Sentences with phrase «if voters»

If the voters are very unhappy with the development team's progress, they can always vote to shut the DAICO down entirely and get their money back.»

Public Citizen wants a legislative proposal that will change few if any voters» minds, so it's probably best to think of it as a nice idea for the time being.

But if voters are largely ignorant about what it is that the legislatures are up to anyway — and prof. Somin observers that «[f] or most legislation, the vast majority of voters will not have heard of its existence, much less have an informed opinion on its merits» (184)-- then legislation's claim to democratic legitimacy is weak if not non-existent, except in unusual circumstances.

In part as a result of this conduct, the Michigan Supreme Court both removed Judge McCree from judicial office and prospectively suspended him without pay for six years if voters should reelect Judge McCree in November 2014.

Meanwhile, Rep. Leach introduced legislation, which was signed by Governor Ducey last month, that will limit financial penalties for utilities who fail to meet renewable energy standards if voters decide to increase them in November.

An analogy would be the Tea Party candidate for office who shares his credentials and accomplishments with prospective voters, knowing all of the resources that would be brought to the job and could be of benefit to all, will never be realized if voters choose the Leftist that promises everything but delivers nothing.

If voters finally toss the corrupt politicians out on their ear and say NO!

This could provide a clue as to why so many MPs, Conservatives especially, are able to be markedly more sceptical on climate change than the electorate — if voters are not telling them it is an issue they care about, they may be more likely to follow their own inclinations or be swayed by lobbyists.

The fate of the Paris deal lies largely in the hands of voters in democratic countries, and we can not expect democracies to produce good policy responses to challenges of climate change if voters have a confused understanding of reality.

If voters complain about higher fuel prices, politicians can truthfully say, «The market sets prices, and you determine by your own energy use whether you gain or lose.

If voters complain, politicians can truthfully say, «The market sets prices, and you determine by your own energy use whether you gain or lose.

No doubt many respected artists who received few or no votes would have done better if the voters had been asked to name 10 rather than 6 artists.

If voters in Garfield County, Aspen and Carbondale want out of Senate Bill 152, now is their chance; it's on the ballot.

... but when it came to voting for the Best Middle Eastern airline it looks as if the voters had a change of heart:

A county official in Illinois claimed that K - 9 service dogs would be killed if voters approved marijuana for recreational use.

If voters hadn't pressured government to give them such easy access to homes in the form of lower interest rates, subprime loans, etc... perhaps less resources would have been wasted!

If voters approve both requests, the tax impact on a $ 250,000 value home would be approximately $ 10 per month.

The deal with the Denver Classroom Teachers Association «will add $ 7.6 million in teacher compensation for 2016 - 17 school year, with the possibility of $ 11.1 million if voters approve the district's mill levy ballot proposal in November.»

In other words, if voters agree to the new levies, they would see a drop in local property taxes a full calendar year from now.

It will take more than lip service to reform these institutions, but if the voters reject giving more money to the public school system in their state, they should at least demand a re-evaluation of policies that are systematically disadvantaging key demographics of students.

If voters get angry enough with federal education politics, national Democrats may start learning from their state - level colleagues who are starting to support effective policies like school choice.

If voters say no, then 20 % of teachers are fired and class sizes skyrocket.

If voters approve the measure to repeal Common Core, the state would also be required to establish a committee with the power to veto any new standards and would direct the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education to «release all of the test items, including questions, constructed responses and essays, for each grade and every subject.»

In an extraordinary appearance Thursday before a legislative budget panel, Gov. Jerry Brown gave his first public disclosure of how schools would fare in a cuts - only budget next year if voters shoot down his tax extensions in the June election.

If voters pass the amendment, beginning in 2016 - 17 an appointed superintendent, accountable to the Governor, could select up to 20 schools each year to become part of a state - run Opportunity School District (OSD).

Tom Evenson, spokesman for Walker, said the governor is backing Nygren's new plan because it includes a provision that would prohibit school districts from raising taxes if voters rejected a referendum in the last three years.

However, these victories will be rendered moot if voters don't approve Proposition 123 on May 17.

That's fine, but if voters approve Initiative 1240 parents in districts that are allowing too many kids to fail will love charter schools.

If voters pass an initiative allowing charter schools, Washington will become one of the nation's leaders in its embrace of the nontraditional mode of educating students with public funds...

«If the voters decide that they don't want to address this problem with charter schools right now, the fact is the problem still needs to be addressed.»

If voters approve the charter school measure, it appears unlikely that it would create an explosion of new schools.

If the voters really wanted sweeping school reform, their duly elected representatives could have given it to them without the court having ordered it.

In our district, if the voters approve the budget, we will be axing 22 teachers, 11 percent of the teaching staff.

If voters and parents get behind these systems, and we implement them with fidelity, we will be able to use test results — and other measures — to dramatically improve our public schools.

If voters do not cast out incumbents when local school performance is poor, they forfeit that opportunity.

But the smart money does appear to be on «Get Out,» especially if voters equate originality with audacity.

Even if voters have given up on the show, there is a chance that they will continue to recognize Rami Malek's lead performance that continues to be one of the best on TV.

Both The Martian and Star Wars: The Force Awakens pose considerable threats in the visual effects world though if voters decide to go big or go home (notably, the last two winners — Interstellar and Gravity — both took place in space so there's definitely a recent trend that I'm betting against here.)

She's excellent here, so if voters remember her work, she'll certainly have a fair chance at that first citation by the Academy.

The original show received 14 nominations, and if voters like the spinoff at all, they'll likely rally behind Christine Baranski.

If voters respond well to the show as a whole or not James Franco is likely the frontrunner for a showy duel role as twins unless they overlook him here in favor of his performance in The Disaster Artist in the comedy category.

You can't possibly know if voters will respond just yet, but there's no reason to amend any predictions after this first look.

Though critics are almost unanimous in praising Germany's «Toni Erdmann,» I wonder if it is too daunting for the membership, and if the voters will choose to make a statement about Donald Trump's travel ban by giving the award to «The Salesman» from Iran's Asghar Farhadi, who's decided not to attend because of the president's action.

Artistically, though, this was a clear success, a critical darling that would be a major awards season contender if voters could remember pre-fall releases and actually honor worthy cinema.

It's either her or King of Kong's long - locked Billy Mitchell, if some voters mistake his supreme bitchery for him having an actual vagina.

But if the voters fall back on their «most» or «oldest time period is best» or «showy» or «royalty porn» costume habits, this one goes to Anonymous or Jane Eyre or W.E. or Hugo or... hey, now wait a second!

Political scientists say if voters already know a candidate, negative ads don't have much of an impact.

Still, you can't deny that this is among his best performances to date, and while it's perhaps not flashy enough to win him that Oscar, if voters decide that his time is now, it would be a hard decision to argue with.

If voters want to embrace something new, they can choose from «GLOW,» «The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,» «SMILF» or «The Good Place» — but the recent return of both «Curb your Enthusiasm» and «Will and Grace» may well have struck more of a chord with them.

If voters don't want to get quite so theatrical, other contenders include Questlove, Mary J. Blige, Ryan Tedder and T Bone Burnett, Sara Bareilles, Nick Jonas, the late Chris Cornell and a delicious wild card, Sufjan Stevens, for his two songs from «Call Me by Your Name.»