Sentences with phrase «give voters the right»

The government's proposals to give voters the right to recall their MPs fundamentally miss the point, two Conservative backbenchers have told MPs.

Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick, along with co-sponsors Chairman John Mills, Legislator Lynne Dixon, Legislator Ted Morton and Legislator Edward Rath have introduced a proposed local law that would give voters the right to decide on term limits for Erie County's elected officials.

Erie County Legislator Edward Rath, along with co-sponsors Chairman John Mills, Legislator Lynne Dixon, Legislator Ted Morton and Legislator Kevin Hardwick have introduced a proposed local law that would give voters the right to decide on term limits for Erie County's elected officials.

It's for these reasons that the State Constitution gives voters the right every 20 years to call for a constitutional convention.

Any system which allows voters to express preferences, including Labour's newly embraced alternative vote system, would give all voters the right to have their second and other choices taken into account in the final reckoning.

Not exact matches

As I flew back from Dublin to Edinburgh I read the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent the headline of which was «POLL: Act Now on Abortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetus.»

Voters will be asked whether they want to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, which gives equal right to life to the mother and the unborn, and replace it with new wording to allow parliament to legislate on abortion in the future.

Likewise their targetability — some vendors can even match voter databases with commercial databases to hit ONLY past voters in a given Congressional district, just one example of the ability of search advertising to reach a defined audience with the right message at the right time.

It wouldn't hurt to show some of your opponents» positions in a compare - and - contrast format — voters often appreciate it and it gives you a chance to put your own oh - so - objective spin on what the other guy says («Us Vs. Them: Why We're Right and They Suck»).

It is right that Scottish voters are given as much information as possible about the likely outcome of a «yes» vote.

But he went on to suggest that two unaccounted for groups - the 23,000 Gibraltarians with the right to vote, and possibly 200 - 300,000 expatriate voters living abroad - could give an additional boost to Remain.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino, who has not yet given up hope on convincing conservatives to back his candidacy, even though the state party's executive committee has endorsed Rick Lazio, today announced the formation of «Gun Owners for Carl» to inform voters of his position on «the right to keep and bear arms.»

«Voters have a right to know just what's at stake given these Republican candidates» troubling records,» added HMP director Charlie Kelly.

The government says it wants to give power back to the people, well letting voters decide on the door policy for the House of Commons seems the right place to start.

To be frank his views made what should have been an easy decision into a difficult one.I don't trust Smith and will back Jeremy again but I am concerned.Having sensible views on immigration and defence is ethical and doesn't turn me into a raging right winger or closet racist and is probably in line with what most potential Labour voters want.I'd like to think that more will join our party and that Corbyn will continue democratizing it, giving us the opportunity to shape policy ourselves.

In any case I resent the fact that neither I as a member of the Labour Party, other Party members nor the Country's voters were given the democratic right to elect our leader and Prime Minister.

Romney, Santorum, and Ron Paul to the GOP Voters of Georgia «DROP DEAD» That the message they are sending, and I say send them a message right back by giving all your votes to NewtBefore there was the «Oracle at Delphi» there was Count Vampire J. MachiavelliVJ Machiavelliwww.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.comPower to the People who «VOTE»

Council Speaker Christine Quinn said «every voter must be given equal opportunity to exercise their right to vote.»

«Every voter must be given equal opportunity to exercise their right to vote,» Quinn said in a statement.

Dan talks about giving equal right to access the ballot for the roughly 20 % of the voters with no party preference.

A Member can't get it right anyway: if you're in the constituency, you should be giving your voters a voice in Westminster.

Given the fact that two potential candidates on the right and a Democrat with more ballot lines than her opponents and a Democratic voter enrollment edges makes this a winnable race for Smyth, the more McLaughlin pokes Cuomo, perhaps the more inclined the governor might be to help.

Huge boost for Cooper for anyone who knows anything about Labour history, but given Healey s status as the standard bearer of the party s right wing I suspect it won t dissuade many Corbyn voters.

