Sentences with phrase «voting states for»

That doesn't bode well for the crowded field of candidates who have been attempting to woo voters in the country's two earliest voting states for months now.

Not exact matches

In 2017, that was 22 states, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, including at least 10 that voted for President Trump in the 2016 election.

Because the deal that secured the votes of the conservative House sect known as the Freedom Caucus, allows states to seek waivers that let them opt out of basic protections for some citizens — rules, for example, that prevent insurers from charging virtually anything they want to «cover» those with preexisting conditions or that demand that insurers provide certain basic health and preventive care services.

Pollsters surveyed 517 registered Hispanic voters in the state, and 35 percent said they would vote for Romney in the primary compared to 20 percent for Gingrich.

The state didn't vote for him in 2016, and when some of his wealthy hometown friends pushed him last month to help on SALT deductibility, he joked, «You guys seem to be doing OK,» according to The New York Times.

But that wasn't all that depressed Clinton's vote: Hansen said a far lower number of provisional ballots than typical for a presidential election played a role, as did a recent strict voter - ID law that was in effect for its first presidential election in the state.

That's the argument the president has been hearing from farm states that voted for him: that other countries» farmers are expanding markets, while American farmers face threats of retaliatory tariffs.

The Keystone State's vote for Trump was its first for a Republican presidential nominee since 1988 — and four northeastern Pennsylvania counties played a monumental role in making that happen.

The bill states that bank rescue fund HFSF will have full voting rights on any shares it acquires from banks in exchange for providing state aid.

Of course, if just 1 % of Trump voters voted for Clinton in the three highlighted states, «we would be having a very different conversation,» he added.

IBM shareholders CalSTRS and The State Board of Administration for the Florida Retirement System (SBA FLA) each voted against Rommety's proposed pay package at the company's annual general meeting.

But black votes for Obama were inconsequential in preventing Alabama's nine electoral votes from being delivered to John McCain and Mitt Romney, both of whom defeated Obama in that state with 60 % of the vote.

Black voters in red states should vote as they usually do for candidates, down the ballot — and leave their choice for President blank.

The loss of that clause, which liberals had seen as a crowning achievement of the Civil Rights movement, makes it easier for states to adopt voting laws that can have an adverse impact on minority voters.

By converting «wasted» presidential votes into «none of the above» or support for third - party candidates in Oklahoma, Arizona and other deep red states in the South — the Confederacy, essentially — black voters would exert pressure on party leaders to not take black voters and their issues for granted.

Some 14 states have enacted more restrictive voting laws than they had in the 2012 presidential election, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

Not only do we think black voters should abstain from voting for the Democratic presidential nominee in red states, we also think black voters should continue their role as pivotal voters in battleground states.

The vote could also have implications for other states» abortion limits.

It's politically risky for the federal government to ride roughshod over state laws voted in by a majority of the people, says William McGrath, a partner at the Washington, D.C. - based Potomac Law Group.

As they enthusiastically did in 2008 and 2012, black voters should turn out in massive numbers this November in states where their votes can determine the margin of victory for the Democratic nominee — Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.

According to estimates by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, black voters contributed roughly 70 % of Obama's share of the vote in the state, both in 2008 and 2012.

I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and....

For instance, various regulatory delays in Alaska forced the state to wait nearly two years for its first legal recreational cannabis sales, which came last month, after voting to legalize in Nov. 20For instance, various regulatory delays in Alaska forced the state to wait nearly two years for its first legal recreational cannabis sales, which came last month, after voting to legalize in Nov. 20for its first legal recreational cannabis sales, which came last month, after voting to legalize in Nov. 2014.

It's now worth more than the eight largest brick - and - mortar retailers combined, a list that includes Macy's, Walmart and Target, and it was voted the most reputable company in the United States for the second year in a row.

The next steps for the states that voted «yes» on their respective ballot measures will vary, as regulators in each state will likely spend several months deliberating on the specific framework for a legal marijuana market.

«I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time).

He says the industry is waiting for the state's November vote — to legalize recreational marijuana — with fingers crossed.

California's vote Tuesday likely had the greatest implications for the burgeoning legal marijuana industry, adding the state's more than 38 million residents to an already rapidly growing legal pot market.

«While Mr. MacManus has a career of service in the State Department, it is concerning that the Trump administration is considering nominating ambassadors that do not share the conservative values of the American people who voted for President Trump, and in this case, who helped then - Secretary Clinton clean up her Benghazi mess,» Lee told the Washington Free Beacon.

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, for example, facing a tough reelection fight in a blue state, on Tuesday announced he won't vote for Trump in November — and is vowing instead to write in former CIA Director David Petraeus.

This week, New York state senators vote on a bill that would make it illegal for any homeowner or renter to sublet for less than a month.

Google partnered with law firm Perkins Coie to get the information for the new in - depth search tool, which lets users sort by state for info on ID requirements, deadlines, mail - in ballots, and early voting.

The Republican - led Mississippi Senate voted 31 - 17 to pass House Bill 1523, otherwise known as the «religious liberty» bill, states that public employees, businesses, religious organizations and social workers will not face repercussions for denying services to people based on «sincerely held» religious beliefs.

Some Republican state Senators were recalled in Wisconsin for voting to curb union power, but Republican Governor Scott Walker survived a recall effort against him.

In charting his trade agenda, Pres. Trump must also balance the interests of two industries with heavy presence in states that voted for him: Manufacturing and agriculture.

And for those who didn't pay attention, he did actually win the youth vote in, I think, every single state among Democrats and he took 46 percent of the vote nationally.

Still, unless you are one of the 59 million Americans who voted for Trump on Nov. 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin, or TransCanada Corp. chief executive Russ Girling, there is little reason to feel good about the state of the world.

Another 14 states will use voting machines that have been in use for 15 years or longer.

The Memphis City Council voted on Oct. 3 to offer the tax breaks for the company's headquarters, possibly in addition to incentives from the development agency Economic Development Growth Engine, Shelby County and the state.

California's government agency responsible for maintaining healthy air quality voted on Friday to adopt stricter emissions standards for automobiles, essentially daring President Donald Trump to confront the state in a legal battle over climate change.

As the U.S. Constitution authorizes states to manage the time, place, and manner for voting, there is no nationwide security standard that all state Board of Elections need to meet.

Earlier this week, Georgia Representative Hank Johnson introduced two bills that he believes will help improve voting security a few years down the road: the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowed to buy.

The Oregon and Alaska measures would legalize recreational pot use and usher in a network of retail pot shops similar to those operating in Washington state and Colorado, which in 2012 voted to become the first U.S. states to allow marijuana use for fun.

After Herzer's lawsuit, value investor Mario Gabelli, the second - largest voting shareholder in Viacom, called for the media company to disclose the state of Redstone's mental competence.

For Greenleaf, the policies put forth by Johnson and Weld, plus their collective experience governing their home states, are likely to win his vote.

Republicans in South Carolina also were voting on Saturday in the state - by - state contest to pick nominees for the Nov. 8 election, with opinion polls showing front - runner Donald Trump trying to solidify his spot at the top of the pack and rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio fighting for a second - place finish.

Sixty - two percent of shareholders voted in favor of the proposal — a stunning defeat for the company formerly helmed by Trump's Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

These states and those that voted on Election Day offer opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs.

The Brennan Center for Justice estimated in August that up to 20 % of US voters would use a digital system without a paper trail to cast votes on November 8, and 42 states would use voting machines that were at least a decade old and had outdated hardware and software.

The Russians allegedly communicated with a Texas - based grassroots organization that advised them to focus their efforts on «purple states» such as Colorado, Florida and Virginia that could be swayed to vote for Trump.