Sentences with phrase «other voter reforms»

The Let NY Vote Coalition, which has advocated for early voting and other voter reforms, praised the governor for funding early voting in his spending plan.

Not exact matches

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

Citizens Union, Reinvent Albany, New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG), League of Women Voters of New York State, and other good government groups jointly write to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to reform the constitutional convention delegate selection process.

«The other much needed reforms approved by the Assembly would go a long way to increase voter participation and involvement and make government more accountable, responsive, and reflective of the people's will,» added Heastie.

Priorities include early voting, reforming voter registration, closing the LLC Loophole, and other measures to strengthen New York's democracy

In fighting hard for campaign finance reform, even to the point of causing a stalemate on other major issues, the governor may yet win support from voters who expected him to live up to his feisty reputation.

While the other reforms simply need to pass the legislature, the pension changes must come with a constitutional amendment and voter approval in 2017.

The Electoral Reform Society will be keeping tabs on how issues like Boundary Changes interact with other items on the Government's reform agenda, and their implications for vReform Society will be keeping tabs on how issues like Boundary Changes interact with other items on the Government's reform agenda, and their implications for vreform agenda, and their implications for voters.

I look forward to working with my colleagues to develop and implement reforms like these, and others, so that the Assembly can regain the voters trust and start a new chapter.»

Calls for Voter Reform: Voter turnout was low as usual for this week's elections, and on Tuesday, the «Vote Better NY» coalition, led by NYC Votes, the voter outreach arm of the city's Campaign Finance Board, along with other advocacy and good government organizations launched a petition drive to highlight the importance of election reform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in NewReform: Voter turnout was low as usual for this week's elections, and on Tuesday, the «Vote Better NY» coalition, led by NYC Votes, the voter outreach arm of the city's Campaign Finance Board, along with other advocacy and good government organizations launched a petition drive to highlight the importance of election reform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in Newreform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in New York.

There is precedent for projecting aid or other funding even though certain proposals or reforms haven't been adopted by the state Legislature — or approved by voters.

Other cabinet ministers, including James Purnell - who is pushing for a swift review of party funding to clean up another area of concern to voters - Harriet Harman and Hilary Benn are also backing a debate on constitutional and electoral reforms.

The commission represents a decision on Cuomo's part to take responsibility for the other utilities, and to affect a large - scale reform that voters will remember long after his mishandling of LIPA has been forgotten.

Two other de Blasio rivals also were also a mystery to most voters — 66 percent said they had no view of Bo Dietl, who is running as an independent and 64 percent hadn't heard of Reform Party candidate Sal Albanese, a perennial candidate.

These could be easily addressed with other measures, such as voter registration reform and civic education.

Creating a funding regime that is impervious to unfair access may be beyond these or any other reforms but we can, at the very least, aspire to something better for both parties and voters.

New York, New York, April 6, 2013 - Carl Person, the Reform Party candidate for Mayor of New York City, announced today that «I am the first person to be nominated for Mayor of New York City, and I want voters and other parties and candidates to know what honest politics should be doing for voters and residents in New York City.»

«Brooklyn Voters Alliance appreciates Governor Cuomo's support for Early Voting, Automatic Voter Registration and other reforms necessary to increase access to our fundamental right to vote.

Big victories by Kasich, Walker, Haley, Martinez, Haslam, Snyder, Brandstad, Sandoval, and others — many of whom could make K — 12 reform a key part of their pitches to voters — promise to make the coming GOP primary contest compelling.

But have no fear, Bill Gates, Paul Allen and the other the corporate elite behind education reform continue their fight to force Washington State voters to accept and pay for charter schools.

In addition to collecting over $ 41,000 from the national education reform organizations, the Students For Education Reform (SFER) PAC in Colorado also received more than $ 17,000 via in - kind services from SFER itself, most of which was to pay for SFER staff assigned to the Colorado campaign, along with the payments for voter lists, rent and other costs related to their «independent» expenditure in support of Denver's pro-education reform candireform organizations, the Students For Education Reform (SFER) PAC in Colorado also received more than $ 17,000 via in - kind services from SFER itself, most of which was to pay for SFER staff assigned to the Colorado campaign, along with the payments for voter lists, rent and other costs related to their «independent» expenditure in support of Denver's pro-education reform candiReform (SFER) PAC in Colorado also received more than $ 17,000 via in - kind services from SFER itself, most of which was to pay for SFER staff assigned to the Colorado campaign, along with the payments for voter lists, rent and other costs related to their «independent» expenditure in support of Denver's pro-education reform candireform candidates.