Sentences with phrase «voter initiative in»

One awful example of this has been the relentless effort by LA - based Mercury Insurance, as well as other big companies like State Farm, to undermine the most effective (actually, the only real) insurance regulatory law in the nation, known as «Prop. 103,» passed by voter initiative in 1988.

Through a voter initiative in 1993, a two - term limit for city elected officials was created.

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Swiss voters rejected a plan to force their government to accelerate the country's exit from nuclear energy in a referendum Sunday, turning down an initiative that would have seen the last plant shut in 2029.

Early returns suggest a significant majority of voters in the State of Washington have approved an initiative to privatize the state's remaining government liquor stores.

But the study found that cannabis ballot measures did increase the overall voter turnout in Colorado and Washington in 2012 (though not in Oregon, where the initiative did not pass).

In the end, 55 % of voters rejected the initiative.

Leslie Bocskor, founder of marijuana business consulting firm Electrum Partners, says he believes cannabis ballot initiatives in Arizona, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Ohio will draw youth voters — ultimately impacting the presidential election.

The Oregon and Alaska measures will legalize recreational marijuana possession and usher in state - licensed retail pot shops similar to those that opened this year in Washington state and Colorado, which became the first to allow cannabis use for pleasure under 2012 voter initiatives.

Arizona voters rejected a payday loan ballot initiative in 2008, leading to sunset of the authorizing law in 2010.

South Dakota voters approved a ballot initiative in 2016 by a 75 percent vote to cap rates for payday, car title and installment loans at 36 percent annual interest.

Nevada — scene of the Las Vegas concert massacre that left 58 people dead in October — dropped from a C - minus to a D this year, Cutilletta said, because a 2016 voter - approved ballot initiative requiring that private - party transfers of firearms be subject to a background check has not taken effect.

Jackson and other religious leaders challenged the city on the measure saying the matter should be put to District voters in a ballot initiative.

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.

Unless two - thirds of San Diego voters approve a ballot initiative on Nov. 8 to raise $ 350 million to help build a new downtown football stadium, the Chargers likely will leave San Diego after this season and eventually play as the second team in Rams owner Stan Kroenke's football complex in L.A. beginning in 2019.

In Carol Stream, the Park District initiative should look familiar to voters because this is the third time in less than a year that funds have been sought to buy property for outdoor playing fieldIn Carol Stream, the Park District initiative should look familiar to voters because this is the third time in less than a year that funds have been sought to buy property for outdoor playing fieldin less than a year that funds have been sought to buy property for outdoor playing fields.

Voters in 2000 also passed a $ 20 million referendum measure to support the land preservation initiative.

In other initiatives, Des Plaines voters overwhelmingly supported a binding referendum limiting elected officials to two 4 - year terms.

The White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives are up for grabs, along with thousands of other offices in state and local governments across the country, even as voters weigh in on scores of ballot initiatives and other measures.

This even applies to «well intentioned» initiatives and led several states from threatening to arrest international election monitors if they attempted to monitor elections from the polling place as only legal voters and poll employees are allowed in the polling place itself.

Not in California, at least judging from the battle waged over the internet to pass Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in that state: The ProtectMarriage.com coalition used the Web to fuel fundraising, volunteerism, and voter...

The poll found that voters were divided over several other initiatives that Mr. Cuomo promoted this month in his second annual State of the State address.

The only time a statewide ballot proposition to limit gay marriage was defeated was in Arizona in 2006, although a narrower version of that initiative was passed by the state's voters in 2008.

The group won approval of a statewide initiative amendment in a state constitutional convention in 1986, but voters, probably not comprehending its meaning due to a lack of publicity on the issue, rejected it by a narrow margin.

In 1999, a ballot initiative proposed diverting funds from the APF was rejected by more than 80 percent of Alaska voters.

She also explained that while Nick Clegg took a risk with his reputation in participating in the debates, his initiative for the debates could be explained by the Liberal Democrat's need to appeal to traditional Liberal Democrat voters, who tend to be more pro-European; and many of those voters turned away from the Liberal Democrats when the party entered coalition in 2010.

Hell, in the US all full legalizations have been through ballot initiatives, which are entirely the voters» decision.

Over the last three years in office, de Blasio has made some attempts to win over borough voters with specific initiatives and new funding, like curbside electronic waste pickup and increased Staten Island Ferry service.

Wednesday night at the New York Tech Meet - Up, the New York City Campaign Finance Board unveiled its own initiative to make participation in the voting process easier: a mobile web application with voter registration and candidate information.

Romney / Ryan's New York Campaign Chairman, Eric Ulrich, who is also running for NY State Senate's 15th district, supports this plan and many other ultra-conservative policy initiatives of the Romney / Ryan ticket, making it clear that he remains deeply out of touch with voters in the 15th district.

