Sentences with phrase «for ballot measures»

The state's Financial Estimate Committee prepares estimated fiscal impact statements for any ballot measures that will appear on the ballot.

Teachers in Arizona have also been campaigning for a ballot measure that would increase the sales tax for education.

I - 732 starts out with low support and many undecideds, which is grim for a ballot measure, as it takes a great deal of money to sway undecideds to «yes.»

Not exact matches

The next steps for the states that voted «yes» on their respective ballot measures will vary, as regulators in each state will likely spend several months deliberating on the specific framework for a legal marijuana market.

While the ballot measure victories in November offered good news for cannabis businesses and their landlords, it also offered a cause for caution.

Ballot measures approved in both states on Tuesday will take months to go into effect, with pot enthusiasts in Oregon having to wait until next summer to legally indulge and neither state likely to make marijuana available for commercial sales before 2016.

Proponents of a measure that would require companies to disclose the data they collect from consumers have submitted signatures on petitions to qualify the initiative for the November ballot, paving the way for a heated battle over privacy.

Ryan's congressional campaign committee gave $ 50,000 to Give Voters a Voice, the main group behind an effort to qualify a repeal measure for the November ballot, according to documents filed by the campaign.

Thomas says educators should focus on a campaign for a November ballot measure that would raise education funding from an income tax increase on wealthy residents.

Mark, while I certainly don't think all christians are bad, intolerant people, it's kind of hard to ignore all the fundies running for president and all the money religious groups are pouring into anti-gay ballot measures.

There is a big difference between supporting a party or candidate (which is inappropriate for a church), and standing behind a particular issue or ballot measure (which is completely allowable).

But as more and more states bring decriminalization measures to the ballot, it's important for voters to be informed not just about the use of marijuana itself, but also about the consequences of making it a crime.

The recently approved ballot measure in Michigan that approved the use of government funds for embryo - destructive research is a case in point.

Oregon has been a major battleground for this issue: a ballot measure sharply restricting homosexual rights lost heavily in 1992; a scaled - down version was defeated by several percentage points in this election.

For at least two of these Californians (one says she is a distant relative of Mitt Romney's), the day church leaders called on Mormons to support Proposition 8 — a 2008 ballot measure to prevent same - sex marriages — was the last time they sat in the pews.

There had been 32 ballot measures in the past to try to get same - sex couples the rights that every heterosexual couple takes for granted.

But the April 3 ballot measure asking voters to pay for the last 12 - acre parcel of the Dole estate and its 150 - year - old Italianate house has some residents questioning whether the Crystal Lake Park District belongs in the historic preservation business.

Nonetheless, some experts caution that asking voters to consider two referendum questions on the November ballot might not produce the desired outcomes for either organization, in particular, if those casting ballots fear that supporting both measures would mean higher taxes.

Park commissioners plan to put a referendum measure on the ballot in April seeking financing for the proposed two - story building, which is to include a gymnasium, weight room, aerobic room, locker rooms and meeting rooms.

Park District Executive Director Barbara Heller said Friday that some board members were still considering placing an advisory referendum measure on the April 17 ballot and may reconsider the issue at a future meeting when all board members are present for a vote.

The White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives are up for grabs, along with thousands of other offices in state and local governments across the country, even as voters weigh in on scores of ballot initiatives and other measures.

The measure dovetails with a separate bill that would require presidential and vice presidential nominees to release their tax returns in order to qualify for the ballot in New York.

The bills include measures aimed at early voting in New York, making it easier to vote through an absentee ballot with «no excuse» voting, pre-registration for 16 - and 17 - year - old future voters, and making it easier to change a party ahead of a primary.

Senate Republicans have unanimously opposed each of these measures and will pay at the ballot box for being out of touch with everyday New Yorkers.»

The sometimes - controversial measure can now be placed on the ballot for the general election in November 2018.

Another trouble spot for Cuomo will be repealing the Wilson Pakula law of 1947, a measure that allows party bosses to allow non-party members to run on their ballot lines.

