Sentences with phrase «passage of a constitutional amendment»

Sometimes, this approach to leadership required Lincoln to make deals he was initially uncomfortable with to gain the support of legislators, notably to win passage of the constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery,» he writes.

For Cuomo, the push and pull in the Senate is a sideshow compared to his efforts to engineer a special session that could result in the passage of constitutional amendments creating a full - time Legislature, term limits for elected officials and a reconstituted pay commission for lawmakers, who insist none of these items should be linked.

So far, he has succeeded in pushing through an ethics overhaul (although the resulting watchdog, JCOPE, has come under fire) and gotten the Legislature to do first passage of a constitutional amendment that would change the redistricting process for the next round of line drawing after the 2020 Census.

Assemblyman also driving force behind passage of constitutional amendment on November ballot to save taxpayers $ 53 million by going digital at State Capitol and stop wasting paper; notes passage of bill he co-sponsored to extend state pension benefits to veterans

But with the issues so comparatively mundane (extending a program, the first passage of a constitutional amendment), lawmakers and Cuomo are in effect fighting over a shrinking pie.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan's office is touting the passage of a constitutional amendment that would strip public officials convicted of felonies related directly to their jobs of their pensions in a mailer to constituents.

The state legislature could approve second passage of a constitutional amendment next year to expand gambling in New York.

Kaminsky wants a cap on all outside income and passage of a constitutional amendment to revoke the pensions of convicted public officials.

The Seneca Nation of Indians responded to Wednesday night's passage of a constitutional amendment to permit casino gaming in New York State.

Attention quickly turned to second passage of the constitutional amendment and with it the so - called «enabling» legislation for casino expansion.

Back in his western New York district, GOP Sen. Robert Ortt calls for the passage of a constitutional amendment that would require corrupt officials be stripped of their pensions, a measure that has been bottled up in the Legislature.

The chances of any measure for IE reform passing in the final days appears to be slim, however, as lawmakers are yet to come to an agreement on matters generally considered to be lower - hanging fruit, such as the first passage of a constitutional amendment to require the forfeiting of pension benefits from public officials convicted of corruption.

Lawmakers are in both chambers are still edging toward finding an agreement for first passage of a constitutional amendment that would strip public officials of their pensions should they be convicted of corruption.

But he also acknowledged more could have and should have been done amid criticism the final weeks of the session that produced limits to super PAC coordination, first passage of a constitutional amendment for stripping corrupt officials of their pensions and new disclosure requirements for political consultants was not enough.

In addition to the enabling bill, lawmakers would still need to approve the second passage of a constitutional amendment to expand non-Indian gaming, with voters having the final say in a referendum this fall.

State lawmakers approved the expansion of casino gambling last week with enabling legislation that provides and the second passage of a constitutional amendment that now goes to voters in a referendum.

The legislature approved first passage of a constitutional amendment to permit gambling earlier this year, but it needs the approval of two consecutively elected legislatures, plus the voters, so the earliest casinos could be allowed would be late in 2013.

The Assembly's passage of the constitutional amendment overnight means the measure has cleared two consecutively elected Legislatures so it's ready for the November ballot.

The interview confirms the word around the Capitol that Cuomo had met with legislators to discuss increasing the number of first - round casinos allowed in New York to four should the enabling legislation be approved alongside the second passage of a constitutional amendment that expands non-Indian gaming in New York.

These important changes would be made permanent through the passage of a constitutional amendment.

The spike in distributions is due to continued growth and investment of the $ 2.3 billion Permanent State School Fund and Utah voter passage of Constitutional Amendment B in November 2016.

Changes in Jefferson Family Court Due to Passage of the Constitutional Amendment, Louisville Bar Association Family Law Section, Louisville, Kentucky, 2003

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Last week, whilst teaching a course at Colorado College, I wrote a piece for The Economist about a bill to allow civil unions in the state, which was combined with reporting on Obama's announcement in support of gay marriage and that passage of North Carolina's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is prodding lawmakers to back first passage of a pair of constitutional amendments that would set term limits for state elected officials and create a full - time Legislature that bans outside income.

Cuomo is backing the term limit amendment in addition to a constitutional change that would create a full - time Legislature, both of which he hopes will achieve first passage in a potential special session that could precede the first legislative pay hike since 1998.

As part of a separate piece of legislation, lawmakers have agreed to give first passage to a constitutional amendment that would make officials who entered the pension system before 2011 forfeit their pensions if they're convicted of a felony related to their public position.

The proposal floated by Krueger and Samuels would use licensing fees of approximately $ 8 million a year from each of the seven casinos authorized under the constitutional amendment, assuming, of course, that's it's given second passage by the Legislature this year — not a foregone conclusion — and also passes muster with the public in a referendum vote.

The mailer in the Nassau County Senate district touts Cronin's proposals, including term limits for state lawmakers, campaign finance reform measures such as closing the LLC loophole, boosting penalties for corruption and support for stripping public officials of their pensions if they are convicted of corruption — the latter of which is now up for second passage in the Legislature next year as a constitutional amendment.

Cuomo wants to close a loophole in election law that allows for unlimited contributions through LLCs, as well as a bill to block those convicted of corruption from receiving pension benefits through a constitutional amendment's first passage.

Life during the next few years should get a bit easier for people in the Adirondacks and Catskills with the passage of a measure that should eventually clear the way for road and bridge improvements as well as new utility lines, municipal water systems and even bike paths, without requiring a constitutional amendment.

Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.

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.

Samuels is pursuing a constitutional convention and the passage of a slate of amendments to the state's governing document that range from election and campaign finance reforms, environmental protections and equal rights.

Passage of same - sex marriage here followed a daunting run of defeats in other states where voters barred same - sex marriage by legislative action, constitutional amendment or referendum.

A constitutional amendment requires passage by two consecutive classes of the state Legislature, followed by voter ballot approval the following Election Day.

Citizens Union and the League, as well as the Governor, have conditioned support of the constitutional amendment on passage of an accompanying statute that will put in place a statutory version of the amendment if it does not achieve second passage.

By a 25 - to - 26 vote — well short of the three - fifths majority needed for passage — the Senate rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a state lottery.