Sentences with phrase «passes in a public referendum»

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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.

These bills require constitutional amendments, which means they have to be passed by two separately elected Legislatures and then approved in a public referendum.

It would require a constitutional amendment, which means it would have to be passed twice by the Legislature in successive terms and then approved by the public in a referendum.

Having passed all its stages in the elected house, I hope the House of Lords will recognise the public demand for a referendum and give it their support.»

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.

When told that the governor's plan is to push for more gambling in New York regardless of whether a public referendum passes or fails this fall, with VLT casinos as the default plan, New Yorkers were even more strongly opposed, with 65 percent saying they feel that's a bad idea.

It still needs to be passed again by a newly - elected Legislature (in other words, the one seated next January), and then approved in a public referendum.

There was no independent public body to regulate referendums within the United Kingdom until the Labour government led by Tony Blair in 2000 set out a framework for the running of all future referendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future rreferendums within the United Kingdom until the Labour government led by Tony Blair in 2000 set out a framework for the running of all future referendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future rreferendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future rReferendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future referendumsreferendums.

But supporters of the proposals say public dollars spent on schools need to be scrutinized further, especially as Gov. Scott Walker is proposing a record increase in school funding and referendums are being passed at historic rates.

If the referendum passes in a public vote, homeowners with a house assessed at the Princeton average of $ 837,000 will pay an extra $ 680 a year in debt service.