Sentences with phrase «half of city voters»

Only 12 percent of city voters intend to vote for Paladino, according to a recent Wall Street Journal poll.

Cuomo said he will push for a November ballot referendum, even after expressing concern that the lack of a statewide election could skew the turnout, with scores of city voters casting mayoral ballots.

More than half of city voters say the mayor has lost focus after taking office for the third time in 2010, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.

In a theoretical head - to - head match - up where Jeffries ran as an independent against de Blasio as a Democrat, Jeffries pulled support from 26 percent of city voters, to the mayor's 43 percent.

Those numbers were fairly consistent across the city and state, with 49 percent of New York City respondents in favor of Cuomo's plan compared to 40 percent of city voters for de Blasio's plan.

31 percent of city voters say they disapprove of the job he's doing, and 19 percent say they are not sure.

Democrats account for 55 percent of city voters.

De Blasio's approval rating dropped 10 percentage points from February to 48 percent, with 31 percent of city voters saying they disapprove of the job he's doing, and 19 percent say they are not sure, according to a NY1 / Baruch College poll.

Independent candidate Adolfo Carrion has just two percent of Democrats backing him compared to four percent of all city voters.

A recent Quinnipiac poll showed that de Blasio has lower approval ratings in New York City than Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with 56 percent of city voters approving of how the governor is handling his job and 41 percent feeling that way about the mayor.

A Quinnipiac University poll of city voters released the day before the budget agreement found that 52 percent of respondents opposed it.

Thirty - seven percent of city voters said they had a favorable view of de Blasio.

When asked about their opinions on the two leaders, 45 percent of voters statewide and 55 percent of city voters gave Cuomo a favorable rating.

A Siena Research Institute poll released last week found 61 percent of New York State voters surveyed — and 70 percent of city voters — view Trump unfavorably.

For any Republican to win, he or she would need a considerable number of city voters to cross party lines, given that Democrats hold a six - to - one registration advantage.

Not exact matches

Following the lead of voters in Seattle in 2016, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance in October requiring hotels to provide panic buttons to workers by next summer if they work alone in guest rooms.

In 1981, when he was acting as adviser to then New Jersey gubernatorial candidate (later Governor) Tom Kean, the RNC assembled a ballot security force consisting of off - duty law enforcement officers wearing armbands that read «National Ballot Security Task Force» that was alleged to have engaged in voter intimidation in minority neighborhoods of Newark, Camden, Paterson, and other cities.

Voters in the city approved legislation last year requiring that hotels provide such devices for workers and keep track of guests who have been accused of abuse.

«But I can't imagine more than two - thirds of voters in San Francisco thinking that our city government should be introducing measures that will cost local jobs and spitefully target one industry.»

In order to be put to voters, the tech tax will need the support of at least six out of the 11 city supervisors, and aside from its three co-sponsors, no other supervisor has yet given his or her support.

What kind of message has our Chief Magistrate passed on to Toronto voters about politics and politicians at City Hall?

In cities and towns where voters opposed legalization, elected bodies such as town councils or boards of selectmen can impose a ban without polling residents.

Another aspect of the Swedish elections: voters in Stockhold back an already - introduced measure that changes a fee to motorists entering the city.

After a solid majority of California voters legalized adult - use cannabis last November, the onus has shifted to California cities and counties to pass rules for how and where retail marijuana stores and other cannabis businesses would be allowed to operate.

North Bay Village, a normally quiet Miami - Dade city of about 7,000 residents, is now home to a political firestorm over allegations of voter fraud and blackmail linked to its at - large commissioner.

And while Premier Alison Redford has been cold towards the idea of granting cities more financial power, saying she's «satisfied with the way things are,» her party should not forget that city voters are who they owe for their narrow re-election to government in 2012.

South Florida's budding business of medical marijuana keeps losing potential real estate, city by city, even though voters overwhelmingly indicated they are in favor of allowing it.

