Sentences with phrase «consecutively elected legislatures»

In New York, a constitutional amendment requires the approval of two consecutively elected legislatures and a statewide majority vote.

A constitutional change requires the ok of two consecutively elected legislatures, and then approval by the voters.

A constitutional change requires the OK of two consecutively elected legislatures, and then approval by the voters.

The Assembly's passage of the constitutional amendment overnight means the measure has cleared two consecutively elected Legislatures so it's ready for the November ballot.

The legislature approved first passage of a constitutional amendment to permit gambling earlier this year, but it needs the approval of two consecutively elected legislatures, plus the voters, so the earliest casinos could be allowed would be late in 2013.

The League, along with Citizen's Union, also wants the legislature to adopt a law that requires the same changes, just in case the constitutional amendment, which requires the approval of two consecutively elected legislatures, plus a public vote, does not ultimately pass.

Any amendment must be passed by two consecutively elected Legislatures (in other words, an amendment first passed in 2017 couldn't receive the required second passage until 2019).

After two consecutively elected legislatures approve a proposed amendment, voters weigh in the following November.

In order to alter the state's constitution, two consecutively elected legislatures must approve the change.

As a constitutional change, the bill requires more work to pass than normal legislation: Changes must be ratified by two consecutively elected Legislatures and then by voters in the next general election (for example, casino gaming was approved by that process in 2013).

Not exact matches

Stewart - Cousins called Cuomo's proposed constitutional amendment «a very long game» that requires two consecutively elected state Legislatures.

It involves proposing a single amendment, winning approval of the measure by two consecutively elected state legislatures and then winning the OK of voters.

That needs the approval of two consecutively elected state legislatures.

In order to change the state's constitution, the measure must be passed by two consecutively elected houses of the legislature, then go before voters, where polls show it would likely be approved.

It requires that a measure be approved by two consecutively elected state legislatures, then put before voters.

These ballot propositions have been voted on by two consecutively elected state legislatures, so they started several years ago, they've wound their way through, and now they're before voters.

In order to change the constitution, it would require the approval of two consecutively elected state legislatures, and then go before the votes.

Senator Stewart Cousins called Cuomo's proposed constitutional amendment «a very long game» that requires two consecutively elected state legislatures.

In order to change the state's constitution, the amendment needs the approval of two consecutively elected state legislatures and then must go before the voters.