Sentences with phrase «for poll workers»

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2016 proposed a package of electoral reforms that would include the automatic voter registration for anyone who deals with a state agency, same - day registration, early voting, and unified statewide training standards for poll workers.

Toulouse Oliver's campaign website stated support for establishing a statewide ethics commission to make the state offices more transparent and accountable, protecting voting rights through expanding voting hours and training for poll workers, and helping local businesses.

The overall objective of the class is that, at the end of the training, Electoral Officers should be able to effectively manage and supervise trainings for poll workers on polling and counting procedures.

Among the issues Kavanagh raised are BOE staffing and poll worker training, long shifts for poll workers on election days, and simply «bad, outdated» election laws.

Researched locations for poll worker training and negotiated agreements for the use of their site.

Not exact matches

One in five workers across the globe telecommute from outside the workplace, many of them from the comfort of their homes, according to a recent Ipsos poll for Reuters.

The real estate mogul has cannily understood that despite polling that indicates most Americans see free trade as more of an opportunity than a threat, a large and motivated minority of voters have been yearning for a politician to call into question whether the trade deals we have on the books are good for American workers.

This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 3,022 workers ages 18 and over (employed full - time, not self - employed, non-government) between February 10 and March 4, 2014 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions).

This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,138 hiring managers and human resource professionals and 3,022 workers (employed full - time, not self - employed, non-government) ages 18 and over between February 10 and March 4, 2014 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions).

A majority of voters polled, by a margin of 62 percent to 34 percent, oppose raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15.

Bob Master, the political director for the Communications Workers of America District One, said the union polled its members after the election and found that 60 percent had backed Clinton and 40 percent had backed Trump.

Sometime after 5 p.m., Business Insider reporter Colin Campbell tweeted, «It's at the end of the day and the poll worker in my precinct was still telling voters they have to choose 1 party for the whole ballot.»

The mechanical flaw, which a poll worker said an engineer would resolve «soon,» let voters to flick the levers next to the names of multiple candidates and lock them into place when they voted, allowing a Democrat to vote for multiple candidates simultaneously.

Despite that fact, most of the poll respondents are against layoffs, especially for teachers, as well as reducing pensions for workers.

But don't expect poll workers to tell you — it's illegal for them to do so.

NEW YORK CITY — Poll workers said turnout was far higher than expected Thursday, as New Yorkers headed to the polls once again for the state legislative primaries.

The Labour leader needs to remind himself of this fact and also bear in mind that he can't afford to lose his bloc of ex-Lib Dem voters, who have ensured his party has had a poll lead since 2010 and who won't be keen on an opposition that brings back the nasty «British jobs for British workers» rhetoric of the New Labour days.

Today's Q poll offers some solace for state workers who are being targeted by Gov. David Paterson and Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo in the face of a looming $ 10 billion budget deficit.

In this case, the poll questions claim the resort's placement in Tyre will lead to higher property taxes, government - subsidized housing for «out of town» workers building the casino and other nuisances.

The bill (S1836) permits local Boards of Elections to hire election inspectors for half - day shifts, preventing fatigue and flexibility for workers whose shifts often start before the polls open at 6 AM and end after they close at 9 PM.

ALBANY — State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) announced on Monday that the Senate passed legislation to shorten work shifts for election - day poll workers.

The Board of Elections continues to seek poll workers for upcoming elections.

They ask that if you or anyone you know is interested, complete the Poll Worker Application form and return it to the BOE for consideration.

Labour losing support among public sector workers - IpsosMORI poll for Unison quoted in Telegraph

Communications Advisor Rob Ryan fired back, criticizing the Democrat incumbent for disenfranchising 52 poll workers by challenging their absentee ballots.

The incorrect ballots were given to voters when polls opened at 6 a.m. until Deputy Clerk Lynn Sehwerert noticed the error when casting her votes at around 7:30 a.m. Board of Elections commissioners Vic Work and Tom Turco raced to Woodstock to instruct poll workers to explain the error to voters and the commissioners posted signs informing voters they could cast two ballots for town board.

oh, and I do not detect phones easily available to poll workers at all such polling sites, so that in order for that to happen, someone would have to be equipped with at least a cellphone in order to accomplish the transmission of this information as well.

