So, we waited until 9 to head to
our polling place with kids in tow (2 yo DS, and DDs 15 and 3 mos).
Not exact matches
Today, Senator Barack Obama arrived
with a strong wind at his back in New Hampshire where, until late December,
polls had
placed him in a virtual tie
with Senator Hillary Clinton.
Nationally, the most recent Rasmussen
poll has Huckabee tied in second
place with Mitt Romney and McCain.
An opinion
poll released Thursday showed that Marine Le Pen, the far - right candidate would win the first round
with 24 percent of the votes, followed by Macron
with 21 percent and Fillon in third
place with 20 percent.
Republicans in South Carolina also were voting on Saturday in the state - by - state contest to pick nominees for the Nov. 8 election,
with opinion
polls showing front - runner Donald Trump trying to solidify his spot at the top of the pack and rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio fighting for a second -
place finish.
An average of four major national
polls calculated by Real Clear Politics shows Trump leads the GOP pack
with 34.5 percent of support among likely Republican voters, while Cruz follows in second
place with 19.3 percent.
Despite strong campaigns from candidates Michael Walters in Edmonton - Rutherford, Sue Huff in Edmonton - Glenora, Tim Osborne in St. Albert, and Norm Kelly in Calgary - Currie, recent
polls have
placed the party
with 2 % support province - wide.
-- «Goodbye, neighborhood
polling places — 5 counties switch to mega-vote centers,» by CALmatters» Rhonda Lyons: «This election season five California counties are doing away
with hundreds of neighborhood
polling places and replacing them
with fewer «one - stop vote centers» — an experiment sold by Democrats as a way to save money and boost anemic voter turnout from the last midterm elections.»
A spate of recent
polling shows ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship fading into third
place in the primary race, after an outside group
with ties to the national GOP spent heavily to sink his candidacy.
On election day» a Sunday, of course» «from the monastery gates came streaming forth a magnificent procession of the cross,
with priests bearing crosses and icons... in a long line, singing hymns and in full ceremonial dress towards the
polling place.»
The repeal is wildly unpopular
with both sides of the aisle (I've seen
polls where 80 % of republicans favor keeping net neutrality in
place).
The new No. 1 in the Harris
Poll are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
with 107 first
place votes.
And another
poll at CS had her as far and away the event's biggest gainer,
with Charlotte Flair in second
place.
Monreal did come in second in the
poll,
with Aaron Ramsey closely behind in third
place, and you would have to say that the trio have been our best players all season so far, not only in October.
The Pioneers earned votes in the most recent media top 20
poll, and the Hoyas are the team tied
with Vanderbilt for third
place.
He was in outstanding form as the Clarets kept a clean sheet and
polled 59 % of the vote
with George Boyd, who scored the winning goal, taking second
place with a 20 % share.
In a
poll of parents
with toddlers and babies, they conclusively agreed that the kitchen cabinets, pantry (where treats are kept) and the toilet are the most visited
places by curious children.
This analysis confirms what we might have anticipated from the evidence of the
polls — local authorities appear to contain more Leave voters if there was a large vote for UKIP there in the 2014 European elections, if there was a small vote for parties of the «left» (Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish and Welsh Nationalists and Greens) on the same occasion, and in
places with relatively low proportions of graduates, young people, and people from an ethnic minority background.
Ibrahim Idris, IGP The IGP who spoke at a dialogue session he had
with a coalition of Civil Society Organization, CSOs, under the aegis of Situation Room, said he has put necessary manpower and logistics in
place to secure electorates, electoral officials, observers and election materials that will be used for the Anambra
poll.
Online advertising may switch to encouraging early voting and connecting people
with polling places.
The coalition partners were hammered at the
polls last night,
with the Tories falling to fifth
place in Rotherham, and the Liberal Democrats coming eighth.
And if you also have find - your -
polling -
place features or instructions for day - of - election voter registration (where it's allowed), you'll also have a better chance of providing your potential supporter
with something they need and leaving them
with a positive impression.
The executive summary of the article concludes: «In preparing for a second election the Tory leadership needs to negotiate for the debates to take
place earlier in the campaign; put more money into its ground war; build better relations
with the whole of the party and Conservative movement; trust professional
polling to test messages; and develop clearer decision - making structures.»
