Sentences with phrase «presiding officer»

According to reports, extending constitutional immunity to these powerful officials is the only way to counter what they see as «the constant external influence and manipulations in the choice of presiding officers of the National Assembly.»

Even under fire, Mangano and Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves have refused to take steps, such as creating an independent inspector general, that might prevent such abuses.

Dave Colone, Chairman of Suffolk County Planning Commissioner; Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment; Bob Delucca, President and CEO of the Group for the East End, County Executive Steve Bellone, Dick Amper, Executive Director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society and Deputy Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory.

[19] A senior member of the Cabinet holds the office of Vice-President of the Executive Council and acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council in the absence of the Governor - General.

The third speaker, Vivian Viloria - Fisher, the deputy presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, served multiple purposes, as well.

«They call him the coach,» said legislative Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R - New Hyde Park).

The Electoral Commission has hinted it would rely on professionals and other qualified personnel, especially Lecturers as presiding officers in the upcoming elections.

The only two Suffolk legislative districts where Trump lost heavily were in the seats held by Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory of Amityville and Legis.

Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Norma Gonzalves and other legislators discuss a pay raise for Nassau lawmakers beginning in 2018 on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, in Mineola.

«The contracts process in Nassau County has been the law for 15 years,» said Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R - East Meadow).

The seat was created for the 2007 Welsh Assembly election (being represented by Daffydd Elis - Thomas, the Plaid Cymru Presiding Officer at Cardiff Bay, who also represented much of the area under previous boundaries) and Simon fought the newly - created Westminster seat on the same boundaries at last year's general election.

Democratic officials attending Sunday's event included County Executive Steve Bellone, Babylon Supervisor and Suffolk Democratic Chairman Rich Schaffer and Suffolk Legislative Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D - Copiague), who unsuccessfully ran against King in 2016.

Levy is fighting with Presiding Officer William Lindsay over plans to examine the County Ethics Commission.

EDM provides overall leadership and strategic guidance to the secretariat, liaises with presiding officers of the Convention and Protocol bodies and with high - level representatives of Parties and observers; undertakes analysis of emerging policy issues; coordinates the secretariat?s representational, outreach and public information activities; oversees the management of the financial and human resources of the secretariat and maintains the information flow for the whole secretariat.

A spokeswoman for Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R - East Meadow) declined to comment on the Democrat's bill.

Mangano described it all as an «emotionally draining experience,» particularly after a difficult month in which Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt suffered a fatal heart attack in his office and two county cops were killed in the line of duty.

The Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers for the Ardo Kola State Constituency bye elections have undertaken a training programme put together by The Electoral Institute (TEI), -LSB-...]

Suffolk Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D - Copiague), who announced his candidacy a little over a week ago, did not file a campaign finance report because he only announced after the deadline for the most recent filing.

He said, «We also acknowledge that in Ahoada East and West, a Supervisory Presiding Officer unsuccessfully tried to abscond with ballot papers and result sheets.

Members of the Suffolk County Legislature said Monday that County Executive Steve Levy's proposed budget for 2012 is $ 130 million out of balance, according to a press release from presiding officer Bill Lindsay's office.

They claimed presiding officers did not also sign pink sheets at 1,638 polling stations, while the use of duplicate serial numbers on pink sheets affected 8,987 polling stations.

Nassau Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R - New Hyde Park) said «we feel more comfortable with $ 23 million,» and noted that legislators wanted to meet Curran's concerns about «cash flow and potential rating issues if this bonding was not authorized.»

At the collation centre however, results arrived with Presiding Officers from the two polling stations.

«Curiously, four houses occupied by the then Presiding Officers of National Assembly were offered to the occupants.

Nassau Democrats are calling on Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves to allow a vote Monday on a referendum to create an independent inspector general for contracting, calling it the last chance to get the measure on the November ballot

«I think I've been sued more times than any other presiding officer, and I don't think we've lost a case.

The sole remaining Liberal Democrat AM, Kirsty Williams, could be a popular choice but if she became Presiding Officer, her party would lose its voice in the Senedd.

This is currently held by the Conservative Party, and it (and its predecessor seat) have been successfully defended by former Holyrood Presiding Officer between 2007 - 11, Alex Fergusson since 2003.

While residents can apply for grants to replace their cesspools, Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Duwayne Gregory says it might not be enough.

Today Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick address a conference in Edinburgh celebrating Scottish business

From Nassau, Comptroller George Maragos and ex-legislative presiding officer Bruce Blakeman seek different seats.

Deputy Presiding Officer Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk) said that because negotiations are still technically ongoing — the lawsuit has not been officially dropped — the legislature was advised to table support for part of the agreement.

When asked specifically if Mr. Bellone was considering presiding officer Bill Lindsay's pitch to set a referendum on allowing the county to suspend its open space acquisition program, instead using funds slated for land preservation to balance the budget, Ms. Baird - Streeter said she couldn't comment directly.

Mangano received applause during his State of the County Address Monday, but soon afterward, members of his own party asked him to step down — including Presiding Officer of the Legislature Norma Gonsalves.

Dafydd Elis - Thomas, the former assembly presiding officer, condemned Ms Wood's description of a vote for UKIP as a vote against Wales in her speech to the Plaid Cymru spring conference.

JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO Presiding Officer William Lindsay, left, said Tuesday County Executive Steve Levy's budget is shorty by nearly $ 124 million.

Cuomo, county sources say, has personally spoken to former Suffolk County legislator Wayne Horsley about running against Boyle and current Suffolk County Legislature Deputy Presiding Officer Robert Calarco about running for Croci's seat.

Although voting experienced unprecedented delays and reports of pre-ticked ballot papers, the national presiding officer described the election as «successful» in spite of the glitches.

Morgan managed to win enough seats to form a Labour - only administration (the election was held under proportional representation, and Labour won 30 of the 60 seats in the Assembly and the overall majority was achieved when Dafydd Elis - Thomas AM was elected Presiding Officer of the Assembly) and named his cabinet on 9 May.

Prior to devolution in December 1999 the position was referred to as the Initial Presiding Officer.

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robert Brady presiding officer of the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority for a term set to expire February 1, 2020.

I don't think the system we have is the only system which can work - the current system has many flaws, and I'm sure if we tried we could come up with a system where an independent presiding officer could govern the House with as much legitimacy as the current Speaker and without breaching the separation of powers.

Mr. Lindsay, a Democrat whose father was the Legislature's longest - tenured presiding officer, serving eight years, said the county's budgetary woes and fiscal challenges influenced his proposal, which he says «will reduce redundancies, increase transparency and promote greater government efficiency.»

In Wabara's words, «The last time the two Presiding Officers went to court, as I watched on television, I was moved to tears.

«The [GOP] legislative majority and central staff met today with County Executive Laura Curran and her central staff and we look forward to working together on the issues facing Nassau County,» said Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello (R - New Hyde Park).

Subsequently, Holyrood's presiding officer Ken Macintosh announced that he does not believe the bill currently falls within the Scottish parliament's remit.

Deputy presiding officer Howard Kopel (R - Lawrence) said Wednesday that senior Republican legislators decided to vote for the borrowing because they wanted to give Curran «a chance to manage.»

It was further learnt that Mark and Masari met with Saraki and advised him to reshuffle the committees with a view to addressing the perceived lopsidedness in the initial appointments, which forced the aggrieved senators to initiate legal action against the Senate presiding officers.

Perhaps not to Congress, where the Speaker of the House of Representatives is a nakedly partisan post — the lack of a neutral presiding officer is arguably a factor in the ongoing shutdown on the US federal government.