Sentences with phrase «of ballot proposal»

Some opponents of the ballot proposal say it's not fair to strip a pension from a convicted official whose spouse and children depend on the income.

As promised, the New York Public Interest Research Group has submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of the lawsuit that challenges the wording of the ballot proposal on casino expansion that voters will be asked to decide on Election Day next month.

Cuomo spokeswoman Melissa De Rosa confirmed the governor's office consulted with the Board of Elections on all six of the ballot proposals as part of «longstanding practice.»

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He told a congressional committee that there are several proposals designed to drive up wages in Mexico, including the right of workers to vote by secret ballot on collective agreements.

Greenlight said it informed Apple on Wednesday of its intent to challenge the proposal, and that the company promised to reevaluate the idea, but did not remove the proposal from the ballot.

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.

Kruppenbacher is one of Scott's 15 appointees on the commission, which has the power to put proposals directly on the November ballot.

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.

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

The most recent defeat prompted village officials to form a joint committee — made up of village trustees, Park District officials and residents — to figure out how an aquatic center could be built without imposing new taxes or requiring another ballot proposal.

The Oak Brook Park District joined the Glen Ellyn Park District this week in suing the Du Page County Board of Elections in an effort to get non-binding referendum proposals on the November ballot.

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.

The tax returns bill has been derided by Senate Republicans as a «P.R. stunt» but Stewart - Cousins insisted the measure was part of a consistent set of policy proposals (a different, but similar bill that would link releasing tax returns to ballot access, was defeated as a hostile amendment on the Senate floor).

The ballot created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign praised his proposals in the 2018 State of the State address to combat sexual harassment and reform how harassment settlements are handled in state government.

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.

Spokesman John Conklin says the commissioners also decided that the casino gambling expansion referendum should be the first one of six proposals that voters will see on the November ballot.

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.

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.

If after a vote at Conference i) the proposal from the Commons Party is agreed but ii) the majority is less than 2 / 3rds then, if after further consideration, the Commons Party still wishes to support the arrangement with one or more other parties then at their request the Federal Executive shall arrange a ballot of all Party members pursuant to clause 6.11 or 8.6 of the Constitution, the consent of a majority of those voting shall be taken as giving support to the arrangement.

«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.»

«If a voter leaves the question of convening a ConCon blank on their ballot, whether because they miss the proposal or by design, it will simply be counted as a blank vote.

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.

During his 2018 State of the State speech on Wednesday in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo spent little time on government ethics reform, but did address at somewhat greater length his proposals to increase access to the ballot box and change state campaign finance law.

On Wednesday, the mayor praised Schneiderman's proposal, in a statement saying it would «help bring New York up to speed and ensure New Yorkers statewide aren't turned away from casting their ballots as a result of senseless roadblocks.»

And unless two - thirds of them support the proposals, a full ballot would then be taken of party members, where a majority would be required.

A proposal that would have shifted the order of ballot measures in some communities — allowing local proposals to be at the top of the page — was rejected on Wednesday by an Assembly committee.

Blair Horner with the New York Public Interest Research Group said the ballot proposal affects just a small subset of public officials — those who took office before 2011, and who commit crimes after January 2018.

Supporters of Proposals Two and Three said their biggest worry is that voters will forget to turn over their ballots to vote on the pProposals Two and Three said their biggest worry is that voters will forget to turn over their ballots to vote on the proposalsproposals.

National Democrats have not been financially active in support of the Ohio redistricting measure, perhaps because the party's House leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), has helped raise $ 10 million (or more) to fight a similar proposal on the ballot tomorrow in California, where Democrats are a majority of the House delegation.

«The independent commission to be created if voters support ballot proposal one this November is neither independent or capable of restoring the public's trust in the process,» Dilan continued.

«It would keep roughly one point two billion dollars in New York that we lose to neighboring states... Proposal one is on the backside of the ballot so you will need to pay attention to find it, but it's worth.»

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.»

Some con con supporters and opponents — including those who back proposals 2 and 3 — worry the push to oppose the convention referendum would lead to a cascade of no votes down the ballot.

Specifically, they said that Mayor Bill de Blasio's Charter Revision Commission, which just began a series of public hearings across the city, should include it among the proposals it puts before voters on the ballot this November.

Andy's latest proposal to seize houses owned by private landlords and give them to councils is precisely the kind of measure that the public just rejected at the ballot box as unworkable.

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

Question Two on the ballot was an amendment proposal to allow the complete or partial forfeiture of a public officer's pension if he or she is convicted of a certain type of felony.

«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.

But supporters of the amendment are worried that the push to sink the constitutional convention — proposal one on the back of the ballot — will also create a down - ballot cascade of no votes.

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.

A proposal on the November ballot to allow some judges to serve until they are 80 years old is not drawing a lot of support.

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.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a proponent of city - county mergers, has proposed forcing county executives throughout the state to submit official merger proposals by Aug. 1 and putting them to a popular vote in November, on the same ballot as the mayoral race.

A handmade sign urges voters cast ballots in favor of a school bonding proposal in Albany on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015.

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.

Tonight at Saratoga Springs City Center, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and Saratoga Springs Convention and Tourism Bureau will host a forum to examine the full - scale impact of the arrival of a resort - style casino in the Spa City following the passage of a statewide ballot proposal in November.

Weingarten, the former president of New York City's United Federation of Teachers, said during a telephone briefing with reporters on Friday that Astorino's proposal to run on a «Stop Common Core» ballot line in the November's election might appeal to some teachers who also oppose the standards, but his other positions likely wouldn't.

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.