Sentences with phrase «allow for early voting»

A package called the «Democracy Project» would allow for early voting, as well as automatic and same - day voter registration.

About $ 7 million is being proposed in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget amendment to pay for changes to the state's voting laws such as allowing for early voting in New York, his office on Monday announced.

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Earlier this week, Georgia Representative Hank Johnson introduced two bills that he believes will help improve voting security a few years down the road: the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowed to buy.

Earlier this month, for example, Hewlett - Packard Co. shareholders voted down a proposal that would have changed the Palo Alto company's bylaws to allow investors to nominate directors.

Anson, speaking in Zurich earlier today following England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup finals, was so incensed with the outcome of the 22 - man vote in Switzerland that he said «don't bother» bidding for future finals «until you know that the process is going to change to allow bids like ours [a chance] to win.

The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010, up for a vote as early as today, would attempt to fix some of these problems through a variety of means, including allowing schools in high - poverty areas to offer free meals to all students without any paperwork, making foster children automatically eligible for free meals, and giving incentives to states that improve their certification rates.

A longtime push for early voting in New York took a step forward this month, with Republican Sen. Betty Little backing a bill that would allow voters to cast ballots up to two weeks before Election Day.

A letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this signed by the women of color in the state Assembly urged him to push for the adoption of early voting and the closure of the loophole in election law that allows for unlimited donations through a web of limited liability companies.

Democrats earlier in the day denounced the IDC and the Republican conference for not allowing votes on their own stand - alone budget resolution.

Many of the measures were listed on Cuomo's 2018 State of the State agenda, including closing a loophole in election law that allows for unlimited political donations through a network of limited liabilities companies, as well as early voting.

Democratic lawmakers, along with the League of Women Voters, rallied outside the Senate chambers Tuesday for bills that would allow same - day voting and early voting by mail in New York state.

The Times called for the Senate to return to Albany and pass Kavanagh's early voting and voter - friendly ballot design bills, as well as bills allowing for «no - excuse» absentee voting and online voter registration, sponsored respectively by Assemblymembers Jim Brennan and Michael Cusick.

The bill in the City Council, which could come up for a vote as early as Thursday, would only allow Uber and similar cab - apps like Lyft to bring 201 new cars onto the road in the next year — a steep drop - off from Uber's planned addition of 10,000 new vehicles.

«Early voting will allow seniors, those with non-traditional work schedules, working parents, and every busy New Yorker to vote when it's convenient for them.

His plan called for allowing early voting for at least a week.

Control of the Senate, too, would ease the way for Democratic bills currently blocked by the GOP, including ones to increase firearm restrictions, allow early voting, authorize state financial aid to students who entered the country illegally as children, and extend the statute of limitations on child molestation to allow victims to sue for decades - old abuse.

My bill would allow same day registration; allow early voting, allow voter registration via the internet; allow 16 - year olds to register and vote in certain elections; and codify Section 5 Pre-Clearance procedures for New York State.»

New York would be one of the last states to allow early voting and is one of 13 states that does not allow for it.

Of the nine «toss up» states listed on CNN's Electoral Map, all but two — Virginia and New Hampshire — allow for early in - person voting and all allow for absentee ballots prior to Election Day.

«Laws that would allow for automatic voter registration, early voting, no - excuse absentee voting, and consolidation of primary elections will empower voters and give greater access to the ballot,» she said.

Miner's first proposal was to allow for a 20 - day early voting period.

Carroll views early voting as a first step in modernizing our voting systems, but feels that there is so much more to do, «from allowing same day registration, no fault absentee voting, allowing for party enrollment changes to take place 10 days before an election and more.»

On voting reform, Cuomo vowed to enact early voting, allowing people to cast their ballots for about a week prior to election day, and to implement same - day registration, permitting New Yorkers to register to vote on election day.

Nixon has criticized Cuomo for what she said is allowing Republicans, bolstered by the Independent Democratic Conference, to remain in power, leading to a block on liberal priorities like early voting and more money for high - needs schools.

The measures backed by Schneiderman this week would provide for a system of early voting in the state, consolidate the two federal and state party primaries in a single date and allow for same - day enrollment, among other provisions.

This period will allow the general public to vote for individuals - whose names had earlier been submitted - who they think influenced them positively in 2017.

A longtime push for early voting in New York took a step forward this week, with Republican Senator Betty Little backing a bill that would allow voters to cast ballots up to two weeks before Election Day.

The mayor has called for a series of reforms at the state level, including allowing same - day voter registration and early voting.

While most of the political world was still focused on Hillary's e-mails and the FBI last Friday night, an extraordinary story was unfolding in Las Vegas, where the polling place at Cardenas Market had to stay open for three extra hours to allow everyone in line during the last night of early voting to cast ballots.

Democratic lawmakers, along with the League of Women voters, rallied outside the Senate chambers for bills that would allow same day voting, and early voting by mail in New York State.

People gathered in Foley Square on Sunday to push for early voting, which would allow eligible voters to cast ballots in person days or even weeks before an election.

In contrast to their failed drive for a marriage bill two years ago, the advocates envision a short, disciplined and intense run - up to a vote in the State Legislature, raising the prospect that gay couples may be allowed to wed in New York by early summer.

Coalition introduced five - year parliaments but act allows for early elections if two - thirds of MPs vote in favour

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman teamed up to press for New York to join 32 other states and allow early voting.

Early voting is not just beneficial to voters, it reduces stress on poll workers and allows for more secure elections.

His proposal would allow for 12 days of early in - person voting throughout New York State.

Tony Blair, who expressed unease in early 2005 about a «hybrid» house with elected and appointed members, pledged in the Labour manifesto for that year's general election to remove the remaining hereditary peers and to «allow a free vote on the composition of the house».

The state Assembly could vote as early as next week on the latest version of a school accountability bill that outlines a series of sanctions for persistently low - performing public schools, including converting them into charter schools or allowing the school board to hire an education management agency that would have the power to fire principals.

Directors also voted to oppose a bill, slated for introduction in early 2005, to allow the federal government to preempt states» authority to regulate prices and the terms of different lines of insurance.