Sentences with phrase «approved by a ballot»

The union leader - who is a key bankroller of Jeremy Corbyn - said he was ready to defy a legal requirement that strike action needs to be approved by a ballot with a turnout of more than 50 per cent.

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South Dakota voters approved a ballot initiative in 2016 by a 75 percent vote to cap rates for payday, car title and installment loans at 36 percent annual interest.
Approved ballot language for the Education SPLOST renewal vote called by the School Board for Nov. 8;
Forest preserve commissioners from District 4, who represent central DuPage, had requested the Forest Preserve District buy the land as part of the $ 75 million borrowed by the district as a result of a ballot measure approved by voters in 1997.
A constitutional amendment must be approved by two separately elected sessions of the Legislature and then goes to voters in a ballot referendum.
In Oklahoma, if the legislature wants a proposed amendment to go on a special election ballot, it has to approve the amendment by a 2 / 3rds vote.
Suozzi's petitions for a «Fix Washington» ballot line were approved by the state Board of Elections in Albany.
Once the final recommendations are approved by the Legislature and the County Executive, they will be put on the November ballot where residents will decide.
Nonetheless, reference was made to a Department of Investigation investigation into why an incorrect version of the ballot was printed after a different version was approved by the board, counsel Steven Richmond said.
There is a concerted effort by a wide range of interests to get New York voters to approve Proposition Three on the November ballot two weeks from now.
why an incorrect version of the ballot was printed after a different version was approved by the board, counsel
If the BRC court move is approved by the legislature in June, a concurrent resolution establishing a referendum in November will also be on the ballot.
A move by education spokesman Don Foster last year to allow some schools to be run by trusts if a ballot of parents approved was rejected by the party conference.
DiNapoli would also like to see less back door borrowing, and more debt directly voter approved by voters in a ballot referendum.
It needs to be approved by the current legislature before it can be placed on the ballot.
A ruling issued on Wednesday by the Appellate Division «found no statutory support» for the competing claims for control of the party that a package of rules be approved by a majority of the candidates who ran on the ballot line last year.
Minnesota's Supreme Court has approved a request by the campaigns of incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken to extend the deadline local election officials and the two campaigns have to finish sorting through improperly rejected absentee ballots to January 2, from the previous deadline of 31.
In order for that to get on the ballot this November, Ononcaga County Legislators would have to approve the proposal by September.
If it passes, it then needs to be signed by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz before it's placed on the general election ballot in November to be approved or disapproved by the voters.
The recommendation, approved 11 - 0 by the Legislature, will become part of a local law that will be on the November 2016 ballot for voter approval.
A convention would be held in April 2019 with any amendments approved by delegates appearing on the general election ballot the same year.
They will vote on the items in a public referendum on November's ballot if approved by the County Executive.
Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot proposal Tuesday to reform the state's redistricting process by requiring bipartisan cooperation in making new maps.
Last November, Maine voters approved, by a slim majority, a ballot initiative to adopt a voting system called «instant runoff.»
Voters did approve a convention in 1965 (on the ballot pursuant to a statutory mandate from the legislature) and it was held in 1967, although voters later rejected the revised constitution produced by that convention.
Now that the bill has passed in the Assembly twice, and was approved by the Senate, the resolution will appear on the ballot in November.
The language of the ballot measure was approved by the clerk of the Ulster County Legislature after lawmakers moved to put the issue before voters.
The local law is subject to resident approval and would appear on the November ballot if approved by the Legislature.
BY ANDY HUMM The New York County Democratic Party and its vaunted independent screening panel for approving judges for the ballot has come under scorching and widespread outrage for the panel's refusal to recommend that Justice Doris Ling - Cohan, a 20 - year veteran of the bench without a blemish on her record, be approved for nomination for -LSB-...]
Frank and I fought hard for consolidation and eventually we prevailed — we were able to get a referendum on the ballot that was adopted by the voters with over 3/4 of the voters approving it and we eliminated an entire office in the town saving over $ 500,000 per year.
[As amended by the Council of the Division at meetings held on June 14, 1976 at Missoula, Montana, June 14, 1977 at San Francisco, California, June 6, 1979 at Moscow, Idaho, and by mail ballot, February 10, 1983, and approved by the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, February 23, 1977, February 16, 1978, January 7, 1980, and May 30, 1983.]
As amended by the Council of the Division at meetings held on June 14, 1976 at Missoula, Montana, June 14, 1977 at San Francisco, California, June 6, 1979 at Moscow, Idaho, June 15, 2005 at Ashland, Oregon, and by mail ballot, February 10, 1983, January 7, 1992, and December 10, 1994 (January 8, 1995), and approved by the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, February 23, 1977, February 16, 1978, January 7, 1980, May 30, 1983, February 10, 1992, February 19, 1995, February 18, 2006, and February 15, 2015.
The statewide ballot measure, which provided $ 3 billion in funding for stem cell research at California universities and research institutions, was overwhelmingly approved by voters, and called for the establishment of an entity to make grants and provide loans for stem cell research, research facilities, and other vital research opportunities.
This is a referendum on a bill already approved, a procedure authorized by a related part of the constitution and triggered by a similar means: the collection of enough voters» signatures to put it on the ballot.
In order to get a measure on the ballot without opposition, Boards are told by their consultants to wait until the last possible meeting to vote to approve the measure for the ballot.
A homestead exemption referendum on the November ballot could cost the county up to $ 17.8 million in property taxes if it's approved by voters.
The new law was approved directly by voters through a ballot initiative in November 2012.
Note that Article 13A, Section 1 of the California Constitution restricts how a community college district can spend borrowed money obtained through bond sales authorized through ballot measures approved by 55 % of the voters under the criteria of Proposition 39 (2000).
In November 2012, Washington became the first state to approve a public charter school law by a ballot initiative, which also made them the 42nd state to approve charters.
All election or other ballots and all return envelopes, whether opened or not, shall be retained by the Secretary for a period of six months after the day of counting, during which time they shall be available for inspection, at the residence of the Secretary, by any Club member upon written request approved by the Board of Directors.
Any major decisions requiring action of the membership between annual meetings will be conducted by mail ballot or other approved method of communication.
Nearly 1 million Missouri voters sent a powerful message through the ballot box to shed the stigma of being the puppy mill capital of the country by approving Proposition B, a statewide ballot initiative to establish basic standards for the care of dogs in large - scale commercial breeding facilities.
After an intense lobbying spree and threats from Governor Jerry Brown to take the measure directly to voters via ballot initiative should it fail to pass, Senate Bill 32 (SB 32) was approved by the California legislature yesterday.
Rallying behind the cry of «it's your car, you paid for it, you should get it fixed where you want,» voters approved the ballot measure by a whopping 86 %.
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As IAALS Online has covered recently, the measure was approved by the full legislature in 2012 and must be approved again this year before going on the ballot in 2014.
33 (1) The paper used for printing the ballots shall be as approved and ordered by the Chief Electoral Officer and shall be manufactured to contain a security feature so placed as to run through each ballot.
45.3 (1) Each day during the period that begins on the 28th day before polling day and ends at 6 p.m. on the last day before polling day, the special ballot officer in the returning office shall notify the returning officer of the names, addresses and polling division numbers of all electors whose applications to vote by special ballot are approved on that day.
The move to put that portion of the law on the ballot in November has yet to be approved by the state's constitution revision commission.
Passage of a landmark 2010 civil partnership law in the Republic of Ireland was followed five years later by a nationwide ballot measure legalizing gay marriage that voters approved by a wide margin.
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