Sentences with phrase «as ballot measures»

The biggest problem with it is the mechanism: As a ballot measure, it could only be repealed or amended by another ballot measure.

A proposal to require the Los Angeles teachers union (UTLA) to adopt an online voting system for electing its leaders has qualified as a ballot measure (see petition wording here), LA School Report has learned.

The law in Alaska forbids a governor from officially lobbying for or against a ballot initiative such as Ballot Measure 4.

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The next steps for the states that voted «yes» on their respective ballot measures will vary, as regulators in each state will likely spend several months deliberating on the specific framework for a legal marijuana market.

But as more and more states bring decriminalization measures to the ballot, it's important for voters to be informed not just about the use of marijuana itself, but also about the consequences of making it a crime.

This fall in Washington, Maryland and Maine, voters will decide whether same - sex marriage should be legal, and in Minnesota, voters will weigh in on a ballot measure amending the state's constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

A federal judge in Oklahoma has issued an order putting on hold the certification of a ballot measure that forbids state courts from considering or using international laws, as well as Sharia, or Islamic law.

Possible Napa County Oak Woodlands Initiatives Divide Wine Industry The only thing that seemed fairly certain as of Wednesday about a proposed oak woodlands and watershed protection ballot measure was that some version will appear on the June 2018 ballot...

When the measure, known as Proposition 42, was approved on a second ballot (after having been voted down only a day earlier), it touched off a fire storm of criticism, mostly from coaches who stand to lose the services of youngsters whose academic prowess has not kept pace with their athletic skills.

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.

The White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives are up for grabs, along with thousands of other offices in state and local governments across the country, even as voters weigh in on scores of ballot initiatives and other measures.

The tax returns bill has been derided by Senate Republicans as a «P.R. stunt» but Stewart - Cousins insisted the measure was part of a consistent set of policy proposals (a different, but similar bill that would link releasing tax returns to ballot access, was defeated as a hostile amendment on the Senate floor).

The ballot line was formed in 2014 as Cuomo sought to highlight a 10 - point package of measures impacting women in the workplace, housing and criminal justice system.

First - unlike the convoluted constitutional ballot measures we see in the voting booth each November, these are going to have to be presented as either one entire batch of changes (almost guaranteed to fail because everybody can find something serious enough to disagree with) or as individual questions for people to affirm or deny.

As of January 29, 2016, Ballotpedia was covering 105 bills concerning ballot measure and recall law that were proposed or reconsidered during the 2016 legislative sessions of 24 states.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

The package of measures is a cornerstone of Cuomo's re-election effort and he's gone as far as creating a new ballot line to promote the issue and calling on state lawmakers to sign a pledge backing the package, which has stalled in the Legislature.

The ads come as Democrats are creating the Women's Equality Party, a new ballot line that is aimed at highlighting support for the women's agenda package, which was first proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013 and includes anti-housing and workplace discrimination measures and a provision aimed at curtailing human trafficking.

A majority of NYC voters support a ballot measure to allow as many as seven casinos in the state, according to a New York Times / Siena College poll, even though they don't want any of those in the five boroughs and probably won't travel upstate to visit those that are built.

Cuomo formed the ballot line last year as a way of gaining support from women voters and drawing attention to a 10 - point package of measures aimed at pay equity, human trafficking and strengthening abortion rights.

Opponents of the measure pointed to the favorable language before voters on the ballot as set by the state Board of Elections, which touted claims the amendment would bring more jobs, added school aid and lower property taxes.

Regardless of where they stand on the ballot measure, she said, if it passes good government groups will be on the front lines pushing for a process that is as fair, transparent, and as democratic as possible.

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), which as part of its mission seeks to raise judicial standards and reform the legal system, will discuss the issue at its upcoming House of Delegates meeting on June 17, and consider voting on whether to take a position on the ballot measure, a spokesperson has confirmed.

Andy's latest proposal to seize houses owned by private landlords and give them to councils is precisely the kind of measure that the public just rejected at the ballot box as unworkable.

