Sentences with phrase «voters in each district in»

If the number of registered voters in the district in which the candidate seeks nomination is less than 2,000, a candidate may submit a petition containing four signatures for each dollar of the filing fee, or 20 percent of the total number of registered voters in the district in which he or she seeks nomination, whichever is less.

You know for the presidential you need two registered voters in each district in this country to subscribe to your candidature.

Not exact matches

Buffett on Monday vowed to do «whatever it takes» to get out the vote in his congressional district in Nebraska, including driving voters himself to the polls to cast ballots.

Voters have made marijuana legal for medical use in a majority of U.S. states and for recreational use in seven states and the District of Columbia.

But J. Gerald Hebert, director of the Voting Rights and Redistricting Program at the public - interest Campaign Legal Center in Washington, said the states drew districts with more black voters than necessary to «dilute their voting strength in order to achieve a partisan gain.»

The claim made by black voters in both states is that Republicans packed districts with more reliably Democratic black voters than necessary to elect their preferred candidates, making neighboring districts whiter and more Republican.

In some cases, the congressional districts were gerrymandered to pack high numbers of Democratic voters into just a few districts as a way to create a greater number of Republican - leaning seats.

On Tuesday, voters in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District went to the polls to elect a new member of Congress.

That changed when, in 2010, the District of Columbia announced its intention to launch a citywide Internet voting platform, intended for overseas voters and a milestone for the concept.

Republican voters will head to the polls in Florida's House District 114 Tuesday to try, for the first time, to elect someone who won't plead guilty to criminal charges.

Many voters in Arizona's Eighth Congressional District seem to take Stormy Daniels's claim of an affair with Donald Trump with a dose of skepticism.

«The GOP has pinned their 2018 strategy on marketing a delusion, and voters see through it — including the 2016 Trump voters in Pennsylvania's 18th district who'd been calling the tax plan a «giveaway to the rich» weeks before Republicans were trounced in a place Trump won by 20 [points].»

Shawn Steel, Republican National Committeeman from California, said he didn't think a few contributions from Trump world were going to matter to voters in the three districts where members are vulnerable.

Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

Supporters of a city - council candidate who had Lopez's backing used the message in a «robo - call» that was telephoned to voters in the candidate's district.

Jackson and other religious leaders challenged the city on the measure saying the matter should be put to District voters in a ballot initiative.

The public seems to sense that, because in the 1974 elections only 38 per cent of eligible voters bothered to go to the polls and only 14 per cent were able to name the two candidates running for Congress in their district.

Many of those officials were not elected by the majority of the eligible voters in their districts.

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby issued a 53 - page ruling Friday saying Utah's law passed by voters in 2004 violates gay and lesbian couples» rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment.

Perhaps GOP voters finally elected representatives who will do in Washington what they say they'll do in the district.

A decision by Glen Ellyn Park District commissioners to seek voter approval in November of a $ 2.9 million swimming and outdoor recreation facility has prompted the resignation of one commissioner.

Overall, the park district «s budget is about $ 100,000 higher than last year, but Woods said recent state laws limiting the growth of property - tax revenues and the issuance of bonds without voter approval may put the district in a financial bind next year.

The Cary Park District, created by a vote in 1971, expects to take an ambitious expansion project to voters in November.

If her question is placed on the November ballot and enough voters are in favor of dissolving the district, Fiddyment and other like - minded Gurnee residents plan to ask the voters in the March primary if they want to re-establish a park district.

The district wants to build a park on the property, a plan voters approved in a 2002 referendum.

On March 20, the Fox Valley Park District is asking voters in Aurora, North Aurora and Montgomery to approve a 7 - cent tax rate increase that will generate revenue for maintenance and operations.

If the voters decide to dissolve the district, Gurnee residents allied with Fiddyment would seek to re-establish a district in a referendum question in next March «s election and simultaneously field a slate of five candidates for a new park board.

After deciding not to hold the community center referendum, the Park District Board also discarded the idea of asking the voters if they would be willing to foot the bill for about $ 150,000 in maintenance and repairs at the parks.

Park District commissioners in Tinley Park voted 3 - 2 Wednesday night to ask voters to approve a proposed 12.5 - cent tax rate increase to build a recreation center and make other park renovations.

