Sentences with phrase «chambers of the legislature»

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.

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.

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.

Detailed information on electoral systems applying to the first chamber of the legislature is maintained by the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network.

«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.

Companies routinely circumvent New York's campaign contribution limits by giving through multiple LLC entities, which has damaged 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.

Sununu's victory made the state a Republican trifecta, meaning Republicans controlled both chambers of the legislature and the governor's mansion.

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.

«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.

«Public corruption is a deep - seated problem in New York state,» said Bharara, who said it is going on in both chambers of the legislature, and in both major political parties.

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.

Connecticut remains a blue state with an all - Democratic Congressional delegation, a Democratic governor and Democrats holding the majorities in both chambers of the legislature.

«Public corruption is a deep seated problem in New York state,» said Bharara, who said its going on in both chambers of the legislature and in both major political parties.

As you know, both chambers of the legislature have majorities of Democrats, but in the State Senate, there's a group of eight Democrats who caucus with Republicans, such that Republicans actually control the State Senate.

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.

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.

Georgia school districts could offer high school courses on the Bible, under a bill passed by both chambers of the legislature.

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.