Sentences with phrase «constitutional convention ballot»

But really, the unions in New York State are really behind the no vote push, and they're urging their members to come out and vote against the constitutional convention ballot question.

Political analysts said Curran may also have been helped by Democratic voters coming out in larger numbers to send a message to President Donald Trump; union turnout against the state constitutional convention ballot question; or by the surprising underperformance of Republican Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, who lost to underdog Laura Gillen to give town control to Democrats for the first time in 100 years.

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The New York State Bar Association's Committee on the New York State Constitution releases its Report and Recommendations Concerning Whether New Yorkers Should Approve the 2017 Ballot Question Calling for a Constitutional Convention.

On the first of the November 7 ballot endorsements asking for a majority vote for a Constitutional Convention, VID unanimously rejected the proposal and thus agreed with the opinion of the New York Civil Liberties Union at the September meeting.

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Tuesday afternoon saw Cuomo turn away from more immediate concerns, such as the looming end of the state legislative session and the 2017 election that will include a New York City mayoral election and a statewide ballot question of whether to convene a state constitutional convention.

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Also at 6:30 p.m., New York Says Yes, a coalition that lobbies for a state constitutional convention, hosts an empowerment and education event about this year's ballot referendum, Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

But one area on which the mayor and the governor see eye - to - eye — at least for the moment — is the question of a constitutional convention, which will be on the ballot this coming November.

On Election Day, New York's voters will have their first opportunity in 20 years to call for a state constitutional convention via ballot proposition.

The 2017 general election will present voters with a ballot question of whether to hold such a constitutional convention, often referred to as a «ConCon.»

By a wide margin, 57 - 25 percent, likely voters say they will vote «no» on the Constitutional Convention proposal on next week's ballot.

New York State voters decisively rejected a question on the ballot as to whether a constitutional convention should be held, a proposal that stirred intense opposition among various interest groups.

The ballot proposition on whether to hold a state Constitutional Convention was soundly defeated in Tuesday's election.

According to a press release sent out earlier today by Davis, the state Board decided on Sept. 15 to advise county boards of elections that both sides of the ballot should contain text and a graphic, such as an arrow, that highlight to voters the need to turn the ballot over to locate the constitutional convention question.

A former counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo is suing the state Board of Elections in order to require the upcoming ballot question on whether to hold a constitutional convention be placed on the front of the ballot presented to voters.

Evan Davis, a former counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo who had been pursuing legal action against the state Board of Elections over placement of a referendum for a constitutional convention, has withdrawn his suit following the boards agreement to take steps to highlight the issue on the fall ballot.

«While the Convention Question won't be on the front of the ballot where it should be, voters will at least be urged to turn the ballot over to vote on whether to hold a Constitutional Convention and on two Amendments proposed by the Legislature.

There are three proposals on the ballot, and advocates are concerned that controversy stemming from Proposal 1 — if the state should convene a constitutional convention — will cause voters to conflate the two issues.

All New York voters will decide on 3 propositions on the back of the ballot regarding a constitutional convention, if convicted politicians should lose their pensions, and if forest land... Continue reading →

A new poll finds that the ballot question on whether to hold a constitutional convention in New York has become widely unpopular with voters.

Like a flyweight amateur getting in the ring against the heavyweight champ, the ballot measure calling for a state constitutional convention hit the canvas hard and fast: Voters rejected it by a ratio of 5 to 1.

ALBANY — New Yorkers have overwhelmingly defeated a ballot question asking whether the state should hold a constitutional convention, with only 19 percent voting yes, based on results from nearly half the state's election districts.

Of the three propositions on the New York state ballot Tuesday, voters rejected the question asking for a constitutional convention but approved public pension forfeiture and a Forest Preserve land bank.

That back of the ballot contained a question asking New Yorkers if they wanted to hold a constitutional convention — it's an issue that comes around once every 20 years.

The Conservative Party is opposed the first proposal appearing on the ballot — whether to hold a constitutional convention.

You can do this by endorsing and fully supporting a «Yes» vote for a constitutional convention when it appears on the electoral ballot this coming November.»

A former counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo is suing the state Board of Elections to require the question of whether to hold a constitutional convention be placed on the front of the ballot this November.

Voters determine in November whether to hold a constitutional convention through a ballot referendum held every 20 years.

New York is among 14 states where the question of whether to hold a constitutional convention is automatically put on the ballot.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco says he will oppose a state ballot proposal in November for a New York constitutional convention, calling it an expensive exercise that would likely accomplish nothing.

The question of whether to hold the constitutional convention will appear on the Nov. 7 election ballot.

On the ballot in New York this Election Day, is a referendum on whether or not to hold a state constitutional convention.

DeFrancisco told syracuse.com in an interview that a constitutional convention next year would likely have the same result as in 1967, when voters ultimately turned down the initiatives that came out of the convention as a single ballot proposition.

Labor unions are leading the fight against a New York ballot measure to hold a constitutional convention, arguing that it's just too risky to tinker with the state's governing document and threaten existing protections for worker's compensation, unemployment benefits and collective bargaining.

But supporters of the amendment are worried that the push to sink the constitutional convention — proposal one on the back of the ballot — will also create a down - ballot cascade of no votes.

Though Cuomo is not on the ballot this year, a referendum on whether to hold a constitutional convention is, and support for the measure appears to be dropping, the poll found.

Voters next month will consider a constitutional convention referendum, placed on the ballot every 20 years.

Remember to look on the back of your ballot for three proposals: Whether to hold a constitutional convention, a constitutional amendment that would strip state officers of their pensions if convicted of a felony and an amendment that would create a 250 - acre land bank in forest preserve lands.

Also at 11:30 a.m., groups representing immigrants will join with labor leaders and elected officials to urge New Yorkers to vote «no» on Nov. 7 on the ballot question that calls for a state constitutional convention, UFT headquarters, 52 Broadway, Manhattan.

The only statewide votes are for three ballot propositions, including the one that has garnered the most attention, a proposal for a constitutional convention.

The ballot question of whether to hold a constitutional convention will appear alongside two other questions.

NEW YORK CITY — Don't forget to flip over your ballot when you go to vote on Nov. 7 — in addition to choosing a mayor, New Yorkers will decide if they will hold a constitutional convention in 2017.

The question of a New York State constitutional convention was also on the ballot.

The question only gets on the ballot every 20 years and there hasn't been a constitutional convention in the state in half a century.

The proposals listed on the back of the ballot could lead to sweeping changes in state laws through a New York constitutional convention, take away the pensions of public officials convicted of felonies, and make it easier to do road and utility work in the Adirondack Park Forest Preserve.

Ballot Proposal No. 1 to hold a New York Constitutional Convention has received more attention than the other two ballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest gBallot Proposal No. 1 to hold a New York Constitutional Convention has received more attention than the other two ballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest gballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest groups.

The state is required to include the ballot question for a constitutional convention every 20 years.

Under the constitution, New Yorkers get to choose whether to have a constitutional convention every 20 years through an automatic ballot question in a general election.

The front page story «Battle lines drawn over constitutional convention» (The Sun, Aug. 12 edition) prompts me to write and urge all voters to cast their ballot against a New York state constitutional convention.