Sentences with phrase «voter issues at»

The hotline for voter issues at state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office received a much higher volume of complaints than normal.

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They want a change that is significant in relation to a number of issues which are considered a high - priority now by at least 60 percent, and perhaps more, of Italian voters.»

And, if you look at what happened yesterday as a whole, I think what you see is that cannabis reform was the one issue that was able to cut across party lines and unite voters in a bipartisan consensus.»

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

The ReformaTories ™ reminded voters they were more Reform than Tory when Steve took a run at Canadian culture claiming it was a «niche» issue.

I think the issues with the movie extended beyond Twitter; the new voters I've talked to are less enthusiastic about it than the ones you've talked to (New Yorkers, you know), and it sounds like we've both heard from at least some voters who are drawing a bright line between the performances (thumbs up) and the movie (thumbs sideways).

Our new report uses more than 250,000 interviews with registered voters to provide insights at the national, state, and aggregated district level on President Trump's approval, key senator approval & re-elect ratings, generic ballot, and top issues for voters.

But there also was concern that the Syriza leaders did not begin immediately upon their January election victory to educate voters on what actually is at issue: why remaining subject to the junk - economics dictates by the IMF and ECB will make the economy subject to chronic debt deflation.

But voters need to hear more than some impromptu remarks at a campaign - style rally when it comes to such a controversial issue.

It is personified by Dr Evan Harris, the Liberal Democrat MP who lost his Oxford seat at the last election substantially because local church members drew voters» attention to Dr Harris» ulterior motives on a variety of issues from abortion to euthanasia.

The issues at stake were spelled out clearly by both sides to the voters.

At Stevenson, voters» approval of a bond issue in 1994 allowed the school to add a pool, performing arts center, 30 classrooms and computer labs, Galloway said.

Parks board President Phil Stanko, who brought the issue back to the table, responded that the voters» message wasn't clear at all.

«The thing with referendums in general (is that) unless the issue is highly publicized or intensely emotional, voters tend to ignore it,» said Yanna Krupnikov, an assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University.

CRETE — As part of his campaign against issuing general obligation bonds without voter approval, Crete resident Richard Blievernicht spoke out against two bond proposals at recent local public hearings.

But at the same time, most voters list pocketbook - related matters as top issues for state government: 44 percent believe education should be the top issue, followed by taxes at 39 percent and jobs at 31 percent.

We looked earlier at C&E Magazine's coverage of a Facebook API change that gets rid of a popular way to connect Facebook to a voter file, but that wasn't the only juicy story in this issue's Technology Bytes column.

Soubry also issued a rallying call to young voters to register to vote in the referendum and to back Remain, with a dig at Leave campaigners — which she subsequently defended on Twitter.

I was asked about it at Brighton Fabians last night: there is a lot of enthusiasm for campaigning on this issue, and indeed for getting voters registered as part of a campaign.

However the EU is not always at the forefront of voters» minds: although eurosceptics are frequently vocal in their opposition to the EU, the empirical evidence suggests that, overall, European voters don't consider the EU as an important issue unless events bring it to their attention (such as the signing of a new treaty).

Some of this data would have been recognizable to party operatives at the turn of the 19th century, such as voter files that contain information about the party registration and issue interests of citizens.

«At a time when Britain is led by a government which appears unable to recognise, let alone overcome, the enormous challenges facing it, Labour needs to be outward - looking, united and engaged with the issues that matter to voters,» said Progress.

The voters should demand face to face debates at multiple sites / markets throughout the state and throughout the campaign season so that the issues can be presented and compared and the voters given a chance to see how the candidates [all statewide races] stack up against one another.

b) to be issued voters Identity Cards «to enable» them «to vote in public elections and referenda» while resident abroad and being outside the jurisdiction of the Republic of Ghana at the time of such elections, and doing so from / at their places of residence abroad or designated centres close to their places of residence abroad or from / at the Ghana Mission / Embassy within their jurisdiction abroad;

Also at 7 p.m., Assemblyman David Buchwald is a panelist on a League of Women Voters of Westchester forum about voting issues and reform, Church St. School, 295 Church St., White Plains.

That is exactly the issue at hand with our democracy today: politics concentrates power to a handful of voters in wealthier swing seats, while throwing 22m votes in the electoral scrapheap.

At a House GOP retreat this week, Republican leaders discussed their concern that the OFA machine, with its large voter database and volunteer network, would be used to generate grass - roots activism for Democratic issues.

