Sentences with phrase «most city elections»

Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner cited several reasons, including the refusal of the Republican Party to run candidates in most city elections and the difficulty of attracting candidates.

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As the Netherlands prepares to vote in an election characterised by inflammatory rhetoric by both the prime minister, Mark Rutte, and hard - right challenger Geert Wilders, the country's most diverse city is having a moment of soul - searching.

As election day settled into evening on November 8, most of New York City's tech employees bounced from their offices in the Union Square or Flatiron neighborhoods to bite their nails in the company of friends and potent drinks.

Most of his precinct workers had park district jobs, and they knew that keeping those jobs depended on the quantity of votes they produced on election days — not the quality of their work in city parks.

On election day, while most of the nation was distracted with the mid-term election, another vote was taking place in San Francisco City Hall.

In a usual New York City election year, most of the political world does not care much for the comptroller's race.

In her first major appearance since Wednesday's vote crowning her the second - most - powerful elected official in the city, the progressive firebrand told Mr. Sharpton's National Action Network in Harlem that this year's election victories signaled a sea change in New York that the mainstream media resisted.

Small Donations Fueled «Wide - Open» Elections Last Year A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 yElections Last Year A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 yelections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years ago.

NIAGARA FALLS - Even before Election Day, it was clear that the battle between Assemblyman John D. Ceretto and his challenger, Angelo J. Morinello, was the most expensive Assembly race ever outside of New York City.

«State agents uncovered hundreds of fraudulent examples: people who didn't live in the city voting in the election; phony signatures on absentee ballots; and campaign vote brokers acting as witnesses for most of these ballots.

A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years ago.

Unlike most staffers who made that switch and then returned to City Hall, Botnick then went on to run David Greenfield's successful special election bid to succeed former Councilman Simcha Felder, who gave up his seat to go work for city Comptroller John City Hall, Botnick then went on to run David Greenfield's successful special election bid to succeed former Councilman Simcha Felder, who gave up his seat to go work for city Comptroller John city Comptroller John Liu.

Ten of the biggest landlords and developers in New York City together donated approximately $ 6.5 million to political campaigns between 2013 and 2014, according to a Commercial Observer analysis of the most recent election cycle and state campaign finance records.

By most ways of measuring, New York City developers are the largest source of campaign funds in the state — they accounted for 10 percent of total contributions in the last election cycle.

Palladian Health, like most of the firms named in the subpoena that arrived at Buffalo City Hall in July, made political contributions to Brown over the years, according to financial reports filed with the state Board of Elections.

Most of the elections this time around were city elections, where Labour holds many more seats, and they did best in London.

The over-representation of London is partly due to the city having all - out elections while most of the smaller district councils in Leave leaning areas have just one - third of their council seats up for election.

By Samar Khurshid On Tuesday, April 19, thousands of New Yorkers cried foul about how the city was running the state's most consequential presidential primary elections in decades.

Both sides will benefit, Democrats would get Downstate (which in my humble opinion should be called the Commonwealth of New Amsterdam after the most progressive city in Europe and in reference to the city's history), a guaranteed two seats in the US Senate (+1 because Gillibrand did well Upstate in the last election, so 3 seats for the Democrats), guaranteed control of the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches, and the once in a lifetime opportunity to write a state constitution to their own liking (firearms rights applies only to military and police, right to choose for women, protections for LGBT New Yorkers, etc)

ABQ was registered with the city Campaign Finance Board as an independent expenditure — meaning it should have been uncoordinated with other election year efforts — and most of its funding came from the anti-horse carriage group New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

In several state Senate and Assembly races across the city, Democratic primary winners were selected in fairly low voter turnout affairs and most will easily cruise to election in November - some won't even have a Republican opponent.

With the city's election season over, all eyes are now turned toward the race for who will replace Melissa Mark - Viverito as Speaker in what is arguably the second most powerful position in city government behind the Mayor.

The UMP is bitterly divided, especially over the Schengen issue while the Socialist Party has kept a low profile a few weeks after a severe electoral defeat in city council elections and as president Hollande hit rock bottom, being identified as the most unpopular president ever.

Palladian Health, like most of the firms named in the subpoena that arrived at City Hall in July, made political contributions to Mayor Byron W. Brown over the years, according to financial reports filed with the New York State Board of Elections.

Primary voters Tuesday will choose candidates for one of the most momentous elections in this city's history.

