Sentences with phrase «proposed by a petition»

With the initiative method, an amendment is proposed by a petition signed by voters equal in number to 8 % of the votes for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election.

Not exact matches

The proposed Innovation Act of 2015 — backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights like Facebook — could expand the petition cap:

MP David Burrowes, chair of the Conservative Christian Fellowship, led the parliamentary opposition to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, and more than 600,000 people signed a petition led by the Coalition for Marriage against the Bill when it was first proposed in 2012.

Last week, delegates then spent three days debating Rule 44, which proposed that instead of having a committee of delegates compile and shape the proposals into a final petition, as per usual, the issue of sexuality should instead be considered by all 864 delegates — split into teams of no more than 15 people.

In 2013 the FDA responded to CSPI's petition to revoke the legal status of partially hydrogenated oil (the FDA considered that oil to be «generally recognized as safe,» even though it and everyone else considers it to be «generally recognized as dangerous») by proposing that that oil be eliminated from the food supply.

The FDA's decision comes in response to a Court Order to respond to a petition filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) proposing to ban the use of BPA.

One resident submitted a petition signed by 318 residents who oppose a proposed ice rink.

The commission proposed cutting the number of petition signatures needed to get on the ballot for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president and Council by half.

Under the proposed measure, family members or law enforcement could petition a court for «Extreme Risk Protection Orders,» which, if granted, would allow officers to temporarily confiscate firearms and prevent the purchase of additional weapons by those deemed at risk of causing harm to themselves or others.

In a series of tweets deriding his proposed recall by his constituency, the lawmaker also alleged that dead people were among those who signed the petition seeking to have him recalled.

Mr. Wines said there are about 400 property owners in the proposed district and normally a petition signed by 50 percent of the property owners would be required to defeat the proposal under state law.

The council's statement reads: «The allegations levelled against Justice Akanbi and contained in the petition are inter-alia: - That Justice Akanbi unilaterally appointed Mr. Emeka Nkwo of CYN - JAC (NIG) LTD who was not proposed by any of the parties as referee or valuer in Suit Nos FHC / PH / CS / 434/2012 and FHC / PH / CS / 435/2012.

A group calling itself the concerned law students, has submitted a petition to Parliament against a new Legal Instrument (LI) by the General Legal Council (GLC), which is proposing new regulations for admissions and professional law courses in Ghana.

Conners says» So what I'm hoping this petition does is give us a roadmap to clear and reasonable heads having a new election for the project as proposed by the school district.»

It shall (i) prepare the agenda for meetings of the Council; (ii) receive or initiate, coordinate, and advise the Council on reports of Council committees, resolutions, and proposed actions submitted for consideration by the Council; (iii) review applications for affiliation with the Association and petitions to terminate affiliation, and make recommendations thereon to the Council; (iv) at three - year intervals, review the process for nominating and electing Fellows, and make recommendations thereon to the Council; (v) annually present to the Members of the Association for election by mail ballot, or by electronic means, at least two nominations for each position to be filled on the Committee on Nominations through election by the Members.

Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by the Board, by the Committee on Council Affairs, by any member of the Council, or by petition signed by at least two hundred Members of the Association.

The proposed listing comes after a 2009 petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group, asserting that the federal government needed to do more to protect coral species.

One of the most common excuses given by the county board of ed for denying charter petitions is that the proposed school «isn't appropriate for special education and English Language Learner students».

The certification levels of proposed teachers may be considered by the local and state authorizers when evaluating the petition.

These petitions are among the hundreds delivered to members of Connecticut's congressional delegation — signed by more than 10,000 teachers — on December 22 that urge lawmakers to oppose a proposed excise tax on health care benefits.

What: Parents, teachers and supporters of Perseverance Preparatory School and Promise Academy - two proposed charter public schools - will be at the SJUSD Board Meeting to discuss the charter school petitions and recent intimidation tactics used by District officials.

27a — 8 In the case of a proposal to establish a charter school by converting an existing public school or attendance center to charter school status, evidence that the proposed formation of the charter school has received majority support from certified teachers and from parents and guardians in the school or attendance center affected by the proposed charter, and, if applicable, from a local school council, shall be demonstrated by a petition in support of the charter school signed by certified teachers and a petition in support of the charter school signed by parents and guardians and, if applicable, by a vote of the local school council held at a public meeting.

