Sentences with phrase «gathered more votes»

My convictions are strengthened by the fact that in the 2014 primary, I gathered more votes than I did in the 2012 primary.

The ninth annual Beast of the Bay Awards contest gathered more votes than previous Beasts, making this Beast balloting über competitive.

«Labour may think it's okay to use these powers as a carrot, dangling it under communities» noses to gather more votes at the Assembly election, but those communities who have had their heart torn out won't be at all thankful for Labour's dithering.»

Not exact matches

There has been proxy voting by shareholders and even political voting, digital identity creation, organized and secure record keeping, real estate uses and other contracts, review gathering, gaming application, app development, medical records use, and more.

The national day of prayer is a vote gathering exercise nothing more since anyone can pray anytime they want.

Algonquin resident Larry Mountain, one of about a dozen people who attended Wednesday's gathering when the master plan was unveiled, said he thinks Algonquin citizens also might vote down a tax hike for more recreational services no matter who runs them.

Obama decided for a more diplomatic way and of course the opposition declared the deal insufficient, because they gather for votes in the next election round.

What's more, Paladino now commands up to 7 percent of the weighted convention vote, thanks to the loyalty of the Erie County GOP, which puts him and local party leaders in the potential position of being kingmakers when Republicans gather in Manhattan on June 1.

More than 1,000 Democratic Committee members gathered in Lackawanna on Saturday to vote on candidates for Chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee.

The Poloncarz spokesman told WBFO they are satisfied with the vote to hire a special independent counsel, saying «either way, more information will be gathered.»

A small but exasperated group of protesters gathered on Staten Island tonight to denounce a grand jury's vote not to bring criminal charges in the death of Eric Garner, accusing the Staten Island justice system and the NYPD of once more discriminating against communities of color.

I'm gathering more support from individual members, and it'll be individual members voting..

A gathering of party members, where a more informal voting system occurs, usually by raising of hands or gathering in small groups in support of a particular candidate (or sometimes by ballot).

Those gathering in 5 percent or more of the vote included, in order of votes cast, Louisiana, Kentucky, Florida and the District of Columbia.

On that day, more than 60,000 people from Manchester and the surrounding area gathered at St Peterâ $ ™ s Field in the city to demand the right to vote.

According to the report, «more than 770 companies and interest groups hired an estimated 2,340 lobbyists to influence federal policy on climate change in the last year, as the issue gathered momentum and came to a vote on Capitol Hill.

It's easier to vote for American Idol, and I gather you can do it more frequently, than you can vote for your representatives in government or on public issues.