Sentences with phrase «voting reform movement»

In the early 1980s, convinced of the current system's shortcomings, Brams launched a one - man voting reform movement.

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The movement for voting reform in New York State is gaining momentum — and not a moment too soon.

Fair Vote Canada (FVC) is a grassroots, nonprofit, multi-partisan citizens» movement for electoral reform in Canada.

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But former OPSB and BESE board member Leslie Jacobs, widely regarded as the founder of Louisiana's school reform movement, correctly predicted that BESE did not have the votes to oppose Pastorek.

It doesn't have to be the entire Democratic caucus, but I need eight to 10 votes to come along with me, so it's clear there's movement in the Democratic Party to support education reform,»» recalled Mr. Carroll, who was term - limited out of office in 2011.

That said, the vote to lift the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts charter schools became that much more important for the Ed reform movement.

The good news is that thanks to the reform movement's decision to challenge him — as well as the fact that he nearly lost office — Zimmer will now choose his votes carefully if only in an attempt to keep reformers happy enough to not mount back another challenger in four years.

Closely associated with Governor Dannel Malloy and his anti-public education policies, the elite behind the education reform and privatization movement are engaged in a broad based effort to control the dialogue and votes in the Connecticut legislature.

But charter parents do not constitute a significant voting bloc, and turnout is often low among charter families, leaving observers to wonder whether she can cultivate a base of support outside the reform movement.