«The property tax remains the most burdensome tax in New York and by challenging local governments to collaborate and create a plan to streamline operations for voter approval, this game - changing initiative will empower communities, cut costs, and reduce property taxes on Long Island and across New York,» Cuomo said.

In the research conducted by the Department which focused on democratic governance, 49 % of the 5000 voters sampled, endorsed the Free Senior High School [SHS] programme, making it one of popular initiatives of the government.

In the interview, Samuels said he would like to see some form of an initiative and referendum in New York, similar to what either California or even Florida has in place for direct voter actioIn the interview, Samuels said he would like to see some form of an initiative and referendum in New York, similar to what either California or even Florida has in place for direct voter actioin New York, similar to what either California or even Florida has in place for direct voter actioin place for direct voter action.

The so - called «Smart Schools» initiative was the first time voters approved a major bond issue since 2005 when they signed off on $ 2.9 billion in bonding for road, bridge and mass transit improvements.

He said any potential Reform Party candidate needs to be in favor of term limits, non-partisan elections, and allowing voters to directly bring initiatives and referendums to the ballot.

In an interview Wednesday, DeFrancisco said he has also heard strong backlash from voters to Cuomo's initiatives to raise the minimum wage and provide free tuition to New York college students.

With the initiative method, an amendment is proposed by a petition signed by voters equal in number to 8 % of the votes for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election.

In August, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new initiative designed to lift the state's dismal voter registration numbers, and as the Oct. 12 deadline to register for next month's general election draws near, critics in Queens said there is no good reason those numbers should be so loIn August, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new initiative designed to lift the state's dismal voter registration numbers, and as the Oct. 12 deadline to register for next month's general election draws near, critics in Queens said there is no good reason those numbers should be so loin Queens said there is no good reason those numbers should be so low.

DeFrancisco told syracuse.com in an interview that a constitutional convention next year would likely have the same result as in 1967, when voters ultimately turned down the initiatives that came out of the convention as a single ballot proposition.

In November, Cuomo campaign spokesman Matt Wing (who has since left for a position in the private sector) told Capital the party would «now be focused on acting as a women's advocacy party: it will launch new initiatives to register and enroll new women voters and engage them more actively in the political procesIn November, Cuomo campaign spokesman Matt Wing (who has since left for a position in the private sector) told Capital the party would «now be focused on acting as a women's advocacy party: it will launch new initiatives to register and enroll new women voters and engage them more actively in the political procesin the private sector) told Capital the party would «now be focused on acting as a women's advocacy party: it will launch new initiatives to register and enroll new women voters and engage them more actively in the political procesin the political process.

The DCCC has undertaken a new black voter outreach initiative — which the committee says is the most expansive and expensive project in the history of the DCCC — that has consisted of demographic focus groups, battleground polling, ad testing and renewed ground game in black neighborhoods.

Two senior Ulster County lawmakers are going to court in an effort to force changes to the wording of a ballot initiative up for voter approval next month.

Voters looking to see who's in the running for national delegate in their neighborhood should visit Who's On the Ballot, a web app that gives voters a customized look at the delegates, the candidates, polling sites and voting initiatives in their neighboVoters looking to see who's in the running for national delegate in their neighborhood should visit Who's On the Ballot, a web app that gives voters a customized look at the delegates, the candidates, polling sites and voting initiatives in their neighbovoters a customized look at the delegates, the candidates, polling sites and voting initiatives in their neighborhood.

A new City initiative will remind voters about their voting record in the hopes that it'll inspire or pressure them to turn out.

«I call on the charter revision members to support this initiative and then bring it to the voters this November, so we are ready in 2021 to have a fair, open and inclusive democratic primary as our entire city government will change,» Stringer continued.

«The newly established WEP will now be focused on acting as a women's advocacy party: it will launch new initiatives to register and enroll new women voters and engage them more actively in the political process,» Wing said.

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a new process for capital budgeting in which voters in participating districts directly decide how to spend millions of their own tax dollars, a first in New York City and only the second such initiative in the United States.

Cuomo in January announced the latest initiative to reduce spending: a proposal that would require county governments to draft a consolidation plan to share services by Aug. 1, which would then go on the ballot for voter approval in November.

Redistricting reform in our country has largely been accomplished through citizens rising up and achieving it through voter initiative and referendum.

We are watching the ballot initiative the Republican legislature may refer to voters in November.

In another health ballot initiative this week, Oregon voters said «no» to a cigarette tax hike to fund health insurance for some 100,000 kids in the state who currently are not covereIn another health ballot initiative this week, Oregon voters said «no» to a cigarette tax hike to fund health insurance for some 100,000 kids in the state who currently are not coverein the state who currently are not covered.