Campaigns have also used search ads as a electoral turnout tool, connecting voters
with information about their
polling places or last - minute volunteer opportunities.
ending
with the close of
polling day for the second general election that takes
place after the date of receipt by the Electoral Commission of the duly completed return
Every
polling place official must exercise or perform his or her powers, duties, and functions in accordance
with any directions given by the Electoral Commission or the Returning Officer.
The
poll suggested the SNP would take 70 seats, Labour 21, the Tories 16, the Greens on nine and the Lib Dems would be pushed from fourth
place to sixth
with six MSPs.
With European elections due to be held in June 2014 (a ComRes
poll at the weekend put UKIP in second
place on 23 per cent, a point ahead of the Tories), the party intends to make it a major campaign issue.
This is in line
with many other studies: a 2005
poll found that 29 per cent were content
with the current number of abortions that take
place each year.
This allows New York to redeem itself from the ignominious status of
place dead last in turnout nationwide this year and in the nation
with fewer voters going to the
polls than in any midterm election for at least three decades.
Together
with Sandra Lee, he appeared at his designated
polling place midmorning.
Clegg has indicated that he would not forge a coalition
with Labour should it come third in the popular vote — as it is currently
placed in opinion
polls.
In an all - party primary, Republican state Assemblyman Katcho Achadijan would take the first -
place spot
with 24 percent, followed by Schneider
with 16 percent, Carbajal
with 11 percent and GOP businessman Justin Fareed
with 10 percent, according to a
poll paid for by Schneider's campaign and conducted by top Democratic pollster Celinda Lake.
These parties have always been expected to take the top two
places nationally so I have calculated the expected lead from the
polls and compared it
with the actual lead to produce the following chart.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, voting Tuesday
with his wife in Brooklyn, took the rear door of his
polling place and avoided activists who say he's moving too slowly to shut down the violence - plagued Rikers Island jails.
A
poll released this week shows Quinn remains far ahead of her challengers, and now inching toward the 40 percent threshold that would allow her to avoid a run - off
with the second -
place Democratic challenger.
Over in Virginia, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell (site) has chosen to wrap things up
with a rotating home screen that flips between a
polling place locator and a pointer to his constant coverage of the campaign's final moments, via live video stream, Twitter, and live blog.
Several voters at the same
polling place said they cast their ballots for de Blasio because they felt he was more in touch
with the public and would steer the city in a better direction.
Labour led the bookies» odds before
polls closed on 2/5
with Ukip predicted to clinch second
place on 5/2 and the Tories in third on 8/1.
A ComRes
poll published this evening for ITV News / The Independent put the Liberal Democrats on an almost even footing
with the Tories while Labour trail in third
place.
Weiner begins in second
place among the Democrats,
with 15 % of the primary vote, second to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has 25 %, according to a Quinnipiac University
poll Wednesday.
The Political Forecasting Unit «
polling tracker» currently has the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats tied for top
place on 32 per cent,
with Labour on 27 per cent.
The coalition parties took first and second
place in the final
poll of the general election at Thirsk and Malton,
with Labour coming a disappointing third.
The Republican, who is neck - and - neck
with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for first
place in some
polls, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
We spoke
with him outside of a
polling place on Beach 51st Street in Edgemere.
The
poll coincides
with another conducted by the Sun today, which
places the Tory party ahead of Labour for the first time this year, largely believed to be due to Cameron's decision to veto a new EU treaty.
New York County GOP Chairwoman Adele Malpass told The Post that the purpose of the new line, approved on Friday, was to give the large numbers of Democratic and independent voters who
polls show are unhappy
with de Blasio's policies a
place to cast their ballots without feeling uncomfortable about voting Republican.
--
With concerns about school security on voting days, some Republicans on the town council are considering forming a subcommittee to investigate alternate
polling places.
In second
place in the team's
polling was Corbyn,
with 1,255 declared backers — less than 6 %.
In addition, voters will be able to make an account, look up biographical candidate information and
polling place information, as well as populate a ballot
with candidate preferences and share that information
with their social networks.