The eminently qualified former college professor had the right stuff, but alas, elections are about politics and this Republican didn't have enough Democratic
votes in the state legislature which appoints regents.
Southern states almost universally rejected it or refused to bring it to
a vote in state legislatures, and passage in Tennessee hung by a thread.
Not exact matches
Fibrant built its network
in North Carolina before the
state legislature voted to limit cities» rights to offer broadband, according to Ars.
FYI, lib, Obama
voted in favor of partial birth abortion while he was
in the Illinois
state legislature.
Or the fact that my
state's Agriculture Secretary, Sid Miller (once
voted the second most - conservative member
in the Texas
legislature — no easy feat), managed to vault himself onto the national stage just by attacking a (nonexistent) ban on birthday cupcakes
in Texas schools.
Since 1985, Mass Audubon has reported the environmental
voting records of the Massachusetts
legislature in order to inform citizens of their
state legislators» performance
in protecting the nature of Massachusetts.
Since 1985, Mass Audubon has reported the environmental
voting records of the
state legislature in order to inform citizens of their
state legislators» performance
in protecting the nature of Massachusetts.
In the case two Pennsylvania Democrats challenged the state's Republican controlled state legislature for denying the principle of «one person one vote» to them by ensuring their votes would be less likely to impact their representation in a heavily Republican distric
In the case two Pennsylvania Democrats challenged the
state's Republican controlled
state legislature for denying the principle of «one person one
vote» to them by ensuring their
votes would be less likely to impact their representation
in a heavily Republican distric
in a heavily Republican district.
Specifically,
state level California Republicans had been pushing an effort
in the
legislature there to assign California's 55 electors by proportion of the popular
vote to give them an opportunity to win some
votes in a
state with 12 % of the national population that they haven't had success winning
in a generation.
Imagine someone being able to
vote in elections for both Arizona's
state legislature and New Mexico's
state legislature.
The two best countries to see this are Switzerland, which has referendum
voting at the Federal Level and The United
States, which has some system of referendum voting at the state level (The most common being referral voting, where the legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen vote, which is available in all 50 s
States, which has some system of referendum
voting at the
state level (The most common being referral
voting, where the
legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen
vote, which is available
in all 50
statesstates.
Smart use of email fundraising from the Daily Kos activism list today: they sent out a message this afternoon asking activists to support last - minute Get Out The
Vote work on behalf of three separate several Democrats running for
state legislature in Virginia.
Starting
in 2018, Maine will become the first
state to use instant - runoff
voting for elections for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and
state legislature.
In Nebraska's nonpartisan state legislature employs a top - two primary system in which the top two vote - getters in the primary face off in the general electio
In Nebraska's nonpartisan
state legislature employs a top - two primary system
in which the top two vote - getters in the primary face off in the general electio
in which the top two
vote - getters
in the primary face off in the general electio
in the primary face off
in the general electio
in the general election.
State Senate Republicans
in the Elections Committee cast a
vote on closing a campaign finance loophole, which has played a role
in recent corruption trials of the former leaders of the
legislature.
Despite the fact that the
state has
voted for Republicans
in every presidential election from 1980 until 2008 the governorship (until 2012),
legislature (until 2010), as well as most statewide offices, it remains
in Democratic control.
In the early 19th century, most
states did not hold popular elections for presidential electors and the
legislature just chose them directly; as time went on, more and more
states changed to doing popular
vote for them, but as recently as 1876, the Colorado
legislature appointed its electors rather than hold an election because it was newly admitted and didn't have the time to do so.
According to the National Conference of
State Legislatures, 32
states and the District of Columbia have an early
voting system that allows registered voters to cast their
votes in person before Election Day.
Cannon described Colorado as a
state where Democrats had the best chances of flipping the
legislature — where President Obama did well
in 2008, Democrats held the Senate by five
votes, and Republicans held the House by just a one -
vote margin.
The UN's failures can be traced to the way the Security Council (SC) is currently able to act
in a judicial manner
in determining whether
states have complied with SC resolutions, while also acting as the executive
in drawing up those resolutions, and also as the principal
legislature in voting on them.
He captured only 37
votes or just about one percent of the 3,892 cast
in a Democratic primary to fill a
state legislature seat to cover an area including his hometown of Manning, South Carolina.
Cuomo says even if the public
vote is delayed, the casino siting legislation would still need to be passed this year, based on a decades old opinion issued by a former
State Attorney General, who said that constitutional amendment
votes by the
legislature need to happen
in consecutive years, and can't skip a year
in between
votes.
New Jersey Could Become Second
State to Pass Groundbreaking
Voting Reform by Jennifer L. Clark After years of fierce
voting rights battles
in legislatures and courthouses, there is unmistakable momentum on the side of voters.
Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said the East End's representatives
in the
state legislature originally
voted against the hotel / motel tax.
And he says,
in answer to reporters» questions, the Assembly still wants to enact the pension reforms, but simply got bogged down on details required to amend the
state's constitution, which requires the
vote of two concurrently elected
legislatures.
heldon Silver may have had just one
vote, but a «no» from him carried more weight than any other politician
in the
state legislature.
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the
state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the
legislature based on how they
voted on an assortment of bills
in the most recent legislative session.
«This [
state]
legislature is not for sale or even for rent,» he declared, probably tongue
in cheek, after the county
legislature voted 13 - 8 to offer the
state legislature $ 75,000.
Even movements to amend the Constitution move through
state legislatures and Congress, so the regular
voting population is only indirectly involved
in the decision.
«That was the biggest flip
in state history and we're going to need the same historic change
in the New York
legislature in 2012 to guarantee the people the ability to
vote on this issue.»
Besides I'm not
voting for ANYbody currently service
in the
state legislature for anything.
The decisive 32nd
vote was cast by Republican Stephen Saland, a Poughkeepsie lawyer first elected to the
state legislature in 1980.
«Article III, § 5 of the
State Constitution, reads,
in part, «An apportionment by the
legislature, or other body, (emphasis added) shall be subject to review by the supreme court... (Amended by
vote of the people November 6, 1945.)»
@JimThio not a referendum, but a constitutional amendment, which requires a 2/3 super-majority
vote in both houses of congress and ratification by at least 3/4 of
state legislatures.
The Founding Fathers only said
in the U.S. Constitution about presidential elections (only after debating among 30 ballots for choosing a method): «Each
State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.&r
State shall appoint,
in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the
state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.&r
state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral
votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.»
Your Democratic
State Central Committee has worked with county party organizations to build their individual capacity, increased our advocacy for the right to
vote both
in the
legislature and leading up to election cycles, worked with volunteers to strengthen the Emerging Leaders Project, upgraded and invested
in the Party's technology infrastructure, increased training and simply believe that being a «responsive resource» is the best way to build an organization.
The proposal was so toxic
in the
legislature last year that the
state Senate
voted unanimously to block the
state Department of Transportation from spending $ 300,000 to join a federal study of the issue with four other
states.
But
in most parts of the
state, there are no primaries for the
state legislature, so the next chance to
vote for or against assemblymembers and senators is November 8.
I've focused during my time
in the
legislature to deliver mandate relief for local governments that should help local property taxpayers,
voting against budgets that contained tax and fee increases, and I still believe there is more to do to get our
state back on the right track for ourselves and future generations.»
The
state legislature is
in Special Session at the Capital Monday night with hopes of
voting on a 2 yr budget but there are still gaps between the Democrats and Republicans proposals.
The
state legislature in Vermont recently
voted to make recreational marijuana legal later this year.
The Brennan Center supports early
voting as a crucial way to help more New Yorkers exercise their right to
vote, and urges the New York
State legislature to include early voting in the state budget,» said Joanna Zdanys, Counsel for the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Jus
State legislature to include early
voting in the
state budget,» said Joanna Zdanys, Counsel for the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Jus
state budget,» said Joanna Zdanys, Counsel for the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.
After winning the primary with 33 percent of the
votes, Alcantara became the first Dominican lawmaker
in the
State's
legislature.
Toobin reported that DeLay left Washington and returned to Texas to oversee the project while final
voting was underway
in the
state legislature, and that «several times during the long days of negotiating sessions, DeLay personally shuttled proposed maps among House and Senate offices
in Austin.»
For an amendment to be placed before the voters as a referendum, a
state constitutional convention, a joint meeting of both houses of the
legislature sitting as one body,
in each of two successive two - year legislative sessions, must provide the required number of
votes.
In order to change the constitution, it would require the approval of two consecutively elected
state legislatures, and then go before the
votes.
NEW YORK, NY (03/18/2018)(readMedia)-- Attorney General Schneiderman, New York City elected officials, unions and grassroots organizations rallied at Foley Square to urge the New York
State legislature to include early voting in the state budget due April
State legislature to include early
voting in the
state budget due April
state budget due April 1st.
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R,C - Halfmoon) and Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R,C,I - Jackson) today announced new transparency legislation to protect Mt. McGregor
state correctional facility
in Wilton and three others that are slated for closure by requiring the
state legislature to debate and
vote on any prison closure plan submitted by the governor.
The
state oversight board
in control of Nassau's finances
voted unanimously Thursday to reject the county's 2018 budget after lawmakers stripped out $ 60 million
in fee hikes — setting up a showdown with the GOP - controlled county
legislature.
ALBANY — Legalized gaming
in New York appears to be around the corner with the
state legislature to
vote approval
in the new year followed by the governor's signature and a
vote by the public next November.