Sentences with phrase «support ballot proposal»
«The independent commission to be created if voters support ballot proposal one this November is neither independent or capable of restoring the public's trust in the process,» Dilan continued.
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Here are some details about that November 2004 ballot proposal: 1) there was already in place a Utah law strictly banning same - sex marriage, which I fully supported; 2) all three candidates for the office of attorney general of Utah (the chief law - enforcement officer in the state) opposed the amendment, including the LDS (Mormon) Republican incumbent, Mark Shurtleff, mostly because they considered it a poorly drafted amendment; 3) I refused to endorse the amendment, but I did not urge people to vote «no»; 4) the leadership of the LDS Church, which has a record for being as strongly opposed to same - sex marriage as the Catholic Church, did not issue a statement urging its members to vote one way or the other; 5) inasmuch as two thirds of Utahans belong to the LDS Church, this means that the leadership of at least 80 percent of Utah churchgoers did not urge a «yes» vote on the amendment.
Rickmon is among the residents who are supporting a Plainfield Township Park District ballot proposal to build a community recreation center with a $ 6.5 million dollar bond issue.
If after a vote at Conference i) the proposal from the Commons Party is agreed but ii) the majority is less than 2 / 3rds then, if after further consideration, the Commons Party still wishes to support the arrangement with one or more other parties then at their request the Federal Executive shall arrange a ballot of all Party members pursuant to clause 6.11 or 8.6 of the Constitution, the consent of a majority of those voting shall be taken as giving support to the arrangement.
And unless two - thirds of them support the proposals, a full ballot would then be taken of party members, where a majority would be required.
The likely voters who were polled do support the second proposal on the ballot by an overwhelming margin.
National Democrats have not been financially active in support of the Ohio redistricting measure, perhaps because the party's House leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), has helped raise $ 10 million (or more) to fight a similar proposal on the ballot tomorrow in California, where Democrats are a majority of the House delegation.
As promised, the New York Public Interest Research Group has submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of the lawsuit that challenges the wording of the ballot proposal on casino expansion that voters will be asked to decide on Election Day next month.
«Not only does Ballot Proposal # 3 demonstrate how an amendment can be made to the Constitution without the need for a convention, it also has overwhelming bipartisan support among local governments, environmental groups, business organizations and recreational enthusiasts,» said Bill Farber of the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages.
A proposal on the November ballot to allow some judges to serve until they are 80 years old is not drawing a lot of support.
East End county legislators, who both supported the proposal to put the referendum on the ballot, agreed with Mr. Sawicki.
In addition, several other political action committees are spending more than $ 4.4 million they raised on several advisory - only ballot proposals aimed at driving Democratic turnout, including a proposal asking voters if they support an increase in the minimum wage.
Ballot Proposal No. 1 to hold a New York Constitutional Convention has received more attention than the other two ballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest gBallot Proposal No. 1 to hold a New York Constitutional Convention has received more attention than the other two ballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest gballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest groups.
A majority of likely voters say they support the governor's tax measure headed for the fall ballot, but most also said they favor two major proposals in his budget - giving local school officials more say over spending and restructuring state school funding to favor disadvantaged students.
Recently Mr. Voss of the Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI) wrote an article in support of Proposal 3, the ballot initiative to amend Michigan's constitution to require 25 % renewable energy.