Sentences with phrase «thirds of voters»

Proposition 16, which would have change California's constitution to force cities and counties to get the approval of two - thirds of their voters before using public money to invest in local energy projects or utilities.

A poll last year found that while two - thirds of voters oppose a straight carbon tax, 56 percent approve if its revenue is rebated to the public.

The Government appears to be on the back foot as it sells the policy, with a poll finding almost two - thirds of voters oppose the tax.

If the parcel tax measure receives the approval of two - thirds of the voters, it would cost homeowners $ 120 annually for 10 years, raising an estimated $ 12.5 million each year for the School District.

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.

With two - thirds of the voters rejecting the initiative, the drubbing shows that «Swiss people did not respond well to the «scare tactics» used by the initiative's sponsors,» says Hengartner.

On the other hand, at least two - thirds of voters of every party and region believe an independent, outside prosecutor conducting the investigation would be preferable to the Attorney General.

Nearly two - thirds of voters believe that Labour has a problem with prejudice, according to a new poll commissioned amid a bitter row over anti-Semitism in the party.

And in a message for all three parties, more than two thirds of voters - 68 per cent - felt that the parties «could and should set out in far more detail their plans for taxes and spending over the next two or three years».

More than two - thirds of voters prefer «someone else» for governor next year.»

Better than two - thirds of voters said they would prefer to remain in New York City rather than move elsewhere if they had the choice.

But a new Siena College poll finds that nearly two thirds of voters think that Donald Trump at the top of the ticket will not help Republicans hold on to the Senate, and Hilary Clinton as the Democratic Presidential candidate will actually help Democrats regain the Senate, says Siena spokesman Steve Greenberg.

More than two - thirds of voters in households with no gun support the SAFE Act.

Nearly two - thirds of voters are optimistic about the next four years even as they're divided over issues.

These districts could issue 30 years of debt with the approval of two - thirds of voters in the district.

A national Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday shows nearly two - thirds of voters think embattled Republican Roy Moore should drop out of the race for U.S. Senate in Alabama.

Even prior to the announcement that the FBI were re-opening their investigation, more than two thirds of voters perceived her to be dishonest.

Two - thirds of voters say they haven't heard anything about the upcoming referendum on whether to hold a constitutional convention.

But a new Siena College poll finds that nearly two - thirds of voters think that Donald Trump at the top of the ticket will not help Republicans hold on to the Senate, and Hillary Clinton as the Democratic candidate will actually help Democrats regain the Senate, said Siena spokesman Steve Greenberg.

But true too are two other facts: Astorino has a huge gap to close, and it's hard to beat a popular incumbent when you face a two - to - one party disadvantage and you are unknown to two - thirds of voters, including 70 percent of your own party,» said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.

«Astorino has a huge gap to close, and it's hard to beat a popular incumbent when you face a two - to - one party disadvantage and you are unknown to two - thirds of voters, including 70 percent of your own party,» said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.

The poll also shows that more than two - thirds of voters polled have a negative view of Paladino — higher than Gov. David Paterson's unfavorable rating has ever been, Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.

While more than two - thirds of voters over 65 support Clinton.

But a Quinnipiac University poll from February suggested otherwise, with two - thirds of voters saying they wanted Trump to release his returns.

According to the poll, two thirds of voters hadn't even heard of Schreibman in September and those who had were evenly divided in their opinion.

The MP for Sheffield Hallam resigned as Lib Dem leader the morning after the general election, when it emerged his party had lost 48 of its 56 MPs and two - thirds of its voters.

The pair announced their intention to stand within a week of Nick Clegg's resignation speech the day after the general election, in which the party lost 85 % of its MPs and two - thirds of its voters.

Enough to win, obviously, but two - thirds of voters didn't vote for him, and there is no way to spin that into a positive.

The poll also shows more than two - thirds of voters want spending to be cut, double the proportion who believe the government should increase expenditure.

«It's amazing in this day and age that you declare victory when two - thirds of the voters rejected you,» Murray said.

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.

Nearly two - thirds of voters in New York City — 66 % — do not want Spitzer to enter New York City politics and run for mayor in 2013.

The poll found two - thirds of voters don't know enough about the GOP candidate to even form an opinion of him.

At the last General Election, more than two thirds of voters from Britain's black and ethnic minority (BME) communities supported Labour; only 16 % voted for us (source: Ethnic Minority British Election Study (PDF)-RRB-.

Two - thirds of the voters want two (42 %) or more (25 %) debates.

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.

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.

While Cuomo has fallen below 70 percent, more than two - thirds of voters still view him favorably, including two - thirds of Republicans and more than half of conservatives,» said Siena poll spokesman Steve Greenberg.

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.

TUC Opinion Poll on Regional Pay Commenting on the TUC opinion poll * showing that two thirds of voters thought paying teachers less in lower - pay areas would make it harder for schools to recruit and retain good quality teachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «Only Michael Gove has expressed any support for local pay in teaching.

Nearly two - thirds of voters say Cuomo has treated public employee unions, with whom is is currently in contract negotiations, fairly during his first three months in office.

More than two - thirds of voters think New York should fund both downstate mass transit and upstate roads, for similar amounts, although there is less agreement on how to fund infrastructure spending.

Two - thirds of voters said that driver's licenses were a privilege that unlawfully present non-citizens should not have.

Furthermore, two - thirds of voters believe the coalition government is better for the UKeconomy than a Labour one would be.

Cuomo, who has never managed to completely shake his Type - A reputation among political insiders, is viewed by nearly two - thirds of voters as just the right degree of aggressive.

A YouGov poll commissioned by the SNP found more than two - thirds of voters do not trust the Tories while only 16 per cent of voters trust them to represent their voice in Holyrood.

Polls have shown around two thirds of voters back re-nationalisation.

Two - thirds of voters polled viewed Cuomo favorably.

In the hotly contested AG's race, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice has a slight edge (21 percent, with the next closest candidate, Sen. Eric Schneiderman, at 9) over her four declared Democratic primary opponents, though nearly two - thirds of voters (61 percent) remain undecided.

Two - thirds of voters think the coalition's drive to make the rich pay more should be extended to fines for speeding offences.