Sentences with phrase «while numbers of voters»

While numbers of voters may also be influenced by ongoing «Get Out The Vote» campaigns, Republican Deputy Commissioner of Elections Robin Sion said that is strictly a political function — something the Board of Elections does not participate in.

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According to a 2016 Pew Research Center poll, the number of Republican voters who say they believe in human - caused climate change was 23 percent while the number of Democrats was 69 percent.

Are there a substantial number of voters who want these guys to twist in the wind for a while, but eventually, recognizing their overwhelming excellence, pre-steroids, will elect them?

All of this means that Cameron finds himself in a fairly tricky position, having to rely on mobilising Remain votes from large numbers of people who voted against him last May while hoping that the leader of the Labour Party will actually stand up and make a direct and unequivocal plea for voters to keep Britain in the EU.

While the exact rules vary from state to state, essentially a voter is voting for a set of electors chosen by the party, and the most votes for a given party / candidate selects that set of electors, so where there is winner takes all, the set of electors is equal to the total number of electors for that state

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has a 52 - 20 favorability rating, and 53 percent of voters are prepared to re-elect her while only half that number — 27 percent — would prefer someone else.

More subtly, for a number of reasons (including to a greater or lesser extent, Brexit) Labour has generally been gaining votes from the young and those in high social class jobs and areas which voted remain in 2016, while losing votes from older voters, those in lower social class occupations and those who voted leave.

No matter the internal strife over Donald Trump's presidential bid, the intensely competitive Republican primary contest is bringing a booming number of voters to the polls — while Democratic turnout plunges, raising questions about whether these trends will last through November.

In terms of registration, Nassau Democrats only slightly outnumber Republicans (by just over 61,000: 397,859 Democrats to 336,289 Republicans) while unaffiliated independents number 239,242 voters, almost a full quarter of Nassau's 1,025,598 registered voters.

Jobs and property taxes top the list of issues voters care about in the 37th SD, while jobs and the state budget (though to a far lesser degree) are numbers 1 and 2 in the 55th SD.

And as for the results — while the numbers on turnout of voters are generally tallied three times during the day, the figures on who voters cast their ballots for don't get looked at until the polls close.

Actually, the numbers are a little bit better for The President in the suburbs of New York, including Westchester, according to a recent Quinnipiac University poll, where 37 % of suburbian voters approve of Trump while 60 % disapprove.

The most recent Board of Elections statistics show that registered Democratic voters in Harrison have grown by 494 voters, or 9.3 percent, while Republican registration numbers have grown by 206 voters, or 3.7 percent.

«While the judge refused to consider a number of our objections on technical grounds, this much is certain: Fernando Cabrera's campaign repeatedly forged petition signatures from voters who testified that they had never signed; and callously signed under the names of deceased people,» said spokesman Karthik Ganapathy.

Levy noted that while Nassau Democrats have an enrollment edge of some 47,000 voters, Nassau Republicans have historically voted in larger numbers.

Head of the Political Science Department, Dr. Bossman Asare, who made this revelation while presenting the survey findings, said: «We wanted to find out who the voters think should lead the party [NDC] in 2020, and overwhelmingly 58 % of the candidates we interviewed said they believed Mr. Mahama will become the candidate and a number of them generally said they wanted Mr. Mahama to come.

While Cuomo was more than happy to imply that de Blasio was in charge of the MTA, which is a state agency, the governor's falling poll numbers in New York City suggests voters are figuring out who's responsible.

While it's relative to the number of voters in each race and district, it's an interesting point.

The applicants, who frowned at the 188,000 signatures which were submitted to INEC, noted that while 111,534 voted in the general election in Kogi West, the total number of registered voters in Kogi West was 360,098.

Thursday's poll showed equal numbers of men and women supporting Spitzer and Spitzer, while Stringer was ahead among white voters and Spitzer led among blacks.

Siena reports that 26 percent of voters said they prefer the governor's program while 51 percent, the highest number recorded in polling so far, support legalizing medical marijuana and 21 percent want to keep it illegal.

While these numbers could reflect a proper yet delayed purge of voters who have died or moved, confidence in the electoral process is essential for public confidence in election results and our democracy.»

Sufficient numbers of voters may respect him, while his opponents may fear him, but there are few in Britain today who love him.

While the confirmed registered voters are 68,833,476, the number of cards distributed as at February 1, 2015 is 42,779,339 which gives 62.15 % of the distribution.

The Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, Prof Epoke had while justifying the declaration of the election as inconclusive, stated that the number of registered voters in the areas where elections did not hold was bigger than the gap between the leading candidate and the runner - up.

In another polling unit at Aroma Junction, Ward 1, Unit 8, while the number of registered voters was 334, the number of votes cast was 114 with six invalid votes.

In April, 55 percent of men saw the governor favorably, but the most recent poll showed that number has dropped to 49 percent, while 46 percent of male voters now see him negatively.

While his job performance rating is fairly steady, an increasing number of registered voters told Siena they would prefer to elect someone else in 2014: 41 percent this month, compared with 36 percent last month.

The sample flier that the party provided to the FEC was overwhelmingly devoted to photos and words supporting Malloy's re-election, while only a tiny part of it was printed with message about what phone number voters could call to get a ride to the polls on Nov. 4.

While all electoral systems have flaws and none can offer a «perfect» solution, having a higher number of political parties allows for wider representation of the community's views and could mean more voters feel that their vote counts, which may help engage younger voters.

While the primary is still more than six months away, the poll also shows the number of undecided voters has now dipped below 30 percent as the campaign season heats up, with debates and rallies now scheduled multiple nights a week.

A bit of primary history: In 2008, Democrats had the historic turnout numbers while GOP voters came out in modest numbers (in 2008 and 2012).

Assuming she's nominated, some Academy voters may want to give her her fourth Oscar, meaning she would draw level with Katharine Hepburn for the number of wins, though Hepburn's were all as Best Actress while Streep's Kramer vs. Kramer win was in the Best Supporting Actress category.

While many have claimed the film's handling of Sam Rockwell's racist cop character is problematic at best, one black voter said the film was his «favorite» and it would be getting his number - one slot for Best Picture.

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In a relatively short time, a stunning number of accountability - based leaders have been forced from office on a tide of voter resentment even while, as documented by historian Diane Ravitch, the likes of Gates, Broad, and hedge fund billionaires continue their corporate - style push toward school closures, choice, data - driven student and teacher evaluation, and high - tech innovation.