Sentences with phrase «on a constitutional convention»

By a wide margin, 57 - 25 percent, likely voters say they will vote «no» on the Constitutional Convention proposal on next week's ballot.

In 1997, the last time New Yorkers voted on a constitutional convention referendum, opponents poured more than $ 750,000 into an advertising and direct mail campaign in the two weeks before voters went to the polls.

«Today I call on Gov. [Andrew M.] Cuomo to tell the people of New York without any equivocation whether he supports a yes or a no vote on the Constitutional Convention referendum this Election Day,» said Bill Samuels, a major campaign contributor for decades who created an advocacy group to hold a constitutional convention next year.

Benjamin spoke during a debate on the constitutional convention held at the Albany Times Union's Hearst Media Center in October.

Benjamin spoke during a debate on the constitutional convention at the Albany Times Union's Hearst Media Center in October.

Jon Trickett, on the other hand, has been tasked with working on a constitutional convention, which, if done correctly, has the opportunity to fundamentally reformBritain's creaking, semi-feudal, and unrepresentative constitution.

Siena College hosted a debate today on a constitutional convention.

For more Constitution Unit comment and analysis on constitutional conventions, see previous blogposts here.

This is also a simple answer that could save however much time and money would be wasted on constitutional conventions and other means the Westminster village will use to kick the whole business into the long grass.

Benjamin spoke at a panel on the Constitutional Convention, organized by the State Bar Association and SUNY's Rockefeller Institute.

Augusta, Maine — Members of the Maine Green Independent Party represented the majority of the six signers on the citizens initiative to order the Legislature to call on a Constitutional Convention, with the purpose to overturn the Supreme Court's «Citizens United» decision and end corporate personhood.

If Labour wants our line on a constitutional convention to hold, we might want to stop talking about «two classes of MP», which we've had since 1999, and start talking in the terms of the problems Freeman describes.

Questions are encouraged... Monday, July 10, 2017 In place of our monthly meeting of July, we will be sponsoring a forum on the Constitutional Convention.

6:00 PM — Public Advocate Letitia James delivers remarks at NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery's Town Hall Meeting on the Constitutional Convention.

Adam White wrote on the Constitutional Convention's debate about Senate confirmations and allowing ambition to counteract ambition.

Despite the fact that Cuomo delivered not one but six State of the State speeches this year, the upcoming vote on a constitutional convention wasn't mentioned in a single one.

Also at 11 a.m., a broad - based group of environmental, anti-fracking and conservation organizations hold a press conference to explain why they are urging New Yorkers to vote «no» on the constitutional convention referendum, LCA Press Room, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

«Anyone who waited in line, anyone who had trouble voting, needs to make their voices heard to their elected officials,» Kallos said, «and Albany needs to finally make these changes even if it isn't in the interest of incumbents... Ultimately in 2017, we will have a vote on the Constitutional Convention, and if Albany won't act then the electors might.»

«The Governor is voting no on a constitutional convention because the current delegate system does not offer enough protections to prevent the status quo and special interests from governing,» said spokeswoman Abbey Fashouer.

For these reasons, we are urging every New Yorker to vote no on a constitutional convention.

«We're really nervous with all the campaigns saying «vote no» on the constitutional convention,» said Little.

«The governor is voting no on a constitutional convention because the current delegate system does not offer enough protections to prevent the status quo and special interests from governing,» said Cuomo spokeswoman Abbey Fashouer.

A coalition of groups urging a «no» vote on the constitutional convention, which they call «New Yorkers Against Corruption,» disclosed that it had raised $ 635,000 so far.

Vote NO on a Constitutional Convention this November 7.

I'd like to see a renewed commitment from Cuomo to his support early in his campaign for a referendum on a constitutional convention.

The New York constitution calls for a referendum on a constitutional convention every 20 years and when the State Legislature calls for one.

Insiders are expecting Republicans to caucus this week for an up - down vote on the Constitutional Convention.