Sentences with phrase «for military voters»

The new measure will more than double that timeframe to between 70 and 80 days and give county boards of elections adequate time prior to special elections for absentee ballots for military voters to be mailed and counted in compliance with federal law.

Not exact matches

Most voters don't expect to receive protection from the military for free, or demand that others to pay for the Department of Education, Medicare transfers to the states, and all other federally - funded programs.
The fact that this deficit is largely military in nature — for purposes that many foreign voters oppose — makes this lock - in particularly galling.
The Clinton Administration was politically able to trade market reforms of social welfare programs (where there are fewer well «organized voters) for egalitarian policies in the labor market, college athletics, academia, and the military (where voters can be organized).
Rockefeller's subsequent divorce of his wife and 1963 marriage to the much - younger Margaretta «Happy» Murphy, a mother of four who had recently divorced her husband, cemented in the minds of many family - minded Americans an unpleasant nexus between loose morals and weak support for the military; it marked the forging of a large wedge of voters that now consciously identified itself as conservative and would grow to include Democrats as well as Republicans.
Now the son is gaining popularity with younger voters by promising to relieve a housing shortage and abolish military draft exemptions for Jewish seminary students.
Serving in the military: voters were a whopping 50 % more likely to vote for a veteran.)
The possibility of military confrontation with Russia is also a significant issue for US voters, if they don't know anything else about Russia, they know it's got nukes.
the voters in these countries [Germany, France, UK etc.] vote for social services like health care instead of military spending.
«Due to serious concerns over the rollout of new electronic voting machines in several counties within the district, the local financial burden of holding a special election so close to the regular election cycle, as well as the possible disenfranchisement of overseas military voters who would not be able to participate, I will call for a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010.»
Rodriguez, a 32 - year old Marine veteran, quit his job as coordinator of Veterans and Military Affairs at Medaille College to launch what some consider a quixotic run for mayor in November because Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the city by more than seven to one.
Martins now argues that the general election should also be moved to allow adequate time for the winner to campaign against Democratic candidate Thomas Suozzi and to comply with a federal law that requires 45 days for ballots to be able to reach military and overseas voters.
«The military voters and all other voters in New York's 3rd Congressional deserve the same consideration, 50 days or more in the general election, as the judge provided for the primary voters,» Murray said.
«Voting assistance for our absentee military and overseas citizen voters has never been better,» said Pam Mitchell, the acting director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, which oversees the effort.
Rodriguez, a 32 - year old Marine veteran quit his job as coordinator of Veterans and Military Affairs at Medaille College to launch what some consider a Quixotic run for mayor in November because Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the city by a more than seven to one.
While some states have made it possible for military or abroad voters to return absentee ballots by e-mail or by fax, Kellner said New York had rejected that idea out of concerns over voter privacy and the risk of vote interception, and was instead focusing on making it easier for absentee voters to receive ballots.
@SJuan76 the minimum age stems from the older requirement for all voters to be «adults of sound mind» (and in some societies, of military age and / or taxpayers).
Obama has a rather spotty war and civil liberties record compared to what many of his voters hoped for (drone strikes - especially on US citizens; NSA scandal; Guantanamo still open; starting or contemplating new military action).
The Department of Justice had originally sued New York for failing to comply with the federal MOVE Act, which required military and overseas ballots in absentee voters» hands no later than Aug. 18.
The judge ruled that the traditional primary date of the second Tuesday in September violates the rights of some New York voters, because does not leave enough time to process absentee ballots for overseas military before the general election in November.
In the latest edition of the Ashcroft In America podcast I interview Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's Morning Joe; pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson tells us what the numbers say about the election result; historian Jon Darman considers whether we could be in for a Hillary landslide; and Hispanic voters in Miami and military families in Tampa tell us how they see the presidential and Senate races in the ultimate swing state.
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 statute.
These results do no include absentee ballots, which must be received by April 7 for domestic voters and by April 13 for overseas and military voters.
For instance, a journalist observed that even though many doubted the sincerity of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki when he sought and obtained approval for postponement of 2015 general election to enable the military to degrade Boko Haram and ensure maximum security of voters, all known terrorists» camps were destroyed before the emergence of new government on May 29; Sambisa Forest was stormed by «Special «M» forces» and about 300 kidnapped women and children were freed; 22 terrorist occupied towns in three states were recovered; and Boko Haram could not disrupt the electioFor instance, a journalist observed that even though many doubted the sincerity of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki when he sought and obtained approval for postponement of 2015 general election to enable the military to degrade Boko Haram and ensure maximum security of voters, all known terrorists» camps were destroyed before the emergence of new government on May 29; Sambisa Forest was stormed by «Special «M» forces» and about 300 kidnapped women and children were freed; 22 terrorist occupied towns in three states were recovered; and Boko Haram could not disrupt the electiofor postponement of 2015 general election to enable the military to degrade Boko Haram and ensure maximum security of voters, all known terrorists» camps were destroyed before the emergence of new government on May 29; Sambisa Forest was stormed by «Special «M» forces» and about 300 kidnapped women and children were freed; 22 terrorist occupied towns in three states were recovered; and Boko Haram could not disrupt the elections.
After state legislators failed for two years to comply with a federal law requiring that military voters stationed overseas get their ballots 45 days prior to the general election, a federal judge set the beginning of the congressional election calendar at March 20.
The window for a federal court mandated reversal (ie, restoring Quiñones to the ballot) is closing quickly as ballots are being finalized for printing and distribution to absentee, military and overseas voters.
More than half of Labour voters (56 per cent) are pleased with Mr Corbyn's performance while just 25 per cent believe shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who was widely lauded for a bravura Commons speech backing military action against Islamic State in Syria, would make a good replacement, rising to 42 per cent among Conservative voters.
«Ulrich needs to apologize immediately to Senator Dole and to the voters of our district, especially those who have served in America's military,» said Reyes, who worked for Dole in Washington in the 1990s.
One of the issues with those, is that military voters were sent two separate ballots this year - one for local elections and one for federal elections.
The continuing political fight in late 2015 over control of the new Women's Equality Party is making voting complex for absentee voters this fall, statewide and among military voters overseas.
ALBANY - The continuing political fight over control of the new Women's Equality Party is making voting complex for absentee voters this fall, statewide and among military voters overseas.
There are special rules and deadlines for New York voters serving in the military or living overseas.
«Notwithstanding any current state law or administrative procedure to the contrary, New York shall conduct its 2012 non-presidential federal primary election on a date no later than 35 days prior to the 45 - day advance deadline set by the MOVE Act for transmitting ballots to the State's military and overseas voters, i.e., at least 80 days before the November 6, 2012 federal general election.
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