Sentences with phrase «city voters elect»

After a tough four - way Democratic Primary and a three - way General Election, city voters elected her mayor.

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In cities and towns where voters opposed legalization, elected bodies such as town councils or boards of selectmen can impose a ban without polling residents.

Tarrant County voters are among those May 5 who will weigh in on whether to remove elected officials or deny agreements approved by city leaders.

Racism was certainly a serious problem, but in 1973, Los Angeles voters elected as mayor the pragmatic African - American City Councilman Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty, the acerbic and somewhat anti — civil rights movement incumbent.

Another sign of change in the state, despite the overwhelmingly Republican congressional delegation, is the success that voters in cities and urban areas are having electing more progressive slates of candidates, a show of energy that could continue into the fall.

In 2001, Robert was elected to the City Council — and three times overwhelmingly re-elected by the voters of his upper Manhattan district.

Newly - elected City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and the Rev. Al Sharpton went after the media this morning, accusing the city's news outlets of being out - of - touch with votCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and the Rev. Al Sharpton went after the media this morning, accusing the city's news outlets of being out - of - touch with votcity's news outlets of being out - of - touch with voters.

Because Miner has managed the city's meager funds well, and precisely because she is unwilling to kick the can down the road, why should Cuomo threaten to install a fiscal review board over her, thereby disenfranchising the voters who elected her?

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County voters will go to the polls Nov. 3 to elect a county executive, comptroller, clerk and legislators in addition to a state Assembly member and Syracuse city officials and town officials.

Better transport is popular, but a proposal for an elected Manchester city mayor was rejected by voters in the referendum of 2012.

«The voters electing their leaders will be more reflective of the city's racial and ethnic makeup because older, whiter and wealthier voters are more dominant in the old - fashioned, delayed runoffs.»

Next Tuesday, several thousand Bronx voters are expected to head to the polls to elect a new City Council member, but they have to choose from a large crowd of candidates.

The city council speaker is not elected by voters, but is selected by the 51 members of the city council without any direct role for the public.

If local voters approve a ballot measure to move forward with a city - county merger, Walsh said he imagines a two - or three - year process during which local elected officials would negotiate the details.

New Yorkers Favor Term Limits... But, Candidate Bloomberg Might Be a Game Changer: Registered voters in New York City support term limits for their elected officials.

Mr. Cuomo has avoided the campaign trail while Ms. Hochul has campaigned furiously, stumping with Democratic elected officials — and even Mr. de Blasio's wife — in New York City where voters do not know her.

Through a voter initiative in 1993, a two - term limit for city elected officials was created.

Democrat Martin Masterpole was elected Syracuse city auditor on Tuesday, persuading voters he can be a tough city hall watchdog despite his close friendship with Mayor Stephanie Miner.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

John Sparks Jay, back in July, 51 % of registered voters in New York City told The Marist Poll it was time to oust Mayor Michael Bloomberg from office and elect someone else.

For the first time voters in Greater Manchester, the Liverpool City region, the West Midlands, Tees Valley, the West of England and Cambridge and Peterborough will elect a new Metro Mayor.

I've got to prove myself to the other elected officials in this community and in this city, just like I do the voters,» Weiner said.

Sliwa, who also hosts a daily radio talk show, is set to call Wednesday for a public referendum to eliminate the advocate position and have the City Council speaker elected by voters, not the council members.

In May 2012, voters in 10 out of 11 of England's largest cities rejected proposals for directly elected mayors; and in November 2012, only 14.9 % of voters in England and Wales bothered to elect new Police and Crime Commissioners.

Overall, Syracuse residents expressed less support than suburban voters for the performance of their city, town or village elected officials and with the delivery of most government services.

New York voters elected their first Democratic mayor for 20 years on Tuesday, picking Bill de Blasio to lead the city out of the three - term reign of billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg.

Cuomo will get elected Governor by probably 80 + % of New York City voters, and 70 % overall statewide, Schumer will win 70 % of the vote, Gillibrand 60 % statewide...

