Sentences with phrase «on a constitutional amendment»

And that voters should know this before they vote on the constitutional amendment.

The proposal comes as lawmakers are drawing closer to an agreement on a constitutional amendment that would force public officials convicted of corruption to surrender their pension benefits.

State leaders had an agreement on a constitutional amendment that would have allowed convicted officials to be stripped of their pensions.

Washington — The White House and its supporters in the Congress reportedly have launched an offensive aimed at beginning debate in the Senate as early as this week on a constitutional amendment allowing voluntary prayer in public schools.

By real ethics reform, I mean, for openers, pension forfeiture legislation leading to a referendum on a constitutional amendment vote; closing the LLC loophole; severely limiting, if not eliminating, outside income for legislators; and reducing the maximum amounts that can be donated to campaigns, This would be a start at protecting New Yorkers from those that look to game the system.

After a federal court ruled this week upheld U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's push to clawback disgraced former Assemblyman Eric Stevenson's pension, Speaker Carl Heastie does not expect the move will make the Legislature change course on a constitutional amendment for pension forfeiture.

For the fourth time in 4 decades Nevada voters will get to decide on a constitutional amendment creating an intermediate appellate court called the Court of Appeals.

Cuomo's proposals include first action on constitutional amendments to create a full - time Legislature and set term limits for new lawmakers as well as statewide officials.

Secondly, he's advising New Yorkers to vote yes on a constitutional amendment next week regarding land swaps in the Catskills.

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Do lawmakers have a deal on a constitutional amendment for pension forfeiture, or don't they?

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Legislative leaders and Governor Cuomo are working on a constitutional amendment to reform redistricting in New York.

CapCon reported tonight that there are definitive talks — and some yet - to - be-agreed on details — taking place on a constitutional amendment that would overhaul the redistricting process for the next line drawing in 2022.

In the midst of Brazil's political turmoil, pro-development forces are moving ahead on a constitutional amendment that could speed approval for dams, highways, mines, and other megaprojects.

The tactile quality of Rifle and American Flag invite contemplation on the lack of progress the United States has made on Constitutional Amendments, and how the country's history is evident in the present political climate.

At a hearing in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, citizens — including families from Stoneman Douglas — pleaded with the Constitution Revision Commission to give Florida voters the chance to be heard on a constitutional amendment that would ban assault weapons.

Without coming to agreement on how to proceed, legislative leaders considered several legal options, including passing statutes to delay the implementation of Goodridge, a strategy outlined by Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard Law School, until a referendum on a constitutional amendment could be held in November 2006.

Dick Dadey, with Citizen's Union says Cuomo should negotiate for less egregiously gerrymandered lines, and try to win agreement on a constitutional amendment to enact a more independent process, beginning in the next round of redistricting in 2022.

The pro-casino group New York Jobs Now received a flurry of last - minute contributions on Thursday, five days before voters are set to decide on a Constitutional amendment that would expand non-Indian casinos in the state.

ReShapeNY also calls for any agreement to include a commitment to early action on a constitutional amendment to rework redistricting on the template of Cuomo's ill - fated 2011 program bill, which would remove the process from the legislative majorities.

The governor and lawmakers declared another major victory on first passage of a resolution calling for a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment that will allow for the stripping of pensions from elected officials convicted of corruption, including more senior ones who are currently exempt from a similar statute put on the books in 2011.

Voters will cast ballots next week on a constitutional amendment that allows judges to cut or do away with corrupt public officials» pensions.

On Election Day, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment, Proposition 2, that will help save tax dollars and the environment by enabling the state legislature to go digital with its communications.

A governor does not sign off on constitutional amendments.

Assembly Republicans called on Tuesday for a vote on a constitutional amendment that would strip pension benefits from state officials convicted of corruption and called an alternative measure working its way through the chamber a «watered - down» measure.

The Legislature approved new Senate and Assembly district boundaries last week, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed them into law as part of a deal that included an agreement on a constitutional amendment to modify the redistricting process after the 2020 census.

A Siena College poll released last week shows that 62 percent of voters statewide support having a convention in 2019, at which elected delegates would propose and vote on constitutional amendments.

«I think it will happen this year,» Sen. John DeFrancisco said of passage of a bill that would pave the way for allowing voters to vote on a constitutional amendment that would let the state strip the pensions of convicted officials hired before 2011.

Even If the pension stripping bill is passed this year by both houses, the Legislature would have to pass it again in 2017 before voters could vote on the constitutional amendment.

The Miami Herald reports that Florida's statewide teachers union has filed a lawsuit to stop the state from counting votes on a constitutional amendment that would alter class sizes in the state.

At a time when our democracy is under unprecedented threats, it is great to see that the Connecticut Education Association will actually be voting on a Constitutional Amendment to expand the use of direct democracy when it comes to electing officers.

«Flag - Burning Debate Reclaims Spotlight; Senate Plans to Vote on Constitutional Amendment This Week»: This article (free access) appears today in The Wall Street Journal.