Sentences with phrase «local voters in the area»

And in doing, the commission recommends putting pressure on local governments to act — both by living within the tax cap and then sharing services or consolidating — with the local voters in the area ostensibly being enticed by the carrot that is a tax rebate amounting to two years» worth of a freeze.

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Since there are no exit polls for the referendum, unlike the general election, this is our best gauge of voter sentiment until results start trickling in from local counting areas around 1 a.m. BST.

A plan to sell the piece of land — a sloped area that includes a maintenance shed, some grass and trees — was approved by voters in 2008 and then challenged in a 2009 lawsuit filed by local group La Grange Friends of the Parks, the documents state.

Scottish Tories currently campaigning for local government elections on May 4th tell stories about encountering long - standing Labour voters in local authority areas not exactly known for being friendly to Conservatives and who now declare their intention to vote for «Ruth» and the Tories.

The Women's Equality party is only three years old and yet in this, our first local election, around a quarter of voters in our target areas gave one of their three votes to us.

TUC Opinion Poll on Regional Pay Commenting on the TUC opinion poll * showing that two thirds of voters thought paying teachers less in lower - pay areas would make it harder for schools to recruit and retain good quality teachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «Only Michael Gove has expressed any support for local pay in teaching.

The leaders of the UK Independence Party and the Green Party are hoping to convert voters in news areas ahead of the local elections in England on 2 May.

«We enjoin INEC to remain neutral, independent and unbiased and allow all potential voters in the 774 local government areas in the Country irrespective of their political leaning, gender, tribe or religion to participate in the forthcoming Continous Voters Registration Exevoters in the 774 local government areas in the Country irrespective of their political leaning, gender, tribe or religion to participate in the forthcoming Continous Voters Registration ExeVoters Registration Exercise.

At Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area, the country home of incumbent Governor Willie Obiano, the governor said he was impressed by the massive turnout of voters.

Also, PDP governorship candidate, Oseloka Obaze, who voted at 1:45 p.m., decried what he called «voter apathy» in Ogbaru and Nnewi North Local Government areas.

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According to Moti, the total number of registered voters in the Senatorial District, comprising seven local government areas covered by the recall exercise stood at 351, 146.

«It has come to the notice of Independent National Electoral Commission, Kwara State that some unscrupulous persons are carrying out illegal registration of voters in Offa Local Government area,» Atser said.

Obaseki, who stated this during a visit to the Benin Technical College in Egor Local Government Area of the state, explained that in view of their desire for a greater Edo, it was important for the voters to assess the antecedents of all the candidates, including their achievements both in and out of government.

Of all Bass voters, 64 % live in the Launceston local government area, and another 21 % live in the outer western parts of Launceston that lie within the Meander Valley and West Tamar local government area.

Two realistic steps the government can take to address low voter turnout are combining the next PCC elections with local government elections and providing funding so a booklet with election addresses from each PCC candidate along with information about the election itself is sent to every household in the relevant police area.

The Democratic Dashboardis Democratic Audit's voter resource which brings together an array of information on the local elections taking place in your area.

Just by entering a postcode or location, the Dashboard will instantly tell voters which of the Devolved Assembly, Mayoral, Police and Crime Commissioner, Local or Parliamentary by - elections they have in their area, who is running, how the electoral system works, and a history of past results and local Local or Parliamentary by - elections they have in their area, who is running, how the electoral system works, and a history of past results and local local info.

Esimone, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, said the total number of registered voters in the seven local government areas was 745, 828 out of which only 67, 872 (9.1 per cent) were accredited.

Until landowners are prevented from signing away their land for a generation or more without a requirement they receive independent legal advice, until the legislation and regulation is made transparent to average voters (for example, until they understand why much of what they actually want to appeal may not be appealed so that, from their perspective, they in fact have no right of appeal), until they understand why of all structures it is only the power to approve the erection of wind towers that has been taken away from local municipalities, until they understand why applications for immediately adjacent areas (by gilead and wpd) abutting Lake Ontario in either the most dense or second-most dense bird migration area in all of Eastern Canada may not be joined into one proceeding [guess whose interests that favours]... the list of «untils» is a long one and there is no indication of any change on the way.