Among the key reasons cited by the Assembly and the ECA for adopting a June primary date are that, in their view: an August primary would result in reduced
turnout because many voters vacation during that month; identifying and training sufficient poll workers would be very difficult during a prime vacation period; schools, which are often used as poll sites, are frequently closed and unstaffed during the summer; and that, given the myriad tasks that must be completed to prepare and transmit ballots, as well as the inevitable delays caused by administrative challenges, machine malfunctions and counting of paper ballots, setting a June date would ensure better compliance with UOCAVA's 45 - day ballot transmission requirement.
Both Muzzio and Scott Levenson, founder of the Advance Group political consulting firm, said the Queens Democratic Party litmus test would likely play out amid anemic
turnout because the top of the Sept. 9 primary ticket includes an incumbent governor.
So at least her mind, it would appear that she contributes her loss more to the leaked emails than low voter
turnout because of claims made by our media that she was guaranteed to win the election.
«We in New York are one of the last in nation in voter
turnout because our legislature and Governor has refused to pass laws that break down barriers to voting.
Today's election is expected to have a lower than usual
turnout because it is being held over the summer.
Thursday's vote had a sharply lower
turnout because of the opposition boycott.
Not exact matches
This election will have record
turnout,
because voters see through Donald Trump's shameful attempts to undermine an election weeks before it happens.»
The meeting, often marked by shouting by some speakers and frequent outbursts by the crowd, was supposed to last two hours; it went an hour longer
because of the large
turnout.
In some years,
because of their high voter
turnout, they have made up more than 2 % of the electorate.
So the record Black
turnout plus low
turnout for whites and latinos in California (
because everyone knew Obama would win the state by a landlslide) plus Obama's implicit endorsement made it pass.
Voter
turnout was extremely low, in part
because the populace was totally disillusioned by the broken promises, ineffectiveness and corruption of Duarte's Christian Democratic government; moreover, the Christian Democrats» candidate, Fidel Chavez Mena, was a lackluster technocrat.
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because of Jesus.We had our carol service yesterday i was involved in the choir we combined with other churchs in the area it was a good
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He improved slightly on Bush's share of the presidential vote, moving up from 38 to 41 percent, but
because of the overall decline in
turnout, actually polled fewer votes.
The Post noted an interesting point in an article that also has a lot of details about election - eve operations —
because of the time required to set up a significant
turnout effort, the Republicans haven't had time to roll one out in congressional districts that have suddenly become vulnerable in the last few weeks.
He said he was stronger
because «Democrats win when there is large
turnout» and he could enthuse young people
She only won
because turnout was ridiculously low and she pulled out Dems using 200k from NYSUT who also brought people in from across the state to support her.
Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee and one of the principal architects of the GOP
turnout apparatus nationwide, said a top - notch voter identification and
turnout effort matters more in a congressional race than a presidential one
because there is «much less of a public dialogue» about individual House contests.
Given that low - income individuals are the most likely to not vote largely
because they need to work - often being paid hourly and needing the money more desperately than others, and that low - income individuals are more likely to be Democrats than Republicans, why hasn't a democratic politician spearheaded this effort that could see increased
turnout from their base?
Pubs promotes cynicism of government
because they benefit from low
turnout.
The 2004 election cycle saw a dramatic rise in the number and size of nonprofit organizations that bought TV ads, organized voter
turnout drives and conducted political «education» campaigns that were effectively working on behalf of (or against) one candidate or party, and
because they used «soft money» in the process, their donors weren't limited in how much they could give and didn't fall under the strict disclosure rules required when trying to influence an election.
The trajectory of
turnout for earlier elections suggested that increasing numbers of Georgians were not bothering to vote,
because they saw no point.
And, he tells the Marist Poll's John Sparks that's
because he believes voter
turnout will be low in the upcoming midterm elections.
Turnout is usually very low in even the hardest - fought special elections, in part
because voters simply don't expect polls to be open in April.
