Sentences with phrase «determine city elections»

Candidates who would have been stymied because they are out of favor with the local political establishment now find themselves free to run in open primaries, which typically determine city elections.

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After serving almost 20 years with the WA Police service, Brad Waghorn is contending for the City of Perth council election «determined to secure our city&raqCity of Perth council election «determined to secure our city&raqcity».

Republicans initially focused on the tax cut messaging in the recent special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, but by election day, they had pivoted to decrying so - called «sanctuary cities» after determining the tax message wasn't breaking through.

That prompted New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to pledge to perform an audit of the city Board of Elections to determine what went wrCity Comptroller Scott Stringer to pledge to perform an audit of the city Board of Elections to determine what went wrcity Board of Elections to determine what went wrong.

REBNY's stand on the issue has yet to be determined, but in the near term the board will focus on city elections.

After the validity of Tirado's petition signatures were challenged, the city Board of Elections determined he was nearly 300 short of the 1,000 required, according to the Daily News» Bob Kappstatter, whose weekly column also includes a rundown of who will face primary opponents this September and who won't.

The «non-partisan» Buffalo School Board election is turning into a mix of politics, money and power as some of the most influential factions in the city — and beyond — are backing and opposing candidates in a bid to determine the direction of the district.At stake is the reform agenda pushed by the current majority bloc and, while most candidates express at least condition...

Throughout the city, stakeholders see much at stake in this year's School Board election, which will determine who fills six of nine seats on the board and ultimately sets the direction of the school system.

Councilman John Liu (D - Flushing) defeated Councilman David Yassky (D - Brooklyn) in the run - off election Tuesday to determine who would take the Democratic slot in the Nov. 3 race to replace city Comptroller William Thompson.

Two weeks before Election Day, Nix told a Post reporter at the company's New York City office that his company could «determine the personality of every single adult in the United States of America.»