Sentences with phrase «voters choice»

The open list system is designed to give voters a choice between voting for a party and individuals.

The reputation of the parties — derived from their publicly stated priorities and their histories — clearly affects voter choice.

It is a political suicide mission in a city with such a heavy Democratic majority, but an opponent offers voters a choice and issues that might otherwise not be considered.

It's a simple fix and gives voters a choice about where to find you on the social Web.

The party says they want to give voters a choice that's different from the current Democratic - controlled common council.

Mr Cameron promised to hold a referendum on Europe after the next election to give voters a choice of staying within a reformed EU or leaving.

Brown hopes his reworked constitutional package might neuter some of the anger over MPs» expenses, re-engage voters with politics and leave the Tories as defenders of the status quo and opposed to giving voters a choice on democracy in a referendum.

The leaked repositories show that AggregateIQ provided software and other Web assets for seven entities in Britain that backed the referendum giving voters the choice for Britain to leave the EU: the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Veterans for Britain, Vote Leave, Change Britain, Gove 2016, Countryside Alliance and Brexit My Polling Station.

STV (preference voting in multi-member constituencies to ensure voter choice between candidates and representation of diversity of opinion) whilst easy for voters who have it and are used to it (i.e. Irish Republic) is too complicated to explain to our switched off electorate and any referendum on STV will be lost for at least a generation.

He wrote: «These so - called «progressive alliances» are almost always anti-Tory and always end up denying voter choice.

Research from the good - government group Citizens Union confirms that the New York City elections, where public funding is already in place, allow for greater voter choice and more electoral competition, when compared with New York State races.

Proponents of fusion voting say it gives voters a choice if they don't want to cast a vote on the Democratic or Republican lines, even if it's for the same candidate.

Its remit was to look at the need for broad proportionality, extending voter choice while maintaining a link between MPs and constituencies.

In recent candidate forums, Mr. Alvarez has denounced the leaders of the Bronx Democratic County Committee for engaging in politics as usual and undermining voter choice.

Today, judges John Rogers, Damon Keith, and Boyce Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the district court decision that barred Johnson from the ballot, thereby striking a blow against ballot access and real voter choice.

So much for a fair process of giving Ulster county voters a choice next November.

«Senator Sessions has long advocated for state sovereignty, and we look forward to working with him to ensure that states» rights and voter choices on cannabis are respected.»

The study, which has not been peer - reviewed but which may be the first look at how fake news affected voter choices, suggests that about 4 percent of President Barack Obama's 2012 supporters were dissuaded from voting for Clinton in 2016 by belief in fake news stories.

Going into an election without promising a referendum would allow the Tories and the Tory press to attack Miliband for not offering voters the choice.

Passing a nonpartisan redistricting bill of the sort being championed by Koch would be «one of the best things to happen to Albany since the building of the Erie Canal,» said Bloomberg, who said the current system of drawing district lines «promotes ideological extremism and reduces voter choice.»

A special election for state senate on Jan. 8 in Georgia brings another opportunity to give voters a choice for much less government.

The island will hold a nonbinding referendum on its political status Sunday, giving voters a choice between statehood, independence or status quo.

There was plenty of fine talk of trusting Scots to choose the nation's destiny, of giving voters a choice.

I especially want to thank the Conservative Party chairmen of NY27 who supported me and an open primary giving the voters a choice on June 26th: Chairmen Art Munger of Genesee, Chairman Allen Lofthouse of Orleans County, Chairman Jason McGuire of Livingston County, Chairman Michael Kloppel of Ontario County, and Chairman Dan Weiss of Niagara County.

This would give the voter the choice: perhaps s / he would seek support from a Conservative on a matter relating to local business, a Labour member on the NHS and a UKIP representative on immigration.

«Elections should give voters choices,» Edson said.

We are the only political party with a mission to give voters a choice to downsize Big Government, to do so in the most humane way possible, to greatly reduce taxes, and to slash high government spending.

One danger is that sitting legislatures will choose rules that advance their individual or party interest in re-election rather than to advance more general democratic values such as political competitiveness, diversity and voter choice, and the responsiveness of representatives.

It is one more reason to give the voters a choice in the election.»

I thank Melissa for running and giving the voters a choice.»

Single Transferable Vote (STV) The single transferable vote (STV) gives the voter a choice of candidates in a multimember constituency.

«We're glad Maloney for Congress agrees with Maloney for Senate that «there needs to be a debate on the real issues and (Maloney) wants to give voters a choice.»»

Though undoubtedly a very long shot, McDonough will offer voters a choice.

Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have now been cast by Cameron as inside - the - beltway fixers frightened of giving the voters a choice.

I am a firm believer in giving the voters a choice.

Results from the study suggest that narcissism and attributed charisma are both important predictors of voter choice and found that attributed charisma may serve as a balance to narcissism.

«So I tailored the measures to pick up sexism with respect to political leadership and looked at whether it affected voter choice.»

After moving dramatically to abolish property taxes as a source of funding for the schools, lawmakers last year decided to give voters a choice for replacing the lost revenues: either a two - cent sales - tax increase, to be considered in a March 15 referendum, or an income - tax hike, which will go into effect automatically if the sales - tax rise is rejected.

Cincinnati and dozens of other Ohio school districts have given voters a choice: Pass local property - tax levies or watch programs get axed.

Though advocates fought back against the repeal, the Missouri Legislature removed the cap on allowable kennel headcount and loosened additional requirements, favoring the Kennel over the voters choice.