«I don't think that pushing (for mayoral control) in the last eight weeks of session, disenfranchising the voters of the city of Buffalo, and disempowering nine elected members of the board makes sense,» the senator said, adding that he hoped an additional two board members selected by the mayor would «help to reduce the acrimony» among existing members.

19:02 - Voters in Leeds have joined all other cities except Bristol to reject the idea of an elected mayor.

Next Tuesday, several thousand Bronx voters are expected to head to the polls to elect a new City Council member to replace the recently retired Democrat Maria del Carmen Arroyo, but they have to choose from a large crowd of candidates.

Several sources confirm that party insiders doubt that DNC voters would elect two New York City Democrats as Vice-Chairs at a time when the party is being criticized as being dominated by East and West coast Democrats.

They advocate for the community's needs to elected officials and the city, register voters and hire Election Day workers — but their real power comes in nominating judicial candidates to the State Supreme Court.

And most voters in New Rochelle did not care — electing Latimer to the State Senate and, before that to the State Assembly, and electing Kettner as New Rochelle City Court Judge.

(CNN)- New York City voters Tuesday elected a Democrat to the mayor's office for the first time in two decades, giving progressive city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio a victory over Republican nominee Joe Lhota, Edison Media Research projeCity voters Tuesday elected a Democrat to the mayor's office for the first time in two decades, giving progressive city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio a victory over Republican nominee Joe Lhota, Edison Media Research projecity Public Advocate Bill de Blasio a victory over Republican nominee Joe Lhota, Edison Media Research projects.

None of the attacks have stuck with voters, leaving de Blasio poised to be the first Democrat elected mayor of the heavily liberal - leaning city in nearly a quarter century.

He also said that turning out a good percentage of Republican voters in New York City would also be key to his prospects of being elected Governor.

The not - quite 40,000 registered Bronx Republicans comprise less than 1 % of New York City's registered voters and don't have any New York City or New York State elected officials, but they hosted an energetic dinner last night featuring two mayoral candidates and one prospective candidate.

On November 7, voters in the city of Syracuse did something they hadn't done since 1913: elect an independent mayor.

Trailing among African - American voters, independent Syracuse mayoral candidate Ben Walsh picked up the endorsement of one of the city's most prominent black elected officials: Common Councilor - At - Large Helen Hudson.

The survey found 73 percent of New York City residents polled are «generally optimistic» about the next four years under Democratic Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, and with a broad majority of voters backing his selection for police commissioner, Bill Bratton.

Voters in the City of Buffalo head to the polls Tuesday to elect representatives to the Board of Education.

At - Large Councilman: A Councilman / Councilwoman At - Large has the same duties as a ward councilperson, but they are elected by voters across the entire city instead of voters only in a specific ward, such is the case in Cities like Mount Vernon, NY.

Some 46 % of New York City voters said de Blasio should try to get along with President - elect Donald Trump, while another 45 % said he should be a national leader against Trump's policies.

In Erie, Pennsylvania, voters chose Tyler Titus, a transgender man, for the School Board, a post won by trans woman Gerri Cannon in Somersworth, New Hampshire, while Raven Matherne, a transgender woman, was elected to the Stamford, Connecticut Board of Representatives, Stephe Koontz, a trans woman, was elected to Doraville, Georgia's City Council and Lisa Middleton, also transgender, was elected to the Palm Springs City Council in California.

City voters might vote against a merger in a public referendum if it were pushed through without the support of the mayor or other Syracuse elected leaders.

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Voters are set to decide whether to elect Bernie Sanders» stepdaughter as mayor of Vermont's largest city, where the independent senator got his political start.

I expect Kingston voters will overwhelmingly approve a charter change in November that will give their elected officials authority over the sale of water outside city borders.

Consensus also recommended that a chief executive be elected by voters within the county to run the proposed city - county legislative body.

Historically, white voters have rarely had much influence on Harlem's House seat, which grew into a redoubt of black political might under control of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., New York City's first African - American to be elected to Congress, which lasted decades.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Voters today elected two new Syracuse city councilors and re-elected six others, according to preliminary results from the Onondaga County Board of Elections.