Sentences with phrase «state legislative vacancies»

I don't believe that's correct — for state legislative vacancies, the governor has leeway on whether or not to declare a vacancy.

Steiner said Cuomo was obliged to set a special election date for a congressional seat under federal law, but state law allows the governor to set one for a state legislative vacancy at his discretion, so a court challenge might not be successful.

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At 2 p.m., Assembly members and state senators announce the details of the screening process to fill the state attorney general vacancy, Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

27 states use special elections to fill legislative vacancies.

Also it is always possible that the state will have special U.S. House or state legislative elections in 2013, should a vacancy arise.

Mr. Cuomo declined to call special elections to fill numerous vacancies during the state legislative cycle in 2014.

As the legislative session kicks off this week, there are a slew of open state Senate and Assembly seats, and Governor Andrew Cuomo has not indicated when or whether he will call a special election to fill the vacancies.

-- AG SCREENINGS BEGIN — POLITICO's Bill Mahoney: A joint legislative panel seeking to fill the vacancy in the state attorney general's office interviewed six candidates for the job on Tuesday.

Aiming to fill future vacancies left by the expected retirements of thousands of teachers in the next few years, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation following this year's legislative session that seeks to remove barriers that discourage out - of - state teachers from working in the state and provides incentives to encourage skilled teachers to work in the neediest schools.