Sentences with phrase «towards voting reform»

The Welsh Government have published proposals for Local Government reform, which includes taking steps towards voting reform through the Single Transferable Vote.

AV is a step towards voting reform long overdue in this country.

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(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today commended the release of the Senate Finance Committee tax reform proposal as an important step forward in Congress towards passing critical reforms to the nation's tax code, and urged the House to move forward with plans to vote on its bill this week.

«Today's House vote is a major milestone towards passage of the first comprehensive tax reform legislation in more than 30 years.

Besides the fact that AV doesn't do much to stop this (in the safest seats, MPs tend to get big percentages of the vote anyway), it's another continuation of the idea that we can get reforms passed on the back of public anger towards MPs over the expenses scandal.

An analysis of the votes which did not contribute towards electing an MP confirms the Liberal Democrats» belief they would stand to benefit most from electoral reform.

But there is now a clear move towards reform from a particular group of Labour parliamentarians — Chuka Umunna is spearheading a separate campaign for voting reform.

The first vote, and the second vote were not truly fair, but the vote called after the «Orange Revolution» showed a shift in attitude by the Ukrainian government towards democratic reform.

The main reform is to move towards one - member one - vote (OMOV) for choosing the Labour leader.

Tony Blair came into office in 1997 promising an early abolition of hereditary voting rights as part of a wider reform to move towards an elected second chamber.

More from Channel 4 News on voting reform - Vote reform referendum set for May 2010 - Cameron prods Clegg towards a voting referendum - Voting reform: what are the options?

One day after saying he was «leaning towards» supporting a major tax reform bill, U.S. Rep. John Katko told The Citizen that he will vote for the measure when it's considered by the House Thursday.

If the Liberal Democrats get their way, this progress towards fairness will continue, with the alternative vote system for Commons elections (and surely local elections one day too) and proportional representation for the reformed Lords.