Sentences with phrase «buy votes in the district»

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Despite the threat of a Lake in the Hills condemnation lawsuit to buy the Hoffman Farm on Illinois Highway 31, the Cary Park District voted Thursday night to issue $ 12 million in general obligation bonds to finance the acquisition of the farmland.

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ROLLING MEADOWS — The Rolling Meadows Park District Board voted Tuesday night to issue $ 425,000 in general obligation bonds to raise funds that officials said would help restructure a loan and buy equipment.

You said, referring to the earlier votes, that, «The Cary district put two referendum questions to the voters in November — an $ 8.1 million bond issue to buy 80 acres of land and build a swim center and ballfields, and a tax - rate increase to operate the facilities.»

The system with 225 local single - member districts elected by a first - past - the - post electoral system (highest vote wins) offers much room for manipulation, use of administrative resources and pressure, extortion, vote buying and putting only one candidate on the ballot in some districts.

But it's all corrupt: Just as the speaker uses the cash to buy members» votes, so do they, in turn, toss it around their districts to buy political support.

Ending Spending Action Fund has already spent more than $ 150,000 on ads attacking Jones» «liberal» voting record — a significant buy in this district.

Cuomo, speaking when the amendment was first proposed in late March, said it's a «despicable» attempt to buy votes at the «cost of the state of New York» and their own districts, and that he is considering legal action.

Despite that vote, Hochul said she will campaign hard against the Ryan spending proposals, because business owners and farmers in her district «are not buying it that Paul Ryan has dressed things up a little differently this year on Medicare.»