First - unlike the convoluted constitutional ballot measures we see in the voting booth each November, these are going to have to be presented as either one entire batch of changes (almost guaranteed to fail because everybody can find something serious enough to disagree with) or as individual questions for people to affirm or deny.

These measures offer a more equitable voting experience by allowing busy New Yorkers more options for casting their ballots.

By Joe Mahoney, CNHI News Service ALBANY — New York voters have anemic attendance at the ballot box, and advocates for measures designed to boost turnout say squabbling lawmakers are partly to blame.

While the language of the ballot measure has yet to be determined, the commission passed a resolution for voters to decide whether terms for mayor, public advocate, city comptroller, borough presidents and Council members should revert back to two terms.

Like a flyweight amateur getting in the ring against the heavyweight champ, the ballot measure calling for a state constitutional convention hit the canvas hard and fast: Voters rejected it by a ratio of 5 to 1.

«Non-partisan measures like Proposition 14 will push our elected officials to begin working together for the common good,» Prop. 14 proponents wrote in the official ballot argument for the measure.

The measure has had the opposite effect, making it harder and more expensive for minor party candidates to qualify for the primary election ballot.

The ballot measure would keep in place for another 10 years a half - century old exemption that allows local governments to keep the debt they incur for improving sewer systems from counting against their constitutionally mandated debt limits.

This time, the 62 - page ballot measure was crafted by political professionals and has the backing of many elected officials, including Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running for governor in 2018.

Two gun safety groups in Maine are getting more than $ 3 million from a nonprofit backed by former New York City Mayor Bloomberg in preparation for a big gun control measure on the November ballot.

The rally, headlined by Sen. Terry Gipson, Senate hopeful Justin Wagner and Assembly candidate Andrew Falk, comes after a half - dozen candidates for state Senate failed to qualify for the Women's Equality Party, the new ballot line formed this year meant to boost the package of measures proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013.

The ads come as Democrats are creating the Women's Equality Party, a new ballot line that is aimed at highlighting support for the women's agenda package, which was first proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013 and includes anti-housing and workplace discrimination measures and a provision aimed at curtailing human trafficking.

Saland, who also voted for the marriage law after providing input on religious protections in the measure, led Neil DiCarlo by only 42 votes in a race that will likely go to the more than 900 outstanding absentee ballots.

Regardless of where they stand on the ballot measure, she said, if it passes good government groups will be on the front lines pushing for a process that is as fair, transparent, and as democratic as possible.

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and his partner Sean Eldridge have made a $ 100,000 matching gift to Mainers United for Marriage, the group working to pass a ballot measure legalizing same - sex marriage there in November, the Bangor Daily News reports... Read

Mainers United for Marriage, the gorup working to pass a ballot measure legalizing same - sex marriage in the state, hit their target in a $ 100,000 matching donation challenge offered by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes (pictured) and his partner Sean... Read

Mainers United for Marriage, the gorup working to pass a ballot measure legalizing same - sex marriage in the state, hit their target in a $ 100,000 matching donation challenge offered by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes (pictured) and his partner Sean Eldridge, the Bangor Daily News reports:

The new measure will more than double that timeframe to between 70 and 80 days and give county boards of elections adequate time prior to special elections for absentee ballots for military voters to be mailed and counted in compliance with federal law.

The threshold for qualifying a ballot measure is based on participation in the previous gubernatorial election.

As CalWatchdog.com's Chris Reed argued, «That is good news for those considering taking on public employee unions in 2016 with ballot measures putting limits on government pensions or scrapping state laws allowing teachers to receive lifetime tenure after less than two years on the job.»

Originally, the advocacy groups formed a coalition, led by Ohio's League of Women Voters, which gathered more than 200,000 signatures for the measure to make it to November's ballot.

DeFrancisco said he believes it would be more practical for the state legislature to offer propositions for constitutional changes, which voters could decide on individually as separate ballot measures.

-- engage in measured debate on how we approach the next round of trigger ballots for sitting MPs.

Labor unions are leading the fight against a New York ballot measure to hold a constitutional convention, arguing that it's just too risky to tinker with the state's governing document and threaten existing protections for worker's compensation, unemployment benefits and collective bargaining.