Sentences with phrase «early voting provisions»

Another proposed change for voters would be the early voting provisions, which would have to be approved in the unsympathetic Republican - controlled state Senate.

The group is pushing New York to adopt a range of voter system chances, including early voting provisions, which New York has been largely lagging behind most of the country, as well as same - day registration.

Brian suggested passing it piecemeal, starting with an early voting provision, which would also solve the problem of excess voters expected in the upcoming election.

Cuomo has proposed a range of good - government reforms in his budget plan that includes an early voting provision that so far has been blocked in the Republican - led Senate.

Not exact matches

And even before the Senate voted to gut key provisions of the ACA in early December, he introduced a bill to overturn the 2010 health care law in 2013.

But the more we learn about the negative implications of the Russia sanctions bill, which sailed through the Senate earlier this summer by a vote of 98 - 2, the clearer it becomes that the House will need to play the role of «cooling saucer» to prevent a few loosely written provisions in the bill from scalding the U.S. economy.

The proposal approved has a «one share, one vote» provision that would strip Uber's earliest backers of some of their voting power, including Kalanick, Uber's founder, and its largest investor, Benchmark.

Faso did note vote for the tax law itself, but nevertheless drew the governor's animus earlier last year when he proposed a now - defunct provision that would shift the cost of Medicaid spending from county governments to the state.

The state Legislature then will have a chance to vote on the cost - cutting plan under the provisions of a new law passed as part of the state budget earlier this year.

Nevertheless, some lawmakers are hopeful that criminal justice provisions like cashless bail for non-violent offenders or early voting can pass this session.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Democrats earlier this year formed the Women's Equality Party as a way to boost vote totals in November and promote the women's agenda, a 10 - point omnibus package of bills with provisions aimed at pay equity, anti-human trafficking and housing discrimination.

As Nick noted earlier this week, these claims aren't entirely accurate, since the Senate GOP has passed nine of the 10 WEA provisions, refusing only to put the controversial abortion plank onto the floor for a vote — either as a stand - alone bill or as part of the act as a whole.

The measures backed by Schneiderman this week would provide for a system of early voting in the state, consolidate the two federal and state party primaries in a single date and allow for same - day enrollment, among other provisions.

The audit, which found fault with the RRA's purchasing and sales practices, was released to the public earlier this month, just days after the Ulster County Legislature voted to approve a 2013 budget that included a controversial «flow control» provision.

A provision that would establish early voting in New York also died in the talks.

His critics on the left have accused him of preferring the arrangement in the Senate that has led to provisions like the Dream Act or early voting to be blocked.

Meanwhile, Cuomo indicated a provision that would create early voting for New York has fallen out of the talks, pointing to Senate Republican opposition.

The congressman had planned on voting in favor of an earlier version of the bill back in March after touting a provision that would shift Medicaid costs from counties to the state, which he said would save money.

The Senate bill, which passed in early December, did not include many of the most concerning provisions, and the final bill, agreed to by House and Senate Republicans and now nearing a vote, preserves the tax - exempt status of graduate student tuition waivers and does away with the House bill's most serious impacts on higher education.

Earlier this month, the Utah State Board of Education voted to seek a waiver from an ESSA provision that would require the state to count students who opt out of statewide testing as zero scores for school accountability purposes.