Sentences with phrase «by polling day»

By polling day, Labour had secured the support of only the Mirror, the Independent on Sunday and, in spite of internal divisions, the New Statesman.

If this pattern is repeated, UKIP is likely to overtake Labour by polling day.

The most compelling evidence that the Lib Dem surge was largely spent by polling day was when we asked voters, on 4 and 5 May, who they most wanted to see as prime minister on 7 May.

Not exact matches

The distractions that crop up in a worker's day might be slightly different in the home (chores, television, pets, errands and children were all listed as time sucks by the telecommuters who were polled), but interruptions at work are just as common.

A recent survey conducted by Right Management, a Philadelphia - based management consulting firm found that of 667 employees polled, 66 percent had not used all of their allotted paid vacation days this past year.

«The hackers accessed software designed to be used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state accessed a campaign finance database.»

The last widespread survey (i.e., not the barrage of fickle online polls that appear every Valentine's Day) was by the Society for Human Resource Management in 2005, in which 40 % of people claimed they had dated colleagues at some point during their career.

U.S. crude inventories likely rose by 1.3 million barrels last week, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles fell, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday ahead of data by the Industry group the American Petroleum Institute later in the day.

He has been backed up by the Republican National Committee, which launched a website «Lyin» Comey» last week that makes the case that Democrats should hate the former FBI director because he cost Hillary Clinton the election by reopening an investigation into her emails days before voters went to the polls.

Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez was joined by Hillary Clinton at a free concert in Miami Saturday night, where the Democratic presidential candidate urged supporters to head to the polls for early voting as her campaign was rocked by a renewed FBI probe of her emails the previous day.

The prices at petrol pumps of state - owned fuel retailers like Indian Oil Corp (IOC) were cut by 1 - 3 paisa every day in the first fortnight of December 2017 before Gujarat went to polls.

What a stupid poll — and Latin American or not — put up by a broadcasting concern whose record of lies and manipulation of data to support regressive agendas amounts to modern day yellow journalism.

Whether by Columbus Day, or Thanksgiving, or Valentine's Day, the Trump campaign will be over due to declining poll ratings or defeat in delegate selection contests.

Just three per cent of people aged between 18 and 24 will go to church on Christmas Day, a new poll by Sky Data has revealed.

Rick Santorum's surge in the polls in the days before the Iowa caucuses has been interpreted by some as evidence of continued relevance and staying power of the Religious Right.

Off topic but I am posting here... by taking voters off the voter roles, it not only disenfranchises them on election day, it takes them off the direct mailings that remind people to vote, including sample ballot, polling places, etc..

CNN: My Take: Santorum's evangelical surge is about more than Christian Right Rick Santorum's surge in the polls in the days before the Iowa caucuses has been interpreted by some as evidence of continued relevance and staying power of the Religious Right.

The Tasmanian poll is on the same day as the South Australia election, where Labor's Jay Weatherill will also try to hang on to power — in part by blaming the Abbott government for Holden's announced shutdown of car manufacturing in 2017.

In 2015, the UK Parliament was projected to come out about even between the top two parties, but the conservatives won by over 5 %, ending up with the majority (which was considered to be a near 0 % chance possibility as the day began), this summer Brexit passed (considered almost certain to fail as the day began, ended up passing by 4 %), and last month the Colombian Peace Referendum failed (after being consistently polled to pass by about 10 %).

Labour's share of the vote in Moray slipped by 3.3 % on polling day, with the Tories coming second to the SNP.

As polling day approaches, increasing numbers of conspiracy theories are being spread by those wanting to leave the EU.

The 2008 local elections and the 2009 European elections followed in due course; by 2010 the machine was well - oiled enough that in the final week before polling day it was a case of getting rid of surplus leaflets rather than rushing to target specific areas.

Betty Ann Canizio - Aqil, a Board of Elections chief clerk in Brooklyn, is expected to be suspended after a vote by the board's commissioners — the second BOE official to be suspended over New York's primary day snafu that led many voters to be turned away at the polls.

Forget the NHS; it's our constitution which could end up being commandeered by the losing side after polling day.

A recent poll by Siena College showed DiNapoli with a sizable lead, 49 % to 32 %, but it was below the magic 50 percent mark that all politicians like to be at this close to election day.

