Sentences with phrase «state ballot propositions»

The races we're covering include: Syracuse Mayor, Onondaga County Legislature, Utica City Council, Watertown City Council, State Ballot Propositions, Onondaga County Ballot Proposition.

Mohr also reminds voters that they will see a two - sided ballot this year, with candidates on the front and three state ballot propositions on the back.

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The documents state that other co-workers complained they also felt harassed when Coppedge expressed views in favor of California Proposition 8, the ballot initiative in 2010 that defined marriage between and man and woman.

The film premiered in 2008 just before California voters were to vote on Proposition 8, the California ballot proposition stating that only marriage between a man and a womaProposition 8, the California ballot proposition stating that only marriage between a man and a womaproposition stating that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid.

Not in California, at least judging from the battle waged over the internet to pass Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in that state: The ProtectMarriage.com coalition used the Web to fuel fundraising, volunteerism, and voter...

There are three ballot propositions going before voters statewide in November: A proposed constitutional amendment to establish a redistricting commission (with members to be appointed by legislative leaders), a constitutional amendment to permit electronic distribution to state legislators of pending bills, and a $ 2 billion school bond issue.

The only time a statewide ballot proposition to limit gay marriage was defeated was in Arizona in 2006, although a narrower version of that initiative was passed by the state's voters in 2008.

On Election Day, New York's voters will have their first opportunity in 20 years to call for a state constitutional convention via ballot proposition.

A November ballot proposition would amend the state constitution to allow judges to reduce or revoke a pension of a public official convicted of a felony related to his or her duties.

The ballot proposition on whether to hold a state Constitutional Convention was soundly defeated in Tuesday's election.

Jack Martins, the GOP candidate for Nassau County executive, on Thursday pressed for passage of a November ballot proposition to amend the state constitution to allow judges to revoke pensions of elected officials convicted of corruption.

All three propositions on the New York State ballot passed on Tuesday.

ALBANY, NY (10/28/2013)(readMedia)-- The Business Council of New York State, Inc. today announced its support for Proposition 5 on the November election ballot, a constitutional amendment that will help protect manufacturing jobs and strengthen the overall economy in the Adirondack Region.

Tuesday, Nov. 4 is Election Day nationwide, and voters on the North Fork will be asked to choose a governor, a congressman, two state legislators, a county clerk, a state attorney general, a state and county comptroller and a handful of judges, while weighing in on special ballot propositions.

All three propositions on the New York state ballot passed Tuesday.

Of the three propositions on the New York state ballot Tuesday, voters rejected the question asking for a constitutional convention but approved public pension forfeiture and a Forest Preserve land bank.

The laws include provisions against bribery, a new enforcement unit at the state Board of Elections and requirements including spending and contributor reports from groups issuing public communications for or against candidates or ballot propositions.

These ballot propositions have been voted on by two consecutively elected state legislatures, so they started several years ago, they've wound their way through, and now they're before voters.

Bloomberg made a well - publicized contribution of $ 500,000 this year to California's Proposition 29, the ballot measure that would have raised the state's tobacco tax by a dollar a pack.

The results echo those recorded at the ballot nine months ago, when Capital Region voters narrowly voted no on Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue seven new casino licenses in select regions.

New York voters were on their way to approving three propositions that appeared on ballots across the state, including a measure to take redistricting out of the hands of lawmakers...

DeFrancisco said he believes it would be more practical for the state legislature to offer propositions for constitutional changes, which voters could decide on individually as separate ballot measures.

There are four other propositions on the June 5 primary ballot, including state constitutional amendments about how to spend money from the state's recent gas tax increase and cap - and - trade fees.

We know that requisite signatures for petitions, propositions, ballots, or state - administered conventions for amendments would involve state participation and are declared by the courts to be a conflict of powers.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&rstate legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&rstate legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&rstate legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&rState to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

This proposition to appear on the Nov. 4th ballot would amend the states redistricting procedure.

Councilman Donovan Richards, who co-chairs the caucus said the proposition would lock a flawed redistricting plan in the state's constitution for decades, adding that the ballot's «weak principles and political controls,» would negatively impact communities.

California — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R): The four reform propositions placed on the 2005 ballot by Schwarzenegger were all defeated, a sign that Golden State voters may have tired of the Governator's schtick.

The ballot proposition before voters on Election Day would allow a judge to determine whether a state official convicted of crimes like bribery or bid rigging, should lose all or part of their pension.

Bronx chapter leaders (from left) Danielle Minor of PS 175, Christine O'Callaghan of PS 106 and Tom Whitman of PS 76 remind Labor Day Parade watchers to vote against the state constitutional convention proposition on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Also on June 26, the court held in a different 5 - 4 ruling that the proponents of Proposition 8, a 2008 California ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in that state, did not have standing to defend the initiative in federal court.

The proposition is on the ballot for the November elections in the United States.

Proposition 37, one of 174 ballot issues facing voters next month in 37 states, would be the first such law in the United Sstates, would be the first such law in the United StatesStates.

Environmentalists are also starting to focus on Proposition 26, a little - noticed California ballot measure that would reclassify environmental impact fees as taxes and require a two - thirds vote of the state legislature to impose them rather than a simple majority.

An especially intense spotlight had been trained on the scores of students whose native language is not English — largely because of Proposition 227, the ballot initiative passed last year that curtailed bilingual education in the state's classrooms.

Of 229 statewide ballot propositions in 42 states and the District of Columbia this year, an estimated 22 propositions in 15 states relate to education, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the staff of Initiative and Referendum Report, a monthly publication of the Institute for Government and Politics.

But it seems clear that passage of the measure, which appears on the state's Nov. 5 ballot as Proposition 209, would raise questions about a host of programs that public K - 12 schools and colleges offer — from voluntary desegregation efforts to certain tutoring and outreach programs.

He had also sponsored a successful ballot initiative, Proposition 49 in 2002, which set money aside in the state budget for an expansion of afterschool programs.

When Hollywood director Rob Reiner proposed a ballot initiative (Proposition 82 in 2006) calling for an income tax increase to make preschool universal and free for all of the state's four - year - olds, the governor sided with opponents, who noted that the measure would use precious potential tax revenue to pay for a service that a majority of the state's youngsters already received.

In their lawsuits, filed last May, the groups argued that Proposition 39, a state ballot measure passed by voters in 2000, grants charters» access to facilities in...

Washington Policy Center, the state's premier public policy research and education organization, has completed non-partisan, objective analysis of all statewide propositions appearing on this year's ballot, including Referendum 55, which asks voters to decide if a limited experimental charter school law, which the Legislature passed earlier this year, should be passed...

Proposition 39 bonds (55 % approval) may only be placed on ballots for regular state and local elections.

State Still Has a Role in Supporting and Holding Districts Accountable With the passage of Proposition 30 and almost nine out of 10 local ballot measures last November, the voters of California gave our schools an almost unprecedented chance to begin rebuilding after years of budget cuts.

California voters may face difficult decisions regarding the future of education in the state in November as the state ballot could feature several propositions that would have an enormous impact on the educational landscape.

The most recent reform was Proposition 57, a 2016 ballot measure that provided state officials with new tools to address ongoing overcrowding in state prisons.

Voter support for Proposition 2, a new version of a state budget rainy day fund, is increasing but is still shy of the majority backing that Gov. Jerry Brown will need to pass his signature ballot measure, according to a new poll.

Secretary of State Michele Reagan announced that referendum proponents submitted a sufficient number of signatures and certified the measure for the ballot as Arizona Proposition 305 on September 8, 2017.

This growing interest is reflected in the overwhelming public support — 73.5 percent — at the ballot box last November for the passage of Proposition 58, the California state ballot initiative that creates more opportunities for bilingual education.

The ASPCA has launched a TV commercial to promote Proposition B. Proposition B is a citizen - sponsored state ballot initiative.

The ASPCA is using these cases to highlight «Proposition B», also known as the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act, which will appear on the state's November ballot.