Sentences with phrase «recent city council election»

In the recent City Council election, she faced criticism for reacting too slowly to out - of - scale development projects in the neighborhood.

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And although he trailed in fund - raising by a wide margin, according to recent state Board of Elections records — $ 17,185 compared with more than $ 70,000 raised by City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick and Queens Library External Affairs Director Jimmy Van Bramer — Maragos said he has made an impact with District 26 voters by going door - to - door.

Only 25 percent of registered voters in New York City participated in the November 2014 elections, according to the New York City Campaign Finance Board, and a recent special election in The Bronx for a vacant City Council seat saw roughly 3,300 out of 85,000 registered voters cast ballots.

The executive director of the New York City Board of Elections said at a City Council budget hearing on Friday that recent failings by the board, revealed in a WNYC report, were not entirely the BOE's responsibility and that voters in New York needed to step up their participation and involvement in ensuring that their votes count.

Given that a recent Los Angeles Times article described how the Hyattsville, Maryland City Council voted 7 - to - 4 to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the town's elections, invite one of the names appearing in the article to participate in a Meet and Greet.

Recent amendments made to the Belize City Council and the Town Board Acts now allow for the direct election of mayors.