Sentences with phrase «passed by poll»

All resolutions were passed by poll and the results are set out in attached.

Not exact matches

In 2015, the UK Parliament was projected to come out about even between the top two parties, but the conservatives won by over 5 %, ending up with the majority (which was considered to be a near 0 % chance possibility as the day began), this summer Brexit passed (considered almost certain to fail as the day began, ended up passing by 4 %), and last month the Colombian Peace Referendum failed (after being consistently polled to pass by about 10 %).

Though the measure on the state level is backed by Silver and broad support from voters according to polls, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said increasing it this year would be far too difficult to pass the Republican - led Senate.

as he passed them by in the polls.)

It would still need to pass again next session and be approved of by voters (who support the concept overwhelmingly, according to polls) at a referendum before it kicks in.

It's time for New York to step up and be a leader in improving voting access and participation, by passing common sense reforms that help everyone get to the polls and have their voices heard.»

Today's Siena poll shows New Yorkers, by a large 67 - 27 percent margin, would have preferred to see the Legislature pass Cuomo's budget in an extender bill — even if it could not be amended at all — than to opt for shutting down the government.

The poll found 49 percent believe Cuomo did the right thing by agreeing to the budget so it could pass by the start of the new fiscal year, compared to 40 percent who believe he should have held out for more.

The poll «demonstrates John Cahill has a straightforward path to victory for Attorney General,» according to the donor memo, a copy of which was passed along by someone who received it.

In order to change the state's constitution, the measure must be passed by two consecutively elected houses of the legislature, then go before voters, where polls show it would likely be approved.

Don't you have to get this passed by two consecutively elected iterations of the Legislature, and then approved by voters at the polls?

Nearly 90 percent of mayors from various states polled by Politico said Congress hasn't done enough to regulate the sale of firearms and pass laws that could lessen the number of incidents involving gun violence in the U.S.

Over the next nine weeks Lord Ashcroft Polls will visit every region of the country to find out what undecided voters are thinking about the referendum, what they have noticed and what has passed them by, what they make of the latest claims and interventions, what they take seriously and what they dismiss, whether they are any closer to making up their minds and what is pushing them one way or the other.

The ban on assault weapons and large ammunition clips passed by state lawmakers and signed into law earlier this week has the support of 73 percent of New York voters, according to the latest poll by the Siena Research Institute.

Labour will launch a fresh bid to lower the voting age today by trying to pass a law that would put a polling station in every school.

By the time polling day in Glasgow North East comes, a year will have passed since the SNP's John Mason won a totemic victory against Labour in Glasgow East.

With polling experts saying that Labour has only a 1 per cent chance of forming a majority Government in its own right, the SNP's support is likely to be vital in passing any Budget drawn up by a Miliband administration.

Here's how education reform was phrased in the poll question: «The education reform bill passed last year by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor takes essential steps to close Connecticut's worst - in - the - nation achievement gap, raise standards for educators, allows immediate action to improve failing schools, increases access to high - quality public school choices, and improves how education dollars arespent.

I have long proclaimed by love of Yokai, so I couldn't pass up this story about a poll asking Japanese women to vote for their favorite anime and manga yokai.

Naturally, the week couldn't pass by without a good old public poll and this year Branston (the nice pickle people) set out on a noble quest to find the nation's favourite cheese.