Sentences with phrase «amendment to the state constitution»

Because it's a proposed amendment to the state constitution, the bill required approval in two consecutive legislative sessions before being sent to the general public for a referendum vote.

[49] Some of these proposals would require amendments to the state constitution.

A 1938 amendment to the state constitution prohibits the creation of new types of local government, so the surviving entity would have to be either a city or a county.

They passed legislation creating a gaming amendment to the state constitution, a new teacher evaluation system, an all - crimes DNA database, pension reform and a legislative redistricting plan.

Another source familiar with the talks said Cuomo and legislative leaders have walked away from a gubernatorial proposal to trade a «major» salary increase for amendments to the State Constitution that would create a full - time Legislature and impose term limits.

Democrats in the New York State Senate want to add an equal rights amendment to the state constitution.

A Constitutional Convention is an expensive, complicated and potentially dangerous undertaking that is unnecessary because we already have a more rigorous and more democratic process by which the voters can adopt or reject individual amendments to the State Constitution on their... (read more)

In addition to these education successes, we have protected taxpayers by passing a balanced budget and starting the process for adding a balanced budget amendment to our state constitution.»

Locals looking to usher in Las Vegas - style luster initially failed to get a casino amendment to the state Constitution through the Legislature.

Of course, the NRA vehemently opposes amendments to the state Constitution that restrict firearms, regardless of public support.

Voters in North Dakota yesterday rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution which would have increased the burden on civil authorities attempting to limit religion - based conscientious objection to state laws:

With voters deciding on the complex amendment to the state constitution, advocates supporting the measure are hoping to see Cuomo show some passion.

Voters will cast ballots next week on a statewide amendment to the state constitution that would cast a wider net against corrupt elected officials, allowing judges to cut or do away with their state pensions.

By changing New York's definition of marriage, the state legislature essentially made an illegal amendment to the state constitution without the required statewide referendum.

That process has added over 200 amendments to the state constitution since 1894, which is the last time a convention produced a new constitution.

The gambling expansion amendment to the state constitution approved by voters in November was promoted as an economic boost for the three upstate regions that will get the first four casinos: Catskills / Hudson Valley, the Capital region and Southern Tier / Finger Lakes.

It has primary jurisdiction over amendments to the State Constitution, Civil Practice Law and Rules, Judiciary Law, Uniform Court Acts, Family Court Act, Surrogate's Court and Procedure Act, Domestic Relations Law, Estates Powers and Trusts Law, Uniform Commercial Code, etc..

Though the E.R.A. was never ratified, 21 states have added similar amendments to their state constitutions.

Voters overwhelmingly approve the Class Size Amendment to the state constitution limiting the number of children per classroom

As a large number of New Hampshire's nonpublic schools are religious, opponents of school choice have challenged the program under, among other things, an 1877 amendment to the state constitution frequently referred to as a Blaine Amendment.

The speed with which Cuomo has been able to name every member of the court is owed in part to voters statewide, who three years ago roundly rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have pushed back the mandatory retirement age of 70.

State Senate Democrats want to add an Equal Rights amendment to the state constitution.

In his third State of the State address, Indiana Governor Mike Pence is calling for a balanced budget amendment to the State Constitution.

In a 70 - page opinion, U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch released the Denver schools from 21 years of federal oversight and upheld a 1974 amendment to the state constitution prohibiting districts not under federal desegregation orders from busing children for racial balance.

A separate appeal asks the justices to sustain California's Proposition 8, the amendment to the state constitution that outlawed gay marriage in the nation's largest state.

Mississippi voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have defined life as starting at conception and outlawed abortion and many forms of birth control if passed.

A few years ago, my church got really involved in Tennessee's push to include an amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage.

When Tennessee added an amendment to the state constitution banning same - sex marriage (even though it was already illegal in the state), members of my church at the time put signs in the yard declaring support for the initiative.

When the voters of Colorado adopted an amendment to their state constitution that prohibited legal enactments banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Court (Romer v. Evans, 1996) found that the amendment deprived homosexuals of the equal protection of the laws, and was motivated by nothing but «animus» toward homosexuals.

If voters approve the measure, it will become an amendment to the state constitution.

Same - day registration might require an amendment to the state constitution, a three - year process, Gotham Gazette has reported.

New York voters could consider an amendment to the state constitution as early as November that would allow Las Vegas - style casinos beyond tribal land.

When asked whether they «support or oppose passing an amendment to the state constitution to allow non-Indian, Las Vegas style casinos to be built in New York,» voters are evenly divided, 46 - 46 percent, according to a new Siena College Poll of New York voters.

New York voters just approved two amendments to the state constitution but lawmakers are already looking to next year, specifically with a proposal that could allow sports betting in casinos, OTB parlors and race tracks.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for an amendment to the state constitution Monday that would codify a woman's right to have an abortion in New York.

To the Editor, This November, voters across our state will have the opportunity to vote on an amendment to the State Constitution that would take pensions away from elected officials convicted of corruption.

They backed a bill to offer an amendment to the state constitution that would strip pensions away from elected officials convicted of corruption.

The amendment to the state constitution, approved 57 percent to 43 percent Tuesday, was proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration as a way to boost economic and job growth.

In an hour - long public address focused on job creation, Cuomo on Wednesday appealed for an amendment to the state constitution to allow for casinos so «we can do gaming right.»

Legalized casinos need an amendment to the state constitution, requiring two legislatures to pass it and a referendum, which Cuomo said could happen in November.

Cuomo was there to speak about the vote on Tuesday that approved an amendment to the state constitution that authorizes seven Las Vegas - style casinos.

The attorney general also called for more power to be delegated to individual members of the legislature, in a strike at Albany's «three men in a room» culture, and for longer terms for Assembly members to cut down on time spent campaigning and fundraising — the latter requiring an amendment to the state constitution.

But it would take an amendment to the state constitution to withhold pension checks from officials — such as Silver — who joined the system before the law was enacted in November 2011.

That's why it's essential we obtain permanent change to redistricting now through an amendment to our state constitution.»

The expansion of casino gaming requires an amendment to the state constitution that awaits a second passage in the Legislature and a statewide referendum that could come as early as November.

An amendment to the State Constitution, adopted in November 1937, extended the assemblymen's term to two years, beginning with the electees of November 1938 who served the first two - year term in 1939 - 40.

The amendment to the state constitution received 51 % of yesterday's vote after supporters waged a $ 30 million advertising campaign that included celebrities such as Michael J. Fox.

An even more disastrous scene has unfolded in Florida, where voters in 2002 approved an amendment to the state constitution that gradually reduced class sizes in all grades.

For either of the proposals to be successful in forcing an amendment to the state constitution, they'll have to get at least 40 percent of the total votes cast in the general election.

In affirming, both the State Court of Appeals and the State Supreme Court rejected Honda's argument that the punitive damages award violated due process because it was excessive and because Oregon courts have no power to correct excessive verdicts under a 1910 amendment to the State Constitution, which prohibits judicial review of the amount of punitive damages awarded by a jury «unless the court can affirmatively say there is no evidence to support the verdict.»