Sentences with phrase «courting voters in the state»

That doesn't mean that McCain is the only Republican spending time and attention courting voters in the state.

Not exact matches

In an apparent effort to court young African - American voters in South Carolina's Pee Dee region, Hillary Clinton staffers promised Jamie Harrison, the state's Democratic Party chairman, that his area would not be overlooked by ClintoIn an apparent effort to court young African - American voters in South Carolina's Pee Dee region, Hillary Clinton staffers promised Jamie Harrison, the state's Democratic Party chairman, that his area would not be overlooked by Clintoin South Carolina's Pee Dee region, Hillary Clinton staffers promised Jamie Harrison, the state's Democratic Party chairman, that his area would not be overlooked by Clinton.

Another ballot measure asks voters if they want to restore the more favorable solar rates, though that measure is being contested in the state Supreme Court.

The dinner is a marquee event for Democrats seeking to court caucus voters in Iowa, the first primary state to weigh in on the presidential race.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)-- Arkansas» highest court on Wednesday said the state can enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary election despite a judge declaring the measure unconstitutional.

Oklahoma voters are considering an unusual question that will appear on their ballots this Tuesday: whether Islamic law can be used in considering cases in state court.

An «unaffiliated voter» also filed a complaint because Panepinto used his wife's image, State Supreme Court Judge Catherine Nugent - Panepinto, in campaign flyers.

A man claiming to be an unaffiliated voter filed a complaint against Panepinto because he used his wife's image, State Supreme Court Judge Catherine Nugent - Panepinto, in campaign flyers.

Christmas came early for Suffolk County voters in the form of a New York State Supreme Court decision on preserving farmland.

Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, who sits on the Assembly's Election Law Committee, said Trump's comments are discouraging in light of the fact that there are federal courts across the country with judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats saying that states» voter laws are unconstitutional because they target people based on their race and ethnicity.

In 1967, following the United States Supreme Court ruling requiring that all legislative districts be approximately equal in population, the voters of Erie County, in a special referendum, authorized the establishment of a 20 member County Legislature to replace the Board of SupervisorIn 1967, following the United States Supreme Court ruling requiring that all legislative districts be approximately equal in population, the voters of Erie County, in a special referendum, authorized the establishment of a 20 member County Legislature to replace the Board of Supervisorin population, the voters of Erie County, in a special referendum, authorized the establishment of a 20 member County Legislature to replace the Board of Supervisorin a special referendum, authorized the establishment of a 20 member County Legislature to replace the Board of Supervisors.

The state's Supreme Court hadn't resolved a partisan scuffle over who gets to be listed first on the ballot this year before overseas absentee ballots were dropped in the mail, so those voters will have to write in all the candidates» names themselves, according to Deputy Secretary of State James Spalstate's Supreme Court hadn't resolved a partisan scuffle over who gets to be listed first on the ballot this year before overseas absentee ballots were dropped in the mail, so those voters will have to write in all the candidates» names themselves, according to Deputy Secretary of State James SpalState James Spallone.

He needs to court Trump backers in a state that the candidate handily won during the primary season, while also reaching out to independents, Latinos and women voters — many of whom view the real estate mogul unfavorably.

Two candidates for New York state Senate in Westchester's 37th District continue to court undecided voters in a series of scheduled debates leading up to Election Day.

The speed with which Cuomo has been able to name every member of the court is owed in part to voters statewide, who three years ago roundly rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have pushed back the mandatory retirement age of 70.

In many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courtsIn many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate coCourts and, in some states, state appellate courtsin some states, state appellate courtscourts).

Western New York Tea Party activist Rus Thompson was arraigned on voter fraud charges in State Supreme Court Thursday.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously endorsed election maps that bolster the growing political influence of America's Latinos, ruling that states can count everyone, not just eligible voters, in drawing voting districts.

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.

The judges in the redistricting case, Reena Raggi and Gerard E. Lynch of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Dora L. Irizarry of Federal District Court in Brooklyn, noted that the magistrate judge they assigned to draw the new map managed to do in just two weeks what lawmakers «have been unable, or unwilling, to provide New York State voters in more than a year.»

«The extremely compressed campaign timeline for just one of the candidates would frustrate voters» attempts to prepare themselves to make a reasoned choice among their options on the ballot,» Martins stated in court papers.

«Consistent with court rulings here in Colorado and around the country, the federal court agreed that the part of Colorado election law that requires petition collectors to be state residents is unconstitutional and unduly infringes on the First Amendment rights of voters and petition circulators.»

The Court is scheduled to rule after December 1st on the US Department of Justice's motion to compel New York State to comply with the MOVE Act requirement to transmit ballots to military and overseas voters not later than 45 days before election day for federal office rather than the 32 day deadline currently provided for in state staState to comply with the MOVE Act requirement to transmit ballots to military and overseas voters not later than 45 days before election day for federal office rather than the 32 day deadline currently provided for in state stastate statute.

Despite New York's Democratic voter enrollment edge, there were a number of contested congressional contests both this year and in 2012 — thanks to the slightly less gerrymandered redistricting map created by a court and not state lawmakers.

The key thing to note about these orders is that the Supreme Court has stated that they be executed according to the available legal procedures, in this case, the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2016 (C.I. 91), and not by any other method.

The resulting lawsuit made it to the Court of Appeals, where the final decision determined that while Espada's enrollment could not be challenged based on his legislative record, the party's county chair did indeed have the power, as described in state election law, to «determine that the voter is not in sympathy with the principles of such party.»

