Sentences with phrase «expand access to the ballot»
We must continue fighting to protect voting rights and expand access to the ballot box so every eligible citizen will have his or her voice heard.»
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«In a time when we have politicians across the country working overtime to restrict the right to vote, New York must expand and not limit access to the ballot.
There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»
Governor Charlie Baker, a charter school proponent, said in a Globe interview last month that he would support a ballot question to expand charter access.