And after the Trigger's official regulations are finally solidified by the California Board of Education (hopefully without a proposed clause that would allow teachers to veto a parent petition, turning the whole «empowerment» concept on its head), little kinks like a date box won't be the deciding factors in failing - school takeovers.

This is a suggestion proposed by the PS 199 Change.org petition that argues their parents are «entitled» due to the years they spent paying taxes.

These include the proposed «power of recall» allowing voters to force a by - election when MPs have been found guilty of wrongdoing and 10 % of constituents have signed a petition calling for their removal.

This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) will assess the merits of a petition for rulemaking (P - 1669) submitted by the Attorney General of the State of New York regarding vapor pressure standards on December 1, 2015.

To echo the good synergy that several websites have reported, the petition proposed by Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) on Change.org basically needs your attention.

Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board of Directors and must be submitted to the members, with recommendations of the Board, by the Corresponding Secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was received by the Corresponding Secretary.

Amendments to the constitution and bylaws and to the Standard for the breed may be proposed by the Board of Directors or by written petition addressed to the Corresponding Secretary signed by 20 percent of the voting membership in good standing.

Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws and to the Standard of the Breed may be proposed by the Board of Directors or by written petition addressed to the Board Secretary signed by twenty percent of the membership in good standing.

Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board of Directors and must be submitted to the members, with recommendations of the Board, by the Recording Secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was received by the Recording Secretary.

Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board and must be submitted to the members with recommendations of the Board by the Secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the Secretary received the petition.

The basic standards of animal care set forth in the legislation are similar to those proposed in the rulemaking petition to the USDA and in a new ballot initiative launched in Ohio, the nation's second largest puppy mill state — standards endorsed by veterinarians and pet industry groups.

a) Amendments may be proposed by written petition signed by five (5) members of the Association eligible to vote.

Amendments to the Constitution and by - laws and to the Standard for the breed may be proposed by the Board of Directors or by written petition addressed to the Secretary signed by 20 % of the membership in good standing.

Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board of Directors and must be mailed First Class to the members with recommendations of the Board by the Recording Secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was received by the Recording Secretary.

Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board of Directors and must be submitted to the members with the recommendations of the Board by the Corresponding Secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was received by the Corresponding Secretary.

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Amendments to the Constitution, Bylaws or the Standard for the breed may be proposed by the Board, or by a written petition addressed to the Recording Secretary signed by twenty percent (20 %) of the Voting Members in good standing.

Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board and must then be submitted to the membership.

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Usually you will need to circulate a petition with the proposed language of the plank, get a certain number of delegate signatures, and then turn the petition in by a certain date.

Emboldened by the support of public comments (over 99.5 percent favoring the proposed standards), the petition I held that garnered over 1,000 Idahoan signatures in three days, and the absolute belief that students have the right to a holistic education, I sincerely believed my testimony would be heard.

Despite the Himachal Pradesh (India) government recently proposing to withdraw a Special Leave Petition (SLP), filed by the previous BJP regime, against the Rs 1,600 crore Himalayan Ski Village project proposed by the earlier Congress government, the state is not planning any moves to revive the project.

Today's proposed rule by the National Marine Fisheries Service responds to a 2009 scientific petition by the Center for Biological Diversity seeking the Act's protection for 83 corals in U.S. waters.

First proposed back in 1992 at the Earth Summit by the Government of Canada, it took activists from Oceana and and other conservation and ocean protection groups signing petitions by the thousands to get the UN to finally make it official.

The petition, filed by the Access to Justice Commission last September, proposes modifying... Continue Reading

On a petition for writ of mandamus, the Federal Circuit ordered the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to transfer venue of a patent action — rejecting the four - part venue test proposed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in TC Heartland LLC...

First of all, the Court was not convinced by the Opinion of the Advocate General (AG) Jääskinen, who proposed that the judicial review of all decisions by the Petitions Committee must be precluded under Article 263 TFEU in so far as those decisions are not challengeable acts within the meaning of that Article.

The ultimate outcome of this issue will depend either on further review by the Supreme Court, if a petition for review is presented and granted, or on the outcome of the USPTO's promulgation of proposed regulations.