Both the candidates for family court judge, as well as those for District Attorney and State Assembly, will appear at a Meet the Candidates Forum, hosted by the Chautauqua County League of women Voters — on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in the Sarita Weeks conference room of Jamestown Community College.

Passionate opposition to gay marriage last year in part led voters in Iowa to oust three state Supreme Court justices who had joined in the unanimous decision to legalize same - sex unions in the state.

To court voters and the state's powerful tenant unions, Cuomo has generally sided with tenants over landlords, particularly those in rent - regulated housing, sources said.

Democrat Cindy Barclay sued in state Supreme Court claiming the ballots filed at the Rensselaer County Board of Elections were invalid due to the three GOP voters not living in Troy.

In the motion filed in U.S. District Court, Senate Republicans also write the August primary would ensure a more orderly petitioning season, save the state money and allow military and overseas voters to cast their ballots in a timely fashioIn the motion filed in U.S. District Court, Senate Republicans also write the August primary would ensure a more orderly petitioning season, save the state money and allow military and overseas voters to cast their ballots in a timely fashioin U.S. District Court, Senate Republicans also write the August primary would ensure a more orderly petitioning season, save the state money and allow military and overseas voters to cast their ballots in a timely fashioin a timely fashion.

State Sen. James Sanders (D - Jamaica) pointed to recent attempts to dissuade minority voters from casting their votes in the 2012 presidential election and blasted the court's decision.

Federal courts should insist that states design their education systems to accomplish the aims of the right to education — be they ending inequitable disparities in educational opportunity, preparing students to be competent voters and civic participants, or ensuring that students are equal citizens.

The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Carson City last month, seeks to keep both the legislature and Nevada voters from considering the proposed tax, which was sponsored by the Nevada State Education Association, the state teachers» ustate district court in Carson City last month, seeks to keep both the legislature and Nevada voters from considering the proposed tax, which was sponsored by the Nevada State Education Association, the state teachers» uState Education Association, the state teachers» ustate teachers» union.

The San Francisco Unified School District has decided not to implement a sales - tax increase approved by voters last month in light of a state supreme court decision that new special - use taxes must be approved by two - thirds of the voters.

Undoubtedly they were hoping the state Supreme Court would uphold the decision so they could use it to put a gun to the voters» heads (perhaps gun rhetoric should be avoided, but we've gotten rather used to it in Colorado).

Last Friday, in a 6 - 3 decision, the Washington State Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the state's voter - approved charter school law, threatening the future of nine new schools with more than 1,200 studState Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the state's voter - approved charter school law, threatening the future of nine new schools with more than 1,200 studstate's voter - approved charter school law, threatening the future of nine new schools with more than 1,200 students.

Pennsylvania voters also gave Democrats a 5 - 2 advantage on the State Supreme Court, with huge implications in the fight for fair education funding.

The court ruled that the cuts the state is making are not affecting the base funding per student and that the language voters approved in the amendment does not prevent cuts from total education funding.

While not having any legal or practical effect on charter schools in California, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) is deeply disappointed with the Washington State Supreme Court's ruling, issued on Friday, September 4, 2015, which rejected the public charter school law that Washington voters approved in 2012.

The sizeable drop in incarceration has resulted largely from a series of policy changes adopted by state policymakers and the voters in the wake of the federal court order.

In order to help parents, teachers, other voters (and even our Supreme Court) determine who is right in this debate, we will take a quick trip down memory lane back to 1889 and the drafting of the Washington state constitutioIn order to help parents, teachers, other voters (and even our Supreme Court) determine who is right in this debate, we will take a quick trip down memory lane back to 1889 and the drafting of the Washington state constitutioin this debate, we will take a quick trip down memory lane back to 1889 and the drafting of the Washington state constitution.

In September 2015, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled 6 - 3 that funding for the state's voter - approved charter - school law was unconstitutiState Supreme Court ruled 6 - 3 that funding for the state's voter - approved charter - school law was unconstitutistate's voter - approved charter - school law was unconstitutional.

In a 6 - 2 decision today in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (companion case Schuette v. Cantrell), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling and upheld a Michigan voter initiative that bans the practice of race - conscious admissions to the state's public universitieIn a 6 - 2 decision today in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (companion case Schuette v. Cantrell), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling and upheld a Michigan voter initiative that bans the practice of race - conscious admissions to the state's public universitiein Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (companion case Schuette v. Cantrell), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling and upheld a Michigan voter initiative that bans the practice of race - conscious admissions to the state's public universities.

Approved by the state's voters in November 2008, Prop 8 overturned a state supreme court ruling that resulted in the legalization of same - sex marriage.

With 87 percent of the nation's 11,000 state judges having to face voters in some type of election, the right's well - funded assault on the courts could have a tremendous impact, not just on obvious issues such as abortion, same - sex marriage, school vouchers, medical research, and school prayer, but on the way justice is delivered day by day.»

Projects run the spectrum of legal work from representing voting rights organizations and individual voters in federal and state courts, immigration and asylum efforts assisting detainees and victims of domestic violence to partnering with commercial clients» in - house counsel on naturalization and consumer law projects, and collaborating with a non-profit to advise their grant recipients on topics including contracts, corporate governance, and tax issues.

In Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, will the Supreme Court rule that the state's ban on political apparel at polling places is facially unconstitutional?

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