Sentences with phrase «chamber of the legislature»

«New Yorkers elected a Democratic majority to represent them in both chambers of the legislature, and Gov. Cuomo has an obligation to stand up and ensure that the will of the voters is respected in the New York Senate,» said the group's executive director, Jessica Post.

The goal of this effort is to build a collaborative and bipartisan coalition across both chambers of the legislature to put such a framework for accountability in place.

Companies routinely circumvent New York's campaign contribution limits by giving through multiple LLC entities, which has degraded the integrity of our elections and given certain interests outsized influence in both chambers of the legislature.

Iowa is one of three states in which each party controls one chamber of the legislature, and Republicans are taking similar aim at the state Senate.

«New Yorkers elected a Democratic majority to represent them in both chambers of the legislature, and Gov. Cuomo has an obligation to stand up and ensure that the will of the voters is respected in the New York Senate,» said Jessica Post, the group's executive director, wrote in an email release this morning.

It permits a politician to serve in either or both chambers of the legislature for a maximum of 12 years.

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single - party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

However, the cash - for - honours affair has revealed the flaws in this system, which allows political parties to fill one chamber of the legislature with their supporters.

The system where all budgets must be approved by both chambers of the legislature and the President, with no built in mechanism for resolving disputes.

Republican legislative leaders in Connecticut once again urged Governor Dannel Malloy to sign the budget that cleared both chambers of the legislature earlier this month.

Veto overrides are rare because they require a two - thirds vote in both chambers of the legislature.

Thus, the ability of state lawmakers to put a constitutional amendment before voters depends on supporters of the constitutional amendment retaining control of both chambers of the legislature through an election cycle.

The Senate is coequal with the House of Delegates, the lower chamber of the legislature, except that taxation bills must originate in the House, just like in the U.S. Congress.

However, if the proposed amendment is approved by a 75 percent or more vote of both chambers of the legislature, it doesn't have to be considered in two consecutive legislative sessions and can instead be put to a vote of the people at the next November general election.

Currently, if the governor wants to cut the funds in the middle of a fiscal year, each chamber of the legislature must approve by a two - thirds vote.

A bill requiring that Oklahoma's science textbooks acknowledge «that human life was created by one God of the Universe» is expected to be taken up by a conference committee representing both chambers of the legislature in the coming weeks.

Unfortunately, New York legislators ended the session without passing an educational choice bill, despite majority support in both chambers of the legislature and a promise by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Timothy Cardinal Dolan that he would support STC legislation.

«This bill has bipartisan support in both chambers of the legislature, enthusiastic support from parents and special needs advocates across the state, and I urge the legislature to pass this bill quickly.

Veto overrides are rare because they require a two - thirds vote in both chambers of the legislature.

Passed with overwhelming support in both chambers of the legislature, the bipartisan bill now just awaits the signature of California's governor, Jerry Brown, before it becomes the first statewide law of its kind in the nation.

And this applies to international politics just as much as it does to the legislative agenda of the U.S. Senate.I submit that asking an international Conference to sit around looking out the window for months, while one chamber of the legislature of one country deals with its other business, is simply not a realistic political position.»

It should have been a futile gesture, because Republicans hold a veto - proof majority in both chambers of the legislature.

The bill has passed both chambers of the legislature and was signed into law.

Not exact matches

It made that clear in Marsh v. Chambers (1983), where it upheld a tradition of opening prayers in the Nebraska state legislature.

Paine's extreme vision of full democratic participation led to the confusions of the new, single - chambered Pennsylvania legislature.

Second, it can be used to refer to the districts for the lower chamber of the state legislature (or the only chamber in some states).

If we are to have two elected chambers, then we should at least use the opportunity not just to remove Peers from the legislature but also to get rid of all Peers titles.

Russian voters will elect 450 deputies to Russia's State Duma on Sunday, in the seventh election for the lower chamber of Russia's bicameral Federal Assembly since the legislature's founding in 1993.

Drawing on a range of internal sources, the paper claimed that the Russian Presidential Administration was increasingly using members of the Federation Council — the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly, whose members are colloquially referred to as «senators» — to introduce bills into the federal legislature.

Indeed, the executive is no more an exclusive chamber of saints any more than the legislature is an exclusive chamber of devils.

At the time of the 2000 redistricting cycle, both chambers of the state legislature were controlled by Democrats; a Republican held the governorship.

In the subsequent redistricting cycle, Democrats controlled both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship.

Republicans effectively control 59 of the 98 state legislative chambers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures; Nebraska has a unicameral, nonpartisan legislature.

Heading into the redistricting process, the GOP took over both legislative chambers in 25 states and had control of the legislature and governorship in 21 states.

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We've had to put up with this ever since due to no concrete way of dealing swiftly with deadlocks between chambers of Congress (i.e. No dissolution trigger for the bicameral legislature).

The Kingston area chamber of commerce will sponsor what amounts to a legislative cattle call in hosting upwards of eight candidates for state legislature from Ulster's four Assembly districts next Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:45 a.m. at the Garden Lounge off Washington Avenue.

To amend the Constitution, the bill needs the support of both chambers in two successive Legislatures.

His bid to shift to the other chamber of the state legislature was only possible with the blessing of Congressman Joe Crowley, the Queens political boss; his campaign is backed by the unions — including the UFT, SEIU 1199, and 32BJ — who have the most clout in Albany; and Peralta's campaign strategist is from the Parkside Group, a firm that is amassing a list of Senate electoral clients nearly as long as its list of corporate lobbying clients.

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Paraphrasing Senator Shehu Sani, the labour leader said it was time the legislature used «insecticide» on its chambers rather using «deodorants» on its members accused of abuse of office.

There were countless discussions about getting involved in State Legislatures and winning back local chambers so we can develop our ideas in the laboratories of democracy that can be state government.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy smiles as he delivers the 2015 State of the State address in front of a joint session of the legislature in the House Chambers at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Hartford, Conn..

Molinaro unveiled his proposed budget in front of county and community leaders and county legislators in the county legislature chambers in Poughkeepsie.

But Republicans won enough seats on Election Day — 32 of 63 — to take outright control of the chamber, meaning Skelos is set to become outright leader, a post he held briefly in 2008 and then again in 2009 - 10, when the legislature convenes in January.

As part of the 2017 Audit of UK Democracy, Sonali Campion, Sean Kippin and the DA team examine how the UK's deeply controversial current second chamber, the House of Lords, matches up to the criteria for liberal democracies with bi-cameral legislatures.

In its operation, too, the Canadian Parliament is clearly a Westminstermodel legislature, epitomised by the familiar rectangular chamber in both the House of Commons (308 members) and the Senate (105 members), with parallel rows (though of individual desks, rather than long benches) facing each other in adversarial style.

Although floor debates in the main Commons chamber — and the rowdy weekly showcase of Prime Minister's Question Time — are the dominant images of the UK Parliament, like any legislature the House of Commons also does a lot of detailed work holding the government to account.

If that next session of the legislature agrees with the amendment by a simple majority vote of both chambers, «it shall be the duty of the legislature to submit each proposed amendment or amendments to the people for approval in such manner and at such times as the legislature shall prescribe.»

Democrats in Connecticut enjoy a large advantage in registered voters and dominate both chambers of the state legislature.