Sentences with phrase «ballot measure which»

The study was a response to a proposed ballot measure which would require all oil and gas wells to be a minimum of 2,500 feet from any occupied structures, including homes.

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There is a big difference between supporting a party or candidate (which is inappropriate for a church), and standing behind a particular issue or ballot measure (which is completely allowable).

Jan 04,2016... The provisions of Ballot Measure 5, which Oregon voters will consider Nov. 4, are quite clear.

Park commissioners plan to put a referendum measure on the ballot in April seeking financing for the proposed two - story building, which is to include a gymnasium, weight room, aerobic room, locker rooms and meeting rooms.

If local voters approve a ballot measure to move forward with a city - county merger, Walsh said he imagines a two - or three - year process during which local elected officials would negotiate the details.

Two consecutive legislatures must approve putting a constitutional amendement on the ballot, which means the earliest New York's voters would get to decide on the measure would be November 2013.

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.

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.

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.

Republicans control the redistricting process and will try to firm up West unless a new ballot measure that passed this fall, which seeks to take all political considerations out of the line drawing process, makes such a move impossible.

Originally, the advocacy groups formed a coalition, led by Ohio's League of Women Voters, which gathered more than 200,000 signatures for the measure to make it to November's ballot.

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.

Donaldson and Parete's lawsuit targets the language of the ballot measure, which they say is misleading and clearly intended to sway voters towards a «yes» vote.

Another piece of his agenda that Cuomo has already announced is his «Democracy Project,» which includes several measures to make online political advertisements more transparent; secure elections from cyberattacks, and improve New Yorkers» access to the ballot box through measures like early voting.

Voters in November approved the ballot measure, which applies to elected officials, governor's appointees and some other government employees.

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

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.

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.

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.

The NEA, which has an annual budget of $ 371 million, spent more than $ 56.3 million in the 2007 - 2008 election cycle on state and federal campaigns, political parties, and ballot measures, $ 12.5 million ahead of the second - place group.

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 ballot measure, which would have led to a new state agency with its own state school superintendent appointed by the governor, failed by a 3 - to - 2 margin.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission shows that by far the biggest political influence peddler in CA is the California Teachers Association, which spent over $ 211 million between 2000 - 2009 on candidates, ballot measures and lobbying.

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.

There is only one way in which teachers can be union members, and that is to pay full collective bargaining fees and the overt political dues that fund union politics (like contributions to candidates and ballot measures).

The district's 2012 Measure G language, which appeared on the ballot, asked voters to approve the parcel tax for: «protecting core academics — reading, writing, math, science, attracting and retaining quality teachers, providing lower class sizes for the youngest children, preparing students for college and the workforce, and improving safety on and around school campuses.»

LA Times PTA Endorses Munger, Not Brown: The California Parent Teacher Association has endorsed Proposition 38, Molly Munger's ballot measure to raise taxes to pay for education, which it helped write...

They did so because if the bill failed, it would go to a ballot measure — and, in a national atmosphere in which support for charters was rising among both Republicans and Democrats as well as championed by the Obama administration, the union leaders were convinced that such a ballot measure would pass and leave lasting damage on Massachusetts» public schools.

To those who live in Maryland, which is maybe 2 % of my audience: what would it take to get a ballot measure together to change the way that we set districts?

Backers of the ballot measure believe greyhound racing constitutes animal abuse because of the industry's excessive breeding practices, the cruel methods by which unwanted dogs are destroyed, the conditions in which many are forced to live and the number of injuries racing leads to.

on Prop B — a coalition of individuals and animal welfare organizations supporting the statewide ballot measure to stop puppy mill cruelty — is pleased to announce that former U.S. Senator Jack Danforth has endorsed Proposition B. Sen. Danforth is the latest prominent Missourian to join the broad list of Prop B supporters, which includes veterinarians and vet clinics, businesses, elected officials, animal protection groups and religious leaders from across Missouri.

By this Charter, the Governing Council is directed to obtain and to deploy whatever resources may be necessary for the energetic furtherance of the ambitions and activities of the Foundation, which shall conduct research, publish papers, educate students and the public and take every measure that may be necessary to restore the primacy and use of reason in science and public policy worldwide, especially insofar as they may bear upon the rights of the people fairly and fully to be informed, openly and freely to debate, and secretly by ballot to decide who shall govern them, what laws they shall live by and what imposts they shall endure.»

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.

I - 732 starts out with low support and many undecideds, which is grim for a ballot measure, as it takes a great deal of money to sway undecideds to «yes.»

A ballot measure to expand Michigan's renewable energy standard was soundly defeated at the polls Tuesday, after a hard - fought battle in which the measure's opponents outspent supporters by a three - to - one margin and blanketed airwaves with ads.

The remaining 400 MW would come from a ballot measure to be voted upon next March, which would allow the city's Department of Water & Power to install rooftop solar panels on LA resident's homes.

For a state like Rhode Island, which does not allow ballot measures, a state legislature bill may be the only path to legalizing marijuana.

Debra Bowen, California Secretary states that the measure had been sponsored by Mercury Insurance, the auto insurance giant, who has managed to get adequate number of signatures required to qualify for the November ballot, which already has two other measures.

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.

For example, the priciest contest on a statewide ballot in 2014 was a measure to cap payouts in medical - malpractice cases, in which both sides spent a total of $ 4 per registered voter.

Wanda Group on Aug. 25 filed paperwork to form a committee that would raise money to oppose Alagem's ballot measure, which seeks to combine two previously approved buildings into a single 26 - story tower while setting aside the remaining land as a park with public gardens.