Asked if it doesn't concern him that Haggerty has never been able to account for the full $ 750,000 contributed by Mayor Bloomberg to the state Independence Party and subsequently handed over to him to (ostensibly) pay for poll watcher on Election Day, Paladino replied: More >

The latest New York Times / CBS News poll, conducted last week, showed likely voters in the same age group supporting Mr. Romney by a 15 - point margin — even wider than the gap on Election Day 2008.

Homemade bombs are sometimes planted by workers from rival political parties to intimidate voters ahead of polling day.

Kenya goes to the polls in closely contested election — in pictures View gallery Odinga supporters interviewed by the Guardian in recent days said their leader had been robbed of victory in the last two elections, but that they would not take to the streets if they believed they had been fairly defeated this time.

Making it a full day «holiday» would only encourage people to make it a true holiday and do something else, i.e. go fishing or go to a museum rather then go to the polls there by causing a lower turn - out, the exact opposite of the goal.

The Scottish press pack well remembers a bolshie First Minister in 2014 who hit a low point as polling day loomed when he patronised a young Daily Telegraph journalist by offering him sweeties.

Eastbourne was an unexpected bonus for the Lib Dems, while manure claims helped Tessa Munt take Wells; but these were not the sweeping gains expected by many before polling day.

But in an election cycle marked by unpredictable twists and turns, the tide may yet turn several times before polling day.

President Donald Trump's approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100 - day mark of his presidency, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as his approval ratings for handling major issues remain largely negative.

Online polling is growing more responsive since the days when YouGov was set up and the ability to contact several thousand members of the public daily - built up thanks to the respectability afforded by a politically - balanced editorial position - gives PH a step advantage in being able to provide authoratitive data.

Probably the most immediate use of text messaging in the U.S. will be for election - day Get - Out - The - Vote efforts, though you can also use them as a two - way tool by soliciting information from supporters through polls and such.

If a parliamentary general election is to take place as provided for by subsection (1) or (3), the polling day for the election is to be the day appointed by Her Majesty by proclamation on the recommendation of the Prime Minister (and, accordingly, the appointed day replaces the day which would otherwise have been the polling day for the next election determined under section 1).

Under Electoral Commission rules, nominations have to be filed by 4 pm on the 19th working day before the poll — which is 10 May in this case..

Mr Mahama's comments come just a few days after his arch-rival, Nana Akufo - Addo, flag bearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) told party supporters in the Volta Region during his campaign tour that he will not abandon projects started by the Mahama administration should he (Akufo - Addo) win the forthcoming polls.

ending with the close of polling day for the second general election that takes place after the date of receipt by the Electoral Commission of the duly completed return

My research in 2014 has included a weekly national telephone poll, surveys in over 100 marginal seats, two rounds of my Project Blueprint research on the quest for a Conservative majority, a detailed study of voters» attitudes to Europe, polling - day surveys of voters in the European elections, five by - election polls, and regular updates on the state of the parties.

The $ 1.1 million was given by Bloomberg to the state Independence Party, which was to pay Haggerty for a ballot security operation that entailed hiring poll watchers on Election Day.

The party scraped 5 % in my second poll of the by - election campaign a month ago; on the day itself they failed to reach that threshold by a handful of votes.

Within 90 days after polling day for a general election, a party secretary must file with the Electoral Commission a return of expenses incurred by the party that have been funded from the party's allocation.

Nick Bourne AM is pictured with David Cameron on the day after this year's European Elections when the Conservatives topped the poll across Wales (Photograph by Mark Jones).

A Guardian poll published the day before the vote showed public opinion against the government by a majority of three to one.

My poll on the Clacton by - election, to be held on 9 October, the day David Cameron turns forty - eight, has found UKIP on 56 per cent, 32 points ahead of the Conservatives on 24 per cent.

That's when a candidate, a political party, or consulting firm organize and send experienced campaigners down to the poll sites on election day, typically to make sure the opposition is playing by the rules.

Still, as polling day approached, Lord Falconer, the Labour peer charged by Miliband with preparing the party for the transition to government, was working on three possible electoral outcomes — all three involving a hung parliament.

By the time of the third debate, the surge had all but run out of puff and the full week between that final bout and polling day permitted further momentum to be lost.