Sentences with phrase «on in a public referendum»

The proposal contained in Cuomo's budget plan would require local government leaders on the county level to convene a review of ways to share services on the municipal level, with a plan that would be voted on in a public referendum by November.

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The Vancouver Board of Trade welcomes yesterday's announcement that a referendum on transit funding in Metro Vancouver could be delayed, and urges the provincial government to push back the referendum date to June 30, 2015, in order to give the public ample time to consider the referendum question and its implications.

As I flew back from Dublin to Edinburgh I read the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent the headline of which was «POLL: Act Now on Abortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetus.»

In the first Illinois test of public opinion on the handgun issue, Arlington Heights residents said «no «Tuesday to an advisory referendum proposal that guns be banned from the northwestern suburb.

Village trustees suggested Monday night that a referendum be held to see whether the public would approve of spending village tax revenue on a project that benefits mostly the Park District and local businesses that participate in the Taste and Touch of Palatine.

The Lisbon Constitution already has no democratic legitimacy in the eyes of most of the public after Labour reneged on its promise to give them a referendum.

The governor reversed himself on the timing of a casino public referendum, saying he would like it to go before the voters this fall even though there are no statewide elections scheduled, and not in 2014.

That's hardly surprising; having been promised in Labour's 2005 election manifesto a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, and having seen other member states hold one, the public is eager to have its say.

Many Tories feel the party has lost out to voters because of eroded levels of public trust in former promises on European referenda.

They claim boundary changes was introduced as a quid pro quo for the May 2011 referendum on electoral reform, in which the public rejected the alternative vote system by a ratio of two votes to one.

Last month he masterminded a letter of his own on the EU referendum, getting nearly 100 Tories to sign up to his proposal for the coalition to legislation on giving the British public a vote at some time in the next parliament.

So far his strategy has been to avoid taking a firm and coherent position on whether Britain should be In or Out by abdicating responsibility to the public in a future referendum, in what has become the central plank of the Conservative's European election campaigIn or Out by abdicating responsibility to the public in a future referendum, in what has become the central plank of the Conservative's European election campaigin a future referendum, in what has become the central plank of the Conservative's European election campaigin what has become the central plank of the Conservative's European election campaign.

Public voting on referendums, as such, requires that said referendums be fairly static and limited in scope.

Cahill has sought to make the election a referendum, in part, on Schneiderman's efforts to combat corruption, as well as his involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption.

On 23rd June 2016, a majority of the British public voted in a referendum on whether to leave the European UnioOn 23rd June 2016, a majority of the British public voted in a referendum on whether to leave the European Unioon whether to leave the European Union.

It culminated in a public consultation on a draft Referendum Bill which set out proposals for a referendum on extending the powers of the Scottish PReferendum Bill which set out proposals for a referendum on extending the powers of the Scottish Preferendum on extending the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

Onondaga County legislators have scheduled a special session Aug. 31 to vote on a proposed consolidation of jail operations under the sheriff's office in time to get a proposition on the ballot Nov. 7 for a public referendum.

The Lib Dems are eminently placable opponents of an in / out referendum on the EU: they know Cameron's backbenchers won't accept it being dropped, and besides, ruling out the public having a say on Europe isn't such a good look for a party with the word «Democrat» in their name.

The right - wing option would see it rely on the votes of UKIP and the unionists — perhaps offering concessions on the EU referendum and public spending in Northern Ireland.

He wrote to the Smith Commission: «The argument some use to justify our exclusion on the grounds that we currently have no «parliamentary representation» fails to appreciate that the referendum was not a parliamentary process, but an unprecedented public debate that resulted in an extraordinary level of engagement from all sections of society.»

This whole discussion might be moot anyway, because in order to build a casino in New York City — or anywhere in the state on non-Indian land — the constitutional amendment expanding gambling would have to be passed for a second time by the Legislature and also pass muster with the voters in a public referendum.

Like the EU referendum bill, or Theresa May's attacks on imaginary health tourists, or Iain Duncan Smith's insistence on the effectiveness of his welfare reforms, this is another example of post-reality governance: policy based not on the real world, but on an imaginary one of PR messaging in which the sole purpose is stay in power by finding lines of public opinion and putting the opposition on the wrong side of them.

As the race enters a final phase that will include a series of candidate debates (Editor's note: This story went to press before Wednesday night's debate; we'll have a full report on it in next week's Kingston Times...) and a relentless schedule of public events and fundraisers across a sprawling 11 - county district, both campaigns would like to make the contest a referendum on Gibson's two - year record in Congress.

The Tory leader watched Cowell explain his idea on Newsnight, for «some kind of referendum - type TV show where you can speak on both sides and then open it up to the public to get an instant poll», although Cameron was a bit more wary of the suggestion that Cowell would plonk a red telephone on stage so that No 10 could ring in to make its case.

