Sentences with phrase «state voters questioned»

The Siena College poll was conducted Jan. 25 - 27, with 622 registered New York State voters questioned by telephone.

The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted December 7 - 13, with 1,692 New York State voters questioned by telephone.

In 1994, Marist asked New York State voters this question, and at that time, 51 % wanted to re-elect their state senator while 27 % did not.

Not exact matches

It's the question any voter concerned about the state of the economy should put to every politician who comes to his or her door.

The big question on most Americans» minds Tuesday was whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton would be the nation's next president, but voters in nine states also had a big decision to make regarding marijuana legalization.

The complaint alleges that out - of - state voters were allowed to vote, and questions the integrity of results from Jefferson County, which is 43 % black and saw a 47 % turnout rate, which Moore called «highly unusual» — i.e. higher than expected.

In a later section, on demographic distribution analysis, the contract mentions the possibility for additional «targeted data collection procedures through multiple platforms» to be used — even including «brief phone scripts with single - trait questions» — in order to correct any skews that might be found once the Facebook data is matched with voter databases in each state, (and assuming any «data gaps» could not be «filled in from targeted online samples», as it also puts it).

That permanent injunction will allow the judge more time to consider the constitutional issues raised by State Question 755, which was approved by voters earlier this month.

Oklahoma voters are considering an unusual question that will appear on their ballots this Tuesday: whether Islamic law can be used in considering cases in state court.

For the conventional account, preserved among conservatives, is that Roe v. Wade merely needs to be overturned and then the question of abortion will be returned to the states, to the voters and their elected representatives, to decide.

This question is state dependent; the routing of death certificate and how individuals are removed from the rolls of registered voters impacts the answer.

The researchers asked a selected group of voters to state their opinions on a variety of real public policy questions, and then presented them with fabricated poll results on the same topics.

The Christian conception of marriage is one: the other is the quite different question — how far Christians, if they are voters or Members of Parliament, ought to try to force their views of marriage on the rest of the community... There ought to be two distinct kinds of marriage: one governed by the State with the rules enforced on all citizens, the other governed by the Church with rules enforced by her on her own members.

How many confirmed cases have there been in the United States of intentional in - person voter fraud which could have been prevented if the state in question had passed voter ID laws?

The poll of 1,165 registered state voters has a margin of error of + / - 2.9 percentage points, with + / - 4.7 for questions asked only of Democrats.

Political analysts said Curran may also have been helped by Democratic voters coming out in larger numbers to send a message to President Donald Trump; union turnout against the state constitutional convention ballot question; or by the surprising underperformance of Republican Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, who lost to underdog Laura Gillen to give town control to Democrats for the first time in 100 years.

Massachusetts» highest court ruled today that a question asking voters to repeal the state's casino law can go on the November ballot.

Mr. DiNapoli probably doesn't want to answer questions like that, but it his obligation to the voters of this state to make himself available to them.»

I saw this question about what states that don't use voter ID do to ensure non-citizens don't vote, and the answer seems to be little, if anything.

This is the first of three questions that will be put to New York State voters on Tuesday, appearing on the flip side of the election ballots.

«As things stand right now, you could (by showing residency) vote in CA without changing citizenship (the state asks few questions of its voters).»

New York State voters decisively rejected a question on the ballot as to whether a constitutional convention should be held, a proposal that stirred intense opposition among various interest groups.

The state constitution requires that voters be presented with such a ballot question every 20 years; it was voted down in 1997 and 1977.

According to a press release sent out earlier today by Davis, the state Board decided on Sept. 15 to advise county boards of elections that both sides of the ballot should contain text and a graphic, such as an arrow, that highlight to voters the need to turn the ballot over to locate the constitutional convention question.

When this question was last asked in June 2017, 45 % of voters thought the state was on track, and 43 % believed it was off course.

A former counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo is suing the state Board of Elections in order to require the upcoming ballot question on whether to hold a constitutional convention be placed on the front of the ballot presented to voters.

Similar proportions of Democratic voters in New York State held these views when Marist last asked this question in November.

Marty Connor, an election lawyer and the former leader of the State Senate Democrats, pulled Teachout's voting records and spent Friday and Saturday sharing them with journalists, noting that she claimed to be a permanently disabled voter (this lets her vote by absentee ballot), had no record of voting in New York in 2011 or 2013 and questioned whether she met the five - year residency requirement to be governor.

