Sentences with phrase «for ballot proposal»

A diverse group of local governments, environmental protection organizations, business groups, recreational enthusiasts, newspapers and former federal and state government officials and environmental leaders are asking New York State voters to help make the Adirondacks and Catskills safer for residents and visitors alike by voting Yes for Ballot Proposal # 3 — The Public Health and Safety Land Account — this Election Day.

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ISS's own metrics show that, collectively, an ISS recommendation on a shareholder ballot increases votes for a proposal by 15 % on average, while a thumbs - down from ISS leads to a 17 % decline.

House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R - Texas) wants to require anyone seeking to put a proposal on the corporate ballot to hold a minimum of 1 percent of a company's outstanding stock for three years.

However, some proponents do not believe the proxy access right goes far enough and a shareholder submitted proxy access proposal is on the ballot for the upcoming meeting.

Here are some details about that November 2004 ballot proposal: 1) there was already in place a Utah law strictly banning same - sex marriage, which I fully supported; 2) all three candidates for the office of attorney general of Utah (the chief law - enforcement officer in the state) opposed the amendment, including the LDS (Mormon) Republican incumbent, Mark Shurtleff, mostly because they considered it a poorly drafted amendment; 3) I refused to endorse the amendment, but I did not urge people to vote «no»; 4) the leadership of the LDS Church, which has a record for being as strongly opposed to same - sex marriage as the Catholic Church, did not issue a statement urging its members to vote one way or the other; 5) inasmuch as two thirds of Utahans belong to the LDS Church, this means that the leadership of at least 80 percent of Utah churchgoers did not urge a «yes» vote on the amendment.

There's no chance that the PGA Tour will do anything the LPGA thought of first, so when this year's ballot comes in the mail, I'll have to settle for writing in the seven players named above who qualified under my proposal.

Still, while the park board has yet to decide how to pay for the water park, a proposal for a tax increase on the November ballot is unlikely, said Christine Garry, president of the park district's Board of Commissioners.

If commissioners put the referendum proposal on the Nov. 7 ballot, their next step will be to ask the DuPage County Forest Preserve District for a lease extension on the property.

The four park proposals are among more than 20 questions that will be on the ballot, most of them asking for tax increases.

Within weeks, supporters collected more than 3,000 signatures to get a referendum proposal on the March 2002 ballot to sell $ 25 million in bonds for the purchase.

The school district has a bond issue on the April 1 ballot to raise funds for its construction, and Layer is hoping to win backing for the proposal.

The Arlington Heights Park District commissioners have voted to put a referendum proposal for an additional 15 cents per $ 100 equalized assessed valuation on the March 21 ballot to help maintain recreation centers and swimming pools.

Suits filed by two Du Page County park districts to have non-binding referendum proposals placed on the November ballot could have significance throughout Illinois and provide the basis for similar actions in counties across the state.

But Long, who received the state Conservative Party's unanimous endorsement yesterday, and so will be on the November general election ballot no matter what happens in the GOP primary (unless there's a post-primary deal, a la Paladino - Lazio 2010), was careful not to offer a full - throated endorsement of Ryan's proposal — or to say she would vote for it if she had the opportunity — saying she needs more time to review it.

Former first minister Alex Salmond attempted to get devo max on the 2014 ballot, for example, while his successor, Nicola Sturgeon, accepted the Smith Commission devolution proposals while demanding more autonomy at the same time.

On the first of the November 7 ballot endorsements asking for a majority vote for a Constitutional Convention, VID unanimously rejected the proposal and thus agreed with the opinion of the New York Civil Liberties Union at the September meeting.

Sajid has wasted no time trying to make a name for himself, straightaway taking on the unions with his proposals for strike ballot laws, something his LibDem predecessor Vince Cable always rejected.

Legislator Kevin Hardwick says he is confident the people of Erie County will vote for the proposal if it is put on the ballot in November.

Cuomo's proposal will allocate $ 7 million to the Fiscal Year 2019 Executive Budget, an incentive for counties in New York to offer early voting 12 days before Election Day, giving voters eight hours on weekdays and five hours on weekends to cast their ballots.

Five Erie County legislators are introducing a term limit proposal they hope will be on the ballot for the November election.

This proposal would remove all of the conditions precedent for absentee ballots and allow voters to request an absentee ballot as an alternative to in - person voting.

The room was receptive to a proposal that the WFP run someone else for governor on Row D — a gamble, given the fact that the party risks losing its hard - won ballot placement if its candidate doesn't perform well, and could lose its ballot status altogether if the candidate fails to win at least 50,000 votes.

