Sentences with phrase «to increase voter turnout»

The hardest part about the race has been explaining to voters what a district leader even is then increasing voter turnout in elections that usually don't have high numbers.

Later this year both the European and local elections will take place, with the question of increasing voter turnout remaining a headache for politicians.

That is a crucial factor in increasing voter turnout at elections.

focuses on supporting women Democratic candidates and on increasing voter turnout among women.

In special elections or run - offs where turn out is traditionally lower, campaigns should use absentee voter outreach as a way to increase voter turnout by providing an easy way for voters to vote.

NEW YORK CITY — Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres has a new idea for increasing voter turnout in the city.

In an effort to substantially increase voter turnout and civic engagement in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out a comprehensive 10 - point agenda that includes the city's first - ever Chief Democracy Officer and a half - million dollar investment to fight election hacking.

It would not only make life easier for residents, but it would and help increase voter turnout, Treyger said.

«I found school failure signals increase voter turnout in school board elections by 5 to 8 percent, on average,» Holbein said.

We find significant evidence to support the hypothesis that Election Day vote centers increase voter turnout generally, and among infrequent voters in particular.

Signed by Gov. Chris Christie last month after drawing bipartisan support, Greenwald's law allowed districts to move school board elections from April to November, with the stated goal of increasing voter turnouts from what are typically only about 15 percent of registered voters.

Peixoto, the World Bank specialist, points out that online voting measures haven't significantly increased voter turnouts in other countries.

The Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) launched a campaign to increase voter turnout among university students in this election.

Overall, the experiment had an effect towards the lower end of what «get out and vote» campaigns can achieve, says Fowler: door - knocking campaigns can increase voter turnout by about 8 %, for example, whereas e-mail campaigns achieve gains of 1 % or less, he says.

In an effort to substantially increase voter turnout and civic engagement in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out a comprehensive 10 - point agenda that includes the city's first - ever Chief Democracy Officer (CDO) and a half - million dollar investment to fight election hacking.

By getting involved in the elections, you can help increase voter turnout and help ensure we elect pro-charter school candidates who put kids first!

He declined to comment on whether Facebook would deploy any message to help to increase voter turnout at this year's US presidential election.

The goals met by these teams were part of a movement to increase voter turnout in Hidalgo County, which was higher than in 2010.

It could increase voter turnout.

«I think there is a possibility that in some of these mega-churches, a pastor's saying it is OK to vote for Mitt Romney... could increase voter turnout,» Lynn said.

He had encouraged people to vote a day before people went to polling stations and said it was «heartening» to see an increased voter turnout.

Multiple studies show that proportional electoral system elections increase voter turnout (see).

[13][14] However, increased voter turnout may have contributed to his defeat.

The group is committed to increasing voter turnout among young people in a bid to drive up support for the Remain campaign ahead of the referendum on June 23.

As a supporter of proportional representation, I think that the surest way to increase voter turnout is to increase the value of each vote.

Have there been any successful approaches in western democracies to increase the voter turnout?

United Response has been running a programme called Every Vote Counts since 2007 and has increased the voter turnout among the people with learning disabilities it supports from 33 % in the 2010 general election to 43 % in 2015, largely through providing accessible information about voter registration and political issues, through its bi-monthly magazine Easy News.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled an extensive voting reform package Wednesday that aims to streamline New York's voter registration system, boost voter participation and increase voter turnout.

Mohr says it is disappointing that the Board of Elections has tried a number of initiatives to increase voter turnout, but the numbers continue to steadily decrease.

In order to increase voter turnout and make voting a more accessible process, it should be understood that instilling early voting — a process permitted in 37 states and the District of Columbia — and other procedures should be a priority.

They assert that they are running to empower their communities to engage more meaningfully in the political process, increase voter turnout and encourage others to run for local and lesser known political positions.

Green was re-elected in the 2015 general election on an increased voter turnout, managing to increase both the Labour Party's share of the vote and the size of the majority in Stretford and Urmston.

The reforms call for early voting, better ballot design, and comprehensive online and easier voter registration in order to increase voter turnout.

This practice, used to increase voter turnout by both parties, was criticized by Pate because of the potential for ballot manipulation by political operatives.

«We are very excited about the opportunity to partner with NYC Votes to host a candidate forum in New York City Council District 18, to increase voter turnout and empower voters to make informed choices on Election Day,» said Jose Francisco Avila, Chairman of the Board of Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc..

«Instituting weekend voting would make it easier and more convenient for Americans to exercise their right to vote, and would help reduce lines at the polls and increase voter turnout.»

Bayside, NY — On Monday, November 4 at 11 a.m., Congressman Steve Israel (D - Huntington), New York State Senator Tony Avella (D - Bayside) and New York State Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D - Bayside) will call for immediate passage of legislation to move Election Day from the first Tuesday to the weekend after the first Friday in November, thereby making it more convenient for voters and increasing voter turnout.

Her proposals also include developing localized strategies to increase voter turnout, engaging organized labor more directly in decision - making and increasing fundraising efforts for state parties.

Jafet has knocked on hundreds of doors, worked to increase voter turnout, and engaged hundreds of families on their experiences with the public educational system.

Because these are issues that educators in Seattle care deeply about, this article should help to increase voter turnout in the election — a prerequisite to a an engaged and activated membership, one of the primary objectives of ours in the campaign.

Early voting is officially underway in Texas and Austin Achieve Public Schools is striving to increase voter turnout.

Educators 4 Excellence congratulated Mulgrew on his election and praised the increased voter turnout — 53,000 ballots compared to 41,000 in 2013 (Chalkbeat...

D4D manned voter registration and information booths aiming to increase voter turnout for the November 7, 2017 NY City & State elections and ballot proposals

Generation Zero sees these scores as a way to increase voter turnout, especially among young people.

It was found that efforts to increase voter turnout had instead resulted in decreased public confidence in the system.