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The snap ballot came only days after Mrs Merkel changed her long - held stance on the issue by allowing members of her conservative coalition a free vote on the matter.

Oregon has been a major battleground for this issue: a ballot measure sharply restricting homosexual rights lost heavily in 1992; a scaled - down version was defeated by several percentage points in this election.

Pulpit Freedom Sunday, an annual event organized by the Alliance Defending Freedom (formerly the Alliance Defense Fund), flaunts an IRS tax code restriction stating that churches risk their tax - exempt status if they endorse specific political candidates or positions on ballot issues.

That three more states have legalized gay marriage by ballot measures in just one year should be a clear indication that this issue is not going away.

He added that there was no discussion by the board — either before voting to place the issues on the ballot or since — about any of the three issues.

Last March, when the same issue was on the ballot, it lost by only 62 votes out of 6,628 cast.

Though park officials are portraying the questions as a way to gauge community interest in a variety of issues, others suggest placing the questions on the ballot was a calculated move to avoid any recall efforts by residents.

There are three ballot propositions going before voters statewide in November: A proposed constitutional amendment to establish a redistricting commission (with members to be appointed by legislative leaders), a constitutional amendment to permit electronic distribution to state legislators of pending bills, and a $ 2 billion school bond issue.

There are theories why Hillary was not supported by Russian propaganda over Sanders and later Trump was that he believed Hillary's State Department was behind protests against his 2011 election and suspicions of ballot issues.

By the evening of January 1, 2013, the December 1, 2012 print edition of Ballot Access News will probably be posted here, and even though normally past print issues are not updated, in this case, that issue will be updated to include the vote for president by state for each candidatBy the evening of January 1, 2013, the December 1, 2012 print edition of Ballot Access News will probably be posted here, and even though normally past print issues are not updated, in this case, that issue will be updated to include the vote for president by state for each candidatby state for each candidate.

In what was the city's closest race on primary night, Golby led Scalzo by 17 votes — but at least 23 absentee ballots had been issued in the Pine Hills district.

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.

David Miliband tonight issued a lukewarm vote of confidence in the prime minister after two former cabinet colleagues called for a secret ballot by Labour MPs to settle the question of his leadership «once and for all».

Of the 12,729 eligible voters in Saugerties, 5,530 cast votes; 510 absentee ballots were issued in Saugerties; so far, 332 have been received by the Ulster County Board of Elections, making definitive results of the Districts 1 and 2 races, along with the status of Schoonmaker's 42 - vote lead on Republican Donald Tucker, unknown until the ballots are counted on November 15.

The contrived nature of the system is even more abundantly clear when it comes to the discriminatory burdens placed on the nation's minor parties and independent candidates, whether the issue is unfair ballot access laws or the arbitrary and exclusionary 15 percent polling threshold imposed by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) on the Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Greens — or any other third - party presidential candidate, for that matter — to appear in the nationally - televised debates this autumn.

On September 7, U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the state not to enforce the ballot access law passed earlier this year by the legislature.

Mr. Brooks issued a statement announcing himself «humbled and honored,» though state Republican officials did not concede, noting that the validity of 1,000 or so uncounted ballots was being challenged by both sides.

The ballot line was formed during last year's gubernatorial elections by Cuomo's re-election campaign as a way to boost women's issues.

A ruling issued on Wednesday by the Appellate Division «found no statutory support» for the competing claims for control of the party that a package of rules be approved by a majority of the candidates who ran on the ballot line last year.

Labour leadership ballot papers will be issued by the Electoral Reform Society so unions can not try to skew the votes of their members, Harriet Harman is to say.

It is unlikely all of them will be on the ballot at the time of the primary, but of the ones that appeared before us, we should be aware that Rosie Mendez, an attorney, former tenant advocate specializing in housing issues, and District Leader, leads the pack, with the strongest organization and a battery of endorsements by government leaders including Reps. Velázquez & Maloney, Assemblymembers Glick & Sanders, Senators Connor & Krueger, Council Member Christine Quinn and many of the state committee members and district leaders from all over the Lower East Side and the East Side.

Issue of postal ballots is not open to the scrutiny of candidates and their agents; by law, only the returning officers, their staff, representatives of the Electoral Commission and observers accredited by the Electoral Commission are permitted to attend.

But New York has a long history of minor parties pushing narrow issues or ideologies, then achieving disproportionate influence by pledging their ballot lines to major - party pols — in return for future considerations.

