Sentences with phrase «voting reform agenda»

In 2017, Cuomo released a 10 - point government ethics and voting reform agenda, which included early voting, automatic voter registration, same - day voter registration, and campaign finance changes such as closing the LLC loophole, which allows anonymous donors to flood candidates» campaign coffers in New York.

In the State of the State policy book released on Wednesday, Cuomo outlined an ethics and voting reform agenda nearly identical to last year's, with the addition of an election cyber security and reporting requirement for online political advertising.

released on Wednesday, Cuomo outlined an ethics and voting reform agenda nearly identical to last year's, with the addition of an election cyber security and reporting requirement for online political advertising.

Not exact matches

The vote, which took place as the Commons debates Lords amendments to the electoral registration and administration bill, will deepen already intense bitterness on the government backbenches over the coalition's stalled constitutional reform agenda.

For the WFP, that counterweight agenda includes bolstering health care benefits in New York that exist under the current Affordable Care Act, protecting Muslims, making it easier to register to vote and enacting «comprehensive campaign finance reform.»

Over the weekend and in an address on Monday, Cuomo had announced that election reforms such as early voting and automatic registration, which he proposed last year, would be part of his agenda again in 2017.

Under the banner of «Advancing the Democracy Agenda,» the governor's 14 - point plan lays out a familiar suite of reforms, including ethics proposals that «close the LLC loophole» in political spending, procurement reform that would more closely monitor how state contracts are awarded and voting reforms like same - day voter registration and early voting.

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.

Their agenda includes electoral reforms like early voting, a strengthening of the state abortion laws, creation of a single - payer health care system, criminal justice changes like an end to cash bail, passage of the Child Victims Act, enactment of pro-immigration measures like creation of a state DREAM Act and the issuance of drivers» licenses to undocumented immigrants.

While the governor piled 13 ethics and voting reform initiatives into last year's State of the State Book, not one became a reality, at least as not as envisioned, and many subsequently re-appeared on this year's agenda in an updated list of 14.

The agenda should include a referendum on a new voting system, a reduction in the number of MPs, thorough reform of the House of Lords, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, and extra powers for the Welsh and Scottish executives.

Republicans attempted to bring their reform agenda, which includes term limits and a bill to allow initiative and referendum votes, to the Assembly floor.

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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced his Democracy Agenda on Thursday, a comprehensive election and voting reform package for New York.

Early voting is one component of Cuomo's Democracy Agenda, which includes other electoral reforms.

But the bill was a component of Cuomo's larger Democracy Agenda, measures including voting and campaign finance reform that otherwise fell by the wayside during budget negotiations and seem unlikely to pass in the remaining months

Also worth noting: Even Democrats who voted against unpopular national Democratic agenda items such as health care reform, including Reps. Michael McMahon and Michael Arcuri, ended up losing.

The commission, which is holding hearings across the five boroughs to solicit public input as to what its agenda should be, can consider any proposal presented to it, though de Blasio charged its members with particularly looking at voting access and campaign finance reform.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has also pushed strongly for voting reform, making it a key platform in his State of the State agenda this year.

After a failure to reach an agreement over an immigration bill, 30 Republicans joined all the chamber's Democrats to vote down the law 198 - 213 in what Politico called «a huge setback to the farm lobby and House Speaker Paul Ryan's welfare reform agenda.»

Governor Cuomo's has set aside $ 7 million for his Democracy Agenda - a bold set of reforms to ensure elections remain free and transparent and to modernize New York's antiquated voting system.

In March, he created a political - action committee that will not only monitor the voting records of Albany legislators on good - government issues but also, he hopes, shame them into supporting a reform agenda.

In an act of open defiance toward Albany and Cuomo's education reform agenda, the Kenmore - Town of Tonawanda School Board voted unanimously to «seriously consider» boycotting teacher evaluations and standardized testing in the district.

The resounding «No» to the referendum on introducing the Alternative Vote system arguably killed the electoral reform agenda in Britain for at least a generation.

Mindful of the fact that the conservative grassroots is still smarting from the same - sex marriage vote two years ago, and steaming over the SAFE Act passage, the Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand over the abortion plank of the governor's Women's Equality Agenda and also refused to budget on campaign finance reform.

The thinking is that passage of GENDA could give a much needed progressive win to IDC Leader Jeff Klein & Co. at a time when the breakaway Democratic conference is under intense pressure from the left for (so far) failing to force a vote on some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top agenda items, including the all - inclusive 10 - point Women's Equality Act and the campaign finance reform bill.

Cuomo introduced his Democracy Agenda on Thursday, a comprehensive election and voting reform package for New York.

How will this affect electoral reform, and the devolution agenda — in particular the English votes for English laws question?

Though «naturally onside» for the modernisers» agenda, Mr Clarke, still a leadership contender in waiting, said he would not vote for either as a symbol of reform.

Part of DiNapoli's reform agenda would require lawmakers to receive an update «so that the differences between the budget that's going to be voted on and what was presented [by the Governor] would be understood by the Legislature.»

Lawmakers also adjourned without voting on Governor Cuomo's campaign finance reform and anti-corruption agenda, aimed at answering a wave of scandals to hit the legislature this year.

Termed the «New York Promise Agenda,» the broad - based proposals include criminal justice reform, voting access, women's rights protections, fighting homelessness, preventing faith - based discrimination, protecting the environment, and improving immigrants rights and access to education.

Democracy Agenda - Protect integrity of New York Elections, require transparency for digital ads, and enact voting reforms.

Ralph Nader will rally the campaign supporters and volunteers to get out the vote for Howie Hawkins and will highlight the Green Party's agenda including: acting on climate change and clean energy, banning fracking, raising the minimum wage to $ 15, creating public sector jobs, creating and protecting affordable housing for the working and middle classes, legalizing marijuana, fighting for economic justice and criminal justice reform.

He's the top recipiant of campaign contributions form special interests, and then goes out and touts his reform agenda on the very same people who feed him and basically buy politicians votes.

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 protest outside the Lib Dem meeting played an important role in putting voting reform squarely on the agenda, ensuring we have a referendum on the voting system, rather than just an investigative «commission» as the Conservatives were initially offering.

But the bill was a component of Cuomo's larger Democracy Agenda, measures including voting and campaign finance reform that otherwise fell by the wayside during budget negotiations and seem unlikely to pass in the remaining months of the legislative session in Albany.

And electoral reform would be high on that government's agenda — especially if the Lib Dems have the most votes but the fewest seats of the three main parties.

Voting and Other Reforms Leading up to his speech Cuomo unveiled parts of his «Democracy Agenda,» which aims to protect the integrity of elections, requires transparency for digital advertisements, and enact voting rReforms Leading up to his speech Cuomo unveiled parts of his «Democracy Agenda,» which aims to protect the integrity of elections, requires transparency for digital advertisements, and enact voting reformsreforms.

Otherwise, I plan to continue voting against, speaking against and acting against any and all corporate reform agendas.

Despite having his own full agenda of issues, it turns out that we have Mayor Bloomberg to thank for the obnoxious television advertising blitz that Michelle Rhee and StudentsFirst ran here in Connecticut leading up to the vote on Governor Malloy's «education reform» bill.

Before you vote, demand that every incumbent explain what they have done to push back the Corporate Education Reform Industry and the destructive agenda.

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.

«The president really needed this vote, not just in terms of the merits of the F - 22 itself but in terms of his reform agenda,» said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D - Mich.).

Under pressure from Reid, Leahy issued a statement that his panel was taking patent reform off its agenda indefinitely, just a day before it was scheduled to vote on a compromise that stakeholders believed was at or extremely near the finish line.