Sentences with phrase «percent majority of voters»

A 54 percent majority of voters surveyed said that while they believed de Blasio had done favors for his political donors, they didn't think the behavior was illegal, but merely unethical.

A 60 percent majority of voters is required to approve a spending plan that overrides the cap, which was first in place last year.

A 60 percent majority of voters in a school district can override the cap, or 60 percent of a legislative body in a local municipalities.

A 60 percent majority of voters in school districts can override the cap, while the same majority can discard it on a municipal board or council.

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The poll also said 49 percent of voters believe Democrats should win control of the Senate, compared with 39 percent who want the GOP to maintain a majority.

When likely voters were asked whether a third - party candidate who is certified on a majority of state ballots should be included in the presidential debates, 76 percent said yes; 17 percent said no; and 7 percent were undecided.

For the Republicans, voters back the plan to provide sweeping tax cuts and credits to small businesses and a 46 percent approval rating of the chamber where they hold a narrow 32 - 29 majority — an unusually high number given the Legislature's historically awful reputation with New Yorkers.

What is clear is that even as a majority of all voters are still getting to know the Republican candidates, 36 percent of suburban voters would still prefer someone other than Kirsten Gillibrand.»

A majority of Republican voters, 67 percent, do have a positive view of the president, the poll found.

And on the controversial natural - gas extract process known as hydrofracking, a majority of voters — 54 percent to 40 percent — agree with the decision by the Cuomo administration ban the practice.

With the support of 53 percent of voters, the alliance won 67 percent majority in parliament, and soon began to colonise the public sphere in an attempt to embed its Christian, nationalist and conservative values.

Compounding problems for Democrats hoping to win the seat, a majority of voters — 54 percent — are locked into their decision as to who they will vote for in the special election, while 33 percent said they were «fairly certain» they won't change their mind.

A majority of voters polled, by a margin of 62 percent to 34 percent, oppose raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15.

A solid majority of 68 percent of voters hold a favorable view of Akshar, while 18 percent do not.

However, Black Protestant voters, majorities of whom are Evangelical, voted 96 percent for Pro-Choice Democrat Al Gore and only 4 percent for George Bush, the Pro-Life candidate.

When Siena asked voters whether they'd like to increase taxes for more government services, or keep spending unchanged, or would you prefer to cut services and cut taxes, a majority of respondents, 51 percent, said «leave it as it is.»

If the district asks voters to exceed the cap, the proposed budget would have to be approved by 60 percent of those voting rather than a simple 50 - percent majority.

At the same time, voters agree by a 54 - 40 percent majority that the constitutionally protected freedom of religion grants the developers the right to build wherever they wish.

A majority of voters by a margin of 51 percent to 42 percent disapprove of his job as mayor, while half of voters, 50 percent to 42 percent, do not believe he deserves to be re-elected.

More voters have a favorable opinion of Planned Parenthood (57 percent favorable), than of Vice President Mike Pence (47 percent), President Donald Trump (44 percent), House Speaker Paul Ryan (37 percent), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (33 percent), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (26 percent), and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (20 percent).

Manhattan voters remain Bloomberg's strongest supporters, with 56 percent saying they approve of the way he's handling his job and a slight majority — 51 percent — saying he's kept his focus in his third term.

The majority coalition that controls the state Senate is pleased with the Siena College poll that found 54 percent of voters surveyed believed the power - sharing arrangement would lead to effective governing.

A Siena College poll released this morning found a broad majority of likely voters oppose the convention, 57 percent to 25 percent.

A majority — 59 percent of voters — back the current configuration.

A majority of voters — 57 percent — said Cuomo's doing an excellent or good job as governor, compared to 33 percent who say he's doing a fair or poor job.

Forty - four percent of New Yorkers see the Legislature in a better light thanks to state lawmakers» passage of a budget prior to the April 1 deadline, but Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos continue to to be viewed unfavorably by nearly twice as many voters as view them favorably.

Cuomo's push for congestion pricing, which would create a toll structure in Manhattan to reduce traffic and bolster MTA finances, is opposed by a majority of New York City voters, 54 percent to 42 percent.

Museveni was re-elected on 20 February 2011 with a 68 percent majority with 59 percent of registered voters having voted.

The Republicans can also find solace in the makeup of the blank voters, as about 85 percent are at least 50 years old, about 86 percent live outside of Mayer's Assembly district and a slim majority are men.

In a new poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University, the majority of voters surveyed — 55 percent — indicated that they believe New York State government is dysfunctional.

The poll comes in the wake of a stretch of high - profile corruption charges — including those facing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — 55 percent of voters say all state elected officials should be voted out of office so new representatives can start with a clean slate.

The poll also showed a majority of Democrats favor Harris but 45 percent of Trump supporters and 36 percent of California Republican voters said they would not vote in the Senate race.

The poll showed that a slim majority of voters, 51 percent, believe New York state is headed in the wrong direction.

Meanwhile, a majority of upstate voters support the ban, 56 percent to 20 percent, with a similar margin in New York City, the poll found.

A narrow majority (51 percent) of this year's voters said government should take more action to solve the country's problems, up from 46 percent in 2004.

While the majority of the state's registered voters aren't members of any party, 85 percent of its lawmakers are Democrats.

While popular with a majority of Republican voters, he is viewed negatively by 53 percent of independents and 81 percent of Democrats.

The poll also found that a majority of New York voters — 55 percent — prefer Cuomo stay out of the battle for control of the Senate, while only 38 percent back his involvement.

Forty - nine percent of voters supporter Paterson's decision to axe almot $ 200 million reappropriated member item spending from the budget, but a majority of New Yorkers statewide — 58 - 38 — opposed his veto of the $ 600 million in additional education spending added by the Legislature in its two - way deal.

But they're more closely divided on whether that cap should be able to be exceeded by an affirmative vote of 60 percent of voters, as the governor has argued, or simply a majority vote.

A majority of Republican voters disapprove of the job he's doing, 57 percent.

The School Board Association's Tim Kremer says a survey of the state's school districts finds that the vast majority are budgeting within the strictures of the tax cap, and as a result, 93 percent expect their budgets to be approved by voters on May 21.

The poll found voters in New York City by a margin of 62 percent to 36 percent oppose the tax, with even a narrow majority in Manhattan — 50 percent to 49 percent — also opposing it.

Weeks after both the ex-Senate majority leader and former Assembly speaker were forced from office following their corruption convictions, a combined 89 percent of voters told Siena that corruption remains a serious problem in Albany.

The cap can be overridden by a 60 percent majority of either a board or school district voters.

While most New York House Democrats voted against the recently - passed law, the Siena poll shows a strong majority — 61 percent — of voters in NY - 9 said they would have wanted their representative to vote for the bill.

While a majority of Capital Region voters (66 percent) said they wouldn't gamble at all at a new regional casino, they were more bullish on using a casino for other things.

But in the poll, a majority of Jewish voters said they would still vote for Weprin, while 35 percent would vote for Turner.

Siena College polling in January and February showed that the trail was the only piece of Cuomo's agenda Siena asked about that a majority of voters did not approve of (57 percent opposed it in February).

A report released Monday by the good - government group Citizens Union argued the current system for redistricting, dominated by the Democratic majority in the Assembly and Republicans who control the Senate, has led to less - competitive elections, reduced voter turnout and, over the past four election cycles, a 96 percent re-election rate for incumbents — who are returned to office by an average margin of victory of 61 percentage points.