In an effort to buoy small privately owned businesses in San Francisco and preserve the unique retail personality of the city, the Small Business Commission started a publicity campaign in 2004 to keep a larger share of retail dollars in the local economy, [6] and the Board of Supervisors has used the planning code to limit the neighborhoods where formula retail establishments can set up shop, [6] an effort affirmed by San Francisco voters.

Thank you to Voters Taking Action on Climate Change, Communities and Coal, Ecojustice, and the Cities of Surrey and New Westminster for fighting for what's right.

Supporters of a city - council candidate who had Lopez's backing used the message in a «robo - call» that was telephoned to voters in the candidate's district.

Of great significance was the fact that two black Democratic candidates, David Dinkins in New York City and Douglas Wilder in Virginia, used their support for legalized abortion to persuade white voters that their politics were «moderate» and «mainstream.»

Recently, New Jersey State Senator David Friedland introduced a bill calling for the establishment of frontons in Jersey City, Camden and Long Branch, even though last year New Jersey voters turned down jai alai in a referendum.

I spent almost 4 years of my life trying to get the funding for that Point of Sale system — we applied for grants, we looked for a private funder, we approached the city — until finally we were able to get it funded through a parcel tax which was sold to the voters as a pay increase for our hard working and underpaid teachers, but which also contained a small portion vaguely dexcribed as «technology.»

«I think because it is in New York City and because we are in the process of the budget hearings, the budget negotiations are overshadowing this trial by a longshot,» said League of Women Voters Legislative Director Jennifer Wilson.

De Blasio in 2016 unsuccessfully sought to flip the state Senate to Democratic control, making him a convenient punching bag for Republicans and voters outside of New York City.

In a press statement made available to news men in Benin City Thursday, the National Commissioner in charge of voters Education and Publicity, Mr. Soyebi Solomon said the decision to postpone the election was reached at a security meeting held with security agencies.

The party is hesitant to come out with something that pleases one group and alienates the other as it attempts to hold together a shaky coalition of city - dwelling liberals and comparatively socially conservative, but economically left - leaning, voters who're more likely to reside in smaller towns in Wales, the Midlands and the North.

However, voters do not seem to mind; whenever there is any construction work being done in the city or municipality it almost always boosts re-election chances of the incumbent.

«I think it sends a signal to voters that some of the rhetoric aside, Lovely Warren has been City Council President.

In wealthier urban and suburban areas, most voters will be online and a majority will have broadband access, but even in far - flung rural areas or poorer parts of cities email at least is usually available.

«While a bare majority of Democrats think the country is on the right track, as do a plurality of New York City voters, more than three quarters of Republicans and roughly six in ten independents, downstate suburbanites and upstaters say the country is headed in the wrong direction.»

In elections to the City of London Corporation, the governing body of the City of London1, not only are companies and other organisations represented, but the number of voters they receive is dependent on the size of the organisation.

A legal fight over the purging of more than 200,000 voters from the city's rolls could be coming to a close, according to court papers.

The Scottish city is the bookies» favourite for top Remain percentage of voters (you can get 2/1 with Ladbrokes as I write this).

While Biaggi voted in the general election's of 2016, 2014 and 2012, she did not vote in any of the Democratic primaries, often the where the real race takes place in New York since voter registration in the city is so overwhelmingly Democratic.

The same poll found that NYC voters approve 56 - 37 percent of the job Cuomo is doing, and say 58 - 22 percent that he would be better for the city than Cynthia Nixon.

Here's an interesting approach to contacting voters by email, via Charles Lenchner of DemocracyInAction, who thought of it while doing volunteer work for a city council candidate in NYC.

New York City voters approve 48 - 38 percent of the job NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is doing, his lowest grade since a 45 - 46 percent approval rating in January 2017, a new Q poll found.

«Sex and the City» star Cynthia Nixon says she has a simple response to voters who question whether she has the experience necessary to run for governor of New York.

While turnout among Democrat voters in the City of Rochester was high in the presidential year, it was Slaughter's win in the Republican - dominated suburbs that was truly remarkable.