Sentences with phrase «ballot initiative which»

The Township did so only after TNR supporters undertook a ballot initiative which would mean voters could approve a TNR ordinance regardless of whether town officials agreed.

When it comes to transparency and food labeling, the Times editorial board («Labels for Controversial Ingredients» 11/7/13) favors voluntary disclosure by corporations over ballot initiatives which would legally require the disclosure of controversial ingredients like genetically modified organisms.

Not exact matches

Facebook this week dropped its opposition to the initiative, which organizers said was on track to appear on the November ballot in California.

Some activists pointed to the less public role in same - sex marriage ballot initiatives in 2012, a marked departure from earlier fights - such as California's Proposition 8 in which the church vocally supported the move to have same - sex marriage banned.

The DC Board of Elections denied the request for a ballot initiative saying it would violate the city's 1973 Human Right Act, which prevents discriminatory ballot initiatives.

Local media in the state, tonight, is reporting that ballot initiative SQ755, which bars state courts from using Islamic or international law, is on the path to approval — Yes votes outweighing Nos by more than two - to - one, with about 40 - percent of the precincts in.

«Another Person of Faith Approves R. 74,» said the button, which refers to the ballot initiative that wound up legalizing gay marriage in Washington.

He filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia after the elections board refused a ballot initiative on same - sex marriage, and when denied, followed it all the way up to the US Supreme Court (which also denied it).

The HSUS has officially withdrawn a ballot initiative petition on the same subject, which would have also phased out the confinement of egg - laying hens in battery cages.

The question is, if you're a scatterbrained person and lost your mailed ballot, can you obtain a ballot on your own initiative, and if so, how much flexibility is there as far as which specific ballot you get?

Hell, in the US all full legalizations have been through ballot initiatives, which are entirely the voters» decision.

New York now joins the ranks of 16 other states which have done so through resolutions and ballot initiatives.

He is currently embroiled in an all - out campaign to pass four ballot initiatives in a special election on Nov. 8 — none of which is ahead in the polls at the moment.

Cuomo in January announced the latest initiative to reduce spending: a proposal that would require county governments to draft a consolidation plan to share services by Aug. 1, which would then go on the ballot for voter approval in November.

The initiative that benefited from voters casting their ballots in schools was Proposition 301, which proposed a new sales tax to be spent on education.

Meanwhile, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is facing opposition to full funding for a 2002 ballot initiative, which he spearheaded during his own days as an actor, that aims to expand tutoring, homework - assistance, and enrichment programs.

In 2000, they spent $ 12.9 million to promote a ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to allow for vouchers, which was soundly defeated by a two - to - one margin.

In Idaho, a Homestead Exemption initiative, which would exempt the first $ 50,000 of assessed value on residences from property tax, was placed on the November ballot by petition.

Although the measure was more about politics than policy — it was designed to raise the Hollywood actor's stature in advance of a future run for governor — the ballot initiative did reflect Schwarzenegger's sincere interest in inner - city schools, dozens of which he had toured during work for his nonprofit foundation, the Inner - City Games.

He had also sponsored a successful ballot initiative, Proposition 49 in 2002, which set money aside in the state budget for an expansion of afterschool programs.

Ballot - initiative procedures — which are a Progressive Era reform — were designed for situations like this: Through the ballot box, the electorate can circumvent special interest - driven legislatures and directly enact popularBallot - initiative procedures — which are a Progressive Era reform — were designed for situations like this: Through the ballot box, the electorate can circumvent special interest - driven legislatures and directly enact popularballot box, the electorate can circumvent special interest - driven legislatures and directly enact popular laws.

The groups, led by the League of Education Voters, filed a ballot initiative in the hopes of forcing a November vote on the free but independent public schools, which are allowed to use unconventional techniques and hire nonunion employees.

The base level will increase to $ 3,635.64, which provides schools with an additional $ 35.64 per student above the $ 3,600 base level funding provided in the ballot initiative.

And if the initiative does make the ballot, it will face formidable opposition from cities and counties, which already are complaining that Brown and the Legislature have cut social services severely and unloaded public safety responsibilities on them.

Georgia PTA dedicated its efforts over the past year to advocating against the Opportunity School District ballot initiative, which would have put a state political appointee in charge of public schools with few accountability measures and removed control from locally elected school boards and families.

The real political battle for Bay State voters was a ballot initiative known as «Question 2,» which proposed lifting the state's charter school cap.

In 2006 she co-wrote the citizen's ballot initiative that created First Things First (FTF), which set aside Arizona's tobacco tax monies for children birth to five and created a state agency whose purpose is to ensure all Arizona children start kindergarten prepared to be successful in school and in life.

Cascade's founders helped put an initiative (Measure 11) on Oregon's 1990 General Election ballot which would have given every Oregon K - 12 student a refundable tax credit to exercise full school choice.

Just two years earlier we educated Coloradans about the widely - endorsed Ethical Standards ballot initiative, Amendment 49, which would have kept political funds from being channeled through government payroll systems.

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.

FESA was the primary source of funding behind the 2016 «Question 2» ballot initiative in Massachusetts, which would have lifted the state cap on charter schools.

Ballots are still being counted on a similar initiative in Washington State, which would allow 40 charter schools to open over the next five years.

In addition to promoting Noah's Bandage Project, which benefits research to eradicate pediatric cancer, Duffy has thrown his support behind a ballot initiative for a new animal shelter in Kansas City.

The VCL SALDF's focus for the remainder of 2008 is working on Proposition 2, which is the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, an initiative that will appear on California's November 2008 ballot.

We now must complete an important fundraising goal which will be critical to moving our ballot initiative to the voters!

Tom Steyer, a billionaire energy speculator, is bankrolling an Arizona ballot initiative that would prematurely close the state's sole nuclear plant — which is also America's largest single source of clean energy — and replace it with fossil fuels.

WTP, which placed some fairly strict requirements in the measure's language in order to trigger a utility customer election, reports that it is only trying to restore an opt - out provision that Colorado voters supported in a previous ballot initiative.

To achieve this, The Nature Conservancy is investing $ 3 million to help chart a viable path forward: helping unite a coalition behind a winning statewide climate policy — via the Legislature or a ballot initiative — that puts a price on carbon in order to reduce carbon emissions, support clean energy, help industries in transition, and generate revenue which can be used to reduce the fire risk, flooding and drought.

One possible motivating factor is the big ballot initiative coming next Tuesday, which could remove heavy taxes on third - party residential and C&I solar installations.

What's more, spending the revenue allows you to put spending (which people like) at the top of the ballot initiative, rather than a tax (which people don't like).

As I discuss in a recent article, surprisingly diverse social constituencies supported the ballot initiatives, which suggests that the political tides may be turning [in Latin America, too, public sentiment seems to have soured on Washington's unpopular drug war].

When voters in California head to the ballot in November, they will also face the issue of a discount initiative for auto insurance, called the 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act, which was over 99 percent funded by the chairman of Mercury Insurance.

Working in conjunction with the National Association of REALTORS ® Campaign Services Team, which provided focus groups and polling to determine the campaign's viability, identify voters, and craft the campaign messaging, North Bay launched the «No on C» campaign, referring to the ballot initiative known as Measure C.