Sentences with phrase «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.

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

Cuomo is pushing legalization of casino gambling through a constitutional amendment that would need approval by two separately elected state legislatures before going to voters.

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

That requires approval by two separately elected State Legislatures, followed by approval by a public referendum.

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.

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

That needs the approval of 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.

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

The first of two ways an amendment can be incorporated into the state constitution takes at least four years: two separately elected state legislatures must first vote to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot; then the majority of New Yorkers must vote on it and pass it by referendum.

By the same token, the authority to create charters is conferred by a law passed by the democratically elected state legislature.

Not exact matches

As president - elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducState Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducstate Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducstate and local tax (SALT) deduction.

By reading the Ninth Amendment as creating a general right to privacy, Black and Stewart suggested, the unelected justices of the Supreme Court had subst - ituted their own subjective notions of justice, liberty, and reasonableness for the wisdom and experience of the elected representatives in the Connecticut state legislature who were responsible for passing the birth control regulation.

The PPA will help represent the state pediatric dentistry association in promoting children's oral health issues with the state legislature and other elected bodies, state regulatory agencies (including Medicaid and health departments), licensing bureaus, professional health and child welfare organizations, oral health coalitions, foundations, institutions of dental education, publicly - funded safety net programs, and the private sector benefits industry.

The Senate is elected in three classes, one every 2 years, and was originally elected by the state legislatures (putting a filter for lack of a better word between the people and their Senator).

Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan, Jr. was elected to the state legislature in November 1986.

Kemp Hannon was elected to the state legislature in November 1976.

Russian voters will elect 450 deputies to Russia's State Duma on Sunday, in the seventh election for the lower chamber of Russia's bicameral Federal Assembly since the legislature's founding in 1993.

In 1911, Roosevelt as a newly elected state senator blocked the Tammany Hall - appointee for the U.S. Senate, back when Legislatures had that power, which was ultimately a way of granting patronage posts.

He noted that the state has elected a Republican US senator, Pat Toomey, and a Republican governor in recent years, as well as sent more Republicans to the state legislature.

Washington's state legislature is made up of 49 districts, each of which elects one senator and two representatives.

The state legislature on Tuesday began interviewing 13 candidates vying to fill the Attorney General's position on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is elected.

But despite electing a Democratic governor and state legislature, we still can't pass the kind of progressive legislation seen in California, Massachusetts and other Democratic - controlled states.

«If you look at the New York State legislature, there's been an uptick of women that are elected and many of them came from New York City and particularly Brooklyn,» Carr said, referring to the Assembly.

On November 6, it appears that seventeen independent candidates were elected to state legislatures.

He announced the state will create a new website for students to lobby their state and national electeds on gun control, and also touted a bill working its way through the state legislature that would ban bump stocks — devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire at rates comparable to automatic rifles.

Meng was first elected to represent Flushing in 2008 and re-elected in 2010, taking over the seat held by her father, Jimmy Meng, who in 2004 became the first Asian - American elected to the state legislature.

The article does not mention that outside California, 25 independent and minor party candidates were elected to state legislatures earlier this month.

- Grace Meng, an assemblywoman and the daughter of the first Asian - American elected to the state legislature, who has also been touted as a borough - president candidate

Fourteen independent candidates were elected to state legislatures in 2014, two in state senates and twelve in state houses.

New Jersey Assemblywoman Valerie Venieri - Huttle called the vetoes «a total rebuke to the ratepayers and the elected members of the legislature from both states.»

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

He is a former state assemblyman in New York, who was elected by the state legislature as New York State Comptroller on February 7, state assemblyman in New York, who was elected by the state legislature as New York State Comptroller on February 7, state legislature as New York State Comptroller on February 7, State Comptroller on February 7, 2007.

If a member of the legislature be elected to congress, or appointed to any office, civil or military, under the government of the United States, the state of New York, or under any city government except as a member of the national guard or naval militia of the state, or of the reserve forces of the United States, his or her acceptance thereof shall vacate his or her seat in the legislature, providing, however, that a member of the legislature may be appointed commissioner of deeds or to any office in which he or she shall receive no compensation.

No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election.

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.

NRI is a new organization founded by high - tech entrepreneur Bill Samuels that seeks to elect reformers to the state legislature.

And he says, in answer to reporters» questions, the Assembly still wants to enact the pension reforms, but simply got bogged down on details required to amend the state's constitution, which requires the vote of two concurrently elected legislatures.

Our new Senate Republican majority is 32 - strong and we're ready to work with the Governor - elect and every member of the State legislature to do the people's business.»

The decisive 32nd vote was cast by Republican Stephen Saland, a Poughkeepsie lawyer first elected to the state legislature in 1980.

However, before the ratification of the 17th amendment to Constitution, Senators were elected / chosen by the state legislature.

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a national group focused on electing Democratic state legislatures across the country, is threatening to help back primaries in the coming year against a group of eight breakaway New York state Senate Democrats.

That could be a problem though, as the three new council members - elect are technically still part of the state legislature through the end of the year.

Benjamin said older elected officials, members of the New York State legislature and the Democratic State Committee told him they had never heard of a freshman running for such a position, though one active committee member said he could triumph «based on his national network.»

It's surprising the district is rated only lean Democrat considering how few elected Republicans are in the state legislature, even within the district.

Grace Meng, elected in 2008, represents Flushing in the state assembly and is the only Asian - American in legislature.

This election occurs in the middle of the gubernatorial term, in presidential - election years; regularly the members of the state legislature are elected.

NEW YORK, NY (03/18/2018)(readMedia)-- Attorney General Schneiderman, New York City elected officials, unions and grassroots organizations rallied at Foley Square to urge the New York State legislature to include early voting in the state budget due AprilState legislature to include early voting in the state budget due Aprilstate budget due April 1st.

Crespo explained that members of the state legislature would draft a letter for New York lawmakers based in Washington, D.C. to sign, reiterating the pardon request, and would use social media to gain support from elected officials from across the country.