Sentences with phrase «pressing for early voting»

The League and other good - government groups are pressing for early voting in New York, and later cutoff dates for registering to vote or to change party affiliation.

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Fourteen Conservative MPs voted against David Cameron's proposals on press regulation earlier this evening - or, rather, against the amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill which set out proposals for exemplary damages in relation to newspapers and websites that refuse to be regulated by the new regulator.

Schumer promised at the Brady Campaign's gala last November that he would introduce expanded universal background checks legislation in early 2016, as well as press for a floor vote in the Republican - controlled chamber.

Lazio announced at a press conference in Midtown Manhattan that he planned to get off the ballot, a move POLITICO reported earlier Monday, saying he did not want to be the person responsible for siphoning votes away from Paladino and helping Cuomo to win.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman teamed up to press for New York to join 32 other states and allow early voting.