Sentences with phrase «voters in state house»

Voters in state House District 39 and House District 114 will go to the polls in special elections caused by the departures of former Rep. Neil Combee of Auburndale, and former Rep. Daisy Baez of Coral Gables.

Voters in state House District 39 and House District 114 will go to the polls in special elections caused by the departures of former Rep.

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The White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives are up for grabs, along with thousands of other offices in state and local governments across the country, even as voters weigh in on scores of ballot initiatives and other measures.

The fake news show The Daily Show characterised theDemocratic primary battle as the «Long, Flat, Seemingly Endless, Bataan DeathMarch to the White House», but it's hard to overestimate the enthusiasm ofDemocratic voters for the primaries, particularly in states which are usuallyignored.

«House Republicans» midterm prospects grow dimmer with each passing day thanks to the endless supply of chaos, scandal and broken promises to voters from Republican - controlled Washington,» spokesperson Meredith Kelly stated in a press release.

A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered the official GOP rebuttal to the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday night in a bid to offer voters a new face for the party ahead of the midterm elections.

State Republicans pushed for voter ID after regaining a majority in the New Hampshire House in 2010, following Democratic control of the chamber for the first time since 1911.

But this cycle, House races are orphans in the Golden State because no competitive contest tops the ticket, and operatives anticipated an exacerbated Democratic voter drop off.

Presiding over a pro-Hillary Clinton phone bank at Queens County Democratic Headquarters in Forest Hills, where volunteers rang voters in the crucial states of Florida and Pennsylvania, Crowley called the House leadership's contorted stance on the slumping Republican presidential candidate absurd and untenable.

In order to change the state's constitution, the measure must be passed by two consecutively elected houses of the legislature, then go before voters, where polls show it would likely be approved.

North Country state lawmakers praised the funding increases for clean water infrastructure projects: both one - house bills accept the governor's $ 2 billion program spread out over five years (the Senate version tacks on a $ 5 billion water infrastructure bond act that would go before the voters in 2018).

Those voters have been defecting to the Republican camp in alarming numbers during the Obama years, part of the reason we've seen huge Republican gains among governors and state legislatures, and both houses of Congress controlled by Republicans.

Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member, by more than 50 % of voters registered to vote in that member's constituency.

In a video that went viral in June, Republican Mike Turzai, Pennsylvania's House majority leader, spoke approvingly at a Republican State Committee meeting of the state's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&raquIn a video that went viral in June, Republican Mike Turzai, Pennsylvania's House majority leader, spoke approvingly at a Republican State Committee meeting of the state's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&raquin June, Republican Mike Turzai, Pennsylvania's House majority leader, spoke approvingly at a Republican State Committee meeting of the state's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&rState Committee meeting of the state's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&rstate's new voter ID law, «which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done.&rstate of Pennsylvania — done.»

All 50 states use Help America Vote Act 2002 as a minimum for voter identification in Federal elections (president, senators, house of representatives, etc.).

For an amendment to be placed before the voters as a referendum, a state constitutional convention, a joint meeting of both houses of the legislature sitting as one body, in each of two successive two - year legislative sessions, must provide the required number of votes.

After the 2002 election, Democrats had a 17 — 15 edge in House seats representing Texas, although the state's voters voted for Republicans in congressional races by a 55 — 45 margin.

Democrats are spending big to paint Enyart's GOP challenger as unhinged, using footage of state Rep. Mike Bost in a tirade on the state House floor to try and make him unpalatable to voters.

He said: «It has come to the attention of INEC that Governor Bello of Kogi State registered as a voter for the second time on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Government House, Lokoja, the state capState registered as a voter for the second time on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Government House, Lokoja, the state capstate capital.

in the more than a year since he began his White House bid, Trump has not held a single event aimed at black voters in their communities, and has also turned down repeated invitations to address gatherings of black leaders, ignored African - American conservatives in states he needs to win and made numerous inflammatory comments about minorities.

Voters said 55 - 31 that their local state senator should be voted out of office as part of an overall house - cleaning in Albany, while the Assembly didn't fare much better (53 - 33).

Sending Mrs. Clinton to those states may be of little assistance to the party's candidates, but an infusion of money dedicated to voter turnout could ensure that she enters the White House with a solid Senate majority and help Democrats make substantial gains in the House.

Getting union voters to the polls in and around Las Vegas is key to Democratic chances to hold the Senate seat, pick up House seats in the Silver State and to put Nevada in Clinton's column.

Governor David Paterson's approval rating is at a dreadful 20 % among registered voters in New York State, but he isn't the only one who is in the dog house among voters.

If primary voters in Pennsylvania were prepared to reject an incumbent who's been delivering the goods for 30 years and had support from the White House and the entire state Democratic apparatus, how do you think they'll respond to a freshman whose new national party's level of support is considerably less comprehensive?

This is not an acceptable state of affairs for a modern democracy, and it is why the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee decided to look into why voter engagement in the UK has declined in recent decades, and what can be done to reverse this trend.

New Hampshire voters will choose a new state representative on September 6, in the Rockingham County 14th State House diststate representative on September 6, in the Rockingham County 14th State House distState House district.

