Sentences with phrase «voters in this district say»

By a 54 to 34 percent margin, voters in this district say they have an unfavorable view of the state senate.

But the Siena poll shows voters in the district say the most important issue to them is Medicare, over the budget deficit and jobs.

The Republican pollster who conducted the survey of 400 likely voters in the district said Katko is «within striking distance.»

Not exact matches

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.»

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

«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.

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.

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.

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.

The committee expects to do more selling of the district for the April election, especially to seniors and the voters in the rural precincts who defeated it on Nov. 5, O'Leary said.

The district could initiate a referendum issue asking voters to approve such a bond issue, Muno said, but approval is unlikely in the current economic climate.

Officials of the Wilmette Park District recently said they are considering asking voters to pass a $ 14 million referendum measure in November to pay for the village's lakefront master plan, encompassing an array of projects including new beach houses at both Gillson and Langdon parks.

The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.

Although the approval by voters of a tax increase will allow the Cary Park District to purchase a 254 - acre farm, some village officials say the five - year feud is far from over and may drag on for years in court.

While New Trier and the park district have yet to make a final decision of whether or not to place the referendum requests on the November ballot, officials from both organizations said they are talking to each other and understand the potential challenges of asking voters to support two measures in one election.

Park district supporters say they're planning two voter registration drives in February, and will publish a brochure outlining proposed park district programs and services.

«The Forest Preserve District can not buy all open space in the county,» said Fagan, referring to the district's $ 75 million open - space referendum proposal approved by voters in NDistrict can not buy all open space in the county,» said Fagan, referring to the district's $ 75 million open - space referendum proposal approved by voters in Ndistrict's $ 75 million open - space referendum proposal approved by voters in November.

The requested increase is only half of what the Park District unsuccessfully asked voters to approve in November 1993, and it would add roughly $ 22 to a tax bill on a $ 100,000 house, Wilson said.

The district has a right to sell about $ 200,000 in general obligation bonds without seeking voter approval, district officials said.

You said, referring to the earlier votes, that, «The Cary district put two referendum questions to the voters in November — an $ 8.1 million bond issue to buy 80 acres of land and build a swim center and ballfields, and a tax - rate increase to operate the facilities.»

«For over five years, the Dixmoor Park District has been nothing but a sham,» Assistant State's Atty. Donna Lach said in her opening argument, while Dirk Van Beek, the attorney for Dixmoor's voters, said in his opening statement that «residents would have been better off if those taxes had not been levied at all.»

Mokena — Stretching resources for the population will be harder for the Park District in the wake of voters» rejection of a tax increase, park officials said.

«While Nate McMurray was busy at his Grand Island Town Hall Campaign Headquarters currying favor with the Democrat establishment and figuring out how to sell the Cuomo / Pelosi agenda to NY - 27 voters, Chris Collins was spending his time delivering historic tax cuts for working families in his district, expanding access to broadband in rural communities, defending our Lake Ontario Shoreline and protecting our Second Amendment rights,» Piligra said.

In the 41st Senate District, though the final vote count from the state Board of Elections isn't available yet, the WFP says it's likely its voters also provided a critical margin of victory for Democratic Senator - elect Terry Gipson over GOP Sen. Steve Saland.

If only of course the 34th were a «liberal» district as opposed to a relatively conservative district for NYC — maybe you think the other voters of the 34th might want a say in who represents them?

«They've (voters) elected me five times in this current congressional district and I believe they will again,» Brooks said.

«In addition to the money raised Chris McGrath has been meeting with voters from across the district every day and built an operation that has knocked on thousands of doors as well as made tens of thousands of phone calls,» Murray said.

«Voters in this upstate district would also be most susceptible to the argument that Democrat reunification and a Democrat Majority in the Senate (and therefore give downstate control of the entire state government) would lead to NYC getting everything at the expense of upstate and Central New York,» the source said.

Felder, an observant Jew whose district includes many Orthodox Jewish voters, said his constituents «don't agree» with a lot of what two of the state's top Democrats — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — have been saying in the wake of Donald Trump's election, pledging to fight on behalf of liberal values and maintain a sort of safe haven for the left in New York.

He said voters in the 27th district will be able to hear exactly where Collins stands.

«You can't get clearer than that that I'm prepared to run, and run to bring my message to all of the voters in the diverse district that I hope will listen to what I have to share, and then will make a decision on Election Day,» Mr. Linares said.

Finding Edith Bunker Women who could be swayed to vote for Ms. Watson Coleman, the state's General Assembly majority leader from 2006 to 2009, were a key target, said Mr. Wilkins, suggesting that women who could be categorized as Reagan Democrats or «Archie Bunker Voters» were more persuadable than men in the district.

The legislator and Bronx Democratic Party chairman filed petitions that included multiple duplicate signatures, voters who did not live in his Assembly district and signatures from voters who said they never signed the sheets, according to the complaint filed in Bronx Supreme Court.

And the at - large system in the East Ramapo Central School District denies them that opportunity because what we have there is heavily racially polarized voting in which the white community votes as a bloc, and black and Latino voters vote as a bloc and, because the white community outnumbers them they're able to win elections again and again and again,» Grossman says.

Democrats say Hinchey's southern New York seat could now be eliminated, with voters in the Democratic - friendly seat spread around to the surrounding districts currently occupied by GOP Reps. Nan Hayworth and Chris Gibson.

Gregory said that the mood of the district has changed in two years, with many voters unhappy with Trump's «divisive rhetoric» and the Republican tax bill.

«Prince» Anthony Weiner is in big trouble, the voters in his district are «MAD» at «Big Brother» Obama, Washington DC, etc, etc, and they see voting for the Republ - I - CAN as a way of sending a message «We are not going to take it anymore», plus I am sure there are many people who live outside the state and have seen the «PRINCE» in action on CNN < C - SPAN, etc and will be willing to send a check to him as a way of saying «BYE BYE WEINER» Before there was the «Oracle at Delphi» there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli VJ Machiavelli http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com No More Schumer, Pelosi, Rangel, Engel «After Four Years of Scandals it is time for the Lazio Team»

«Since announcing that he was exploring a run... Clyde has traveled the district and spoken to hundreds of voters about the issues facing our community,» said Ty Steinhauser, a spokesman for Mr. Williams, in a statement.

At said election the qualified voters of each County and Senatorial District, as defined in article eight of this Constitution, shall elect, respectively, Representatives and Senators according to the numbers and apportionment contained in said article.

Additionally, Mr. Arzt said some, more socially conservative voters — like the Orthodox Jewish community in Mr. Weiner's old district — could be turned off by the raunchy details of his old Twitter scandal.

«I've had the pleasure of knowing John Faso for many years and have seen firsthand the positive impact he has had on job creation and his singular focus on improving the economy of New York State and the lives of his fellow New Yorkers,» said Heather C. Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «As a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, John knows what's important to the voters in the 19th Congressional District and will be an outstanding advocate on their behalf.»

«As a national organization that closely monitors public affairs in the Latino community, in general, and the Dominican Community, in particular, we have witnessed disturbing allegations of voter suppression and lack of transparency in the 13th Congressional District election,» Dr. Maria Teresa Montilla, the organization's president, said.

The EU observer commission said in addition to not having full access to all districts within Bongo's stronghold Haut - Ogooue province, voter turnout there appeared inflated.

«I'm listening to the voters in the 46th Senate district,» she said.