Sentences with phrase «statewide voter referendum»

ALBANY — Offering up some details on a promised plan for legalizing full - scale casinos in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Thursday he would push for a statewide voter referendum this fall, despite uncertain electoral prospects, while also suggesting that his patience had worn thin with some gaming - friendly Indian tribes upstate.

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The third decision concerned a 1992 statewide referendum in which the voters in Colorado adopted an amendment, known as Amendment 2, to their constitution prohibiting laws that make homosexual orientation, conduct, and relationships the bases of special entitlements to minority status, quota preferences, and claims to discrimination.

By statewide referendum in 1991, voters in the state of Washington had reaffirmed the provision of the criminal code that outlawed persons in its jurisdiction from «knowingly causing or aiding other persons in ending their lives.»

The governor reversed himself on the timing of a casino public referendum, saying he would like it to go before the voters this fall even though there are no statewide elections scheduled, and not in 2014.

How the program will be funded, such as perhaps through a voter - approved statewide referendum, remains uncertain.

Cuomo said he will push for a November ballot referendum, even after expressing concern that the lack of a statewide election could skew the turnout, with scores of city voters casting mayoral ballots.

How the program will be funded, such as through a voter - approved statewide referendum, remained uncertain.

The amendment was approved by voters in a statewide referendum.

Voters would have to approve it in a statewide referendum.

The groups also said lawmakers shouldn't duck the issue of publicly financed campaigns by asking voters to decide in a statewide referendum — one of many ideas being floated as lawmakers move closer to the April 1 state budget deadline.

As voters get ready to consider more than 70 school district referendums as part of the statewide elections in a week, a state lawmaker's aide is saying his boss plans to reintroduce legislation that would limit when such votes can take place.

In 2013, voters approved casino gambling statewide in a referendum championed by the governor.

Almost three years ago, New York voters approved a referendum pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to alter the state constitution and allow up to seven Las Vegas - style, non-Indian run casinos to be sited statewide.

All three were statewide referendums, as voters went to the polls across New York, including in some interesting mayoral and county executive contests.

That could make the politically difficult issue more acceptable to far more voters in a statewide referendum required to expand casino gambling beyond Indian lands.

It includes questions placed on ballots through a citizen - initiative process as well as measures that legislatures have put before voters in statewide referendums.

Campaigns against statewide referendums can always cite worst - case scenarios, making voters reluctant to ratify controversial or potentially divisive initiatives or to alter the status quo.

Washington Policy Center, the state's premier public policy research and education organization, has completed non-partisan, objective analysis of all statewide propositions appearing on this year's ballot, including Referendum 55, which asks voters to decide if a limited experimental charter school law, which the Legislature passed earlier this year, should be passed...

Upon realizing that vouchers were rejected by 62 percent of voters, Byrne referred to the referendum as a «statewide IQ test that Utah voters failed.