Last week, New Yorkers got a peek into the efforts to influence the upcoming question to be put to voters on whether they want to convene a state constitutional convention.

State law requires the question of a constitutional convention be put to voters at least once every 20 years.

The Marist College poll was conducted Sept. 27 - 29, with 591 likely voters in New York State questioned by telephone.

They faced questions from Buckeye State voters as they vie for the support of blue collar and minority voters who underpin the Democratic coalition.

Of the three propositions on the New York state ballot Tuesday, voters rejected the question asking for a constitutional convention but approved public pension forfeiture and a Forest Preserve land bank.

Go to timesunion.com to check out our new online 2010 Voters Guide, which features candidate information and policy questions from almost two dozen state and local races and some 60 aspirants.

State Democratic Party Executive Director Geoff Berman said the question of when to allow voters to switch registration to vote in a party primary should be dealt with by the Legislature, not by a political party.

The right track - wrong track question has taken something of a swing: Last month voters by a margin of 49 percent to 41 percent said the state was heading in the wrong direction — making for a 15 - point improvement in how they are viewing the direction of the state.

One question asks voters if «you knew that it was rushed through the state Assembly at night, and through the Senate just before the July 4th holiday» and alleges the mechanism that waived the three - day aging process for bills through a message of necessity was done so «improperly» in order to «intentionally limit public debate.»

Another question asked voters about the «probably double digit increase in the cost of the toll» on the bridge and the «jamming it through the Legislature before the July 4th holiday» assessing whether those conditions «make you more or less likely to vote to vote for Governor Cuomo and the state legislators who support it?»

A spokesman for North Carolina Gov. Gov. Pat McCrory called Cuomo's ban on nonessential publicly funded travel to the Tar Heel State «hypocrisy and demagoguery,» and questioned whether Cuomo would ask the SU basketball team to boycott the upcoming Final Four because it is hosted by Houston, where voters last year defeated a non-discrimination ordinance.

Scalise's strongest Republican primary opponent, State Representative Timothy G. «Tim» Burns from Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish, accused Scalise of push polling, a practice in which a campaign contacts voters by telephone and asks probing questions which leave a negative impression of his opponent.

With the public referendum on casino gaming just weeks away, new polls indicating New York voters are keen on building more state - run casinos are being questioned by anti-gambling groups.

In his fifth State of the County speech and first since winning re-election last year, Bellone urged state lawmakers to put the water fee question to voters in NoveState of the County speech and first since winning re-election last year, Bellone urged state lawmakers to put the water fee question to voters in Novestate lawmakers to put the water fee question to voters in November.

Rare openings in the State Senate's Republican conference have intensified one of New York's most far - reaching political questions: Will Democrats, who have a nearly 2 - to - 1 voter edge and more Democratic senators than Republicans, control the State Senate?

The state constitution requires that voters be asked the question every 20 years.

«While acknowledging the potential negatives of such a convention — e.g., the risk of amendments being approved that would weaken the home rule authority of local governments — the Executive Committee viewed the opportunity to strengthen the position of municipalities in New York's governmental structure as more important and voted to approve NYCOM's support of a «Yes» vote on the constitutional convention question facing New York voters this November, with the additional stipulation that municipal officials would need to run for and be elected as delegates to the convention if our intended outcomes are to be achieved,» the guide states

Elections official subpoenaed after his claims of voter fraud By Yoav Gonen and Carl Campanile October 25, 2016 4:39 pm State investigators have questioned the Manhattan Democratic representative...

At Manhattan office of NY Constitution.org, people are spearheading an effort to urge state voters in November to vote yes on the question of whether to hold a constitutional convention.

The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted September 16 - 20, with 751 likely voters in New York State questioned by telephone.

Haley's campaign announced that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will visit South Carolina to campaign for Haley along the coast June 18, though how much influence Romney has over GOP voters there is an open question after his dismal finish in the state's 2008 presidential primary.

Don't forget that state Rep. Mike Weaver (D), who is running against Rep. Ron Lewis (R) in Kentucky's 2nd district, told your Ramblers on day one that voters should question whether the price at the pump is being manipulated.