Sentences with phrase «change to the state constitution»

A plurality of voters, 47 %, say they will vote in November in favor of holding a convention to make changes to the state Constitution while 34 % said they will not.

Gov. Mario Cuomo tapped Benjamin to be research director for a panel studying possible changes to the state constitution in the»90s; Spitzer later appointed him to a commission on local government reform.

Judge Janet DiFiore reconvened the panel after voters rejected the idea of a convention to recommended changes to the state constitution.

Those delegates would gather in April 2019 to propose changes to the state constitution.

A referendum will appear on the ballot this November, asking New Yorkers if the state should convene a constitutional convention, which would make recommendations for potential changes to the state constitution.

The union - backed opponents are crushing a hodge - podge of supporters of Proposal 1, which asks voters whether they want a convention in 2019 to consider changes to the state constitution.

State Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins is the latest state leader opposing a push for a convention to make changes to the state constitution.

ALBANY - The state's chief judge named her husband as a co-chairman of a panel she created to recommend changes to the state constitution to make the courts more efficient.

Democrats in the Georgia Senate hold all the cards this year on a proposed change to the state constitution that would restore the state's power to approve charter schools — an issue close to the hearts of Republican leaders.

The commission rarely meets, but when it does, it holds public hearings around the state to get input from Floridians about potential changes to the state constitution.

The commission, a 37 - member group that meets every 20 years to consider changes to the state constitution, has been holding a series of public hearings on the school plan and other proposals, including one to provide constitutional protection for affirmative action programs.

The head of the state AFL - CIO and IDC members came out strongly against a convention to develop possible changes to the state Constitution, saying it could lead to a diminishment of worker rights.

It gives New Yorkers a chance to reexamine how our state works, and to make improvements and changes to the state constitution.

Fearful the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn federal abortion protections, a New York group that came together as part of the Women's March on Washington is urging Cuomo to support a convention to make changes to the state constitution.

A coalition of more than 100 groups from across the political spectrum has formed a coalition to oppose a convention to develop possible changes to the state Constitution.

The governor also said he would push for a change to the state constitution that would deprive a convicted public official of a pension, end the use of campaign funds for personal use and curtail legislative «per diem» payments to cover only actual expenses.

A change to the state constitution is needed to apply the law to officials who joined the pension system before Nov. 13, 2011.

Citizens Union Executive Director Dick Dadey is taking the head of the Bronx Republican party to task for joining a coalition of more than 100 groups opposing a convention to make changes to the state constitution.

The state's chief judge, Janet DiFiore, named her husband as a co-chairman of a panel she created to recommend changes to the state constitution to make the courts more efficient.

With voters set to decide in November whether there should be a convention to make changes to the state constitution, Cuomo has some reservations that differ from what his former governor father believed.

The governor's members representatives on the panel demanded that legislators concede to a number of his proposed reforms, including new caps on political contributions and changes to the state constitution that would impose term limits on lawmakers and place a ceiling on their non-government income.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to holding a constitutional convention, calling it the wrong «vehicle» to making changes to the state constitution.

With voters set to decide in November whether there should be a convention to make changes to the state constitution, Cuomo expressed reservations about the idea.

Fearful the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn federal abortion protections, a New York group that came together as part of the Women's March on Washington is urging Gov. Cuomo to support a convention to make changes to the state constitution.

By law, New Yorkers every 20 years get to vote on whether to hold a convention to make changes to the state constitution.

The pension forfeiture bill requires a change to the state constitution.

A proposed change to the state Constitution, which aims to give legislators more power to set rules for tax exemptions, has stalled in the House after whizzing through the Senate, jeopardizing its chances of appearing on the November ballot.When the...

A change to the state constitution and action by the General Assembly allowed those investments.