Sentences with phrase «thirds of state voters»

Gov. Cuomo's job - approval rating for his handling of education had fallen to 28 percent, with nearly two - thirds of state voters disapproving of his performance on education, the Quinnipiac University poll showed.

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In a new CNN / Time poll of GOP voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, Paul comes in third place in all three states.

WASHINGTON — President Trump's major policy moves over the course of his first year in office have had a common denominator: They either overtly favor his base of support — the roughly one - third of voters who solidly back him — or they appear to penalize those states that vote Democratic.

By converting «wasted» presidential votes into «none of the above» or support for third - party candidates in Oklahoma, Arizona and other deep red states in the South — the Confederacy, essentially — black voters would exert pressure on party leaders to not take black voters and their issues for granted.

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.

There are also 14 states with legislative supermajority (usually three - fifths or two - thirds of the legislature) and voter approval requirements for new taxes.

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.

I assure you that there are still voters leaving Ohio State off their ballots entirely, including eight voters this week, but you wouldn't think that would be enough for the Bucks to enjoy more than double the standard deviation of the next closest team... until you learn that those eight non-votes are the third - largest group for Ohio State, which is only more frequently ranked No. 2 (13 ballots) and No. 5 (10 ballots).

When the number of voters in a third of seats in a particular state or territory deviates significantly from the average (over 10 per cent for a period of more than two months).

An optimist might see one - third of enrolled voters from each party showed up at the polls — roughly the same as 2008 level — as a solid showing in a state with poor turnout in some years.

Two new Quinnipiac University polls show that New York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learstate, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learState voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learning.

«My message of reforming and changing the way business is done in New York has been resonating with voters across the political spectrum and while I remain a Republican, I don't think my independent message has connected with state Republican leaders who seem intent on continuing the losing formula that all but guarantees a third term for Democrat Andrew Cuomo,» Giambra said in a statement.

But that needs to be taken with a grain of salt, since at least two - thirds of voters in every region of the state continue to view him favorably.

This was not the kind of language Democratic primary voters heard when Teachout shocked the Empire State by snagging about a third of the votes against a sitting governor.

Two - thirds of the voters said the state's Buffalo Billion investment — which both men have championed — has resulted in positive change for the city.

Things are looking up a bit for Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, despite the fact that nearly two - thirds of voters still have no idea who he is.

Thompson's reasoning: With Paladino at the top of the Taxpayers ticket, the chances are higher for the creation of a new third party, which could perhaps rival the state Conservative Party — a big goal of some right - leaning voters who are upset with Chairman Mike Long and his decision to back a moderate like Lazio.

Exit polls: Two - thirds or more of GOP primary voters support temporary ban on Muslims entering US, across all #SuperTuesday states

In the state comptroller's race, Democratic incumbent Tom DiNapoli has a two - to - one lead over his GOP challenger, Harry Wilson, but nearly two - thirds of voters still have no opinion about DiNapoli despite the fact that he's spent more than three years in office.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ninety - seven percent of New York voters say it's important that lawmakers pass new laws to combat corruption in state government, but two - thirds of them are pessimistic the governor and Legislature will do that this year.

A new Siena poll found New York voters view corruption in state government as a serious issue, yet only about a third of them have followed recent developments about Cuomo's disbanded Moreland Commission closely enough to be able to offer an informed opinion.

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.

That means only about one - third of the state's 10.8 million active voters filled out ballots to re-elect Gov. Cuomo.

ALBANY — Nearly two - thirds of New York voters say they're never surprised when another state legislator gets indicted because most are out only to help themselves and their political pals,...

Perhaps the state's most watched race is on Long Island, where voters will choose a successor to the Suffolk County executive, Steve Levy, a Democrat - turned - Republican who abruptly quit his bid for a third term this year in a deal to end a criminal investigation of his political fund - raising.

Because of this year's presidential race and the Legislature's failure to come to an agreement on recombining the congressional and state votes after a 2012 judicial decision split them, Tuesday will be the third opportunity for some voters to cast primary votes this year.

Or, in many states, they do not meet petition requirements in which a certain number of voters must sign a petition for a third party or independent candidate to gain ballot access.

State Treasurer Rob McCord was third in the survey of 649 likely Democratic primary voters with 12 %, followed by former Department of Environmental Protection Secretary and one - time PUC Commissioner John Hanger at 7 percent.

«My message of reforming and changing the way business is done in New York has been resonating with voters across the political spectrum and while I remain a Republican, I don't think my independent message has connected with state Republican leaders who seem intent on continuing the losing formula that all but guarantees a third term for Democrat Andrew Cuomo,» Giambra said.

Almost two - thirds of registered voters in New York State — 65 % — have a positive opinion of the governor.

About one - third of registered voters statewide — 33 % — think New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is doing either an excellent or good job in office.

LENOIR, (Dec. 26)-- Two of the major Republican presidential hopefuls are learning what third party and independent candidates have known for years, that ballot access laws in most states are rigged against offering voters any real choices in primaries and on election day, said Jordon Greene, president of Free the Vote North Carolina in a statement issued today.

President Obama will make his third trip to the state on behalf of Corzine next Sunday, two days before voters head to the polls.

An independent candidate for president seeking placement on the general election ballot must file a petition with the coordinator of elections containing the signatures of at least 25 voters per state elector (275 total) no later than the third Thursday in August.

ALBANY — Nearly two - thirds of New York voters say they're never surprised when another state legislator gets indicted because most are out only to help themselves and their political pals, according to a poll released Monday.

Initial polls showed only about a third of voters had heard of the Moreland Commission or its work, but the Quinnipiac poll showed increasing familiarity with Moreland among the state's voters, 51 percent of whom now say they've heard or read something about the scandal.

The San Francisco Unified School District has decided not to implement a sales - tax increase approved by voters last month in light of a state supreme court decision that new special - use taxes must be approved by two - thirds of the voters.

Two - thirds (66 percent) of the state's likely voters answered that they supported local governments establishing ESAs to allow parents to use state education dollars toward the education of their choice.

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 new poll shows that two - thirds of California voters agree that the state should get rid of «Last in, First Out,» a teacher tenure policy that requires the newest K - 12 teachers be laid off first, regardless of merit.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: More than half of voters oppose a Trump administration plan to expand offshore drilling, while two - thirds support states» rights to request exemptions, according to a recent survey.

The Cruz campaign, which sliced and diced voter profiles thousands of different ways and developed its own sophisticated targeting and turnout operation — appealing to some Iowa voters on the issue of fireworks deregulation, for example — stopped psychologically profiling voters entirely after South Carolina, the third early - state contest, when the pace of the campaign picked up.

The findings show that support for Planned Parenthood cuts across party lines, resonating with not just Democrats but independent voters — a key electoral demographic — and more than a third of Republican voters in each state.

Nearly two - thirds of New Mexico voters believe the state should tap its $ 14 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund to generate more funding for early childhood programs, a Journal Poll found.