Sentences with phrase «over voting law»

This website's goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process and litigation over voting law is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public.

This website's goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process and litigation over voting law is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public.

This website's goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process and litigation over voting law is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public.

This website's goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process and litigation over voting law is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public.

This website's goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process and litigation over voting law is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public.

This website's goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process and litigation over voting law is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public.

New York lawmakers will return to Albany on Wednesday to begin their work for 2017, a session expected to include debates over voting laws, corruption, Uber's proposal to expand upstate and the state's response to the Trump administration.

Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement Thursday that he's taking Texas to court over its voting laws is the latest battle between the White House and Lone Star State Republicans — and one that both sides are eager to have.

New York lawmakers will return to Albany on Wednesday to begin their work for 2017, a session expected to include debates over voting laws, corruption, Uber's proposal to expand upstate and the state's response to the administration of President - elect Donald Trump.

Not exact matches

On the Democratic side, the appeal of stronger gun laws was evident in Clinton's attacks on rival Bernie Sanders over his past votes against background check laws and for limits on lawsuits against gun makers.

While eight US states and the District of Columbia have voted to legalise recreational marijuana, the White House has hinted that the Department of Justice will do more to enforce federal laws prohibiting recreational marijuana, raising concerns over how Canada's approach will coexist with a potential crackdown south of the border.

Over the next week, the board will encourage the apparently large number of shareholders that had not cast votes to support the deal, said mergers expert Brian Quinn, an associate professor at Boston College Law School.

It sued North Carolina over a bathroom bill it said discriminated against transgender individuals, and has challenged state voting laws that it said disenfranchised minority voters.

It's politically risky for the federal government to ride roughshod over state laws voted in by a majority of the people, says William McGrath, a partner at the Washington, D.C. - based Potomac Law Group.

Cabinet ministers have been at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as well as being left out of the decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.

America does not remember how thos Baptists who fled over the Mountains with Daniel Boone (in violation of law) came down when threatened, carrying the Assault Arm of the Day, the Kentucky Rifle, marching 183 Mountain Miles in 8 days, dispatched the would be shooter of George Washington, and one walked a month to York PA to announce Victory at King's Mtn, when Congress was about to vote on Surrender.

It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one of you out of all of you, need to tell Romney he's committed fraud, for leaving the Post of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array of charges I have stored up against each of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should of been out of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost; Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor of DC; as of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives approved the legislation that will modernize food safety laws, voting 215 to 144 in favor of giving the FDA more oversight over food production.

He singled out Skelos in particular for «treason» over allowing a vote on the SAFE Act, the 2013 gun control law.

His comments come amid renewed debate over the future of the UK - this week the architect of Scottish devolution, Kenyon Wright, threw his support behind a separate English parliament, and the Conservatives are considering English votes for English laws.

In other words, they could threaten to call a general election over any vote or piece of law if they lost.

Anyone over 50 — and therefore more likely to vote — was brought up in a different atmosphere when women did not have many basic freedoms either because the law forbid it or because society frowned on it.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would stay out of a fight over a restrictive North Carolina voting law.

The subsequent debate over English votes for English laws also tipped into English nationalist language from some Conservative MPs.

In a contest that could come down to a few thousand votes, the debate over the health care law — and the Ryan budget — could decide the winner.

If genuinely bipartisan legislation signed into law by Republican presidents did not win over Latino voters, why would legislation receiving more Democratic than Republican votes in Congress that is signed into law by Barack Obama?

With one other non-IDC Democrat named Simcha Felder, these 9 Democratic State Senators chose to abandon their party for a «majority coalition» with the minority Republicans, giving them control over what bills come to a vote, who gets important committee posts, and makes it impossible for any progressive legislation to become law.

«Tonight's vote sends a clear message that the City of New York is determined to provide relief for its residents, unlike Gov. Cuomo and Albany who recently enacted detrimental rent laws that could eliminate about 90,000 affordable housing units due to deregulation over the next four years — units that do not just provide an affordable price point for tenants but offer protections against arbitrary evictions as well,» he added.

