Sentences with phrase «voters support»

One recent poll found 64 percent of voters supporting an assault weapons ban and 74 percent in favor of the opportunity to vote on it.

The second preferences ballots cast by voters supporting for eliminated candidates are examined, and any 2nd votes for the candidates still in the race are added to their piles.

National surveys and statewide reports indicate that the majority of likely voters support the use of taxpayer money to fund school choice programs.

He wants there to be a cause — not the 10 % of registered voters supporting a petition, which supports want.

Some 66 percent of Republican voters support immigration reform that includes a waiting period of several years for illegal immigrants to prove themselves before being allowed to apply for citizenship.

It's no wonder that 77 percent of American voters support continuing the efforts of the Title X family planning program.

I think he's just doing what he probably has to do to build voter support, as silly as it may be.

Fifty percent of white voters and 52 percent of black voters support him.

Moreover, voters support increasing state funding to build a more accessible civil justice system.

Older voters are typically highly supportive of investment in schools, likewise younger voters support health care spending.

The issue is still highly political, with Conservative voters opposing the ban by 44 - 35 % and Labour voters supporting it by 64 - 25 %.

But the success of this would depend, not on how many voters support that party, but whether they can correctly organize their voters to split evenly between the two candidates.

Forty - five percent of Catholic voters support such a requirement, while 52 % oppose it.

Lead all campaign activities in efforts to gain voter support and demonstrated PR techniques in crisis management.

For instance, 89 percent of white voters supported....

In fact, 85 percent of Latino voters support this plan to make quality early childhood education more accessible and affordable.

Another example, the choices for whether voters supported the protest were: Support, There is a more appropriate place to protest, or No opinion.

Candidates would qualify by collecting a reasonable number of petition signatures and $ 5 contributions to demonstrate voter support and a serious campaign.

90 % of voters support government funding to help low - income individuals access family planning services such as birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and cancer screenings.

More than three - quarters of American voters support voluntary home visiting programs that help first - time parents support their child's early learning, health, and emotional development.

The shift of voter support away from the major parties has been variable and spread over a large number of alternative minor parties.

Five items reached the 60 percent voter support required for approval.

How strongly are likely voters supporting their choice of candidate?

The Democratic party has been guilty many times of assuming Black voters support.

Can you link to a study that shows a majority of American voters support it?

Eight percent of voters support neither major party candidate, and 9 % are undecided.

ALBANY — A solid majority of New York voters support Gov. Cuomo's call for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage and believe it will improve workers» lives, a new poll revealed.

41 % of likely Democratic presidential primary voters support New York Senator Clinton followed by 20 % for Senator Barack Obama.

«Democratic voters support school choice, the programs overwhelmingly benefit families represented by Democrats.

Proposition 22, which a majority of California voters supported in 2000, states that «Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.»

Fifty - seven percent of Democratic voters support de Blasio.

According to a Quinnipiac University survey released Thursday morning, 52 percent of likely New York City voters support Bloomberg, an Independent, with 36 percent backing New York City Comptroller William Thompson, who recently won the Democratic primary for mayor, and two percent supporting Conservative Party candidate Stephen Christopher.

The survey also showed voter support for charter school flexibility, specifically on the ability of charter schools to customize curriculum (76 percent), adopt school themes and clear areas of academic focus (69 percent), and freely structure the school day (66 percent).

Since then, advocacy and business groups have been focused on the possibility of an initiative, commissioning two polls showing that a majority of voters support charter schools.

CRES said it aligns with voter support for clean energy.

They are ten times stronger now, and they have strong voter support in these swing districts.»

The same poll showed that a similar 35 percent of all Republican voters support Trump, a strong lead over his closest contenders.

Asking just Conservative voters support for Cameron's position became stronger.

«This is just the latest in a string of recent polls clearly showing that most voters support legalizing marijuana,» Angell says.

Despite recent polling showing that 78 percent of New Jersey voters support state funding for family planning services, members of the state legislature put politics over women's lives and failed to restore funding for the lifesaving reproductive health services New Jerseyans rely on.

Seven percent of Republican likely voters support Clinton, and a notable 10 % are for Johnson.

Families Want More Educational Opportunities October 15, 2015 by Brett Kittredge While national polling consistently indicates that voters support education choice options, it is the waiting lists and yearly increases in enrollment that paint the true picture and show the obvious: parents want more options in their child's education.

A majority of NYC voters support a ballot measure to allow as many as seven casinos in the state, according to a New York Times / Siena College poll, even though they don't want any of those in the five boroughs and probably won't travel upstate to visit those that are built.

A recent Siena poll showed voters support Cuomo and his budget conceptually, but oppose education cuts and support the millionaire's tax.

52 % of 2010's Tory voters support gay marriage and 42 % are opposed.

«This race was already one of our best pickup opportunities in the country, with a strong Democratic candidate running against a scandal - plagued Republican congressman for a seat where voters supported President Obama.

Sixty - eight percent of voters support giving parents the ability to use the tax dollars associated with their child's education to send their child to the school they choose.

A majority of Louisiana voters support school choice.

The poll, which was released Monday, finds that 89 percent of U.S. voters support allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if prescribed by a doctor.