Sentences with phrase «when voting districts»

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Leahy voted against Sessions for a district judgeship when he last came before the Judiciary Committee in 1986.

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.

Puerto Ricans can not vote for the U.S. president when they live in the territory, but they can when they reside in one of the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia.

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.

Newly - elected commissioners Silosky and Peter Steinys, along with board president Peter Hurtado, have come under criticism since May when the three voted to hire Village Trustee Garrett Peck as the park district's executive director.

Nothing compares, officials say, to the flap that broke out last week when, on a 2 - 2 vote, the Crystal Lake Park District turned down organizers of the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago who wanted to use the lake for a rowing competition in July.

Byrne believes the Village Board acted within its authority when it voted to deny the Park District's request to increase the number of parking spaces at the Warrington Road entrance of Deerpath Park from four to 25 spaces.

When Claypool sought an immediate vote as a way to «reform a corrupt system,» Stroger countered by raising vague allegations about when Claypool ran the Chicago Park District in the 19When Claypool sought an immediate vote as a way to «reform a corrupt system,» Stroger countered by raising vague allegations about when Claypool ran the Chicago Park District in the 19when Claypool ran the Chicago Park District in the 1990s.

They saw racial politics, as Iola McGowan, a member of the old anti-Washington park board, was jeered by fellow blacks when she cast a vote favoring Kelly, who has placed white males in almost all the important posts in the park district bureaucracy.

More than 100 people packed the Frankfort Township Hall late last month when the township board voted 4 - 0 to approve a special - use permit that would allow the Park District to build a $ 3.8 million recreation center.

Burr Ridge trustees opened an old wound with the Park District on Monday night when the Village Board voted 5 - 1 against a park plan to build a gymnasium.

Skateboard enthusiasts and in - line skaters won a small victory June 4 when the park district, in a preliminary vote, approved taking out the tennis courts so a skate park could be built.

NEW LENOX — The final act of the Cherry Hill School site drama played out Tuesday night when the New Lenox Village Board voted to deed a municipally owned section of the property to New Lenox Elementary District 122.

Park District Executive Director Barbara Heller said Friday that some board members were still considering placing an advisory referendum measure on the April 17 ballot and may reconsider the issue at a future meeting when all board members are present for a vote.

Touching on the campaign promises of his main contender Nana Akufo - Addo, Mr. Mahama urged Ghanaians to be cautious of a man who promises «One district, one factory» for votes, when he has never constructed any factory in his lifetime.

When the country votes for president / parliament / whatever, every district is counted separately, and whatever option has the most votes in that district wins that district.

«It was one of the first bills I actually voted on when I finally got seated and I found it very ironic here I was in a gerrymandered district that had been drawn by for Republican Party and here I was voting for this and I stood up and said I don't support this because it enshrines our gerrymandered districts in the constitution and it's not an independent panel.»

Both districts were only slightly altered by redistricting from the 2010 elections, when Ball won by a little bit more than 2100 votes, and Oppenheimer defeated Cohen by roughly 700 votes.

When he voted for that bill he said to the people of his district I approve borrowing more money from foreigners to hand it over to the wealthy so we can have an excuse to cut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security after November!

But in competitive districts the new targeting scheme makes it possible for campaign assemblages to leverage their considerable resources to actually expand the electorate in significant ways, both in terms of persuasion efforts and get - out - the - vote efforts — and when the stakes are high enough, even through voter registration efforts.

The convention votes are weighted and the 69th Assembly District, which is where the Broadway Democrats are located, is the most Democrat - dominated in the state, and also generally has the highest turnout, which means its support matters when the weighted vote is calculated.

Be «bipartisan» when your vote is need for the Democrats to get what they want but expect nothing of equal value in return for your District (because you surely are not going to get it).

The wave crashed on Long Island last spring when Democrat Christine Pellegrino won an Assembly seat in a district that had been in Republican hands for decades, and had voted overwhelming for Trump in 2016.

Each constituency candidate may, in writing, appoint 1 or more scrutineers to be present at the office of the Electoral Commission when the Commission is performing its duties in relation to special vote declarations for the district.

