Sentences with phrase «election day itself a holiday»

Then there's data from the US Census, which suggests that an election day holiday would not increase participation for lower - income voters:

I would assume the Election Day holiday would be more like the former than the latter

Not exact matches

The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 further extends the length of the general election timetable from seventeen to twenty - five days, excluding weekends and bank holidays.

A Ghanaian, Derek Laryea petitioned President Mahama on Monday (November 28) to declare the day of election a holiday.

The election must normally take place 17 days after this proclamation (not including weekends and public or bank holidays).

The only holiday we're talking about is the day of the actual election, but counting primaries and run - offs there could be more days throughout the year that require voter participation.

The state Assembly passed a bill that would shift the primary election to Thursday, Sept. 13, because the current date — Tuesday, Sept. 11 — is both the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Day Two of Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish holiday.

Another alternative solution proposed would be to move the current election day to always land on November 11th, which happens to be Veterans Day and is already a federal holiday that is widely observday to always land on November 11th, which happens to be Veterans Day and is already a federal holiday that is widely observDay and is already a federal holiday that is widely observed.

New York State has moved its fall 2018 primary election date back two days so it does not interfere with the anniversary of 9/11 or the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

Mr Tilbrook said his party was the only one to campaign to make St George's Day a bank holiday as he debated with Conservative Faith and Communities Minister Baroness Warsi ahead of local elections in many English counties and two mayoral contests on 2 May.

We adopted the boldest and most pro-voter platform in history — calling for expanding early voting and vote - by - mail, implementing universal automatic voter registration and same day voter registration, ending partisan and racial gerrymandering, and making Election Day a national holidday voter registration, ending partisan and racial gerrymandering, and making Election Day a national holidDay a national holiday.

The holiday takes precedence, and elections are rescheduled for the next day.

According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello on behalf of the State Governor, the government said the holiday was in honour of the ideals which June 12, 1993 Presidential election represents being a day that the country experienced an election that was adjudged as the freest and fairest in Nigeria's history.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN - LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DST).

Enjoying a busman's holiday during a brief vacation after the elections, I noticed reports in New York newspapers about some fairly substantial sums — between $ 160,000 and $ 300,000 — flowing into soon - to - be-former state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk «s campaign coffers just prior the election day.

Since September 11 is not a national holiday, delaying Election Day has been questioned by some.

On the federal level, U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng, who represents parts of Elmhurst, Rego Park, Middle Village and Glendale in Queens, introduced a bill that would make election day a national holiday — with the hope that a day off would encourage people to vote.

Following the announcement of a snap election, Jeremy Corbyn has announced that Labour would seek to create four new bank holidays on the days that celebrate the patron saint of each UK country.

The announcement that the days of patron saints may become bank holidays, should Labour win the coming election, could open the door for other national observances granted in Europe to become school holidays in the UK.

Given reports like these, there is much reason for pet store owners and operators to be optimistic that holiday shoppers will ultimately prove unfettered by fallout from Election Day.

«Establish a statutory holiday on polling days for provincial and municipal elections to encourage voter participation.»

Immediately following last year's provincial election, the Ontario Government created a new public holiday under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the «ESA»)-- Family Day, which falls on the third Monday of each February.

You are spewing out to hard - working, self - employed individuals that have to work hard each and every day (be it a holiday, election day or an average day) to keep the wolf from the door.

During their trip, the group took a single day off following the U.S. election, which was called an African national holiday to celebrate Barack Obama's victory.