Sentences with phrase «thirds majority of voters»

Under Proposition 13, a 1978 California tax - limitation initiative, the proposed tax required approval by a two - thirds majority of voters.

But doing so requires a two - thirds majority of voters.

This can be done by way of a relative majority (more than 50 per cent of votes cast), an absolute majority (more than 50 per cent of eligible voters) or some form of a super-majority (60 per cent or two - thirds majority of voters).

Not exact matches

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.

The majority of Californians, including two - thirds of the state's black voters, have just had their core civil right - the right to vote - stripped from them by an openly gay federal judge who has misread history and the Constitution to impose his views on the state's people.

The majority of Long Islanders — led by Democrats, third - party or independent voters, African - Americans and Latinos — have an unfavorable view of Republican President Donald Trump and rate his handling of issues as fair or poor, according to a Newsday / Siena College poll.

The Siena Research Institute report summed it up well: «While Republicans are closely divided on public campaign financing, it is supported by a majority of independents and two - thirds of Democrats, and more than three - quarters of voters from every party support quick disclosure of contributions greater than $ 500.»

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 poll shows a majority of New York City voters believe Bloomberg lost his focus during his third term.

People who obviously changed their voting habits to elect a Democratic majority (male voters split 50/50 last night, a third of Evangelicals voted for Democrats) were taking a chance on a party in which Hillary is now the standard bearer.

The changes being proposed would make it easier to override the cap by requiring a simple majority of voters rather than a two - thirds supermajority.

Only a third of school budgets that sought to override the state's cap on property taxes while the broad majority of spending plans was approved by voters on Tuesday, according to the state School Boards Association.

A system which does not allow voters to express second or third preferences, and which can give 100 % of the rewards to candidates who may get as little as a third of the votes, may have been fine as long as the overwhelming majority of voters were happy with a limited choice of parties.

One third of UKIP voters would rather see Labour in office, either alone or in coalition, while four in ten would prefer a Conservative overall majority.

Two thirds of Eastleigh voters — including a majority of Tories and 97 % of Lib Dems — agree that «the Lib Dems do a good job locally in my area».

More than half (59 %) of all voters, including nearly nine in ten Tories (88 %), a majority of UKIP voters (55 %) and two thirds of swing voters (68 %) expect Cameron to remain in charge.

The majority of Long Islanders — led by Democrats, third - party or independent voters, African - Americans and Latinos — have an unfavorable view of Trump and rate his handling of issues as fair or poor, according to a Newsday / Siena College poll.

Voters will have the option to fundamentally change a key legislative process this November when considering Proposition 25, which would reduce the voter threshold in the Legislature for passage of the state's budget from two - thirds to a simple majority.

A GOP - leaning polling group found two - thirds support for the strikers among Chicago's public school parents, and majority support among the city's voters — despite the condemnations issued by left - of - center pundits and editorial boards on the kids» behalf.

If a measure to increase local parcel taxes for public schools were on the ballot, about half of likely voters (48 %) would vote yes — a level of support far short of the two - thirds majority needed to pass a local parcel tax.