Sentences with phrase «proposed changes to the constitution»

While voters would have the final say on any proposed changes to the constitution, a convention in today's political climate promises to be contentious, polarizing, costly to taxpayers, and not worth the risk.

The proposed change to the constitution would only apply, though, to crimes committed by state officials after Jan. 1, 2018.

The proposed changes to the Constitution were rejected by the voters.

Not exact matches

Delegates focused their attention on proposed changes to PSAC's Constitution which governs the overall functioning of the union.

«I propose today a constitutional amendment to write Roe v. Wade into the state constitution, so that nobody can change it,» Cuomo said to enthusiastic cheers.

Those delegates would gather in April 2019 to propose changes to the state constitution.

The governor's members representatives on the panel demanded that legislators concede to a number of his proposed reforms, including new caps on political contributions and changes to the state constitution that would impose term limits on lawmakers and place a ceiling on their non-government income.

Voters in the November, 2017 general election will be asked if we should have a convention to propose changes to the New York State Constitution.

In 2010, the incoming Coalition government implemented at least some of the proposed procedural reforms — sufficient to enable Nat Le Roux from the Constitution Society, writing for Democratic Audit, to judge that they had played a significant part in changing the relationship between government and Parliament.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made a wide - ranging statement on proposed changes to Britain's constitution and voting system.

On this year's ballot, in addition to the candidates who are running for office, New Yorkers have the opportunity to vote on two proposed changes to the New York State Constitution and a bond act.

Cuomo proposes to extend a system of public campaign finance to all statewide offices and legislative races, ban the use of campaign funds for personal expenses, require the disclosure of outside income and the clients who supported it and change the state Constitution to allow prosecutors to claw back the pensions of officials convicted of public corruption.

Last week, New York State Supreme Court Judge Patrick McGrath struck down proposed language for the upcoming Proposal 1, which is a referendum question that amends the state constitution to change the state redistricting process.

In early May 2012, ASCD members will be asked to vote on a set of proposed changes to ASCD's constitution.

Proposed changes to the Florida constitution would eliminate the separation of church and state and expand vouchers.

The entire waiver process was sloppily administered in the first place, with Duncan granting waivers to states (and allowing them to ignore whole sections of No Child) even thought they have not yet implemented or enacted all the proposals within their applications, and the administration ignoring concerns raised by its own peer review panels about such matters as how states have ignored the need to gain consultation on proposed changes from American Indian tribes as required under the U.S. Constitution (as well as from black and Latino communities equally affected by the evisceration of accountability).

In the late 19th century at the peak of anti-Catholic bigotry in the United States, Sen. James Blaine proposed a change to the United States Constitution that would ensure public money would not be spent on «sectarian schools.»

ASCD members have approved proposed changes to ASCD's constitution.

For the third time in the state's history, the Florida Constitution Revision Commission has been assembled to examine the Florida Constitution and propose changes for voter consideration.

A proposed change to the state Constitution, which aims to give legislators more power to set rules for tax exemptions, has stalled in the House after whizzing through the Senate, jeopardizing its chances of appearing on the November ballot.When the...

The proposed change would add a new section to the Oklahoma Constitution that would prevent our elected policymakers from passing any law that «abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural technology and livestock production and ranching practices without a compelling state interest.»

ALEC has cheered on the idea of a «Con Con» for years, passing multiple resolutions calling for changes to the constitution, hosting workshops and handbooks and even draft resolutions laying out proposed rules of procedure.

A proposed amendment to the South Carolina constitution purports to change the waiting period for a no - fault divorce from 365 days to 150 days.

It examines the background to proposed changes, how the Constitution could be changed and how a referendum on this topic could be won.

This Constitution may be amended by two - thirds of the number of votes cast by the delegates at the National Convention, provided the proposed amendment shall first have been submitted in writing to and been reported upon by the Board of Directors, and provided further, that written notice of the substance of the proposed change has been sent to each Member Board who is qualified to vote individually at least 30 days prior to the meeting at which the amendment is to be considered.