Nearly three - quarters of the 44 who opposed the bill either are on House Republicans» target list or are running for statewide office in a conservative leaning state in 2010 — a classic bifurcation between those who are on the ballot in a midterm election and a president who doesn't stand in front of voters for another three plus years.

In a decisive rebuke to efforts by Democrats to dominate both houses of the New York State Legislature, voters elected Republicans to a clear majority in the State Senate on Tuesday, handing them a wave of victories upstate and on Long Island, and returning the party to full control in a chamber it long dominateIn a decisive rebuke to efforts by Democrats to dominate both houses of the New York State Legislature, voters elected Republicans to a clear majority in the State Senate on Tuesday, handing them a wave of victories upstate and on Long Island, and returning the party to full control in a chamber it long dominatein the State Senate on Tuesday, handing them a wave of victories upstate and on Long Island, and returning the party to full control in a chamber it long dominatein a chamber it long dominated.

In a normal year, down - ballot candidates in the home state of their party's presidential nominee count on Election Day to provide a big boost from voters energized to send their candidate to the White HousIn a normal year, down - ballot candidates in the home state of their party's presidential nominee count on Election Day to provide a big boost from voters energized to send their candidate to the White Housin the home state of their party's presidential nominee count on Election Day to provide a big boost from voters energized to send their candidate to the White House.

Election victories in New York by President Obama, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Representatives Bill Owens & Louise Slaughter, House candidates Sean Patrick Maloney and Dan Maffei and five high - profile State Senate candidates sent a clear message this week that New York voters want to stop special deals for the wealthy, invest for the future and protect important programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from harsh cuts.

Besides Presidential Candidate Jill Stein and running mate Cheri Honkala, Arkansas voters will see Greens on the ballot for all four seats in the House of Representatives, plus two state legislative seats and 8 more local races.

Thirty - seven percent of Florida voters questioned in the poll say they'll back Crist, with 32 percent supporting former Sunshine State House Speaker Marco Rubio, the presumptive Republican nominee, 17 percent backing billionaire real estate investor Jeff Greene, a Democratic Senate candidate, and 14 percent undecided.

With an approval rating still scraping bottom at 20 % and with only 27 % of New York State voters even wanting Governor David Paterson to seek election in 2010, it's little wonder the White House is getting itchy.

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To clean house in Albany, all New York State senators, even their own local senator, should be voted out of office this November, voters say 51 - 36 percent.

(CNN)- Jeb Bush has a wide lead over other potential 2016 Republican White House contenders in the battle in Florida for GOP presidential nomination, according to a new poll of Sunshine State voters.

Neighboring Massachusetts is embroiled in its own casino dilemma - House Speaker Robert DeLeo says state budget officials and lawmakers would have to make some «tough decisions» if voters repeal the casino gambling law in November.

To court voters and the state's powerful tenant unions, Cuomo has generally sided with tenants over landlords, particularly those in rent - regulated housing, sources said.

Liesl Hickey, a Republican strategist involved in several House races in swing states, said she was dismayed by a sudden exodus of independent voters in more diverse parts of the country.

Democrats need to protect 10 Senate Democrats up for re-election in states carried by the president and appeal to the swing voters who could flip control of the House.

Comments on open government, Opus 40, the state Open Meetings Law, support for a controversial housing development in Glasco brought some sharp exchanges in an otherwise low - key town candidates» forum Monday, sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

Blood: I took a close look at this same issue by putting together two statewide, nonpartisan voter polls in Massachusetts, and then by interviewing 48 top opinion leaders who have the clout to influence what does and doesn't happen at our state house and the U.S. Capitol.

In New Jersey, voters angry at the tax increases passed by Democratic lawmakers in 1990 turn over both state houses to RepublicanIn New Jersey, voters angry at the tax increases passed by Democratic lawmakers in 1990 turn over both state houses to Republicanin 1990 turn over both state houses to Republicans.

Speaking on the public television show «Off the Record,» MEA President Steven Cook said the MEA paid $ 25,000 toward a recall effort against House Education Committee Chairman Paul Scott, R - Grand Blanc, because polling showed voters in Scott's district are upset over the elimination of a pension tax deduction and public school funding levels, the Lansing State Journal reported.

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Projects run the spectrum of legal work from representing voting rights organizations and individual voters in federal and state courts, immigration and asylum efforts assisting detainees and victims of domestic violence to partnering with commercial clients» in - house counsel on naturalization and consumer law projects, and collaborating with a non-profit to advise their grant recipients on topics including contracts, corporate governance, and tax issues.

Conducted on Jan. 2 - 5 on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders by the Republican and Democratic polling firms of Public Opinion Strategies in Alexandria, Va., and Lake Research Partners in Washington, D.C., the comprehensive survey of 1,500 likely voters includes data from key political «swing areas,» including National Journal political analyst Charlie Cook's swing House and Senate seats and Stuart Rothenberg's presidential swing states.

San Francisco voters weighed in on five real - estate - related measures Tuesday, with returns split between propositions that had the backing of state and local real estate groups and those championed by affordable - housing proponents and progressive supervisors.