Sentences with phrase «in early voting states»

But according to the memo, most remaining staffers will be offered a position in the early voting states or as part of its ballot access effort at a reduced salary.

With two months left to make their best sales pitch, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are each beefing up their efforts to woo voters in early voting states, and prepare for a campaign - defining first debate at Hofstra University on Sept. 26.

The campaign spent about $ 75 million in 2015, building large organizations in the early voting states and a data - driven operation to connect with voters.

I'll be interested to see how voting patterns worked in early voting states like mine.

This once - in - a-lifetime opportunity would allow you to see a caucus and presidential campaign first - hand in the earliest voting state.

Donald Trump sought to regain his edge in the early voting state of Iowa Tuesday, returning to the themes of economic populism...

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Google partnered with law firm Perkins Coie to get the information for the new in - depth search tool, which lets users sort by state for info on ID requirements, deadlines, mail - in ballots, and early voting.

Even worse, separate primary elections are held in each state over six months, meaning states that vote early have far greater influence over the outcome as underperforming candidates drop out

Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)- The staging ground for Monday night's Republican presidential debate - the first of 2012 presidential cycle in the critical early voting state of New Hampshire - is connected to a history so deep that it predates American politics by a millennium.

Rhode Island's Senate has voted 26 to 12 to allow gay couples to get married in the state, in a law that could go into effect as early as August, provided the House falls in suit.

Washington's Senate could vote as early as today on a bill that would allow gay marriage in the Evergreen State.

Though its electoral successes were widespread at the local and state level the success of the early Socialist Party as a movement with mass was very much linked to the personality of Eugene V. Debs who polled nearly a million votes in the presidential campaign of 1912.

The unit rule, whereby every vote in a state's delegation went to the candidate who got a majority, was an early target.

I say that as if it were a continuing process because I live in a state with early voting and despite what polling and the Obama campaign says, pollsters only get to talk to people who will talk to them and get to choose who they poll.

In early May — by a 52 to 8 vote — the New York Senate approved yogurt as the «official state snack.»

Earlier this week, I went to a small town about 40 minutes east of where I live to speak on behalf of the immigrant community in the hopes that the city council wouldn't vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major piece of legislation that creates real limits on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).

The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010, up for a vote as early as today, would attempt to fix some of these problems through a variety of means, including allowing schools in high - poverty areas to offer free meals to all students without any paperwork, making foster children automatically eligible for free meals, and giving incentives to states that improve their certification rates.

We'll see how truly decisive a voter turnout tool it can be starting in just a few weeks, when early / absentee voting begins in crucial states.

Brinson is the keeper of a massive e-mail list of much - coveted Christian voters that Huckabee is using to reach and organize people in early - voting states such as Iowa.

A letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this signed by the women of color in the state Assembly urged him to push for the adoption of early voting and the closure of the loophole in election law that allows for unlimited donations through a web of limited liability companies.

When Cuomo last week proposed reforms to make voting easier in New York state, he left something out: The cost, and how the additional expenses of maintaining early - voting sites would be covered, which worries local government officials.

Early voting and other election reforms in Albany have stalled over the years, even as more states across the country have adopted the model.

The Democratic conference within the state Election Commissioners Association has thrown its support behind Cuomo's push to allow early voting in New York.

The state Board of Elections earlier this month had considered a change in the regulation, but the commissioners deadlocked in a vote.

Speaking at an annual conference of minority lawmakers in Albany, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to rally support for his «DemocracyNYC» agenda, including calls for the enactment of early voting and same - day registration across the state.

Many of the measures were listed on Cuomo's 2018 State of the State agenda, including closing a loophole in election law that allows for unlimited political donations through a network of limited liabilities companies, as well as early voting.

At noon, state Sen. Brian Kavanagh will join with good government groups and legislators to call on Cuomo to fund early voting in this year's executive budget proposal, outside th4e Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Democratic lawmakers, along with the League of Women Voters, rallied outside the Senate chambers Tuesday for bills that would allow same - day voting and early voting by mail in New York state.

State Sen. Michael Gianaris has sponsored legislation that would end this practice, and there is an early sign that it could come to a vote in the Senate — but don't cross your fingers.

Veteran reporter Joe Mahoney reported on efforts to enact early voting, «no - excuse» absentee voting, pre-registration for teenagers, and other measures championed by Kavanagh that have gained support in the Assembly but have not been acted upon by the Republican - controlled State Senate.

Implementation of early voting needs to be adequately funded to be viable and must be included in the Executive budget,» said The Reverend Peter Cook, Executive Director of the New York State Council of Churches.

We applaud Senator Kavanagh for making early voting a priority issue and for urging the Governor to fund this reform in the state budget,» said Jennifer Wilson, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of NYS.

Under the banner of «Advancing the Democracy Agenda,» the governor's 14 - point plan lays out a familiar suite of reforms, including ethics proposals that «close the LLC loophole» in political spending, procurement reform that would more closely monitor how state contracts are awarded and voting reforms like same - day voter registration and early voting.

Providing funding in the Executive Budget would prove to New Yorkers, who have waited long enough for simple voting reforms, the Governor is serious about implementing early voting in New York State,» said Ethan Geringer - Sameth, Public Policy and Program Manager for Citizens Union.

Nadine commended Erik Coler for meeting with Assemblyman Brian Kavanaugh on the topic of early voting — the Assemblyman thinks Republicans are in agreement on this issue and it may pass in the Assembly and State Senate.

Changes like early voting, no - excuse absentee voting, or same day registration to make it easier for people to vote are commonplace in other states, but are resisted in New York.

That doesn't bode well for the crowded field of candidates who have been attempting to woo voters in the country's two earliest voting states for months now.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

Earlier this month, he voted against a Republican - supported measure attacking a United Nations» resolution that censured the Jewish State for its settlement activity in the West Bank.

Those who took part in the Siena survey were also asked about a number of state initiatives, including early voting, and the Child Victims Act.

The measures, called the New York Votes Act, would create a system of early voting, automatic and same - day registration, consolidate state and federal primaries and shorten the deadline for registering in a political party.

In the early 19th century, most states did not hold popular elections for presidential electors and the legislature just chose them directly; as time went on, more and more states changed to doing popular vote for them, but as recently as 1876, the Colorado legislature appointed its electors rather than hold an election because it was newly admitted and didn't have the time to do so.

The City Council has consistently advocated for voting and election reform in its annual state legislative agenda, including early voting, instant runoff voting for citywide primaries, and public campaign financing at the state level.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is putting his money where his mouth is by adding funding in his 2018 - 19 state budget proposal for the implementation of early voting in New York.

The governor has proposed early voting in the past, but never called for state funding to be used to support its implementation.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 32 states and the District of Columbia have an early voting system that allows registered voters to cast their votes in person before Election Day.

We need same - day registration, early voting, and nonpartisan elections to encourage voter participation in New York, which lags behind most states in America.

After months of delays and frustration, the state Senate early Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bipartisan state budget that will be voted on by the House later today, where broad support is expected, too.

In the United States, 37 states and the District of Columbia currently allow early vStates, 37 states and the District of Columbia currently allow early vstates and the District of Columbia currently allow early voting.

Cuomo first proposed an early voting program in his 2013 State of the State address.