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By the time polling day in Glasgow North East comes, a year will have passed since the SNP's John Mason won a totemic victory against Labour in Glasgow East.
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The distractions that crop up in a worker's day might be slightly different in the home (chores, television, pets, errands and children were all listed as time sucks by the telecommuters who were polled), but interruptions at work are just as common.
In the last few days, the Mexican peso has hit all - time lows against the U.S. dollar as Trump appeared to gain momentum in election polls.
Children could also be held partially responsible for disrupting family - time as the poll revealed 72 % of students spent between three and ten hours on - line on an average day during weekends and holidays.
Gone are the times when their church bus could chauffeur them right up to the door of the polling station and get them back home right before their soaps started for the day.
One suggestion is a 24 - hour voting day; another would be to close the polls throughout the nation at, for example, 10 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Pacific time).
You might have missed it because of Super Bowl weekend but on Saturday six top ten teams lost on the same day, just the fifth time that has happened in the history of the AP poll.
The latest New York Times / CBS News poll, conducted last week, showed likely voters in the same age group supporting Mr. Romney by a 15 - point margin — even wider than the gap on Election Day 2008.
Kenya goes to the polls in closely contested election — in pictures View gallery Odinga supporters interviewed by the Guardian in recent days said their leader had been robbed of victory in the last two elections, but that they would not take to the streets if they believed they had been fairly defeated this time.
But in an election cycle marked by unpredictable twists and turns, the tide may yet turn several times before polling day.
If a writ has been issued requiring the conduct of an election in a district, then, subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Electoral Commission may not, at any time in the period beginning on polling day and ending with the day of the return of the writ, register any application for registration as an elector that the Electoral Commission receives on or after polling day.
at any time before the close of the poll, conducts in relation to the election a public opinion poll of persons voting before polling day:
(Interestingly, the same day the Times is endorsing someone against Rangel, it's also running a story about a poll it commissioned on the congressman's future that found an «overwhelming majority» of Manhattan voters think he should either resign of end his re-election bid to clear his name).
According to a new Reuters / Ipsos poll, most Trump voters haven't budged in their support of the president, with 88 percent of those surveyed saying they'd cast their ballots for the Republican candidate again if America were to go back in time to Election Day.
But the Premier and his entourage believe the sternest test will come in a month's time in a Question Time special just a week away from polling day which is certain to win the biggest audietime in a Question Time special just a week away from polling day which is certain to win the biggest audieTime special just a week away from polling day which is certain to win the biggest audience.
By the time of the third debate, the surge had all but run out of puff and the full week between that final bout and polling day permitted further momentum to be lost.
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I've been laid low with a stomach bug all day so haven't had time to really write about today's polling.
The Labour lead over the Conservatives has narrowed dramatically in recent days, and is down to just one point in three different polls, including this one from YouGov for the Sunday Times
Cliff Day, who rode his bicycle to the door of his polling place in the Lincoln Houses Tuesday morning, said now was the time to rally behind Rangel.
But Election Day is next Tuesday, and Democrat Bill de Blasio leads 68 % to 23 %, according to a New York Times poll released Monday.
A new statewide poll shows four out of five New York voters think official state emails should be saved for longer than 90 days; only 16 percent support Governor Cuomo's speedy purges, reports Thomas Kaplan for The New York Times.
And as for the results — while the numbers on turnout of voters are generally tallied three times during the day, the figures on who voters cast their ballots for don't get looked at until the polls close.
Days before Cuomo was elected governor, New Yorkers» confidence in their state government was at an all - time low, with a poll showing that only 14 percent believed New York was headed in the right direction.
With some 63 days more to the polls, it is only a matter of time for the teacher to dump his chalk and pen and head to the house of parliament or for the DCE to get a raise in status.
The tiff between the candidates over the financial health of New York State comes on the same day that a Siena College poll, conducted for the Albany Times Union newspaper, finds the majority of upstate New Yorkers are worried about money, and are treading water financially.
Barron spent the day in East New York visiting polling stations and also found time to speak to the 8th grade graduates of George Gershwin Junior High School with his wife, Inez, where the two later rapped some words of wisdom to the students while the marching band played behind them.
CITY HALL — Mayor Michael Bloomberg continued to blast the «incompetence» of the Board of Elections a day after New York City's primary was marred by problems at the polls, accusing them of reaching an all - time - low for election mismanagement.
Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.
This is why the timing of the royal wedding, just a week or so before polling day, is such bad news for AV backers.
In 2010 it was the Liberal Democrats who were the kingmakers: next time it could be UKIP, the Greens, the SNP or even the Democratic Unionist Party who find themselves helping to prop up a government — and that means the bigger parties will be engaging in a lot of courting, a lot of bargaining, and not much in the way of chilling before polling day.
Heading into the final days of the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton is holding an edge over Donald Trump after a month of tumult, with most voters saying their minds are made up and late revelations about both candidates made no significant difference to them, according to the latest New York Times / CBS News poll.
He said he continued to smoke for a «very short period of time» after polling day, but was not tempted to drown his sorrows.
Yet the timing of the announcement — two days after a Marist poll showed Abuse-gate and Free Ticket — gate dragging Cuomo's approval rating down for the first time in months by an eye - catching thirteen points — is mighty suspicious.
Voters will head to the polls across Europe in seven days» time for an election that will affect over 500 million people.
But releasing the Time Warner sponsored Siena poll, literally a day before an election, is in a word irresponsible and a grave disservice to the voters of the 19th Congressional District.»
The mailers were covered with pictures of Malloy and praise for him, but they also included some relatively small print saying what time polls would be open on Election Day and how voters could get a ride to the polls.
It's been a long time since any state has gone to the polls and elected US Senators from different parties on the same day.
Lunchtime (Newstalk radio): Discussing political trends evident in, and potential government formation options arising from, that day's Irish Times - Ipsos MRBI opinion poll (26th March 2015).
There's so much time between now and Election Day that there's a reason that people, even talking heads and pundits, don't use January polls to predict elections.»
Moore trails his Democratic opponent for the first time in polling for the Alabama Senate race, days after accusations surfaced that he had sexual contact with a 14 - year - old girl almost four decades ago.
Hayworth released that ad the same day we released our exclusive Time Warner Cable News / Siena Poll showing Maloney with an 8 point lead over Hayworth.
«It is the fact that the court below, though differently constituted confirmed on appeal elections in respect of House of Assembly seats in Osisioma LGA and Isiala North LGA which took place simultaneously with the Abia Governorship same day, time, in the same polling units and where voters were accredited using the same voters; registers and card readers.»
The training, which began at 2 pm with registration procedures and a pre-test, also highlighted the polling day and time, functions of the polling team and the role of election personnel and stakeholders.
With the last few days newspapers having been an orgy of Cameronia, it is rather unsurprisingly a good poll for the Tories — for the first time since the beginning of the general election campaign it shows the parties neck and neck: CON 36 % (+1), LAB 36 % -LRB--1), LD 18 % -LRB--2).
Time for a catch up of the YouGov polling over the last few days.
Unlike citizens in 34 other states across America, residents here can only vote ahead of time — by absentee ballot — if they can say their profession, business, studies, travel, illness or disability will prevent them from getting to the polls on Election Day.
The governor did not appear in public after the polls closed, telling reporters earlier in the day he preferred to spend his time in the office.
The message we were getting on the doorstep, particularly on polling day, was that people are finding times tough and see no change in their circumstances.
Washington (CNN)-- Only one day of campaigning remains before Florida primary voters go to the polls, and with time running out a new poll reveals that massive numbers of voters remain undecided even after months of tough politicking.