Sentences with phrase «fill legislative vacancies»

27 states use special elections to fill legislative vacancies.

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally scheduled a special election to fill legislative vacancies in the Senate and Assembly, Senate Democrats on Monday released a fundraising letter as part of the push to keep the districts in their column.

He is expected to be confirmed Thursday by the Senate, filling a legislative vacancy on the seven - member commission that will award the casino licenses.

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The legislative a $ $ hats will go like hell to fill the vacancy prior to Jan. 1.

At 2 p.m., Assembly members and state senators announce the details of the screening process to fill the state attorney general vacancy, Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

The special election being held today in Westchester County is one of 11 legislative vacancies being filled in the Legislature.

The Nassau County Charter stipulates that if a legislative vacancy occurs after May 1, a special election must be held to fill the seat on the day of the November general election.

In theory this could be interpreted to support an argument that a parliamentary party ought to have the power to elect their party leader directly, and indeed, at least historically, parliamentary system parties» leadership electoral procedures usually called for the party's legislative caucus to fill a leadership vacancy by electing a new leader directly by and from amongst themselves, and for the whole succession process to be completed within as short a time frame as practical.

Perhaps it would be easier for the governor to fill the increasing number of vacancies in his administration if he and legislative leaders reach a pay raise deal.

The years served by any member elected or appointed to serve less than a full legislative term to fill a vacancy in office are not included in the 12 - year limitation; but no member who has completed 12 years in office is thereafter eligible to serve a partial term.

Mr. Cuomo declined to call special elections to fill numerous vacancies during the state legislative cycle in 2014.

Legislative vacancies should be filled in an open and transparent manner with the maximum amount of public participation;

As the legislative session kicks off this week, there are a slew of open state Senate and Assembly seats, and Governor Andrew Cuomo has not indicated when or whether he will call a special election to fill the vacancies.

Governor Andrew Cuomo recently set April 24 as the date for special elections to fill eleven legislative vacancies, eight in the Assembly and three in the Senate.

-- AG SCREENINGS BEGIN — POLITICO's Bill Mahoney: A joint legislative panel seeking to fill the vacancy in the state attorney general's office interviewed six candidates for the job on Tuesday.

Cuomo also said he is leaning toward calling a special election to replace Silver, who was automatically expelled from the legislature when he was convicted, in addition to filling two other legislative vacancies on April 19, the date of the presidential primary.

Aiming to fill future vacancies left by the expected retirements of thousands of teachers in the next few years, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation following this year's legislative session that seeks to remove barriers that discourage out - of - state teachers from working in the state and provides incentives to encourage skilled teachers to work in the neediest schools.

Yet, writes the Wall Street Journal quoting Paul Gordon, senior legislative counsel for People for the American Way, «If every single vacancy were filled by this afternoon, that still wouldn't be enough to get the work done.»