Committee, University of Dayton Alumni Committee, and serves as a District Leader for the Democratic Party in Manhattan.

Bill Lipton, who leads the Working Families Party, told me that the WFP has gotten 10,000 registered voters in IDC districts to pledge not to vote for the incumbents.

The legislator and Bronx Democratic Party chairman filed petitions that included multiple duplicate signatures, voters who did not live in his Assembly district and signatures from voters who said they never signed the sheets, according to the complaint filed in Bronx Supreme Court.

A party meets the requirements for ballot access if a candidate nominated by the political party at one of the two immediately preceding statewide general elections received at least 5 percent of the vote, or if a combination of candidates nominated by the political party for a combination of districts that encompass all of the voters of the entire state polled at least 5 percent of the vote in each of their respective districts.

I've just returned from a remarkable fringe meeting at the party's annual autumn conference, in which Ian Dexter, a Ukip member, former candidate in county and district elections and potential parliamentary candidate for 2015, outlined his strategy for winning over Labour voters.

To qualify for party primaries, congressional candidates must submit 1,250 valid signatures from voters in their districts.

And it's not surprisingly that they have seized on this point, either, given the fact that the district — NY - 24 — is so closely divided and voters there have demonstrated in the past that they prefer to be represented by someone who thinks for him or her self and doesn't hew too closely to any particular party ideology.

«This kind of performance does not win Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox Jewish, Tea Party or other conservative voters to the Republican Party, and has led to some of the splits the party has seen in recent years in the 23rd Congressional District, the 2010 gubernatorial race and most recently the 26th Congressional District.&rParty or other conservative voters to the Republican Party, and has led to some of the splits the party has seen in recent years in the 23rd Congressional District, the 2010 gubernatorial race and most recently the 26th Congressional District.&rParty, and has led to some of the splits the party has seen in recent years in the 23rd Congressional District, the 2010 gubernatorial race and most recently the 26th Congressional District.&rparty has seen in recent years in the 23rd Congressional District, the 2010 gubernatorial race and most recently the 26th Congressional District.»

The party has mobilized nearly two dozen activist groups, including the CNY Solidarity Coalition, to target Democratic voters who live in the eight districts of the IDC members.

Based on past election results, enrollment figures, and fundraising totals, it's safe to assume that, barring any unexpected retirements, arrests or other major surprises, 23 seats currently controlled by Democrats, 21 seats controlled by Republicans and each of the five districts held by the IDC will return members of the same party that voters selected in 2014:

«Given Jack Martins» past defense of Dean Skelos and continued support for Donald Trump despite his dangerous ideas, it is clear that voters in New York's 3rd congressional district won't let Martins get away with putting Trump and his own party before country.»

But in Mr. Silver's old Assembly district in Lower Manhattan, voters chose Alice Cancel, a Democrat, who eked out a win over Yuh - Line Niou, a Working Families Party candidate who had pegged Ms. Cancel as a creature of Mr. Silver's machine.

Former Mayor Ed Koch bucked his own party in endorsing Republican Bob Turner Monday and not state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) to replace former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner in September's special election, saying he wanted to «send a message» to President Barack Obama that voters in the district disapprove of his policy toward Israel.

Green Party candidate Ursula Rozum picked up 5 percent of the support of likely voters, and 11 percent of voters in the Central New York district remained undecided, the poll found.

«I wouldn't have gotten elected unless each time at least one million Democrats came out to vote and crossed the party lines to vote for me,» said Pataki, rightly pointing out that Turner will need to attract voters from the other party to win in the Ninth Congressional District, where Democrats enjoy a three - to - one registration advantage.

While Croci has won past elections comfortably, Democratic voters outnumber Republicans 63,846 to 55,970 in the Third District, with 47,632 not aligned to any party.

The left - leaning party will support Mr. Sikora for the soon - to - be empty 52nd Assembly District seat, covering Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and Park Slope — home to more than 7,000 voters who pulled the lever for Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the WFP ballot line in 2010.

«Voters in this district really like to go beyond party labels,» Democratic consultant Jonathan Yedin said.

Based on enrolled voters, it's the fourth - largest party organization in the 24th District.

So, voters in the 37th District may have two choices when they go to the polls April 24, not only for their State Senator, but a vote to see which party controls the senate into 2020.

Of the 200 absentee ballots issued to voters in District 2, only 56 belong to registered Democrats; 26 were filed by voters with no party affiliation.

The state Democratic Party, which is run by Cuomo, has sent numerous mailers to voters in wing Senate districts, advocating for the Democratic candidate.