But
because the measure is a constitutional amendment, Florida law required that it get 60 percent of the vote — and that made it all the more challenging in a midterm election year, when
turnout among younger voters is lower.
Turnout is typically very low in even the hardest - fought special elections, in part
because voters simply don't expect polling places to be open in April.
However, my colleague expressed his suspicion that certain politicians do not want the
turnout to be higher,
because that would mean that their percentage of the vote would go down as the voters that do not show now are more inclined to vote for their rivals.
However suggestions that this happens at the national level are questionable
because a national politician would want to increase
turnout in those districts that are managed by people of the same party.
Still, even Rangel's backers concede they don't entirely trust the poll
because turnout is expected to be so low.
In Australia, the only reason they have high
turnout is
because they made voting compulsory.
They don't care if you can't vote,
because low
turnout is the only way Republicans can win elections.
«It was a very low
turnout, which shows us several things: Cuomo has no real base, his support is very thin
because people are just fed up,» Astorino said.
Because of the unprecedented nature of this referendum and the large
turnout, there are good reasons to believe that the polls may have failed to pick up the true picture.
«The reason I think it's important that everyone votes is
because when you have an unequal voter
turnout between demographic groups like we have now — people over 65 are almost twice as likely to vote as 18 - 24 year olds - then politicians look after the people that have elected them or the people that might elect them in the future.
The next election might see higher
turnout «
because people want to get rid of the government», but not
because people are fully engaged.
Because the primary is being held so early, it's more or less tantamount to a special election, which means
turnout will be low and victory will likely go to whoever has the stronger GOTV operation.
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nneamaka Achebe, told NAN that the unimpressive
turnout in Onitsha was
because the majority of the people working and doing business in Onitsha were not residents of the area.
He said before the result: «I think the
turnout is bound to be low
because of the extreme weather.
However, the
turnout in parts of Orumba north and south was poor
because of late arrival of materials and officials of INEC.
Turnout was pegged at 26 percent for the City of Buffalo, a result that was considered relatively strong
because the September Democratic primary all but settled the mayoral race in favor of incumbent Democrat Byron W. Brown.
With numerous races in 2015 not being contested and some outcomes predetermined
because of major party cross-endorsements, how significant will the drop in voter
turnout be, especially among non-party enrolled voters, considered swing voters?
He says people should get and vote
because there is no excuse for having a low
turnout.
With a «toss - up» of a race, Levy, the Siena pollster, said the winner will be dictated by «
turnout,
turnout,
turnout» in an election that is likely to draw low participation
because there are no state or federal races at play.
«I really believe that was a bad poll, inasmuch as it seemed to predict a higher
turnout than you'll see in the city, but it in a sense becomes a self - fulfilling prophecy
because the poll awakened the Democratic base.»
«I'm going to give an unconventional political speech
because I'm preaching to the saved,» Clinton said to the hard - core volunteers, adding that pollsters expect November's election
turnout will be lower than during a presidential year.
My own guess is that Cammo will concede a PR referendum,
because the electorate will vote it down (and if it looks risky he can put in a
turnout threshhold as Labour did on a Scottish Parliament in 1978 - 9).
It doesn't take a lot to swing the numbers in the Senate forecast
because of the large number of competitive races — even a 1 - point swing toward Republicans
because of higher
turnout could affect the odds significantly.
Well that's if anyone goes to the polls, you know
turnout in landslides tends to be small
because really what's the point of voting if the elections already decided.
12:40 - Downing Street has tried to blame the «London media» for the low
turnout - suggesting the metropolitan set didn't report it
because there were not votes taking place in the capital.
We will have a large
turnout this year
because the Rump has inspired many folks to come out and vote against his bigotry and nonsense.
You've seen the massive
turnout, turning out
because the voters know they're frustrated and angry about the direction of our country under Barack Obama,» Collins said.