Sentences with phrase «state voters the right»

After more than a decade of trying, Virginia lawmakers have finally approved legislation giving state voters the right to elect school - beard members.

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«Senator Sessions has long advocated for state sovereignty, and we look forward to working with him to ensure that states» rights and voter choices on cannabis are respected.»

The nomination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is worrisome but court battles over states» rights and decisive voter support for legal cannabis make tough enforcement problematic for the Trump Administration.

Teamsters President Jim Hoffa sounded resigned to the right - to - work measure's passage, in a statement released shortly after the vote, but promised a voter backlash like those seen in other Midwest states.

ANALYSIS: The recent state budget did little to convince voters the Barnett government is on the right track ahead of the 2017 election.

The loss of that clause, which liberals had seen as a crowning achievement of the Civil Rights movement, makes it easier for states to adopt voting laws that can have an adverse impact on minority voters.

But J. Gerald Hebert, director of the Voting Rights and Redistricting Program at the public - interest Campaign Legal Center in Washington, said the states drew districts with more black voters than necessary to «dilute their voting strength in order to achieve a partisan gain.»

In 2016, Alabama voters approved adding right - to - work to its state constitution, shoring up a provision that has been on the books in Alabama for decades.

The nomination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is worrisome but court battles over states» rights and decisive voter support for legal cannabis make tough enforcement problematic for the Trump Ad...

The department also changed its position in a critical voting rights case in Texas, abandoning its yearslong opposition to a critical aspect of the state's voter ID law.

The religious right experienced what CNN called a «nightmare scenario:» in three states voters approved same - sex marriage; anti-abortion candidates were defeated in red states; and Obama, whose opponent had the support of Billy Graham, won a second term.

The voting rights act was specific to states in the south with the tendency to descriminate against minority voters.

The majority of Californians, including two - thirds of the state's black voters, have just had their core civil right - the right to vote - stripped from them by an openly gay federal judge who has misread history and the Constitution to impose his views on the state's people.

They parallel the provisions of many state constitutions in this country and popular initiatives such as the Cardinal Bernardin Amendment, recently approved in a referendum by over 80 percent of Cook County, Illinois, voters, to make health care a right.

The state's propensity to assign individuals identities through voter registration lists and social security numbers or more generally to reinforce conceptions of individual rights serves as an example; the roles of educational systems (through individualized test scores) and professional careers (organized around cumulative skills attached to the individual's biography) provide further examples.7 This work is important because it shows the dependence of self - constructs on markers in the culture at large: the self is understood not only in terms of internal development but also as a product of external reinforcement.

Disenfranchisement is a pretty rare political tactic on either the left or the right outside the United States, which has close to the lowest voter turnout rates among places that have genuine democratic elections.

More than half of the voters polled by Siena College said they felt the state was moving in the right direction; a steady increase in the number has been since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office in January 2011.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino, who has not yet given up hope on convincing conservatives to back his candidacy, even though the state party's executive committee has endorsed Rick Lazio, today announced the formation of «Gun Owners for Carl» to inform voters of his position on «the right to keep and bear arms.»

All Democrats have a responsibility to work together so our state can enact real ethics reforms, safeguard voter rights, address crushing income inequality and protect vulnerable populations from the hostility of the incoming federal administration.»

● Protect the right to vote by guaranteeing automatic voter registration, allowing online registration, and creating oversight mechanisms for state and local Boards of Election.

Forty - three percent of voters surveyed by Siena trust their local government most or all of the time to «do what's right,» as opposed to a 28 percent level of trust for state or federal governments.

Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie and Election Law Committee Chair Michael J. Cusick announced the Assembly's end - of - session passage of reform legislation to overhaul the state's election process in order to increase voter participation, ensure greater access to the polls, protect voting rights, and promote efficient, voter - friendly registration and elections.

The US Supreme court is hearing arguments over the state rights to purge voter rolls.

«As things stand right now, you could (by showing residency) vote in CA without changing citizenship (the state asks few questions of its voters).»

«For the first time since April, more voters, 46 percent, say the state is on the right track, compared to 39 percent who say the state is headed in the wrong direction.

«Right now 60 percent of voters in this state view Cuomo favorably.»

In what is likely to be the first battle of the long election campaign, Osborne remains confident that he has made the right call and voters are more worried by the deficit than the size of the state.

For the first time since April, more voters, 46 percent, say the state is on the right track, compared to 39 percent who say the state is headed in the wrong direction, Greenberg said.

Furthermore, the majority of those voters support the right to own an unregulated and unlimited number of fire arms, support lower taxes for the wealthy, and regard state healthcare as some kind of hideous Marxism.

«Unfortunately the State of New York has shown time and again that they have little concern for the rights of independent voters or members of minor parties.

«Because everyone's eyes are on election matters right now, we wanted to take this moment to make very, very clear that New York City and all of us here are going to be very, very actively engaged in a campaign to change state law in the coming months to finally make this a state that's voter friendly, to finally make this a state where people can participate and not be disenfranchised.»

However, by a margin of 64 - 28 percent, voters say the developers have a legal right to build, and that sentiment holds across every region of the state and every major demographic group — be it age, gender or political philosophy.

Thompson's reasoning: With Paladino at the top of the Taxpayers ticket, the chances are higher for the creation of a new third party, which could perhaps rival the state Conservative Party — a big goal of some right - leaning voters who are upset with Chairman Mike Long and his decision to back a moderate like Lazio.

That's the proportion of registered voters in the state who say Governor David Paterson made the right choice in appointing Gillibrand to New York's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

Meanwhile, voters elevated Kustra to the state Senate and elected him twice as lieutenant governor with Gov. Jim Edgar, another Republican gay rights proponent.

New Jersey Could Become Second State to Pass Groundbreaking Voting Reform by Jennifer L. Clark After years of fierce voting rights battles in legislatures and courthouses, there is unmistakable momentum on the side of voters.

50 % of registered voters think New York State is traveling on the right course.

Jennifer Maertz, a former Democratic state Senate candidate and an activist on women's rights issues, was in Cutchogue Sunday collecting signatures and speaking with potential voters about the new party platform.

In April, 53 % of voters said the Empire State was on the right course.

A top women's rights right group and domestic violence victims came out firing Thursday against disgraced former state Senator Hiram Monserrate, calling on voters to reject the girlfriend - beating, ex-con's comeback...

Other supporters, including the League of Women Voters and Citizens Union, said new rights could be added to the state's constitution, including the right to clean water and clean air and equal rights for women, LGBTQ people and disabled New Yorkers.

Despite these issues voters may have with Cuomo, a plurality — 46 percent — believe the state is on the right track, the first time that's been found by Siena's poll since April.

The advantage Sanders has is a really big advantage with younger voters, which is a better building block for states that are still ahead right now.

There was a push at the state Capitol Friday to expand voter rights.

The right track - wrong track question has taken something of a swing: Last month voters by a margin of 49 percent to 41 percent said the state was heading in the wrong direction — making for a 15 - point improvement in how they are viewing the direction of the state.

Voters in New York City are the most optimistic of those polled, with 52 percent believing the state is headed on the right track.

When placed on the back of the ballot, too many voters will not see it and will lose their constitutional right to correct state government.

The poll found 47 percent of voters believe Cuomo's spending proposal is right on, while 27 percent want to see the state more, 23 percent want to see less spending.

It's unclear whether the state Conservative Party and the religious right will exact a price from Alesi and his fellow publicly declared «yes» voter, Sen. Roy McDonald, if the bill is blocked from coming to the floor.

But what we also see here is that voters, by a 64 to 37 per cent margin, say that the state is headed in the wrong direction rather than on the right track.