Sentences with phrase «proposing voting reforms»

Cuomo also proposed voting reforms to what is regarded as one of the most antiquated voting systems in the country after last year's disastrous presidential primary.

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European Parliament Agriculture Committee MEPs are making their final preparations ahead of a vote on proposed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform amendments — including the adoption of supply management measures.

Both advocate the 16 - year - old vote, a constitutional convention, House of Lords reform, and an in / out referendum on EU membership when a proposed treaty change would transfer (substantial) powers to Europe.

Its six points for parliamentary reform (universal male suffrage; no property qualification to become an MP; payment of MPs; equal sized constituencies; voting in secret; and annual parliaments) had first been proposed as a package in the 1770s by John Cartwright.

When Cuomo last week proposed reforms to make voting easier in New York state, he left something out: The cost, and how the additional expenses of maintaining early - voting sites would be covered, which worries local government officials.

Senator Ted Cruz proposed an amendment to the recent tax reform bill to allow funds from 529 plans to be used for homeschooling1, but the Democrats voted against it and it did not make it into the final bill.

The Mayor's reform package included proposed legislation to allow same - day voter registration, pre-registration of 16 - and 17 - year - olds, and early voting, and to require ballots to be designed in a more voter - friendly way.

In advance of the January 2018 meeting of the County Committee, we proposed a common sense reform to require a vote of the County Committee for choosing a candidate to fill a vacant public office seat, in the event that a primary election is unfeasible.

Over the weekend and in an address on Monday, Cuomo had announced that election reforms such as early voting and automatic registration, which he proposed last year, would be part of his agenda again in 2017.

Cuomo also is proposing election reforms, including early voting and more stringent reporting of who is behind digital political ads.

The proposed reforms were motioned for a vote as five separate amendments to the Party Rules by members of Kings County Democratic Committee.

Cuomo, speaking in a noisy hallway in the Capitol complex, confirmed that voting reforms he has proposed, including early voting, will not be in the budget.

Cuomo has proposed a range of good - government reforms in his budget plan that includes an early voting provision that so far has been blocked in the Republican - led Senate.

And she says that the fact that all three parties proposed Lords reform in their manifestos makes the case for a referendum even stronger, because people did not have the chance to vote for a party opposed to it.

Governor Cuomo, speaking in a noisy hallway in the Capitol complex, confirmed that voting reforms he has proposed, including early voting, will not be in the budget.

MPs voted 365 votes to 187 in favour of supporting the proposed amendment to the the Constitutional Reform bill.

The Coalition government's proposed reforms to tuition fees announced in November 2010 provoked huge controversy, not least because many Liberal Democrats, including Nick Clegg, Vince Cable and Sir Menzies Campbell, had signed the NUS «Vote for Students» pledge «to vote against any increase in fees in the next Parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative&raqVote for Students» pledge «to vote against any increase in fees in the next Parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative&raqvote against any increase in fees in the next Parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative».

Proposed changes include reforms that advocates have long called for: early voting, automatic voter registration and same day registration.

«Yet despite these flaws in the proposed legislation, we face a clear choice: to vote down reform, or to back it.

The push for voter registration reform, namely making it easier to register to vote, was first proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his State of the State address as part of his broader ethics reform package introduced at the time.

The Electoral Reform Society has welcomed the publication of a clear Yes / No question for the proposed Alternative Vote (AV) referendum.

It proposes reform of party funding and, by the way, thinks changing the voting system wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Reform Party leader Curtis Sliwa has proposed filling the job via a citywide public vote, but that makes little sense: A speaker without support from a majority of the members can't run the council.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today released the following joint statement from House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions regarding the the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District: «As the House stands on the cusp of the forthcoming vote on a trillion - dollar healthcare reform measure, it is vital that we unify behind a candidate that will support reining in massive government spending and work with Republicans in Congress to restore fiscal sanity and propose thoughtful measures to get our nation's economy on the right track.

Erik also read the resolution from the Voter Reform Committee endorsing Eric Schneiderman's New York Votes Act, proposing early voting, same day registration, same day primaries, and other reforms.

Gov. Cuomo, who has feuded with de Blasio on a host of issues, also proposed a host of electoral reforms, including public financing of elections, early voting and same day voter registration, as part of his State of the State address in January.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2016 proposed a package of electoral reforms that would include the automatic voter registration for anyone who deals with a state agency, same - day registration, early voting, and unified statewide training standards for poll workers.

Daniel Roskoff, a longtime community activist who is managing Ling - Cohan's bid, proposed that the panel be reformed by «1) following American Bar Association guidelines for incumbents, 2) change the threshold for incumbents to a 75 - percent negative vote for rejection, 3) allow appeals, and 4) vet panelists for conflicts.»

The Electoral Reform Society has proposed the abolition of proxy voting in the UK except in special circumstances such as when the voter is abroad.

Gov. Cuomo has previously called for early voting and automatic registration, but the Legislature has been so busy on ethics reform — sarcasm intended — that it has not had the time to propose any new voting laws.

At a Tuesday meeting of the commission, Cuomo appointees Fran Reiter and Robert Megna abstained from voting on a proposed salary increase for lawmakers, citing the need for reform.

35 days: introduce new laws to allow a referendum to be held on electoral reform — the alternative vote - plus system proposed by the late Lord Jenkins — that would be held on day 100.

Let's hope Speaker Bercow will soon call a conference on constitutional reform, but hope he will propose a new semi-circular layout for the Commons with electronic voting on Bills as in Wales and Scotland and eventually a reduction in MP numbers to approx 400 Elwyn, Netherlands

As for voting reform, the Assembly voted to agree with Cuomo's calls for automatic registration and early voting, but recommends a period of early voting commencing eight days before an election rather than the 12 - day window proposed by the governor.

Tonight, senators in the Bay State passed a reform measure by a vote of 28 - 11 after hours of debate and some 100 proposed amendments.

The problem is that ConnCAN's report on their own survey is nothing short of a lie — and yet these are the people who are saying that Connecticut's legislators should vote for the «education reforms» that they are proposing.

The proposed change, which is subject to a March 31 vote by the full commission, builds on several administrative reforms launched in 2012 for the existing Lifeline program.

Staying true to the high - technology subject and setting at the conference, attendees electronically voted for their favorite solutions and proposed reforms.