When Turner a Pro-Life Catholic businessman ran against an orthodox Pro-Choice Jewish Democrat David Weprin, Turner's campaign launched a series of ads aimed squarely at the orthodox Jewish vote in the Ninth Congressional District, where Democrats enjoy a significant enrollment advantage.

Gerrymandering is when a partisan committee moves around the borders of voting districts to favor their own party, squeezing the maximum amount of electoral votes possible out of a certain area of land.

Tobin, who ran for California Secretary of State in 2010 — garnering more than 214,000 votes as the Libertarian nominee — had served as Ralph Nader's national ballot access coordinator during the 2008 presidential campaign, a year when the feisty consumer activist, seeking the brass ring for the final time, appeared on the ballot in 45 states and the District of Columbia.

On the Democratic side, Legislator Peggy Chase, D - Syracuse, said she could not vote for a $ 33,000 raise for the county executive when many people in her district do not make that much in one year.

Erie County Chairman Ralph Lorigo said Sunday that should Grisanit's new district hold, the same - sex marriage vote isn't necessarily the only issue the local Conservative Party officials would consider when deciding whether to grant an endorsement.

That's when Council is scheduled to vote on North District Common Council Member Joe Golombek's resolution that calls for a federal investigation of the environmental review process undertaken by the state Department of Transportation for its proposed project at -LSB-...]

When they finally got a user name and password to cast their votes online, the DOE site indicated they had already voted — inexplicably — for a candidate in a Bronx district.

But the district was drawn four years ago specifically to be as advantageous to Republicans as possible, and they've since performed well there: Republican Mark Grisanti got over half the vote in a four - way race in 2012, and outgoing Democrat Marc Panepinto won with only 33 percent of the vote in 2014 when three registered Republicans and Conservatives split the remaining 67 percent.

When there is plan that is a tax cut for the voters of my district and is good for New York state, I will vote for it.

It didn't work: most people voted for the status quo, and savings were minimal when special districts replaced former villages.

We are doing the branch registration after that we are going to do the branch elections and every branch will be required to elect its 9 member executives and so when this branch re-registration closes we will announce the date for branch elections and when the date is announced for the district assembly branch election of the Bole Bamboi constituency, I will be here to vote» he explained

«He was in his home district where he voted when he got information that there was an illegal tally centre manned by the NRM and police,» said Shawn Mubiru, senior FDC official.

When no candidate candidate achieves the 270 threshold, the 50 state delegations in the House are to choose between the top three electoral vote winners which would include the winner of the single district.

A protester left a gun at a meeting she held in 2009 where she discussed the health - care bill, and when it was voted on, someone shot a bullet through the glass door of her district office.

As for general elections, BOE results showed the most votes for the 25th Assembly District came Nov. 4, 2008, when 14,916 ballots were recorded in the race in which Lancman retained his seat.

Despite the controversy Mr. Donovan courted in December when a grand jury voted not to indict a white police officer in the death of Garner, a black man, the district attorney is still relatively popular in the borough and with party insiders, sources say.

The office of the Electoral Commission was closed down on Thursday when police and military could not control a crowd incident of the two political parties disagreeing over a group of people who had come from Damongo in the West Gonja District to transfer their votes in the Yapie - Kusawgu constituency.

The New Patriotic Party in its 2016 manifesto had promised to elect Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives when voted into power.

«Mark Grisanti betrayed us and the people of his district when he broke his word and voted to redefine marriage last year,» said Brian Brown, NOM's president.

When you see some election districts that had 92 percent or 86 percent for Alessi, you figure you'll gain some votes there.

«I liked the old days,» said Mr. Kelley, reminiscing about election nights past when runners from each district would arrive in the office, results in hand, and people would huddle together as someone recorded and added up the votes.

So, voters in the 37th District may have two choices when they go to the polls April 24, not only for their State Senator, but a vote to see which party controls the senate into 2020.

Highland was one of 80 districts statewide that faced this challenge when putting forth budgets for a vote in May.

But when Mr. Sampson won re-election with Mr. Seddio's backing in 2014, the majority of his votes came from the East New York part of the district.

The Niskayuna Central School District was formed in 1953 when area residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of centralizing five area districts.

The mostly cordial first debate in the 2nd Congressional District race got personal when the topic of gun control came up, with U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney's Republican opponent criticizing him for taking part in a Democratic - led House sit - in to push for votes...