«The news that a duly elected judge — who is also a county employee — has suddenly decided not to complete his term as part of political deal to vacant a name from the ballot on Nov. 7 is troubling,» Smyth said in a statement issued by her campaign.

Nearly 48,000 ballot papers were issued to local residents in a referendum initiated by the People's Pledge campaign but overseen by Electoral Reform Services Limited to ensure fair play.

They especially take issue with the word «independent» being included on the ballot referendum, pointing to the commission being appointed by members of the Legislature.

The National Union of Teachers has backed a motion to ballot members over strike action if no progress is made through talks on the issue with the new government by the autumn statement.

This whole medicinal pot issue is a little thorny, since marijuana is illegal under federal law — period, end of story, even in states that have passed legislation or ballot initiatives making the drug legal for use by people who are sick, those individuals are still subject to arrest by federal officials for possession or cultivation.

The language of the ballot measure was approved by the clerk of the Ulster County Legislature after lawmakers moved to put the issue before voters.

«I placed a call to Sheriff Howard earlier this morning to congratulate him on his apparent win and also to tell him that, given the extraordinary closeness of the race, I believe it is prudent and sensible to await the official vote certification by the Erie County Board of Elections, which includes the tally of all absentee ballots,» says Tolbert in a statement issued by his campaign.

The creation of an organization backed by conservatives that focuses on winnable issues is a more likely avenue to success than the ballot box.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging state lawmakers to get in front of a potential ballot issue by legalizing sports betting.

Press Statement by Andy Owusu, Special Aide to Chairman Wontumi: My attention has been drawn to a statement circulating on social media supposedly issued by one Evans Nuamah, said to be the manager of Madison Hotel, the place where some NDC thumb - printed ballot papers were seized earlier this morning.

Perhaps, such thing can only be done by people with such weak intelligentsia like those who issued that statement accusing me of planting those ballot papers.

What we have now is the opportunity to show very directly we care about these specific issues, and the way to do that is by making sure people vote on the «D' line,» Mr. Reynoso said, referring to the WFP's spot on the ballot, and comparing it favorably to that of the Democrats.

I urge everyone to make their voice heard on Election Day by casting their ballot for the candidate they believe will best represent their concerns and the issues that matter most to their families,» said State Senator Jeff Klein.

The main issue is the method by which independent candidates must submit their signatures, compared to the easier method required for candidates petitioning for a place on a primary ballot.

At the end of last week I expained that there will be four ballot papers issued to voters in Leicester South on May 5th, one of which will be for the parliamentary by - election.

«I believe that issue should be kept on the ballot, it should not be bought on a paid for by special interest groups,» Stocker said.

His campaign raised issues, including saying that ballots were not available at a polling place at Carroll Hill Elementary School; that people were discouraged from voting; that voters were asked for ID at polling places at the Rensselaer County Office Building, in which the board offices are located; that the School 12 polling place was locked with no instructions on how to get inside; and that Wiltshire poll watchers were harassed by board employees about encouraging people to cast affidavit ballots.

The labor - backed Working Families Party all but apologized for nominating Cuomo, as it tried to preserve its ballot status by courting left - leaning voters disaffected by Cuomo's proudly moderate policies on issues like hydrofracking and tax cuts.

In previous gubernatorial elections, the 16 - year - old WFP barked and whined about seeing its issues pushed by the Democratic candidate, but in 2010 tucked its tail between its legs and went directly to Cuomo with its ballot line — the better to secure the minimum 50,000 votes needed to maintain it.

One potential issue is that any transactions on the blockchain are typically free to view by anyone, something that has obvious implications for the sanctity of the secret ballot.

One of the ballot issues defeated was a request by school officials for authority to issue $ 160 million in bonds to cover the district's current - year deficit, which represents about 23 percent of its annual budget.

NEARLY A YEAR AGO, charter school proponents threatened to force a statewide debate on education issues by mounting a ballot campaign lift the cap on charters schools.

Instead it said the issue should be decided by ballots of local parents - but the process was involved and expensive and only one case was brought, which did not succeed.

But issues surrounding charter schools have become particularly contentious at the ballot box in recent years as candidates supported by wealthy charter school advocates have increasingly squared off against those backed by teachers» unions in local and state elections.

Arizona law allows for a «veto referendum» on laws passed by the legislature if opponents gather the requisite signatures to put the issue on the ballot.

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