As CalWatchdog.com's Chris Reed argued, «That is good news for those considering taking on public employee unions in 2016 with ballot measures putting limits on government pensions or scrapping state laws allowing teachers to receive lifetime tenure after less than two years on the job.»

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.

The measure needs to be passed again by lawmakers next year and could appear on a statewide ballot as soon as 2017.

The package of measures, known as the Women's Equality Agenda, was put to the forefront this election season when state Democrats formed the Women's Equality Party, a new ballot line meant to promote the omnibus legislation.

But Cuomo reached an agreement the WFP for the ballot line, and is backing a host of liberal measures as well as a Democratic takeover of the state Senate.

On how results will be processed, Prof. Yakubu affirmed that each party agent will be given a copy of the result at the PU after the counting of ballots, while the results of each PU will be entered into a special poster called Form EC60E and pasted at each PU immediately ballots have been counted as an additional measure to ensure transparency of the process and protect the integrity of the figure to be delivered at the Collation Centres.

Citizens Union, along with the League of Women Voters, helped write the ballot language, which originally described the measure as creating an «independent» commission.

Pennsylvania defines any group that spends money or receives contributions in support of or opposition to a ballot measure as a political committee.

If the Legislature doesn't approve the measure, Fried said he will personally lead an effort as county executive to gather petitions from Rocklanders to bypass the legislature and get this item on the ballot so that the people could decide.

In Mr. Trudeau's words, a Liberal Government would ensure «that electoral reform measures — such as ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting, and online voting — are fully and fairly studied and considered.»

Sens. Joe Griffo and Tom O'Mara are carrying a bill that would allow 54 days for ballots to be mailed out, a measure that does not have a same - as in the Democratic - controlled Assembly.

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.

We summarize a body of work documenting that when institutions can not consider race in admissions — as has been the case in states that have banned affirmative action via ballot measures or other policies — racial and ethnic diversity has declined across various educational sectors, not just at selective undergraduate institutions, but in the professional fields of law, business, and medicine, as well as other graduate disciplines.

In a dramatic turn of public opinion, Californians defeated a ballot measure that would have capped administrative spending by the state's nearly 1,000 districts at 5 percent of their total budgets and required that the other 95 percent go to classroom expenses, such as teachers» salaries and school supplies.

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.

As the arguments for and against the Arizona ballot question have unfurled in recent months, the California measure's effect on test scores has attracted widespread attention.

It includes questions placed on ballots through a citizen - initiative process as well as measures that legislatures have put before voters in statewide referendums.

The George Lucas Educational Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, private foundation that is operated for educational purposes, and, as such, we do not take positions on any legislation or ballot measures, nor do we endorse or oppose any candidates in elections to public office.

Supporters of a proposed Oregon ballot initiative that would put a two - year cap on the amount of time that English - language learners could receive instruction in their native languages or take English - as - a-second-language classes are looking forward to the November ballot, now that they have gathered enough signatures to put the measure up for a statewide vote.

It was unclear as of late last week whether supporters of the taxing measure could or would put the question before voters again at a time when fewer items are on the ballot.

Despite some victories this year — passage of a state ballot measure for more school funding and a revamped L.A. school board that the union perceives as more «teacher - friendly» — many instructors said they felt beaten down by large classes, staff cutbacks, rising teacher dismissals and public disrespect.

Education reformers had good news at the ballot box this month as voters in Washington and Georgia approved measures to create new charter schools.

The measure was rejected in King County, but not by as large a margin as when charters were last on the ballot eight years ago.

The measure was described in the official ballot argument as «the first giant stride in ultimately ending the ILLEGAL ALIEN invasion.»

In part because of the Lau ruling, the district has built up a robust offering of language - learning pathways, even as many districts around California either diminished or did away with their bilingual offerings in the wake of a 1998 state ballot measure that put severe restrictions on bilingual education.

The CCSA Advocates Political Council considers positions on statewide political matters, such as candidates and ballot measures, makes recommendations to the CCSA Advocates Board, and helps foster the political leadership of the charter school community.