Sentences with phrase «voter turnout»

Judicial Delegates are proportional to the Democratic voter turnout (how many ppl vote for the Dem) in the last Gubernatorial election by district.

Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the top - ranking Democrat in the New York State Senate, claimed New York state has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country.

Basinski explains why Republicans may benefit from low voter turnout.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses Democratic wins across the nation on election day, the GOP tax plan push, Trump's visit to China, and voter turnout.

There will also be a higher Democratic voter turnout for a presidential election, fewer Democratic incumbents to defend and many more vulnerable Republicans to challenge, he said.

We can expect higher than normal voter turnout for the special election given that presidential elections tend to boost voter turnout.

Governor Cuomo, in his State of the State message, said he wants to reform a campaign finance system that he says has led to New York ranking 48th in the nation for voter turnout.

Like Gardiner, the elections in Highland were intense, with voter turnout high and some of the races too close to call until all of the absentee ballots were counted a week later by the Ulster County Board of Elections.

There is some concern that the wide gap between the Mayor and his challengers will mean low voter turnout in November.

The state ranked 29th in voter turnout among states in the 1996 presidential election.

The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI or La Commission Electorale Indépendante) reported a voter turnout of 80 percent.

Indeed, voter turnout of 38 percent in the town was considered unusually high for a year that didn't include Congressional or presidential elections.

Also hampering the voter turnout, as reported last week, polling stations in Rockland were reduced from 80 to 17.

A little while after casting her ballot, she said she thought voter turnout was low «because I really think a lot of people are tired of politicians.»

She formed the New York 2nd District Democrats to defeat King, and is using a strategy of protests, town halls and a planned summer campaign of voter outreach and registration to boost voter turnout.

The United States Election Project, with election numbers dating back to 1980, ranked New York state 14th lowest in voter turnout in 2016.

However, the comparison with the US voter turnout is hampered due to the fact that the US President is elected in separate and direct elections (presidential system), whereas the President of the European Commission is only approved by the European Parliament (parliamentary system), giving the European Parliament elections considerable weight.

New York state has ranked near the bottom of states for voter turnout in most elections over the last few decades.

New York state ranked in the bottom 10 states for voter turnout in all but two elections over the last decade, according to McDonald's numbers.

Before 2016, New York state has ranked in the bottom half of states for voter turnout in all but one election during the last two decades, according to the census figures.

Crabtree writes: «No more print - outs to take door to door or voter lists to review, just party workers keeping CCHQ [Conservative headquarters] updated in real time about voter turnout and key seat performances using dedicated BlackBerry - like devices.»

This practice, used to increase voter turnout by both parties, was criticized by Pate because of the potential for ballot manipulation by political operatives.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders believes he can win the New York primary, but only if there is a huge voter turnout.

But there are concerns that an August date would make for low voter turnout.

And in the coming weeks, de Blasio will name the city's CDO, who will be tasked with addressing low voter turnout.

In the 2016 presidential election, New York ranked 45th among states in voter turnout; in 2014, it was fifth - worst, with a turnout of only 29.5 percent.

A report released Monday by the good - government group Citizens Union argued the current system for redistricting, dominated by the Democratic majority in the Assembly and Republicans who control the Senate, has led to less - competitive elections, reduced voter turnout and, over the past four election cycles, a 96 percent re-election rate for incumbents — who are returned to office by an average margin of victory of 61 percentage points.

This reflected the positive impact on voter turnout at these elections (in some places, turnout doubled) and the fact that there was no evidence of an increase in electoral fraud.

«The Town of Rosendale, year after year, has a substantial voter turnout, and we're getting to be known as a place where our citizens really show up.

Mr. Padernacht was always a long - shot candidate, but in a district known for extremely low voter turnout, he was expected to receive enough votes in the primary, on Sept. 14, to strengthen Mr. Espada's hand.

In an effort to substantially increase voter turnout and civic engagement in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out a comprehensive 10 - point agenda that includes the city's first - ever Chief Democracy Officer (CDO) and a half - million dollar investment to fight election hacking.

The hardest part about the race has been explaining to voters what a district leader even is then increasing voter turnout in elections that usually don't have high numbers.

I truly hope that the President pulls out ALL the stops for the 2014 election including using OFA to drive women & minority voter turnout into PRESIDENTIAL election levels.

But despite their last - ditch efforts, light voter turnout is expected in the recently reconfigured 27th Congressional district.

She says it's a step toward improving New York's «abysmal» voter turnout.

Councilman Steve Jennings, who received only 502 votes Thursday, says he's disappointed by the results, especially the low voter turnout.

It includes the 17th ward, a powerhouse for Democratic voter turnout.

David Burrowes believes that compassionate, values - based local activism is a big part of the response to the reduction in voter turnout from 77 % in 1992 to just 62 % last year.

They won't pass laws making it easier for people to vote, change political parties or file an absentee ballot without an excuse, because to do so might raise voter turnout — and the risk that they might lose.

The reforms call for early voting, better ballot design, and comprehensive online and easier voter registration in order to increase voter turnout.

Democrats, good - government groups and some elections officials had wanted a June date, saying that an August primary would make for even lower voter turnout.

How's that possible when the last off - year election in NYC was estimated to cost a phenomenal $ 17 million for an ugly 150,000 voter turnout?

Many jurisdictions require 25 % of voter turnout in the last election, which is frequently less than the ten per cent of all voters required under the proposed UK law.

Yet eight months later, according to the February 13, 2017 New York Post article «Low voter turnout expected for special election to fill Harlem city council seat» it stated that «Construction and development executive Brian Benjamin, chairman of Community Board 10 and finance chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party, has expressed interest in running» for State Senate.

To put it in context, Gray Davis» recall needed 12 % of voter turnout in the last election — which meant that the petition gathers needed less than five per cent of voters to sign.

In the 1976 presidential election, voter turnout dropped 1.6 % which isn't really significant.

According to him, the ruling party will witness a drastic reduction of voter turnout in the Ashanti Region, as well as in the Eastern Region which might influence their victory.

Later this year both the European and local elections will take place, with the question of increasing voter turnout remaining a headache for politicians.

Gerrymandering could also affect voter turnout, especially in off - year elections.

That claim was angrily rebutted by the «yes» camp, which pointed out that the BNP are opposing reform and rely on low voter turnout to win elections - something which would be made more difficult by AV.