If voters used local elections purely to vote on local issues, then we'd have to conclude that the spectacular collapse of the Tories in the 90s was because their councillors gave up on bin collection, whilst the Lib Dems were good at sorting potholes during the 2000s but went on strike in the 2010s.

Gerald Benjamin, a professor of political science at SUNY New Paltz and longtime Albany observer, said that issues like heroin abuse may be a driving force for some families and pockets of voters throughout the state, but it will be secondary to how the presidential election will affect down - ballot candidates.

In a call with The New York Times that was livestreamed online Tuesday night, Stringer said it was likely thousands of voters were disenfranchised by the purge - related problems, and he laid some blame for electoral issues at the feet of state lawmakers.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — «City People and Issues,» a cable television program sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle, is offering two new interview programs, broadcast on Cablevision Channel 76 on Mondays at 7 PM, Wednesdays at 9 PM, T

Albanese, who spent Sunday campaigning at two Brooklyn street festivals, said in a telephone interview he welcomed the mayor's campaign blitz, hoping it would lead to «a full airing of the issues that matter to voters.»

Traditionally, the kind of progressive movement that's lining up behind Nixon has been critiqued for not giving black voters — a voting bloc vital to winning elections — a seat at the table, and for putting racial justice issues second to those of economic justice.

At noon, NYC mayoral candidate Bo Dietl greets voters and discusses issues in Belmont with actor Chazz Palminteri, Mike's Deli, 2344 Arthur Ave., the Bronx.

At the same time, a Siena College poll this week found more voters, 46 percent, view Cuomo as liberal — a designation that comes as the governor has opened up blistering critiques of President Donald Trump on issues like immigration and gun control.

Also at 2 p.m., Dietl greets voters and discusses issues on City Island, Lickitidy Split, 295 City Island Ave., the Bronx.

But we can not forget that these issues will be a million miles away from the concerns of most voters at the next election.

For this Mayoral Mashup we spoke with voters attending a mayoral candidate forum at Monroe College, hosted by the City Action Coalition, asking one simple question: What do you see as the most important issue that our next mayor will face upon taking office?

Jewish New York Government Outreach (JNYGO or «Jaynie - Go») is sponsoring the event on August 28, at 8:00 PM at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, 150 - 05 70th Road, to give the candidates an opportunity to address issues vital to all New Yorkers in general, and especially matters affecting the city's Orthodox Jewish voters in particular.

While it might be crass, (and reduce all us voters to mindless drones incapable of formulating an opinion based on issues) if we look at this race through the assumption that people tend to vote along ethnic lines, then the largest voting bloc in Queens i.e.the Rockaways and Jamaica will vote for City Councilman Leroy Comrie.

It is reassuring to know that some MPs at least will have thought about the issue for themselves and have come to share the same view as the majority of voters: that the # 100 billion earmarked for Trident replacement would be better spent on many other things.

For this Mayoral Mashup we spoke with voters at a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the New York Young Republican Club and Maverick PAC, asking one simple question: What do you see as the most important issue that our next mayor will face upon taking office?

In an interview, he was clear that to him the two main issues at the BOE are the political patronage in appointments and the lack of an efficient voter information portal.

At an oversight hearing of the City Council's governmental operations committee in February 2014, new DOI Commissioner Mark Peters testified that his office found issues of gross nepotism, pressure on staff to engage in political activities, deficient voter rolls, poorly trained poll workers, and inadequate, inefficient, and outdated procedures.

The Attorney General Eric Schneiderman urges voters experiencing problems or issues at the polls to call the office's hotline at 800.771.7755 or email [email protected] at any time today between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m..

When it comes to the hot - button policy issues at the Capitol, most voters support a broad program for medical marijuana, but approval is inching up for the governor's more limited pilot program.

Privately, a number of women in political circles have looked askance at Cuomo's Women's Equality Party effort, suggesting the single - issue approach to woo women voters is dated and even demeaning.

Phil Woolas claims that even at party gatherings Labour was scared to talk about one of the biggest concerns among voters, and that by 2010 the party had no credibility left on the issue -

At a time when the economy and jobs pretty much top the list of voters» concerns in every poll I've seen for months now, I'm not sure the war is an issue that resonates, although it may serve to rally the left — a bloc on which Tasini is counting in the primary.

Labour still enjoys a advantage on this issue (although it is declining) and you can expect Gordon Brown to urge voters to «play safe with him» at the next election.