Still, given that Palin is mostly making an obligatory gesture, whether or not any voters on the right or left believe that Palin's endorsement means anything about who McCain is is highly questionable.

«Now that the voters have given him another term, the governor needs to start off on the right foot by acknowledging the growing dangers of fracking and commission a truly independent and transparent Health Impacts Assessment that follows accepted medical standards,» he said.

This notably occurred in the right - wing inner Auckland electorate of Epsom in 2008 and 2011, where the National Party voters gave their local vote to the ACT Party.

First contention, the Polls got it wrong: This is utter poppycock to say the least, the only thing the Poll got wrong was the wrong Government given only 24 % of all eligible voters actually voted for the Tories, that's right, 76 % hate the fuckers and still we have a Tory government — time to abandon support for First Past The Post me thinks.

Just to reiterate: A Berntsen supporter sent me this, which gives you some insight into the sort of voter to whom the Tea Party - inspired candidate is appealing as he fights for the right to sqaure off against Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer on Row B in November.

Other welcome aspects include the plans to extend the vote to 16 and 17 year olds, give foreign nationals living in Wales the right to vote, improve voter registration and give prisoners the right to vote.

Given the fragility of Britain's economy, the prospect of further cuts to our public services, and the UK Independence Party wooing Tory voters on the euro - phobic Right, «miraculous» might be more appropriate.

As for Katko, he could be vulnerable on his right given that Republican primary voters in upstate New York tend to be more conservative, Benjamin said.

«Given the environment right now socially, you'd think [academy voters] would be more conscious,» said Gil Robertson IV of Los Angeles» African American Film Critics Assn. «There seems to be little thought or consideration on how «Selma» in particular really does provide an opportunity for people to have some real dialogue about race relations.

Given the Constitution's protection of the right to vote, the equal protection clause also would support a federal right to an education that prepares students to be competent voters and civic participants — enabling them, for instance, to comprehend complex ballot initiatives and serve competently on a jury, as education law scholar and litigator Michael Rebell has contended.

As Bush strategist Karl Rove explained in his book Courage and Consequence: «When Bush said education was the civil rights struggle of our time or that the absence of an accountability system in our schools meant black, brown, poor, and rural children were getting left behind, it gave listeners important information about his respect and concern for every family and deepened the impression that he was a different kind of Republican whom suburban voters... could be proud to support.»

After more than a decade of trying, Virginia lawmakers have finally approved legislation giving state voters the right to elect school - beard members.

According to the poll, 77 percent of voters support giving parents the right to use the tax dollars associated with their child's education to send their child to the public or private school which best serves their needs.

Something every Civil Rights Activist group should have opposed, because state governor gave birth to Jim Crow, and continues to grow voter suppression laws.

Taken together, Residents for a Better Bridgeport, StudentsFirst and Excel Bridgeport, a corporate sponsored education reform group, appear to have spent more than half a million dollars to persuade Bridgeport voters to give up their right to choose who should serve on the local Board of Education.

Also just in, Michelle Rhee's national organization, StudentsFirst, dropped $ 97,000 on October 19th to pay for door to door canvassing expenditures to persuade voters to give up their democratic rights.

Political Action Committees affiliated with the Corporate Education Reform Industry spent over $ 560,000 trying to convince Bridgeport voters to give up their democratic rights.

Mayor Bill Finch, «education reformers» and elite members of the corporate community are spending a record amount to try and convince Bridgeport voters that it is in their best interests to give up their democratic rights to select members of the Bridgeport Board of Education.

A coalition of «education reformers» and corporate executives in Fairfield Country are spending a record amount of money to convince Bridgeport voters that it is in their interest to VOTE YES on Question 1, although they go out of their way to make sure that voters don't understand that a YES vote on Question # 1 actually means the people give up their right to select who should oversee Bridgeport's schools.

Second, an increasing number of people are asking by what authority the Governor and Education Commissioner even have for requiring that Bridgeport's voters give up the democratic rights in return for a $ 3.4 million loan.

This gives judges the freedom to protect individual rights, even when their decisions might be unpopular with voters or politicians.