As the Working Families Party mulls whether to grant Gov. Andrew Cuomo its ballot line this election year, Green Party candidate for governor Howie Hawkins has an unusual proposal: They should nominate him.

«We are aware that neither the grammar schools ballots legislation, nor the provisions that allow governing bodies of grammar schools to bring forward proposals to remove selection, apply directly to academies, but we will ensure we mirror the current situation, within the funding agreement, for maintained grammar schools which have converted to become academies.»

A proposal on Tuesday's ballot would raise the retirement age for some New York judges from 70 to age 80.

At the meeting, it is understood Kendall made a proposal for anyone who had identified as a British National party supporter to Labour canvassers to be excluded from the ballot.

The November ballot includes a proposal for the state to borrow $ 2 billion dollars to spend on technology for school children, like computer tables.

Opponents say those claims are not 100 percent substantiated, and have assailed the Cuomo administration for manipulating the ballot language to put this proposal in the best possible light.

When New Yorkers vote next week, they will see this proposal on the ballot, «The purpose of the proposed amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution is to allow the Legislature to authorize and regulate up to seven casinos for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.»

In order for that to get on the ballot this November, Ononcaga County Legislators would have to approve the proposal by September.

Through the convention process, voters can introduce term limits for lawmakers, require public campaign financing, enable early voting and increase access to absentee ballots — all proposals that will encourage more competitive elections.

Question Three on the ballot was an amendment proposal to authorize the use of «Forest Preserve Land for Specified Purposes.»

State Sen. John DeFrancisco says he will oppose a state ballot proposal in November for a New York constitutional convention, calling it an expensive exercise that would likely accomplish nothing.

«Not only does Ballot Proposal # 3 demonstrate how an amendment can be made to the Constitution without the need for a convention, it also has overwhelming bipartisan support among local governments, environmental groups, business organizations and recreational enthusiasts,» said Bill Farber of the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages.

Remember to look on the back of your ballot for three proposals: Whether to hold a constitutional convention, a constitutional amendment that would strip state officers of their pensions if convicted of a felony and an amendment that would create a 250 - acre land bank in forest preserve lands.

Legislators quietly put the three ballot proposals in place for the November 4 election, hoping they would win approval without much controversy, especially for a plan to heap more debt on New York taxpayers.

Voters were particularly baffled by the rows of small type on the back of the ballots, describing six proposals including allowing casinos across the state and raising the retirement age for judges.

The only statewide votes are for three ballot propositions, including the one that has garnered the most attention, a proposal for a constitutional convention.

In other state legislature - related ballot measure news, Nebraska and South Carolina lawmakers saw ballot proposals introduced recently about term limits for state legislators.

Finally a reminder that there will be a yes / no ballot on these new proposals for choosing the Shadow Cabinet on TUESDAY of next week (14th September) from 10 - 5 in the PLP Office.

Citizens collecting signatures in 2012 for a vote to upsize the board fell about 200 signatures shy of the required amount, but the Town Board opted to put the proposal on the ballot.

Lawmakers make over economic proposal, shelve equality act BY KATHY KAHN For The Rockland Times Albany's Legislature broke for the summer on June 20, leaving Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ambitious business attraction program bruised but not battered and putting a gambling referendum on the state's November ballFor The Rockland Times Albany's Legislature broke for the summer on June 20, leaving Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ambitious business attraction program bruised but not battered and putting a gambling referendum on the state's November ballfor the summer on June 20, leaving Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ambitious business attraction program bruised but not battered and putting a gambling referendum on the state's November ballot.

4.08 pm: Janet Anderson, a former minister, has backed the proposal for a secret ballot on Brown's leadership.

«I welcome the proposals to introduce votes at 16 and making it easier for people to register to vote and cast their ballot.

The proposal comes after Sen. Malcolm Smith and five others were arrested in an alleged bribery scheme in order to secure ballot access for the Republican mayoral line through the Wilson - Pakula process.

«When the realities of the budget forced the top two primary proposal onto the ballot, I opposed it for a number of reasons, one of which was that it would unfairly impact smaller parties and make our elections less inclusive,» Yee told CalNewsroom.com.

Cuomo in January announced the latest initiative to reduce spending: a proposal that would require county governments to draft a consolidation plan to share services by Aug. 1, which would then go on the ballot for voter approval in November.

Proposal 8 was put on the ballot in response to a decision in May by the California Supreme Court, which ordered the state to begin processing marriage licenses for same - sex couples... Advocates of same - sex marriage in New York have found a loyal supporter in Mr. Paterson, who directed all state agencies earlier this year to recognize marriages between homosexual couples that were performed outside the state.»

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