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In an extraordinary ruling late Friday, New York state judge Barry Ostrager enjoined Xerox from pursuing a shareholder vote on the deal, a relatively rare move that demonstrated how tainted he found the deal process (based on evidence from discovery and a hearing last week).

The New York Public Interest Research Group studied 59 municipalities that have voted to permit hydro - fracking in the past few years, if New York State eventually approves the process.

At its September 17, 2014 meeting, the Port Authority board of directors voted to create a new Freedom of Information Code matching either New York or New Jersey and creating a novel, two - tiered, appeal process consisting of a Review Board and third party «dispute resolution provider.»

Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, Public Advocate James, Congressmembers Jeffries and Maloney and 21 Democratic Elected Officials Endorse Brian Kavanagh Endorsements follow Kavanagh winning majority of 26th Senate District Democratic County Committee New York - Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh's campaign for State Senate was endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish James, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as well as 21 Democratic elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committee vote.

Politicians said it helps enable fusion voting in New York, a process where a single candidate can appear on multiple party lines.

«This is really important so there's consistency for voters in New York City, and so that we have a voting process that, well before the September primary this year, we know how we'll administer and when we would administer the run - off if it was necessary for any of the offices,» Carroll said.

Similarly, another bill would facilitate the voting process by automatically transferring voter's registration when they move within New York State (A. 3411, Kavanagh).

James Freedland, a spokesman for attorney general candidate state Sen. Eric T. Schneiderman (D - Manhattan), who voted in 20 of 24 years since registering said: «It's up to Ms. Rice to explain to New York's Democratic primary voters why they should choose a longtime Republican who never participated in the civic process until it served her own political self - interest.»

«What we did see was a concerted effort by some folks to apparently, to protest New York's closed primary process by showing up to vote when they weren't registered to vote.

That you have to circumvent the committee process to get a vote on gun control in New York State,» said Hunter College public - affairs professor Joseph Viteritti.

Under the New York State Constitution, bills must «age» three days before they can be voted on, unless the governor calls for a message of necessity to bypass the aging process.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Court of Appeals nominee was approved in the New York State Senate on a voice vote, after an unusually contentious process.

Wednesday night at the New York Tech Meet - Up, the New York City Campaign Finance Board unveiled its own initiative to make participation in the voting process easier: a mobile web application with voter registration and candidate information.

Between March 10 and March 20, more than 40,883 voter registration applications were processed through New York's online voting registration system.

«I hope New Yorkers will vote in support of a Constitutional Convention, and that they will remain active in the discussion process to come as we shape a more modern, inclusive and effective New York government for all people,» she said.

Also at noon, advocates from CUNY Law, the New York Immigration Coalition and others discuss the recent state Board of Regents vote to begin the process to permit qualified non-citizens to obtain professional licenses, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, 99 Hudson St. # 14, Manhattan.

Betty Rosa, a former superintendent of schools in the Bronx, is expected to be voted chancellor of the New York Board of Regents this month, education officials familiar with the process said.

You should also know that in the near future, Senator Dean Skelos will be allowing the Minimum Wage Bill and the so - called Reproductive Health Bill to come to the Senate Floor, knowing that the Democrats will be voting for both, and in the process, bringing legalized late - term abortion to New York State.

The New York State Board of Elections is working on the certification process to approve new voting equipment.

Ed Cox, chairman of the New York Republican Party, said the unusual dynamics that extended his party's primary process this year could be a good thing for late - voting states where GOP presidential candidates have rarely campaigned in the past.

The way around the ballot petition process in New York is through automatic ballot access, where a political party gets fifty thousand votes for their gubernatorial candidate.

The Rosendale Town Board voted last week to send a letter to the two designated co-lead agencies on the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) of the Pilgrim Pipeline project, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York Thruway Authority (NYTA), urging them to guarantee ample opportunities for «meaningful public and municipal participation» during the scoping phase of the review process.

