Sentences with phrase «created by an independent commission»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he would veto any map not created by an independent commission, sending the decision to the courts to be decided.

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Since taking leadership of the country last September, Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who in 2009 said the science behind climate change was «crap», has abolished the independent Climate Commission, the body created by the former Labor government to provide public information on the effects of global warming.

As Democratic insiders speculate on who AG Andrew Cuomo will pick as his running mate, Bill Samuels is forging ahead with his LG run and keeping the heat on the Senate by calling for «immediate passage» of a bill to create an independent districting commission.

The current ethics panel known as the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, created in 2011, would be replaced by the Independent State Commission on Public Ethics.

A bill to create an independent redistricting commission has already been introduced by Assemblyman Michael N. Gianaris, a Queens Democrat.

The commission also recommended closing loopholes, like unlimited donations by Limited Liability Companies, and creating a new independent agency to actually enforce campaign finance laws.

In a radio interview Thursday, Bharara declined to say whether his investigation will extend to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in light of a New York Times report that some top Cuomo aides meddled in the work of the supposedly independent commission, created by the governor.

There was no independent public body to regulate referendums within the United Kingdom until the Labour government led by Tony Blair in 2000 set out a framework for the running of all future referendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future referendums.

As New York prepares for the once - a-decade redistricting process based on census data, Gov. Cuomo has proposed that the electoral map be redrawn by an independent commission as opposed to the legislature, which has created some highly - gerrymandered districts in the past.

The LIRR third - track project would create 14,000 permanent jobs by 2035 and $ 3 billion in additional wages, according to a 2014 independent study commissioned by the Garden City - based Rauch Foundation's Long Island Index.

In particular, Sen. David Valesky, D - Oneida, has been a longtime supporter of creating an independent redistricting commission, a move that's supported by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Gidado was among the 68 elected Chairmen announced by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), after scoring the highest votes in the election conducted in all the 610 wards, 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the 35 newly created Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) on Saturday.

Ms. Mark - Viverito, also a Democrat, said in her speech that the Council would create an independent commission, led by the state's former chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, to study the criminal justice system with an eye toward shrinking the jail population so that closing the Rikers complex could be a reality.

NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission had fixed July 8 for the bye - election following the vacuum created by the death of Adeleke on April 23.

Clegg said a US - style independent commission should be created to govern and oversee the party leader TV debates in the next election in 2020 after the last round was dominated by a long, drawn - out negotiation between broadcasters and politicians.

Stalwarts of political parties yesterday met with the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, advising him against going ahead with the controversial 30,027 additional polling units created by the Commission he heads.

The mayor's proposal comes nearly three months after an independent commission that was led by New York's former chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, and created by the Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, released its plan to close Rikers.

But a 2008 law that created the Georgia Charter Schools Commission as an independent charter - school authorizer gave Madati some recourse by allowing him to apply for approval under that new entity, rather than the local district.

The Georgia law in question created the independent charter commission, with its seven members appointed by the state board of education based on recommendations from the governor and legislative leaders.

So begins a list of recommendations released Thursday by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, an independent, bipartisan agency created by Congress in 1957 to investigate civil rights complaints.

The independent commission of education experts was created by Governor Rick Snyder and the legislature in 2011 as part of the state's teacher tenure reform efforts.

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Paris - based Say What Studio was recently commissioned by Hoon — an independent French fashion label specialising in leather — to create a new brand identity for the launch of its first shop.

For his latest commission, he was approached by independent record label Albert's Favourites to create some unique artwork for its latest release by Modified Man, a duo made up of Adam Scrimshire and Dave Koor.

The New Commissions Program is made possible by The Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal grant - making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities; the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; and the Booth Ferris Foundation.

Creating a dialogue between contemporary performance and historical art, independent curator Lee Tusman's Room 21 will commission New York - based composer Jace Clayton in the creation of a performance and album - length composition informed by the artworks of The Barnes Foundation and Albert Barnes» extensive record collection held in the museum's archives.

The Energy Trust of Oregon, an independent nonprofit group created by the Oregon Public Utility Commission and charged with «encouraging energy market transformation» in the state, according to its Web site, is using the Earth Advantage rating system in a pilot project involving 200 Portland homes.

The amendment dealt would have created an independent redistricting commission and assigned Court of Appeals judges, picked by the Chief Justice, to vet proposed members of the commission.

By advocating before and working with government departments, independent tribunals and related organizations, including the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Industry Canada, we have successfully advocated for the rights of Canadians to create positive outcomes for them with regard to contract terms, their receipt of accurate information, transparent and appropriate pricing, and the protection of people's privacy.

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