Turnout

MSA Safety Acquires U.K. Firefighter Turnout Gear Manufacturer Bristol Uniforms

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Monday, January 25, 2021
Occupational safety and health, Articles, Safety, Human activities, Bunker gear, Retardant, Bristol Uniforms, Personal protective equipment, Firefighter, Workwear, Turnout, Flame retardant

The company has earned a reputation for providing high quality turnout gear that combines innovative designs with advanced materials.

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  • The company has earned a reputation for providing high quality turnout gear that combines innovative designs with advanced materials.
  • "Helping to keep firefighters safe has been a longstanding element of the MSA mission," said Nish Vartanian, MSA Chairman, President and CEO.
  • Bristol Uniforms is also a leading manufacturer of flame-retardant, waterproof and other protective workwear for the utility industry.
  • Bristol Uniforms Ltd is a leading designer and manufacturer of protective clothing for emergency services in the U.K. and across the globe.

Ancestry® Commemorates Milestones in the Fight for Women's Voting Equality and Invites Everyone to Find Their Personal Place in Suffrage History

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Elections, Voter turnout, Turnout, Voting

Some experts are predicting a record-breaking number of female voters, projecting up to 70 percent of overall voter turnout will be women.

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  • Some experts are predicting a record-breaking number of female voters, projecting up to 70 percent of overall voter turnout will be women.
  • * One hundred years ago, many women could not cast a ballot due to discriminatory laws in their home states.
  • Anyone can search for their personal links to women's voting rights history for free by visiting www.ancestry.com/MakeThemCount throughout 2020.
  • "Important historic milestones remind us of where we've been but also where we're going," said Jennifer Utley, Director of Research at Ancestry.

Press release - Final turnout data for 2019 European elections announced

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Elections, Voter turnout, Turnout

With this publication all 28 EU Member States have officially announced their final national turnout data, settling the official final turnout at European level at 50.66% (+8.06 pp compared to 2014).

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  • With this publication all 28 EU Member States have officially announced their final national turnout data, settling the official final turnout at European level at 50.66% (+8.06 pp compared to 2014).
  • The 2019 European elections were shaped by the significant increase in voter turnout.
  • 50.66% is in fact the highest turnout since 1994 European elections and a striking increase by 8.06 percentage points from 2014 (when the turnout was 42.60%).
  • Also countries with a traditional low or very low turnout in European elections, such as Slovakia and Czechia, showed substantial increases.

Press release - 2019 European elections: Record turnout driven by young people

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Elections, Voter turnout, Turnout, Get out the vote

Specifically young citizens under 25 years (+14 percentage points) as well as the 2539 year-olds (+12 percentage points) turned out in greater numbers than before.

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  • Specifically young citizens under 25 years (+14 percentage points) as well as the 2539 year-olds (+12 percentage points) turned out in greater numbers than before.
  • Overall turnout at European elections was 50.6% - the highest since 1994.
  • 19 Member States registered increases in voter turnout since 2014, especially Poland, Romania, Spain, Austria, Hungary and Germany as well as Slovakia and Czechia, where turnout is traditionally very low.
  • Meanwhile turnout fell in only eight countries, though by less than 3 percentage points.

AGMA Elects New President, Officers and Governors

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Monday, May 20, 2019
AFL–CIO, American Guild of Musical Artists, Elections, AGMA, Turnout, Voter turnout, Principal dancer, Trade unions

NEW YORK, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --On Friday, American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) held a mail ballot election pursuant to its Constitution.

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  • NEW YORK, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --On Friday, American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) held a mail ballot election pursuant to its Constitution.
  • Global Election Services (GES) certified the election results, which were accepted and approved today by AGMA's Board of Governors.
  • Nineteen Governors comprised of Soloists, Choristers/Actors and Dancers were also elected throughout the country in a record setting voter turnout.
  • AGMA represents approximately 7500 opera singers, ballet and modern dancers, and production personnel at all principal opera houses and dance companies in the United States.

New Report Ranks States by Voter Turnout During 2018 Elections, Points to Policies that Increase Turnout in Top-Ranked States

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Monday, March 18, 2019
Elections, Voter turnout, Turnout, Democracy, Government, Accountability, Voter turnout in the United States presidential elections

Elections Project digs deeper into the story by examining the vast differences in voter turnout between states turnout differences driven in large part by states' various voting policies.

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  • Elections Project digs deeper into the story by examining the vast differences in voter turnout between states turnout differences driven in large part by states' various voting policies.
  • "The November midterm election shattered records for voter turnout," says Brian Miller, Executive Director at Nonprofit VOTE, "but beneath the record-setting turnout is a vast gap in turnout between states that speaks volumes about the impact state policies play in voter turnout."
  • The report also ranks all 50 states by turnout, with the top ten states averaging 61% turnout of eligible voters.
  • "Year-after-year, states with Same Day Registration have a turnout advantage over states without the policy, including a seven-point advantage in the 2018 elections."