«The electoral process is sacred and New York law has strong safeguards in place to prevent sharing of sensitive voter data and harassment against those who exercise their right to vote,» Cuomo said in June.

I thank Governor Cuomo for his confidence in nominating me to serve the people of New York, Senators Hannon and DeFrancisco for advancing the confirmation process, and the entire Senate for its thoughtful questions and for voting to accept me as the Commissioner of Health.

As part of that report, advocates hope to see a transparent process and a speedy end to lever - voting in New York.

Another step that New York hopes to take in modernizing the voting process is to allow voters to register on Election Day.

In an effort to modernize voting process, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a new plan allowing early voting, automatic voter registration and same - day voter registration throughout the state.

The New York City Board of Elections approved on Tuesday a new process of reporting election - night vote totals that it said would provide the public with faster and more accurate results.

«With these new safeguards, New York — in the strongest terms possible — will combat unscrupulous and shadowy threats to our electoral process, as well as break down fundamental barriers that for far too long have prevented New Yorkers from being heard and from exercising their right to vote,» Cuomo said.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo emphasized voting is the cornerstone of democracy, pushing for modernization in voting process in the state.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat on Monday criticized the New York City Board of Elections for botching the voting process in last week's primary.

Steven Choi, NYIC Executive Director, said that voting is an important way to engage the city's immigrants in the democratic process, as the majority of New York City high school students are either immigrants or their children.

Betty Rosa, a former superintendent of schools in the Bronx, is expected to be voted chancellor of the New York Board of Regents this month, education officials familiar with the process said Friday.

«While I congratulate Sen. Clinton, I must say I am really concerned about the conduct of the voting process in New York State and I hope that that process will change in the future,» Sanders said from the Vermont airport following the loss.

New York's participatory budgeting process is now the largest in the country with $ 10 million in public funds being voted on.

Beyond Riegel's role and characterizations of the process as «chaotic» by one panelist, criticism has also fallen upon panelist Brenda Gill, an attorney who said during deliberations, «I don't care what the standard is, I am voting my conscience» — a statement that «runs directly afoul of a clear - cut Democratic rule» for this process, according to former New York Law Journal reporter Dan Wise's WiseLawNY blog, which reported it.

Now, one New York State Assemblyman thinks it's time to change the election process itself, urging his fellow lawmakers to allow some form of early voting.

New York State used a different voting process than Florida, but the law found that lever machines were prone to several glitches and problems and required them, as well as all paper - punch systems like Florida's, to be replaced with either optical scanners or touch - screen machines.

New York should join the 37 other states which have already taken these steps — and others — to make the actual voting process simpler and easier.»

«The electoral process is sacred, and New York law has strong safeguards in place to prevent sharing of sensitive voter data and harassment against those who exercise their right to vote,» Cuomo said Friday in a statement.

While Governor Cuomo's recent push in cyber security and transparency for elections is an important step forward to ensure that New York's elections remain fair and safe, our basic voting processes also demand improvement.

The non-binding community board vote to approve the project came on the heels of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) setting in motion the public review process, known as the Uniform Land - Use Review Procedure (ULURP), on January 29 by officially obtaining permission to move forward with the initial project design and chosen developer, RAL Companies & Affiliates LLC.

Perhaps the oldest artifact is a book recording New York's electoral college vote in 1872 — the first time black Americans were allowed to take part in the process.

The RttT money was important enough to New York's legislature that just a few days shy of the June 1 deadline, they voted to remake the teacher evaluation process, to allow for more charter schools, and to appropriate $ 20.4 million for a new longitudinal data system.

Outside of New York and Illinois, which passed laws subsidizing ailing nuclear facilities in 2016, Connecticut's governor last year signed a bill allowing Dominion's Millstone plant to participate in its clean energy procurement process, and New Jersey's lawmakers are poised to vote on a zero - emission credit (ZEC) program today, Korsnick said.

New York attorney general says FCC's net neutrality vote would come after a «corrupted» comments process