Sentences with phrase «assembly public election»

Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, D - Ithaca: Yes «In my first few weeks of office, I signed onto the Assembly Public Election Financing bill as one of the most important reforms we could enact to help get the corrupting influence of big money out of our elections.

Not exact matches

It is important to note that under Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill, (1) receiving public funds depends on the candidate's ability to raise money from numerous small donors, so only donations up to $ 250 are matched with taxpayer dollars and that (2) candidates are limited to a maximum amount of public funds ($ 400,000 for Senate candidates and $ 200,000 for Assembly candidates in the general election race).

The last of this dying breed was John Ravitz, who represented the Upper East Side in the Assembly between 1991 and 2002, when he lost a special election for state senate and walked away from public office.

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and -LSB-...]

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian chaired the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, the Commission on Government Administration, and the Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

As the public continues to bear the brunt of pain after budget cuts to services, schools, and safety net programs, community leaders came together to demand that our elected leaders in the State Senate and Assembly ensure the priorities of Central New York are met by passing Fair Elections.

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian previously chaired the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection., He has also chaired the Commission on Government Administration, and the Assembly Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

Assembly Democrats released a letter urging the Board of Elections not to provide the voter data, arguing that in this instance, it's not public.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Election Law Committee Chair Michael Cusick and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh today announced the Assembly's approval of legislation to close the Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) loophole in the state's campaign finance laws in order to bring greater transparency and accountability to elections for public office in New York State.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver formally introduced a bill this week that would create a statewide voluntary public matching funds program in New York, calling on fellow legislators to pass the bill and make New York state «the model for the rest of the nation in establishing and preserving fair elections.»

«The Empire», politics blog of WNYC (the leading National Public Radio station in New York city) has this lengthy story about Jesus Gonzalez, the Working Families Party nominee in the September 13 special election, Assembly, 54th district.

A graduate of Seton Hall University and Wagner College, Malliotakis also was employed for four years as a public affairs manager for Con Edison before her election to the Assembly.

Members of the fair elections coalition were joined by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Tuesday to again call for public campaign financing.

Subject to the provisions of this article, a political party is free to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character, and sponsor candidates for elections to any public office other than to District Assemblies or lower local government units.

Between April and September 2016, ahead of last year's Assembly and Senate elections, the Legislature spent $ 7 million just on bulk postage for mailings to constituents, according to a recent report by the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy.

The 2016 Assembly elections will put a microscope on Labour's record on public service delivery.

I don't know what the Moreland Commission is going to recommend — there's 24 other people and very diverse opinions on there — but what we've learned is that although there would be a funding source from taxpayers to finance public elections in the state of New York for Assembly, Senate, Governor, Attorney General, etc, the savings ultimately would be astronomical in the long run.

«On July 31, 2009, I was indicted by a Bronx County Grand Jury for committing perjury in a 2008 civil matter, held prior to my election to the Assembly... Thereafter, I agreed to cooperate with the Bronx District Attorney's Office and, later, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in conjunction with various investigations aimed at rooting out public corruption,» Castro said.

Therefore if the Welsh Government wants its preferred route for the M4 to be built, then it must survive a legal challenge, produce a convincing environmental assessment, win a majority at the next Assembly elections, convince its own Assembly Members of its merits, then face a public inquiry.

Recently, disagreements between Scamardella and Councilman James Oddo's over the Mid-Island primary, last year's South Shore Assembly race and a pick for the Board of Elections appointee went public, with Oddo telling the Advance that the two haven't spoken in months.

Prominent Democrats were on the defensive in both public episodes — one a legislative controversy, the other a trial in Hartford Superior Court — relating to the clean - election program established a decade ago by the Democrat - controlled General Assembly after a corruption scandal sent Republican Gov. John G. Rowland to federal prison.

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and candidates — not the money used to fund them.

The governor, as well as Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Independent Democratic Conference Senate Co-leader Jeff Klein, have all come out in favor of public financing for election campaigns.

Labour Assembly Against Austerity, September 24 2016 Commenting on Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the Labour Leadership election today, Lucy Anderson MEP, Vice-Chair of the Labour Assembly Against Austerity said: «The Labour Assembly Against Austerity welcomes Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as Labour leader, staking out how a Labour government would deliver a # 500bn public investment programme to -LSB-...]

In Kumasi on Saturday December 10, few hours after Nana Akufo - Addo's confirmation as winner of the 2016 election, some party faithful stormed some public toilets manned by staff of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), seized the keys to the facilities, assaulting some persons in the process.

Democrats in the Senate and Assembly support a system where small donations are multiplied with public funds, but Republicans have attacked this idea, citing some officials who abused the system and an ideological aversion to using taxpayer funds to pay for elections.

ALBANY, N.Y. — A special election on Tuesday will fill the Queens Assembly seat vacated by Democrat Anthony Seminerio, who faces sentencing in October for defrauding the public.

Leaders in the Assembly and State Senate have announced their support for comprehensive campaign finance reform, including public financing of elections, which would stop the corrupting influence of big money in politics.

«He said that over the last three years he and his campaign team had concentrated not on winning the election but on improving public services in the area, and that this emphasis, plus his eight years as an assembly member had satisfied the constituents.

Tenney, a member of the state Assembly until she won the 22nd Congressional District election last year, has been a frequent critic of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's spending on discretionary projects and the lack of public input into the decision - making process.

The Citizens» Election Program provides public financing to qualified candidates for statewide offices and the General Assembly.

In 1973 STV was introduced in Northern Ireland for elections to local councils and to the new Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Society and its staff were called upon to advise in the programme of education set up by the government to raise public awareness.

General News of Friday, 11 May 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com IDEG Executive Director, Dr Emmanuel Akwetey Government has been urged to urgently educate the public to clear the confusion on the difference between the direct election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly (MMDCEs) and multi-party elections of MMDCEs.

In that election, in which a political body called the Federal Assembly votes rather than the public, bots accounted for a small fraction of political tweets, Neudert says.

The 2018 Election will be crucial for our organization as all statewide offices are up for election, including Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), as well as state senate, assembly and local school boarElection will be crucial for our organization as all statewide offices are up for election, including Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), as well as state senate, assembly and local school boarelection, including Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), as well as state senate, assembly and local school board seats.

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