Sentences with phrase «vote in the state»

And yet there is that polling, and if the next mass killing is near an election it could sway a lot of votes in any state.

Some states are «winner take all», giving all electoral college votes in that state to the candidate that wins the most popular votes from that state.

The married couple had just voted in the state's Republican presidential primary.

The freedom to change voting policies and systems at the state level, however, is why you see proportional distribution of electoral college votes in some states, for example.

There are currently not enough votes in the State Senate, which is ruled by Republicans and a group of break away Democrats, in order to pass public campaign financing.

WHEREAS, the manner in which this legislation was brought forward for vote in the State Legislature is deeply disturbing to the Orleans County Legislature; now, therefore be it

A key component of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2013 agenda appears in jeopardy, as the governor concedes he does not currently have enough votes in the state Senate to bring an abortion rights bill he has championed to the floor.

ALBANY >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday there simply are not enough votes in the state Legislature for an expansion of public campaign financing beyond the much - maligned pilot program in...

(California's landmark climate bill AB32 passed in 2006 with one Republican vote in the state House and none in the Senate; this year, its even more ambitious successor, SB32, passed the exact same way.)

It has passed in that chamber five times with solid, bipartisan support but has never come to a floor vote in the State Assembly because of the objections of several senior Democratic women who believe it is excessively violent.

For example, three Candidates A, B and C receive 60, 37, and 3 per cent of the popular vote in State X. Because State X has 10 electoral votes, the candidate would receive 6, 4 and 0 electoral votes, respectively (see Table 1).

The eminently qualified former college professor had the right stuff, but alas, elections are about politics and this Republican didn't have enough Democratic votes in the state legislature which appoints regents.

Last month, with Election Day around the corner, that seemed to change as de Blasio renewed his call for a system that will encourage voting in a state with one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country.

I agree with Senator Kavanagh that we must include funding for early voting in the state budget, and I look forward to fighting with him and my colleagues for fair and freerer elections in New York State,» Senator Brian Benjamin said.

Those voters appear to have voted in North Carolina in 2012 and also voted in another state in 2012.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday unveiled a package of sweeping changes to the state's election laws designed to make it easier to cast votes in the state.

The anti-campaign finance reform bill did not get a single Republican vote in the State Senate or House of Representatives.

Wisconsin will no longer be obligated to bargain with its largest public employee unions after the weakened labor groups decided Thursday against seeking recertification votes in the state at the forefront of this year's fight over union rights.

In less than a month New Yorkers will be able to weigh - in on the race for the White House by voting in the state's presidential primary.

And you can win without shenanigans with only 11 votes by getting one single vote in the 11 largest states (with the most electors), if nobody else votes in these states at all.

Marjorie Reddick, of Micanopy, Fla., leaves a polling location after voting in the state's Republican party primary on Tuesday.

More time would allow legal proceedings to play out but none of that may matter after today's floor vote in the state Senate.

If you were born in the US, then it looks like you can vote in the state where you were born even if you didn't live there or even stay there for very long.

Santorum did not get the most votes in a general election — he got the most votes in some states from his own party, especially in formats where the fringe tends to dominate.

To vote in the state primary, voters had to register by August 15, 2014.

The big question confronting Sanders: Can he turn grass - roots donors» enthusiasm into votes in states that will decide the nomination?

Dr. Chartock also discusses former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who is considering a run for New York state attorney general, and reportedly hasn't been registered to vote in the state since 2006.

Former President Bill Clinton, left, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vote in the state's electoral college at the Senate chamber in Albany on Dec. 19, 2016.

The hearing also saw consideration of two resolutions, sponsored by Kallos, calling on the state Legislature to pass the Voter Empowerment Act (VEA) and a constitutional amendment that would establish no - excuse absentee voting in the state.

``... There are 26 pro-marriage equality votes in the state Senate.

Whats embarrassing is how sheeple vote in this state for dumb ass politicians.

This answer makes the more reasonable assumption that there is a significant number of people voting in each state while the other answer truly minimizes the popular vote.

The special election for the Skelos seat could put that argument to test: It will come the same day New Yorkers vote in the state's presidential primaries.

Next month, New York is marking 100 years since women first got the right vote in the state.

President Obama may address the potential vote in the state Legislature for same - sex marriage legalization at an LGBT fundraiser in New York City tonight.

It is being alleged that Latimer missed a crucial vote in the state senate in order to take the trip.

Some profiles of her career have focused on the fact that, as lieutenant governor, she cast the deciding vote in the state Senate for the income tax in 1991.

Hughes noted that conservative groups like Young Conservatives of Texas (which endorsed Hughes) and others opposed the amendment for which Simpson voted in the state House.

Justice Stephen G. Breyer is a registered Democrat in Cambridge, Mass., and regularly votes in state and federal elections, records show.

As of Friday afternoon, Murphy led Tedisco by 399 votes in the state Board of Elections» unofficial count.

The party also worked to oppose House Bill 3230 in the 2007 South Carolina State Legislature, which would have banned fusion voting in the state.

Due to an unprecedented occurrence, it was impossible to determine for many weeks the outcome of the presidential voting in the State of Florida and, therefore, to declare a winner in the election of a new President of the United States.

As Helen Haste, a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, describes, we need a much broader definition of civic involvement, one that looks beyond voting in state and national elections.

(Calif.) A bill headed for a final vote in the state Senate addresses a problem many kids and parents would like to see resolved: Students not having enough time to eat lunch at school.