Sentences with phrase «immediate vote»

But a mechanism called the message of necessity allows the governor to force immediate votes on legislation.

Dick Dadey of Citizens Union says the closed - door negotiations followed by immediate votes were unnecessary for a bill in which most measures aren't effective for 60 days.

When Claypool sought an immediate vote as a way to «reform a corrupt system,» Stroger countered by raising vague allegations about when Claypool ran the Chicago Park District in the 1990s.

Salmond is in no doubt that time is now and practically dares his successor to call for an immediate vote.

The bill, which comes up for a vote every five years, failed 198 - 213 after conservative Republicans retaliated against House Speaker Paul D. Ryan for his refusal to schedule an immediate vote on a restrictive immigration bill sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee chairman, Robert W. Goodlatte of Virginia, according to the New York Times.

County Executive Steve Bellone issued a certificate of necessity to permit an immediate vote after the center's insurers had agreed only to extend its liability coverage until June 7 in the face of two lawsuits brought against the county and the nonprofit over its program to verify residences of sex offenders listed on a state registry.

In response, the NJEA has threatened legislators and county party leaders in an attempt to pressure an immediate vote.

He also broke with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, calling again for an immediate vote on a marriage equality bill, arguing that voters have a right to know where their elected officials stand.

There's an immediate vote on it.

Yesterday the outgoing Tory leader was forced to defend his decision not to call an immediate vote for a successor, and instead launch a failed attempt to change the rules for choosing the party leader.

In a sense, each voter in that 50 % enjoys 2 times the immediate voting power they'd otherwise not exert had 100 % of the electorate voted.

Their lawyer, Kevin Mintzer, said, «Ms. Burhans and Ms. Rivera believe that Mr. Lopez's many victims deserve an immediate vote on his expulsion.

Day responded that any united front should be directed toward the best possible deal, not the one up for an immediate vote.

«If Elise Stefanik cared about the middle class in this district, she would have taken this opportunity to call for an immediate vote on the Fair Minimum Wage Act,» said Woolf.

The immediate vote is a change from what Democrats who dominate the chamber said last week, when they set a Feb. 10 date to install a successor to longtime speaker Sheldon Silver.

Assembly Republicans, who with 44 of its 150 seats are often ignored by Democrats, called for an immediate vote in the chamber.

We urge the Senate to bring this important, non-controversial legislation to the Floor for an immediate vote.