Sentences with phrase «chosen by local voters»

Now, the idea of representative democracy and state legislatures is that state representatives and state senators are chosen by local voters to represent their interest and generally funded by local interests or, in some cases, state party interests.

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A Conservative MP has usually been chosen as a candidate by his local party and endorsed as a MP by voters.

Thirty - one of 51 Council districts participated this year, leading to $ 34 million in capital funds going towards hyper - local projects chosen directly by the districts» voters.

Which means, rather than having local party bosses pick who gets put on the ballot on the Democratic line — and, by extension, who inevitably wins the general election in the safe district — voters will get to choose a standard - bearer through a competitive primary.

A recent survey by the Lexington - Bluegrass Association of Realtors found that an overwhelming majority of Fayette County registered voters say that the quality of local schools is an important factor when choosing a home.