Sentences with phrase «equal numbers of voters»

It remains to be seen how much the GOP is willing to embrace Ball, who is viewed favorably and unfavorably by equal numbers of voters.

Not exact matches

@fishinear In many cases, mail - in ballots and in - person Provisional ballots are kept inside sealed envelopes that identify the voter, and are not even opened unless and until their total number equals / exceeds the margin of victory.

While the exact rules vary from state to state, essentially a voter is voting for a set of electors chosen by the party, and the most votes for a given party / candidate selects that set of electors, so where there is winner takes all, the set of electors is equal to the total number of electors for that state

As such, he managed to line up a larger number of progressive voters, but disapproval of the current government and a 67 % of Costa Ricans opposing equal marriage have made it hard to extend his support base.

First, swing states are determined by whether or not there are roughly equal numbers of Democratic or Republican base voters in each state.

Signature requirement is number equal to 15 % of registered voters in the municipality, based on the total number of registered voters at the time of the last general election

And well... one can only hope that the number of irrational voters «for» equal the number of irrational voters «against» and that at the end both compensate: - D

In the London election, roughly equal numbers of those voting for other candidates turned out to have a Labour or Tory preference - so those 250,000 voters got to count in the final outcome - though the result was unaffected by transfers.

Generally speaking, a candidate must collect signatures equaling at least 5 percent of the number of active enrolled voters in the political unit (e.g., the state for statewide offices, such as governor; the legislative district for state senate or assembly districts; etc.), or a fixed total established by statute, whichever is less.

A new political party must submit a written declaration signed by registered voters equaling at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.

A fifth of voters favour a chamber with equal numbers of appointed and elected members.

Thursday's poll showed equal numbers of men and women supporting Spitzer and Spitzer, while Stringer was ahead among white voters and Spitzer led among blacks.

With the initiative method, an amendment is proposed by a petition signed by voters equal in number to 8 % of the votes for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election.

In Delaware, a political party will not be listed on the general election ballot unless a number of registered voters equal to 0.1 percent of the total registered voters in the state as of December 31 of the year prior to the election have affiliated with that party no later than three weeks before the primary election.

The party petition needs signatures equal to 1 % of the number of registered voters in October 2010.

The number of signatures required on the petition is equal to at least 3 percent of all registered voters who are not affiliated with a recognized political party in the district the candidate seeks to represent.

They are very stringent, and require signatures equal to 5 % of the number of registered voters (the law is much easier for statewide independents, and somewhat easier for independent candidates for U.S. House).

The law requires signatures equal to 4 % of the number of registered voters, or approximately 20,000 valid signatures in the typical district.

But what surprised researchers was the difference those rankings made: Biased search results increased the number of undecided voters choosing the favored candidate by 48 % compared with a control group that saw an equal mix of both candidates throughout the list.

But the number of voters who approve the levy must also be equal to 40 percent of the turnout for the last general election, according to Michael T. McCarthy, administrative assistant for budget in the state department of public instruction.