Queens Democratic Party insiders said Kevin Kim's win over his five opponents in the Sept. 15 primary stemmed from the candidate's ability to not only galvanize his base but also to draw voters from across the district.

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

It won't hurt either party to adjust their views to reach the voters in a new district and maybe then they will find a way to work together to better the state rather then just stay in office forever.

If the boundaries of such Election District have been created or changed since the last preceding General Election at which members of Assembly were elected then the above formula shall apply based on that percentage of the number of persons enrolled in the Party in such Election District on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elections which the total vote cast in the County for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election bore to the total Party enrollment in the County on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elections.

-- Johanna Cervone, spokeswoman for the Florida Democratic Party: «Voters in senate district 40 are sick of corrupt, pay - to - play politicians like Jose Felix Diaz who are owned by the special interests that buy them.

GOP Congressman Michael Grimm lost the Independence Party's ballot line when he did not turn in enough valid signatures from voters in the district, but he appealed the decision arguing that a systemic problem with the Board of Elections unfairly placed obstacles in his signature - gathering efforts.

The contribution came Saturday, just days before voters in the Senate district will decide between Panepinto, incumbent Sen. Mark Grisanti who lost his primary to Kevin Stocker, and Conservative Party candidate Timothy Gallagher.

Like if there are 100,000 Party A voters and 100,000 Party B voters to be divided among 10 districts, a fair election should presumably result in 5 winners for party A and 5 for parParty A voters and 100,000 Party B voters to be divided among 10 districts, a fair election should presumably result in 5 winners for party A and 5 for parParty B voters to be divided among 10 districts, a fair election should presumably result in 5 winners for party A and 5 for parparty A and 5 for partyparty B.

The New York Public Interest Research Group and the New York League of Women Voters issued a joint report today in Albany that shows current district lines are uneven based on population and voter enrollment, with one party being favored over the other.

In lower Manhattan, voters are also in line to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with a three - way race for the district that includes a Republican, Democratic and Working Families Party candidatIn lower Manhattan, voters are also in line to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with a three - way race for the district that includes a Republican, Democratic and Working Families Party candidatin line to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with a three - way race for the district that includes a Republican, Democratic and Working Families Party candidate.

In practice, the system allows voters to choose a person rather than a party (that's the personalization aspect) and this person effectively represents one district.

But theoretically, you could allow voters to pick individual people from a national list without any notion of them representing a district, e.g. with the open party lists used in the Netherlands.

It is quite plausible that a voter may vote for a candidate of party A in his or her district even though the voter generally prefers party B. For example, the party B candidate in that district may have been part of a scandal.

Voters in the Third Judicial District may be in for something virtually unprecedented this year: An honest - to - goodness fight for the right to represent the Democratic Party on November's ballot — and, for all intents and purposes, a seat on the prestigious Supreme Court bench.

For now, the state Republican Party, bolstered by its victory in a special Congressional election in a heavily Democratic district in Queens and Brooklyn in September, is trying to frame the local elections as another chance for voters to express their unhappiness with President Obama and his pParty, bolstered by its victory in a special Congressional election in a heavily Democratic district in Queens and Brooklyn in September, is trying to frame the local elections as another chance for voters to express their unhappiness with President Obama and his partyparty.

Voters head to the polls in New York's 20th district today to choose a replacement for appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), a close race in a swing seat that has seen considerable spending by both national parties and will almost certainly be cast as an early referendum on President Obama's agenda.

Rather, DeFrancisco and other Republicans say the mix of Valesky's political moves, the district's voter enrollment and past campaign wins have made the party look elsewhere to keep its narrow majority in the Senate in this fall's elections.

To find out your district and more about your candidates in your party, see HoustonChronicle.com's voter guide for the runoffs.

He attributed the loss to voter anger at incumbents and Democrats and to a Republican party enrollment advantage in the district, which consists of the Syracuse suburbs of Clay, Cicero, Manlius, Pompey and LaFayette.

An independent reconfiguration of district lines around the state could have a transformative effect on state politics, particularly over the long term, by making elections more competitive and, theoretically, making the parties in power more accountable to voters.

Legislators and legislative hopefuls had the last five weeks to collect signatures — a daunting task, considering the signatures must be from voters registered with the candidate's respective party and who live in their district.

For the past few months, North Country voters have heard a lot about the two Republican candidates running to represent the party in this fall's election for New York's 21st Congressional District.

But Quinnipiac's Mickey Carroll says the voters surveyed are less enthralled with some of the action in Albany over the past month, including, an all night session of the legislature that approved, among other things new district lines manipulated by majority party legislators.