Sentences with phrase «voting reform advocates»

Several prominent Democratic elected officials and voting reform advocates on Tuesday assembled outside City Hall to call for instant runoff voting in citywide primary elections.

Standing with elected officials, good government groups, union members, and voting reform advocates outside Federal Hall in Manhattan, Schneiderman released the legislation, called the New York Votes Act.

Attorney General Schneiderman with voting reform advocates outside Federal Hall (photo: @AGSchneiderman)

Standing with elected officials, good government groups, union members, and voting reform advocates outside Federal Hall in Manhattan, Schneiderman released the legislation, called the...

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Mr. Garland and his team are responsible for developing and implementing the Funds» active ownership programs for public equities, including voting proxies, engaging portfolio companies on their environmental, social and governance policies and practices, and advocating for regulatory reforms to protect investors and strengthen shareholder rights.

The event has drawn the ire of campaign finance reform advocates, who have dubbed Grisanti an «enemy of reform» (props to the late Ed Koch are necessary here) for refusing to break with his fellow Republicans in their collective «no» vote on the hostile amendment offered by the Democrats that would have created a public campaign finance system.

Both advocate the 16 - year - old vote, a constitutional convention, House of Lords reform, and an in / out referendum on EU membership when a proposed treaty change would transfer (substantial) powers to Europe.

If voting reform especially through the advocates of PR is now going to be taken forward it has to form part of the agenda of political parties, or even one party's manifesto which would not necessarily require recourse to another referendum to take it forward.

Councilmember Brad Lander said he would vote against Torres» bill because it disregarded the wishes of police reform advocates who helped push for the bill in the first place.

The City Council has consistently advocated for voting and election reform in its annual state legislative agenda, including early voting, instant runoff voting for citywide primaries, and public campaign financing at the state level.

The Let NY Vote Coalition, which has advocated for early voting and other voter reforms, praised the governor for funding early voting in his spending plan.

Specifically, the Vote Better NY advocates call on lawmakers to adopt the following common - sense reforms:

On the heels of deeply troubling problems at the polls during the April 19th presidential primary, roughly 200 citizen advocates will meet with lawmakers to share their personal voting experiences and make the case for fundamental reform to New York's antiquated election laws.

«The mayor and I were able to advocate together for universal pre-kindergarten but election reforms weren't on that list... I think that when we have so few people engaged in voting and such low turnout, people need to put good government on the same plane as things like universal pre-kindergarten.»

The American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network says advocates are speaking to Senate members before their vote, urging them to reject this new reform.

As Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio strongly pushed for voting reform in New York, but as Mayor, it has not been high on his list of priorities.

Beyond the Senate GOP, anti-Common Core advocates and the state's Conservative Party have raised issues with the formation of the Reform Party and Astorino's consolidation of power (The Conservative Party's executive committee this month voted to formally oppose the Reform Party's formation).

In the video, elected officials such as Public Advocate Letitia James and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, says a vote for the WFP is a vote for women's equality, as well as campaign finance reform and the Dream Act.

Advocates of electoral reform have argued the new system will force MPs to «work harder» because they will need to broaden their efforts beyond their core vote.

«What jumps out in the findings is that there is not only widespread support for gun reform, but it has become a voting issue for gun reform advocates, especially women.»

Specifically, the Vote Better NY advocates call on lawmakers to adopt the following common - sense reforms: Early voting: (A8582 / S3813B) New Yorkers should have a two - week period including Saturdays and Sundays to ease long lines on Election Day and give voters flexibility as they juggle work and family obligations.

Grisanti also received some pressure from the left yesterday, compliments of campaign finance reform advocates who were angry he joined his fellow Republicans in voting down a hostile amendment that would have established a publicly financed system.

Both Pataki and Giuliani hail from the moderate wing of the GOP, although Pataki sought to buff his credentials with the more conservative Tea Party types during the last electionc cycle through Revere America, which advocated for the repeal of «Obamacare,» and targeted Democrats who had voted «yes» on health care reform.

Proposed changes include reforms that advocates have long called for: early voting, automatic voter registration and same day registration.

Advocates for electoral reform say that the outcome has again exposed the limitations of the first - past - the - post system, prompting urgent calls for a change to the way Britain votes.

While not as fundamental a reform as The Independent and other advocates of proportional representation would like, a move to the Alternative Vote system would still be a landmark change for a country that has used first - past - the - post since modern elections began.

Rangel is one of the state's more liberal members, and a longtime advocate for immigration reform, gun control, and the Affordable Care Act — positions that often put him on the opposite side of votes from Hochul, who was attempting to defend her seat in a heavily Republican district.

New York City lawmakers — including three potential 2021 mayoral candidates — as well as government reform advocates are calling on the city to adopt instant runoff voting, ranking candidates based on preference, for citywide primaries.

It's a paradox for the committed supporters of electoral reform, who are also often the strongest advocates of tactical voting.

Cuomo's wide - ranging, 10 - point ethics reform agenda advocates for a public campaign financing system, early voting, and several additional measures that reform - minded advocates and legislators have been calling for, as well as others of his own.

The mayor was preceded by reform advocates who delved into the myriad issues with voting in New York.

The vote followed opposition from teacher organizations, civil rights groups, women's rights activists, students, centrist think tanks, reform leaders, evangelical Christians, special education advocates.

The corporate elite, education reform industry and charter school advocates know that Kenneth Moales Jr. will be a safe vote for their anti-public education agenda, even if it means hurting the people of Bridgeport.

He is an advocate for student loan reform at the very least; he voted in favor of the reforming Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act.

Free Cooper Union has been advocating for board reform — including public minutes, voting student and faculty members, and mechanisms for the removal of trustees — since December 2012, when a set of demands were issued in conjunction with a week - long lock - in of the college's clocktower.

With 60 for and 38 against, the Senate voted in favor of cloture, a considerable blow to privacy advocates who have long pushed for reform.

Earlier in the day, patent - reform advocates said they expected Thursday's vote to go forward, as a draft of compromise language was circulating.