Sentences with phrase «high voter»

Despite initial projections of high voter turnout the eventual number did not match those projections.

While it's not 100 percent clear, there are policies that seem to encourage higher voter turnout.

And the answer isn't: «Other developed countries have higher voter turnout» Except for an extremely small percentage of the population, those who want to vote, can.

Independent Belize is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and a parliamentary democracy with a proud record of high voter participation and free and fair elections.

Yet, by any measure, the city most subject to global forces, which has seen and continues to see the highest levels of immigration, which experiences the starkest contrasts of wealth and inequality, has also seen relatively high voter turnout, a reassertion of two party voting and the triumph of Labour candidates.

If that forecast holds true, Tuesday could be a difficult day for Creigh Deeds and his fellow Democrats, who have strung together a series a statewide victories in recent years by capitalizing on high voter turnout in Democratic - leaning regions of Virginia.

Why is higher voter turn - out better?

Plus - Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner wants higher voter turnout.

The new paradigm of lower tax increases and higher voter approval stems directly from the 2011 property tax cap enacted at Governor Andrew Cuomo's urging.

As with the Scottish independence referendum, the assumption is that with the stakes piled high voters will make the right decision when forced to make a choice.

This resulted in significantly higher voter turnout on Election Day.

Unsurprisingly, Mugabe was victorious in the election, which marked impressively and puzzlingly high voter turnout in the official election returns.»

The older, whiter, more conservative residents of the latter areas generally enjoy higher voter registration and turnout rates, but Ms. Harris insisted that ethnicity would not be an issue in the contest.

In an election marked by high voter turnout, school officials around the country found themselves making some last - minute decisions on how to best manage public access to school - based polling places.

Research finds that school diversity reduces racial prejudice and improves academic attainment, which, in turn, is tied to higher voter participation.

With a relatively high voter's turnout of over 61 %, predictions for the outcome were extremely tight between Labour and Tories for one of the top Conservative targets in the country.

Adults in Minneapolis may have a new role model when it comes to encouraging high voter turnout — their children.

This system is practiced by most democracies around the world and it results in higher voter turnouts and more women and more minorities, political as well as ethnic, being elected to legislatures.»

Padilla noted that when California moved up its primary to February in 2008, it resulted in the highest voter turnout since 1980.

In some years, because of their high voter turnout, they have made up more than 2 % of the electorate.

Iran For example, even Iran has higher voter turnout than the United States.

CFD excels at street campaigning, giving the Upper West Side one of the highest voter turnouts in the state.

First, the country has seen the first - ever transition from one elected civilian government to another, and high voter turnout, in spite of violence and threats against «secular» parties by militants, further stabilized the fragile democracy.

For example, even Iran has higher voter turnout than the United States.

Hosting the election on that date would assure a higher voter turnout and than on any other non-Election Day — and would minimize election costs.

According to the youth group, known as NDC Asanka Crackers, despite the fact that the Ashaiman constituency is the fourth largest constituency with the highest voter population in the country, the President has failed to show them some appreciation for their loyalty to the NDC..

Nonetheless, the CDD posited that following Operation Python Dance 11 and the discontent it generated, the likelihood of having high voter turnout has become impossible.

Democrats tend to win when there is high voter turnout, and Republicans when there is low.

New York state, which has the fourth most registered voters among states, historically does not have high voter turnouts, the Westchester Democrat said.

The comptroller garnered a whopping 80 percent of the vote in the South Council District, which had the city's highest voter turnout of 37 percent.

The highest voter turnout in a Syracuse Democratic mayoral primary in recent history was 41 percent in 1993.

His presence on the April 19 New York presidential primary ballot has drawn the attention of Senate Republicans and Democrats who know that it will likely prompt a high voter turnout.

By doing so, perhaps Mayor Bill DeBlasio can win a reelection with the highest voter turnout in current history.

According to the youth group, known as NDC Asanka Crackers, despite the fact that the Ashaiman constituency is the fourth largest constituency with the highest voter population in the country, the...

Bendish, while disappointed with the results, cited the voter registration disadvantage coupled with a high voter turnout in a presidential year as contributing to his campaign's demise.

The five states with the highest voter turnout in 2016 all use open primaries.

So, why do some states — like Mississippi, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (which had the highest voting rates)-- have higher voter turnout?

I saw years ago why Esther McVey, Chris Grayling just shouldn't be allowed on the doorstep as they repelled voters the first time they stood as a PPC, whereas at the other end of the spectrum: Ben Bradshaw, Kate Hoey, Jeffrey Donaldson have the highest voter ID % s and this knocking up has paid off.

According to a poll on their website, the Wii U version had the highest voters for the platform gamers were getting the game for.

We'll be talking about this more here at Mad Genius Club in the upcoming months, as if you don't remember from last year... However, last year the Sad Puppies campaign was responsible for the highest voter participation in the Hugos, ever.

The highest voter turnout was in Kamloops with 57 per cent of eligible voters casting ballots.