Not exact matches
Aside from oil pipelines, the NDP - Green agreement commits to holding a
referendum on proportional representation in fall 2018 (though it is not clear what form of proportional representation will be proposed) and
reforming BC's wild - west election
finance laws (banning corporate and union donations, placing limits on individual donations, and limiting party loans to banks and financial institutions).
Also on the NYC Indy Party
reform to - do list: Initiative and
referendum, term limits for legislators, letting voters change their enrollment after a one - month waiting period, nonpartisan administration of the Board of Elections, nonpartisan redistricting and campaign
finance reform.
«The defeat of the Constitutional Convention is a triumph for all of the enemies of
reform in Albany: Andrew Cuomo, the political bosses in the State Legislature, and the lobbyists and special interests who thrive in New York's pay for play culture of corruption,» said Bill Samuels, the Democratic activist who had supported the
referendum, with the hope of ushering in campaign
finance and ethics
reforms.
Party leaders insist her win was a
referendum in favor of campaign
finance reform - specifically, creation of a publicly - funded system.
A number of years ago they sought to use Carl McCall's candidacy as the
referendum on campaign
finance reform — at a time when nationally he was the most glaring example of the Pay to Play abuse of raising funds from groups doing business with your office (e.g., State Comptroller)