The Syracuse Common Council will consider on Monday a resolution to support New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
voter reform bill that would allow early voting throughout the state.
It's time for Albany to pass real
voter reform bills to make participation easier, not harder.»
Not exact matches
The draft
reform bill proposes electing the 240 elected Lords in thirds, with 80 seats contested in each election, in constituencies of around 5 - 7 seats, with roughly one member for every 570,000
voters.
The current proposal in the draft
reform bill avoids this difficulty by only requiring
voters to express as many preferences as they want to.
«This
bill provides a strong step towards the campaign finance
reforms that we hope to see enacted this session,» the groups Citizens Union, League of Women
Voters and NYPIRG write in the memo.
In the wake of problems experienced by
voters who wished to participate in New York's presidential primaries, Matthew Hamilton, reporting for the Albany Times Union, discussed legislative changes that would improve
voter access to the polls, including
reform bills sponsored by Kavanagh.
Former U.S. Senator
Bill Bradley to NY Legislature:
Reform will Reverse Mistrust Among
Voters On Wednesday, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and NY LEAD member
Bill Bradley wrote an op - ed in the Daily News urging the New York Legislature to adopt
reforms that will improve our democracy.
Meg O'Connor, of Gotham Gazette, published by Citizens Union of the City of New York, wrote an overview of many
reforms that have been proposed in New York with the intention of making New York's elections fairer and more
voter - friendly, including many
bills Kavanagh has been advocating for.
One potential
voter voiced concern about the tax
reform bill President Trump signed in December.
They're trying to sway leadership to leave it alone or limit it to a degree so
voters back home — particularly those in the middle class — don't see their overall tax
bills increase because of tax
reform.
The advocacy efforts of the Vote Better NY coalition focus on
reforming these laws in three critical areas, through
bills I've introduced: fully modernizing and transforming
voter registration through the
Voter Empowerment Act, instituting early voting, and ensuring ballots are clear and usable through the
Voter Friendly Ballot Act.
While the coalition wants to cut benefit
bills, Labour seems to oppose all the welfare
reforms — which are popular with the great majority of
voters.
Kavanagh is hopeful that with the renewed focus on New York City's dysfunctional Board of Elections and Governor Andrew Cuomo's inclusion of proposals for early voting and automatic
voter registration in his State of the State address, progress on the long list of voting
reform bills in Albany may happen this year.
It is notable that the most important issue of the moment - economic stability - features lowest in the ranking of contested
bills, while the most irrelevant issue in terms of
voters» priorities, constitutional
reform, is expected to be the most heavily fought - over.
Democratic activist
Bill Samuels isn't giving up on
reform after a constitutional convention was rejected by
voters this week.
The candidate who is trying to buy the seat with his own money continues to do worse and it's no shock as he really won't be able to connect to the average
voter as someone who made 20 + million at the dirtiest time on Wall Street, won't support the Wall Street
reform bill and continues to call for transparency when he won't be transparent.
It appears that the referendum
bill, which will allow
voters to chose their voting system, will also feature extensive parliamentary
reform, including fixed - term parliaments.
Faso followed up on Wednesday afternoon, saying in a statement that it's no surprise DCCC would «use the tax
reform bill as a purely political reason for launching misinformed attacks to mislead
voters.»
The body in question, the Political and Constitutional
Reform Select Committee, had previously produced penetrating reports on English devolution, the need for a Constitutional Convention, Parliamentary boundaries, the future for Scotland, improving the legislative process,
voter disengagement, the gagging
bill, etc. — enough critical analysis for a domineering Conservative majority to want to get rid of it.
Barbara Bartoletti, with the League of Women
Voters, says the motion very likely killed the
reform bill for the 2016 session.
Groups consider trying to put charter - school initiative on ballot As prospects for a
bill allowing charter schools dims in the Washington Legislature, some in the so - called «education
reform» movement are considering compromise options or again asking the
voters about it.
But have no fear,
Bill Gates, Paul Allen and the other the corporate elite behind education
reform continue their fight to force Washington State
voters to accept and pay for charter schools.
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR»S «VETO TRIPLE - PLAY» Though
voters last year sent new,
reform - minded majorities to both bodies of the state legislature, Gov. Mark Dayton, a loyal servant of the plaintiffs» bar, vetoed
bills that would have limited property owners» liability for trespassers» injuries, lowered the prejudgment interest rate and allowed defendants in auto - accident cases to adduce evidence as to whether plaintiffs were wearing their seatbelts.
Though
voters last year sent new,
reform - minded majorities to both bodies of the state legislature, Gov. Mark Dayton, a loyal servant of the plaintiffs» bar, vetoed
bills that would have limited property owners» liability for trespassers» injuries, lowered the prejudgment interest rate and allowed defendants in auto - accident cases to adduce evidence as to whether plaintiffs were wearing their seatbelts.