A Public Policy Poll released September 12 shows these results for the September 13 election for U.S. House, 9th district in New York: Republican Bob Turner 47 %, David Weprin 41 %, Socialist Workers Party nominee Chris Hoeppner 4 %, undecided 7 %.

«What I can confirm for you is that there were no poll workers opening absentee ballots — that is an unsubstantiated rumor,» he said.

«What I can confirm for you is that there were no poll workers opening absentee ballots — that is an unsubstantiated rumor.»

August 10, 2011: Siena Research Institute Poll for Special New York Congressional Election Ignores One of the Three Ballot - Listed Candidates July 24, 2011: New York Special U.S. House Election Will Have 3 Candidates on Ballot July 16, 2011: Socialist Workers Party Submits 7,080 Signatures in Special New York U.S. House Race

Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said Blackwell should step aside because his office is responsible for the rules that govern county election boards that had scattered problems last Tuesday, including poll workers who did not know how to turn on new electronic voting machines.

More than a third of the state's money is spent on Medicaid, making it a necessary and obvious target for cuts, and yet each year the same ritual plays out: The governor proposes cuts to health care; the state's hospital lobby and the union representing health - care workers spend millions of dollars in maudlin TV ads decrying the cuts — on top of the millions they contribute to elected officials; the governor's poll numbers decline, and he agrees to an expensive truce that barely makes a dent in rising Medicaid costs.

Other polling sites had long lines, too few workers and other issues that made the day a nightmare for voters.

Most also oppose layoffs for city workers, although those polled supported both furloughs and wage freezes.

The snap poll was also responsible for an unusually low turnout, as fly - in fly - out workers and travelling voters found themselves with little opportunity to arrange postal votes.

Deputy Chief Clerk William Allen helped assign poll workers and site coordinators in Harlem's 70th Assembly District, where he has held an elected Democratic district - leader post for 17 years, according to portions of an April 28 Department of Investigation letter obtained by The Post.

In Harlem, one scanning machine for disabled voters remained broken throughout the morning on Tuesday, as poll workers scrambled to find a repair crew.

Turnout for the rare Thursday primary was expected to be dismal, but poll workers in many districts said they were surprised to see so many voters turning out.

Mail - in absentee ballots are only available upon request for active members of the military, those with an illness, physical disability or travel plans that prevent them from voting in person on Election Day, and election workers who are working at a polling place other than their own.

Early voting is not just beneficial to voters, it reduces stress on poll workers and allows for more secure elections.

Among the key reasons cited by the Assembly and the ECA for adopting a June primary date are that, in their view: an August primary would result in reduced turnout because many voters vacation during that month; identifying and training sufficient poll workers would be very difficult during a prime vacation period; schools, which are often used as poll sites, are frequently closed and unstaffed during the summer; and that, given the myriad tasks that must be completed to prepare and transmit ballots, as well as the inevitable delays caused by administrative challenges, machine malfunctions and counting of paper ballots, setting a June date would ensure better compliance with UOCAVA's 45 - day ballot transmission requirement.

David Cameron led Ed Miliband by 15 points (42 % to 27 %) as best Prime Minister in the national poll, though it was notable that his lead was twice as high among men (22 points) than among women (10 points), and more than twice as high among private sector workers (24 points) than public (10 points)-- though for him to have any sort of lead among public sector workers in the current climate is an achievement worth noting.

The Electoral Board is composed of three appointed members who are responsible for conducting elections in the County, including appointing and training poll workers, choosing polling places, printing ballots, administration of absentee ballots, maintaining financial reports of candidates, ascertaining the results of elections, and organizing election procedures.

Poll worker Petrolyn Nembhard described the turnout as «pretty good» for the morning when asked around 10:30 a.m.

Previous polls that show 24 % of the voters would support a progressive third party worker candidate such as Hawkins, a Teamster who unload trucks for a living.

Incompetent poll workers added to the day - long distress, with voters told they were at the wrong polling place or incorrectly instructed not to vote for delegates.

«The poll workers typically only have registration information for the voters that are supposed to be there,» Palfrey says.

In our 2017 EdNext poll, we asked respondents if the number of visas for skilled workers should be increased, decreased, or kept about the same

As the Gallup Daily Employee Engagement poll [1] shows, more than half of workers describe themselves as not engaged and as looking for their next job opportunity.