British Future argues, in a publication to be released this autumn focusing on public attitudes to immigration, that offering an in / out EU referendum is a prerequisite for any party that wants to be trusted on the issue.

Add that outrageous betrayal of trust to her 2009 self - appointed pay raise (and the entire city council) that defied a majority opposition to any pay raise voiced at a public hearing, followed by disobeying public referendum laws that recognized term limits that she abrogated (in favor of arranging an unlawful third term for Michael Bloomberg to serve, that automatically guaranteed her own job security), plus a final and detrimental insult to the working poor that blocked our rightful vote on sick pay coverage, and collectively, it would make total sense to impeach and prosecute such unethical, improper and unfair conduct — that is unbecoming to anyone purporting to serve their constituency.

He says: «Having been involved in two referendums in fifteen years on Welsh devolution, I'm not actually convinced the public would welcome another one.»

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County legislators have scheduled a special session Aug. 31 to vote on a proposed consolidation of jail operations under the sheriff's office in time to get a proposition on the ballot Nov. 7 for a public referendum.

One major reason for campaigning for a No Vote in the AV referendum is that a public rejection of AV could seriously disrupt the coalition which is bent on undermining the post war welfare state of the 1945 Labour Government.

Veitch said it's possible more informational sessions would be held in the future for the public to weigh - in on the siting issue after the referendum vote.

A Quinnipiac poll out today shows voters overwhelmingly in favor of a public referendum on term limits, and increasingly against a third Bloomberg term.

They will vote on the items in a public referendum on November's ballot if approved by the County Executive.

Ministers have resisted demands for a public vote from nearly 100 Tory backbenchers, who last month signed a letter to the prime minister calling on him to legislate for a referendum in the next parliament.

In other action, good - government advocates praised a proposed public campaign finance referendum for Suffolk legislators, which would give a 4 - to - 1 match on donations of up to $ 150 for candidates who opt iIn other action, good - government advocates praised a proposed public campaign finance referendum for Suffolk legislators, which would give a 4 - to - 1 match on donations of up to $ 150 for candidates who opt inin.

However just minute earlier, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry suggested there could be a second referendum if there was a big change in public opinion on Brexit.

Conservative MPs have called for the public to have their say on the UK's future in the European Union as they debate plans for a referendum.

In a letter to the Observer today, a powerful alliance of public figures ranging from the author Philip Pullman and actor Jonathan Pryce to the musician Brian Eno launch a fresh campaign for a referendum on PR on the same day as the next general election.

Warren led a petition drive in March that was going to force a public vote on borrowing for the construction of the new building, but the board withdrew the bond resolution and is borrowing a lesser amount that does not require a public referendum.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined a coalition of labor, business and political groups urging New Yorkers to vote yes on Election Day on Proposition 1, a referendum on a casino plan that would bring to the state new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue for public schools.

Bellone said Suffolk County needs an outside partner «with expertise on government reform and ethics» to hold public hearings and develop a series of changes that can be put before voters in a 2018 referendum.

Amidst boiling tensions over an upcoming public referendum that, if successful, would alter the mayor's powers, Norman Rosenblum, the village of Mamaroneck's Republican mayor, will sue three Democrats on the Board of Trustees over alleged breaches in the New York state Open Meetings Law.

As the race enters a final phase that will include a series of candidate debates, and a relentless schedule of public events and fundraisers across a sprawling 11 - county district, both campaigns are would like to make the contest a referendum on Gibson's two - year record in Congress.

A report in the New York Daily News said the commission may be considering a voter referendum on public campaign financing, or might only recommend a public system as part of a dissenting opinion.

Pausing the financing for the project was prompted by residents filing petitions forcing a public referendum on borrowing $ 5.1 million, which was approved by the board in January.

A $ 1.6 million plan to purchase 30,000 covered recycling totes for residences in the Town of Tonawanda is moving another step forward with a public hearing on a local law and a permissive referendum planned for the next Town Board meeting on April 10.

The week after next, the British public goes to the polls in the first referendum on Europe for 41 years.

As Idaho Republicans faced a public referendum on their online course requirement rule last summer, Bush arrived in the state to show his support.

Question 2 in November is not a referendum on local public school districts, of which voters in many communities in Massachusetts are understandably proud.

«This initiative is not a referendum on public - school teachers, but rather it's an honest effort to ensure success for every student in Washington,» said Todd Hausman, a veteran fourth - grade teacher in Bellingham and member of the Washington Education Association.

Martin cited the overwhelming re-election victory of public school advocate Tony Evers as State Superintendent, who specifically thanked WEAC members in his victory speech on April 4, as well as strong school board and school referendum victories throughout the state.