The Huffington Post is reporting that iVote, a voting rights group is making automatic voter registration its centerpiece
election reform proposal for 2016.
A collection of good government groups is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to insert funding in his 2016 - 17 executive budget for two
election reform proposals.
Election reform proposals include simplifying the state ballots and making it easier to vote.
Not exact matches
Indeed, I would have preferred a vote on February 10 which would have allowed for discussion and review of
proposals for
reform and perhaps have allowed some new rules to go forward in tandem with the
election of a new Speaker.»
«The latest «State of the State»
proposals highlighting much needed
election reforms are nearly identical to legislation drafted by myself, and Deputy Leader Gianaris.
Medvedev's
proposals are part of a wider programme of electoral
reform, including the re-introduction of gubernatorial
elections, which were abolished in 2005.
Many
proposals to «fix corruption» focus on creating a taxpayer - funded campaign finance system, similar to New York City's, and do not address changes necessary for true
reform and parity amongst all parties impacted by
elections.
The Fair
Elections proposal is a set of
reforms intended for our state's lax campaign finance laws.
Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of
Elections in State of the State Address In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold
proposal for comprehensive ethics
reform.
New York Times: Public Financing Can Clean Up Albany This week, Eleanor Randolph, of the New York Times editorial board, endorsed Governor Cuomo's public financing
proposal to
reform elections in New York.
Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of
Elections in Budget In his executive budget
proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing
reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and
election laws.
Hence when the Commission opened its doors for people to send
proposals for electoral
reforms, it was suggested that the
election date be changed.
The Electoral Commission has given approval for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary
elections to be held on November 7 as part of
proposals for electoral
reforms.
It's possible that special
elections and a pending truce between the state Senate's mainstream Democrats and IDC could remove Republicans from control of that chamber, giving criminal justice
reform proposals an easier path to enactment.
Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat, has been a staunch proponent of
election reform, sponsoring many of the relevant bills that have passed his chamber, and he lays the failure of
reform proposals at the feet of Senate Republicans.
Kavanagh is hopeful that with the renewed focus on New York City's dysfunctional Board of
Elections and Governor Andrew Cuomo's inclusion of
proposals for early voting and automatic voter registration in his State of the State address, progress on the long list of voting
reform bills in Albany may happen this year.
One ethics
reform proposal that has been touted by Democrats has been a public financing system for all
elections — using the New York City model.
He also made
proposals related to campaign finance
reform, including a law that would require many political contributions over $ 500 to be reported within 48 hours, or within 24 hours near
Election Day.
Cuomo intends to insert his lengthy list of ethics
reform proposals — pertaining to lawmakers» outside incomes, the warping power of big money in
elections, and transparency improvement — into the budget plan, according to Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi.
Campaigners for democratic
reform give a mixed reaction on Mr Brown's
proposals, with some, such as Power 2010 saying it did not go far enough: «Without troubling the public for their views, ministers hand - picked the voting system they favour in a cynical exercise aimed at wrong - footing the Tories ahead of a likely
election defeat.
Taken as a whole, the
proposals seemed geared to appease Mr. Cuomo's detractors on the left in his party, who have been upset by the governor's pace on issues like campaign finance
reform and public financing of
elections, and by his lackadaisical support of Democrats in the State Senate.
VALLEY COTTAGE — With numerous
reform proposals circulating in the state's capital, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Westchester) announced that he will be hosting a public hearing in Rockland County into overhauling New York State's campaign finance and
election laws.
Ahead of the recent European
elections, Chris Terry outlined
proposals put forward by the Electoral
Reform Society in the UK for improving EU democracy.
In his executive budget
proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing
reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and
election laws.
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The window of opportunity for passing the
proposals may be closing, because three referenda on major budget
reforms, scheduled for early June, are likely to break up the current coalition government and trigger early
elections in the fall.
With Abbott's
election as governor, the
proposal headed toward legislation as part of a larger
reform package, including an A — F grade for individual school campuses and a new teacher evaluation system.
There are few things more difficult than changing a position from elected to appointed, but we encourage the legislature to continue the education
reforms of the past four years, and move forward with
proposals this year to switch to a uniform system that includes all elected school board members, whose
election coincides with the presidential
election, and all appointed superintendents.