In several state Senate and Assembly races across the city, Democratic primary winners were selected in fairly low voter turnout affairs and most will easily cruise to election in November - some won't even have

Election Day has arrived... the polls are open... most of the races today entail state and city offices and issues... Americans are being urged to get out and make every vote count.

Chin was not widely viewed as one of the city's most vulnerable incumbents, but ended up in a primary that was too close to call for a week after Election Day after a strong showing by Marte, who accused her of failing to rein in overdevelopment in the lower Manhattan district.

Thanks to the gerrymandering and de facto one - party rule that prevails throughout the bulk of the five boroughs, the real election day for most political contests in New York City is in September.

Meanwhile, most of the focus in the political world this summer and fall has been on the New York City elections, while Silver has laid as low as possible.

The Real Estate Board of New York, which represents wealthy landlords in New York City, is funding an independent expenditure group called Jobs For New York, which so far has spent $ 483,609 on TV ads, staff and an avalanche of mailers in the race, according to the most recent Board of Elections filing.

Labour did make some significant gains in the local elections, most notably in London and other big cities.

We can not be the fairest big city in America if we have some of the most unfair and exclusionary election laws of any state in the country.

Mary Ann Tighe, the chief executive officer of CBRE Group and one of real estate's most powerful women, met with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn several weeks before the primary election and cautioned her to tone down her tough persona or risk alienating voters in the mayoral race.

San Francisco uses Instant Runoff Voting for most of its city elections.

With the results still uncertain in Rep. Charlie Rangel's most difficult primary battle so far, attention has turned to the opening of absentee and affidavit ballots by the city Board of Election.

CITY HALL — More than a dozen of the city's most prominent politicians joined local activists on the steps of City Hall Thursday to protest a pending referendum to authorize nonpartisan elections this fall, saying the change would disenfranchise minority votCITY HALL — More than a dozen of the city's most prominent politicians joined local activists on the steps of City Hall Thursday to protest a pending referendum to authorize nonpartisan elections this fall, saying the change would disenfranchise minority votcity's most prominent politicians joined local activists on the steps of City Hall Thursday to protest a pending referendum to authorize nonpartisan elections this fall, saying the change would disenfranchise minority votCity Hall Thursday to protest a pending referendum to authorize nonpartisan elections this fall, saying the change would disenfranchise minority voters.

Councilmember Mark - Viverito's election made her the first Puerto Rican and first Hispanic to hold city - wide office, and made her, arguably, the second most powerful elected official in the city, behind only Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The most visible advocate for the Senate Democrats, in fact, turned out to be de Blasio, whose power to influence elections outside the city, unsurprisingly, proved to be limited.

Last week's local elections decided who will make most of the most important decisions in English cities over the next few years — decisions that will have a big impact on local economic growth across the country, as well as the national economy.

A third of seats in many other places were decided, and a number of mayoral elections also took place, most notably in the Sheffield City Region.

An elected official in the City of Buffalo, Council Member David Rivera recalled Lt. Duffy saying to a group of Latinos he met with in Buffalo the week before the election he'll be back, but no one has heard from him ever since and there are no Latinos from the City of Buffalo on any of the transitions teams though it is the largest community outside of NYC and among the most impoverished one with one of the highest unemployment rates in the regions, dropout rates and dependency on social services.

Yes, Mayor Bill de Blasio, deputy mayors and dozens of the most senior members of his staff will decamp from City Hall in Lower Manhattan and set up shop this week on Staten Island, in the first of what are intended to be five satellite city nerve centers imported to each borough, if not before the November election, then by the end of the yCity Hall in Lower Manhattan and set up shop this week on Staten Island, in the first of what are intended to be five satellite city nerve centers imported to each borough, if not before the November election, then by the end of the ycity nerve centers imported to each borough, if not before the November election, then by the end of the year.

A special election will most likely take place in November when regular city elections are scheduled.

«I say every election year is the most important,» said Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections.

«Some people are more motivated to vote in a presidential election year, but I say every election year is the most important,» commented Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections.

Bizarrely, nearly a dozen public forums and debates since Election Day have featured all or most of the eight City Council speaker wannabes.

The race to be the city's chief fiscal officer has, like the public advocate contest, been a sleepy one, with the incumbent Democrat holding major financial and other advantages, and heavily favored, as the higher profile mayoral race has sucked up the attention of most of whatever small number of voters is paying attention to the municipal elections.

Labor's most marginal seats going into the 2013 election are inner - city Hindmarsh (ALP 6.1 %) and Adelaide (ALP 7.5 %).