Sentences with phrase «elected officials their positions»
«As elected officials their positions will differ significantly,» C.S.U.'s Straayer says.
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So continue telling your elected officials your position on this issue in order to keep it fresh and in the public discussion.
Not exact matches
«Prompt disclosure of expenditures can provide shareholders and citizens with the information needed to hold corporations and elected officials accountable for their positions and supporters,» he wrote.
«Once you've highlighted an issue and brought it to people's attention and shined a spotlight, and elected officials or people who are in a position to start bringing about change are ready to sit down with you,» Obama said, «then you can't just keep on yelling at them.»
«So, number one, the positions I hold on these issues is the Second Amendment, I've held since the day I entered office in the city of West Miami as an elected official,» Rubio responded.
«Elected officials who are Latter - day Saints make their own decisions and may not necessarily be in agreement with one another or even with a publicly stated church position,» the policy explains.
We prayed that elected officials would have the wisdom to lead justly in their respective positions.
Elected officials are not allowed to use their positions for political purposes.
The state Democratic Party teamed up today with LGBT leaders and openly gay elected officials to slam Republican AG candidate Dan Donovan for his opposition to same - sex marriage, saying his position calls into question his ability to serve as the state's top attorney.
By the succession laws, the next person in line is the Speaker of the House, which is a semi-elected position (elected by elected officials from elected officials, plus being elected from their district), as is the next person, the President pro Tempore of the Senate.
As the TU notes, the Public Officers Law clearly states elected officials may not «articipate in any decision to hire, promote, discipline or discharge a relative for any compensated position at, for or within any state agency, public authority or the Legislature.»
What was once suspected — that elected officials could their trade policy positions for campaign contributions — has become more and more openly discussed.
I formally propose that all elected Barnstable County officials be limited to serving three (3) consecutive terms in a position!
«Sadly, we're getting confronted with public officials who are alleged to have abused their positions of trust, in this case the highest - ranking elected official in Nassau County and in the Town of Oyster Bay, for their own corrupt benefit, thereby abusing the public trust,» Robert L. Capers, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said at a news conference.
The official who held the seat previously, Bill de Blasio, was elected to the citywide position of Public Advocate in 2009.
«The voters of New York State rightfully expect their elected officials to represent the voters» interests, not to trade on their positions of power to line their own pockets,» said Brooklyn federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch.
Weinstein is a prolific Democratic donor, putting the top elected officials who have received contributions from him over the years in an awkward position of disavowing him.
State lawmakers don't have to run for re-election this year, but many elected officials in the Assembly and Senate are eyeing the exits, running for locally elected positions back in their home districts.
First, the next generation of elected officials must limit the very positions we seek to hold.
The bill states: «It is unfair to the general public and ethically inappropriate that an elected official who is eligible to receive a pension can retire, collect a government pension and still be re-elected to another position and collect an additional salary for the newly elected position.»
Antonacci and Ciarpelli, who are both elected officials, requested the raises, saying they were underpaid compared with other officials with the same positions in other counties.
But the key passage of the resolution is this: «Be it resolved that any elected official or potential candidate who does not support marriage as defined between one man and one woman, shall not have their name appear on Row C, the New York State Conservative Party position on election ballots, in any election.»
«I'm not in a position to pass judgment, because some of the elected officials of Staten Island have now insisted that other pizzerias be included,» de Blasio said.
The Brooklyn Teen Republican Club (BTRC) is calling for the resignation of Assemblymember Pamela Harris, who they feel has taken advantage of her position as an elected official and committed fraud by stealing thousands of taxpayers» dollars.
Prosecutors on Thursday afternoon wrapped up 10 weeks of testimony and arguments in Central Islip, where they sought to make the case that the one - time elected officials accepted an illegal stream of benefits from restaurateur Harendra Singh and, in exchange, abused their public positions to get him two county contracts and more than $ 20 million in town - guaranteed loans.
A spokesman for Mark - Viverito said, «The speaker holds the same position on Oscar Lopez Rivera as numerous members of Congress and elected officials all over the country, community activists and faith leaders from across the spectrum.»
It should punish Silver for the vast harm he has caused and the position of trust that he exploited, deter other elected officials from the temptation towards corruption, and communicate to the public that the rule of law applies even to the most prominent of public officials.»
It's the kind of bipartisan coalition that a smart, 36 - year - old former elected official looking to position himself for a new office might put together.
«I feel very privileged to be able to articulate my positions and my opinions on a myriad of subjects, and now I've been encouraged by many people in the general public, as well as Democratic funders and high level elected officials on both sides of the party line to seriously consider running,» the former star of «The Nanny» told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington.
District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, a member of the county's five - person ethics board, said the new law is necessary to rein in «chronically obtuse» officials who fail to see that outside income poses potential conflicts of interest with their elected positions.
Additionally, what makes you think a local elected official is any better at vetting competence and qualifications of a candidate for official position than the voters?
If you elect a bad person to the position, the downside is that you have a bad official for a couple of years, and can replace them with a good one next time having learned your lesson.
In 2010, the Conservative Party regained Row C and provided the margin of victory to numerous elected officials and in 2014 voters solidly reaffirmed our position on Row C.
This Office will continue to pursue elected officials who attempt to take corrupt advantage of their positions.»
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.»
For elected officials like Ms. James, having a black official in a powerful position in the police department is necessary.
Outside the courtroom, Rosa stressed that she had not abused her position as an elected official.
Elected officials who want permission to take extracurricular positions for nominal pay, or for no pay, must obtain the blessing of the new «charter conflict committee.»
«This is something that happened in my personal life way before I became an elected official, I never abused my position.
«And actually one of my first actions here in Albany was to sign on to Senator Marcellino's bill, I think it was S. 1923, and it proposes that any elected officials convicted of a felony involving their position must give up their pension benefits,» says Serino.
These are elected officials in political system and these are political positions.
«Given where the public is at, any elected official who takes a position against ride - sharing services for upstate New York does so at their own political peril,» Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.
The justices» contention was that even if cases are resolved fairly, there could be the appearance of impropriety because of Schopf's position as an elected town official.
In a statement, Sweeney Jr. said Mangano and Venditto «abused their positions as the highest ranking elected officials in Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay, respectively — at least, until today.»
Board President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, Angelo Vivolo, had this to say; «With no firm answer from our City's Mayor on whether the monument to Columbus will stay or go, we are forced to reach out to all New York City elected officials and 2017 electoral candidates to demand their position on this important part of our Italian - American history.
We are polling all elected officials and those seeking public office as to their position on this important issue and we intend to keep the millions of Italian Americans residing in this state informed as to the result of our inquiry and make the community aware of who is supportive of the Italian American community and who will succumb to anti Italian sentiment.
«I don't think anyone is happy in the political establishment given the repercussions to other members of the Legislature and other elected officials in high positions,» Arzt said.
«What's most important to me is an elected official's position on the issues and how do you support my policies as opposed to their politics and political issues,» Cuomo said.
«While acknowledging the potential negatives of such a convention — e.g., the risk of amendments being approved that would weaken the home rule authority of local governments — the Executive Committee viewed the opportunity to strengthen the position of municipalities in New York's governmental structure as more important and voted to approve NYCOM's support of a «Yes» vote on the constitutional convention question facing New York voters this November, with the additional stipulation that municipal officials would need to run for and be elected as delegates to the convention if our intended outcomes are to be achieved,» the guide states
Though Cuomo has positioned the plan as a way of bringing voters and lawmakers together to cut costs, not all elected officials in attendance agreed with his characterization of their legislative processes.