At the same time, GOP lawmakers there point to proposals they've advanced over the years that eventually do get votes and made law, albeit with Democratic support.

The Conservative manifesto also promises to scrap the European Convention on Human Rights, which the party has long opposed on the basis that it restricts national law - making; as seen, for example, in the row over prisoners» voting rights.

As Mr. Rangel's lead whittled down to just 802 votes over the weekend, the Espaillat campaign hired election law guru Marty Connor and promoted a hotline available for voters to register complaints about Election Day shenanigans.

Also, with electorate nearly equally split over a majority of important issues, the size of the body matters slightly less, but a larger body is more likely to allow passing more laws since you can always trade votes between blocks on random laws that a given block cares less about (e.g. I'll vote for your farm bill if you vote for my factory bill).

With the hearing over, the proposed law could be up for a Legislature vote next week and receive bipartisan support, after languishing for years.

Sturgeon and Cameron horse - trade over devo - max and the financial settlement for Scotland in exchange for immediate, first - order - of - business «English votes for English laws» legislation.

After a failure to reach an agreement over an immigration bill, 30 Republicans joined all the chamber's Democrats to vote down the law 198 - 213 in what Politico called «a huge setback to the farm lobby and House Speaker Paul Ryan's welfare reform agenda.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo swiftly signed New York's new sweeping anti-gun measures into law, just minutes after the Assembly finished an over four - hour long debate and voted for the bills.

You say YES to English votes for English laws: MoS poll shows fury over handouts to Scots 20 September 2014

In the first analysis of its kind in 2018, the Brennan Center's Voting Laws Roundup shows that lawmakers in eight states have introduced at least 16 bills making it harder to vote, and 35 restrictive bills in 14 states have carried over from previous legislative sessions.

«Whether it's voting to give free college tuition to illegals or allowing his campaign to be completely taken over by groups pushing for the passage of legislation that would give illegals the right to vote in our elections and serve on our juries, Todd Kaminsky has consistently put the «rights» of illegal immigrants ahead of the rights of law - abiding Long Island taxpayers and their families.

Rep. John Faso appeared at a town hall event that was televised on Thursday night, drawing questions over his vote for the Republican - backed health care law.

In that race, Democratic challenger Tom Perriello was certified the winner over incumbent Republican Rep. Virgil Goode, but the margin - less than 800 votes - was close enough for Goode to request a recount under state law.

The real estate industry has backed Klein with millions of dollars and the lawmaker has not yet indicated he would vote to return power over rent laws to the city.

The Constitution Party is considered a major party under the law because its gubernatorial nominee in 2010 polled over 10 % of the vote.

The gun control law isn't the first tough vote that Cuomo has asked state legislators to take over the last two - plus years.

With a majority of just 12 and an increasingly united opposition, the vote over a change to the law could bring David Cameron's honeymoon period following the election to a sudden end.

The still roiling anger over Cuomo's push of the gun control law the SAFE Act through the Legislature could well translate into support upstate for Astorino, though sportsmen and gun enthusiasts have not been known to vote in big numbers in the past.

Ms. Teachout and her running mate for lieutenant governor, Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor, talked about winning over the small number of Democrats who actually vote in primaries.

Over the next few weeks, officials are hoping to improve the law and get as many lawmakers as possible to vote for the legislation.

In a widely circulated article released over the weekend, Dr. Atuguba cites what he calls the voting pattern of justices who sat on the Supreme Court panel that decided the 2012 Election Petition in favour of President John Mahama as evidence of how Ghanaian Justices have historically allowed their personal politics to decide matters of law in their courts.

The message recalls how the WFP reluctantly decided at its convention to endorse the governor for a second time over Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout, and echoes concern that Mr. Cuomo's new Women's Equality Party is a ploy to deprive the WFP of the 50,000 votes necessary to maintain its line on the ballot.