Sentences with phrase «mandate from voters»

In the fall of 1976, the City of Aspen received a mandate from voters to acquire what had become a historic building for community use.

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This and much more while invoking a «mandate» from less than 43 percent of the voters.

Voters should expect more from a contest which decides who receives the largest personal political mandate in Europe.

Aside from lowering the voting age by a year, the bill would also require all pupils in the ninth grade or higher to receive at least eight full class periods of civics education and mandate that every New York high school provide each student with a voter registration form the year they turn 17.

«The ratings give voters a scorecard on how their individual legislator voted and how many times they force local governments — reeling from unfunded mandates — to raise taxes or nanny state proposals that interfere in how we choose to live our lives... As long as voters continue to hold Legislators responsible, we believe New York will become a business friendly place that people no longer have to flee in order to save on taxes.»

If Mr Cameron can't turn that round, and if the general election results are exactly in line with our poll, then the Tory leader would unquestionably become prime minister, but he may need to call an early second election to seek a clearer mandate from Britain's voters.

Voters did approve a convention in 1965 (on the ballot pursuant to a statutory mandate from the legislature) and it was held in 1967, although voters later rejected the revised constitution produced by that conveVoters did approve a convention in 1965 (on the ballot pursuant to a statutory mandate from the legislature) and it was held in 1967, although voters later rejected the revised constitution produced by that convevoters later rejected the revised constitution produced by that convention.

By article 46, the first defendant is endowed with independence in the performance of its functions including the initiation, regulation and conduct of elections in the country... In our opinion and as part of our function to declare what the law is, the above words which are unambiguous insulate the Electoral Commission from any external direction and or control in the performance of the functions conferred on it under article 45... A fair consideration of the functions of the first defendant reveals that the demand which was made on it by the plaintiffs regarding the presence of ineligible and deceased persons and the latter's refusal to acquiesce in the said demands which provoked the action herein relates to its mandate under article 45 (a) «to compile the register of voters and revise it at such periods as may be determined by law».

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for counties to put shared - services plans before voters is an attempt to divert the public's attention from state mandates being the root of local tax increases.

De Blasio called the governor's plan «commendable» yesterday, but said he had a mandate from the city's voters to press for his own tax increase on the city's highest earners.

He added, «Steve understands and is well - equipped to make our Republican case in the present extraordinary political climate.Steve speaks about his Contract for New York, which sets out the terms of the mandate he wants from the voters and taxpayers of New York, with a genuine gut conviction based on real time experience walking - the - walk of a fiscally conservative county executive.»

He touted the Nassau Interim Finance Authority's critique of the Suozzi budget, and scared voters with details from a mandated multiyear plan that he knew might never come to pass in order to win his slender majority.

Steve speaks about his Contract for New York, which sets out the terms of the mandate he wants from the voters and taxpayers of New York, with a genuine gut conviction based on real time experience walking - the - walk of a fiscally conservative county executive.

They would then have their own mandate from the PLP to hold Jeremy to account and keep the party in touch with ordinary voters.

Taxpayers and voters have fallen into that trap countless times, lured in by political special interest on the other side of the gravy train from outlawing this or that, and mandating B.S. to save us all from disaster.

In a time when states are actively working to mandate strict voter registration laws to disenfranchise voters under the guise of minimizing voter fraud, it is essential that Arizona elect a secretary of state who understands Arizona from the ground up.

Despite the «mandates for cooperation» that members of both parties claimed to have heard from the voters, the «politics as usual» went right back into play.