In Springfield, the House has approved a bill allowing the subdivisions» residents to ask in a referendum for voters» permission to disconnect from the park districIn Springfield, the House has approved a bill allowing the subdivisions» residents to ask in a referendum for voters» permission to disconnect from the park districin a referendum for voters» permission to disconnect from the park district.

The plan was offered earlier this year after Lake in the Hills voters rejected a referendum to create a park district.

But the April 3 ballot measure asking voters to pay for the last 12 - acre parcel of the Dole estate and its 150 - year - old Italianate house has some residents questioning whether the Crystal Lake Park District belongs in the historic preservation business.

The Mokena Park District's efforts to block the vote failed this week when Gov. Jim Edgar signed a bill enabling voters in Eagle Ridge Estates, Eagle Ridge Villas and Cambridge Estates, to vote on opting out of the dDistrict's efforts to block the vote failed this week when Gov. Jim Edgar signed a bill enabling voters in Eagle Ridge Estates, Eagle Ridge Villas and Cambridge Estates, to vote on opting out of the districtdistrict.

Ken Goff, president of the Homewood - Flossmoor Park District, said voters passed a «Keep It Green» referendum proposal in 1997, giving the Park District authority to acquire the Army site and two other parcels to be used as park land.

The Park Board voted last week to hold a referendum asking voters to approve a $ 6 million bond issue to pay the district's share of a building to be constructed in partnership with Joliet - based Provena St. Joseph Medical Center.

Voters in the Plainfield Township Park District will be deciding three advisory referendum proposals in the March 18th election.

In Carol Stream, the Park District initiative should look familiar to voters because this is the third time in less than a year that funds have been sought to buy property for outdoor playing fieldIn Carol Stream, the Park District initiative should look familiar to voters because this is the third time in less than a year that funds have been sought to buy property for outdoor playing fieldin less than a year that funds have been sought to buy property for outdoor playing fields.

Although all of the Oak Lawn votes had not yet been counted late Wednesday, voters there were rejecting the measure by better than a 2 - 1 ratio, stunning Park District officials who had seen them overwhelmingly approve an advisory referendum on the matter in November 2004.

Carol Stream Park District officials hope that the third time is the charm as they may ask voters once again to approve the sale of $ 8 million in bonds to raise money for land purchase and development.

«We're thinking about putting it on the ballot in November,» Park District Director William Grady said Thursday after voters had narrowly rejected a referendum proposal on Tuesday.

This is the third time in just over a year that the park district has sought voter approval to buy the land and build the athletic fields.

In March, voters approved the district's plan for the $ 13 1/2 million recreation complex, which is to include two gyms, an indoor playground, a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool, and an outdoor pool with water slide.

In March, the park district again went to the voters, asking unsuccessfully for $ 5 million to purchase land for athletic fields.

The Cary Park District, having only $ 300,000 in its land acquisition fund, voted to place a question on the April ballot asking voters for the money needed for the purchase.

In preparation for the referendum, Park District Director Steve Schelten said the committee will be conducting presentations for homeowners associations and civic groups, holding neighborhood gatherings, telephoning voters and displaying yard signs.

In Blue Island, voters defeated a proposed 10 - cent increase in the Park District's property tax ratIn Blue Island, voters defeated a proposed 10 - cent increase in the Park District's property tax ratin the Park District's property tax rate.

Rather than wait until the district's bonding authority is hemmed in, the park district is asking voters to give the district the authority to raise its regular tax rate, if necessary, to cover the difference, Hall said.

Cary Park District voters in April approved a tax increase to pay for the purchase of the farm for use as parkland, and the district started its own negotDistrict voters in April approved a tax increase to pay for the purchase of the farm for use as parkland, and the district started its own negotdistrict started its own negotiations.

Meanwhile, voters in south suburban Midlothian's Park District rejected a 25 - cent increase in the district's tax rate for each $ 100 of equalized assessed property vaDistrict rejected a 25 - cent increase in the district's tax rate for each $ 100 of equalized assessed property vadistrict's tax rate for each $ 100 of equalized assessed property valuation.

But Karen Snodgrass of the Naperville League of Women Voters, which opposes trapshooting, said if shooting resumes, the Park District will not be able to remove lead shot in the ground.