Sentences with phrase «voting reform proposal»

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Greenlight wants a judge to block a vote on Proposal 2, saying Apple illegally bundled it with two other shareholder reforms.

In reaction to the vote by the Legal Affairs Committee, Michael Izza, chief executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, pointed out that a number of the changes voted through by the members of the European Parliament seem to align the EU audit reform proposals more closely with international standards, which he considers a positive.

A proposal from an individual investor with 60 shares to «reform executive compensation policy with social responsibility» garnered less than 7 percent of the vote.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today commended the release of the Senate Finance Committee tax reform proposal as an important step forward in Congress towards passing critical reforms to the nation's tax code, and urged the House to move forward with plans to vote on its bill this week.

Indeed, I would have preferred a vote on February 10 which would have allowed for discussion and review of proposals for reform and perhaps have allowed some new rules to go forward in tandem with the election of a new Speaker.»

«I did not drop out of this process even as many reported various vote totals and withdrawn candidacies because I think, in this crisis, it is essential that all members of the state Legislature examine our rules and look closely at proposals for reform and openness,» Nolan said.

New York's REALTORS ® urge the seven GOP House members from New York who voted with homeowners last week to continue to resist this tax reform proposal.

We may note that the media already seems to be framing the need to resolve the West Lothian Question (as opposed to the House of Lords or voting reform) as common sense, and the English - only days proposal as the only realistic solution on the table.

I am worried that by asking people to vote in favour of an imperfect system, the reform proposals will be an easy target for their opponents, and therefore the forces of political conservatism will ultimately win the day.

Sen. Cathy Young in a radio interview on Wednesday said she is hopeful a vote will be held on her proposal to reform sexual harassment laws in the state at some point in the coming legislation session.

The proposals, including in the enterprise and regulatory reform bill, will require a majority of shareholders to approve pay policy and exit payments before they are approved in a vote taking place at least once every three years.

Electoral reform expired more slowly, with the Jenkins Commission's proposals for the Alternative Vote supplemented by open top - up lists eventually being kicked into the long grass, quite possibly by feet that included those of Raith Rovers» foremost supporter.

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.

The Liberal Democrats lost the referendum on the alternative vote electoral system and proposals for House of Lords reform were defeated in the House of Commons.

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.

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.

The Huffington Post is reporting that iVote, a voting rights group is making automatic voter registration its centerpiece election reform proposal for 2016.

The 13th proposal of the governor's developing 2018 State of the State speech, the advertising transparency and cybersecurity initiatives are joined by three voting reform measures that were introduced by Cuomo...

One of the signature pieces of the comprehensive set of proposals that Senator Klein will prioritize in 2018 is voting reform, which includes early voting, no - excuse absentee voting, automatic voting registration and expanded voter registration deadlines to create a healthier, well - participated democracy in New York.

Conservative attempts to meld reform with the question of English votes for English laws would risk undermining the process — David Cameron's latest comments on the subject following the Smith proposals attracted fresh ire from his Westminster opponents this week.

Leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw today performed a u-turn and abandoned his proposals to allow MPs to vote on the House of Lords reform using a preferential voting system.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito will not allow a set of police reform bills to come to the Council floor for a vote, despite overwhelming support from her members, after the speaker and the NYPD reached an administrative compromise on the proposals.

Campaigners for democratic reform give a mixed reaction on Mr Brown's proposals, with some, such as Power 2010 saying it did not go far enough: «Without troubling the public for their views, ministers hand - picked the voting system they favour in a cynical exercise aimed at wrong - footing the Tories ahead of a likely election defeat.

George Osborne remains adamant that his proposals for tax credit reform will go ahead, despite his initial plans being defeated by a vote in the House of Lords yesterday.

Voted Nay on: Immigration reform proposal from Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Trump administration (S Amdt 1959 to HR 2579)

A number of the proposals the governor presented echoed mayor's ideas, including his $ 650 million life sciences initiative, voting reforms such as early voting and same - day registration, adopting salary history blind hiring practices and requiring state contracts to disclose data on gender, race and ethnicity of employees.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo put a number of progressive issues into his state budget proposal, including early voting measures, reforming the criminal justice system to end cash bail and the Dream Act to give college aid to the children of undocumented immigrants.

For his talk of reform, Heastie is maintaining one of Silver's iron rules: never move on a proposal that doesn't have the 76 votes from your own conference that it needs to pass in the chamber.

He later told reporters that Felder's decision to deprive his own party of Senate control allows Republicans to block proposals to strengthen gun control laws, reform the state's antiquated voting rules or rein in the state's lax campaign finance laws.

Also at 11 a.m., mayors from across the state will call on New York's congressional delegation to vote «no» on the House tax reform proposal that eliminates the SALT deduction and the historic tax credit, Albany City Hall, 24 Eagle Street, 1st floor atrium, Albany.

«The Governor's extender should include the real Raise The Age proposal, a college affordability plan including the DREAM Act, fully fund public education, and create real voting and ethics reforms.»

MPs will vote on the government's interim proposals for reforming their expenses next week, despite a lack of agreement in last night's meeting of party leaders.

Election reform proposals include simplifying the state ballots and making it easier to vote.

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.

And serious proposals for reform like Roy Jenkins» AV + or better still the Single Transferable Vote?

· Lords reform was voted on innumerable times and the last proposal — when MPs finally stopped rejecting all of the permutations put to them — got nowhere.

Last week, piqued by the failure of Lords reform, Nick Clegg categorically stated Lib Dem MPs would vote against the Government's proposals.

Fresh from their resounding success in defeating AV, many Conservative MPs have started talking to Labour backbenchers who also voted No in the referendum trying to form a new alliance to defeat the proposals to reform the House of Lords, announced by Nick Clegg yesterday.

12.34 pm: In PMQs, Graham Allen asks if Brown will hold a vote on the proposals to reform the Commons set out in the report from the committee on the House of Commons.

He expects to schedule at least one more hearing on the proposals before the committee convenes to vote on the reforms.

Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo put a number of progressive issues into his state budget proposal, including the Dream Act, to give college aid to the children of undocumented immigrants, early voting measures and reforming the criminal justice system to end cash bail.

The Welsh Government have published proposals for Local Government reform, which includes taking steps towards voting reform through the Single Transferable Vote.

King Sweeney has been calling for ethics reform and Santino's proposal, which passed by a 4 - 3 vote, includes a $ 125,000 outside income cap that King Sweeney has said is a «political hit job» to keep her, an aviation attorney, from running for re-election.

Mr Brown has proved open to reform of the system in the past, with proposals in February to call a referendum on introducing alternative vote (AV) as a means of choosing MPs.

Javier Collado submitted a proposal for educational reform at global level (you can read it here: proposal for Rio +20) which was one of the most voted throughout the world in the group of Sustainable Development for Eradication of Poverty.

I submitted a proposal for an educational reform at global level and it was one of the most voted throughout the world, specially in the group of Sustainable Development for Eradication of Poverty.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is backing Superintendent Hite, and the city's School Reform Commission, which succeeded the school board when the state took over the city's schools in 2000, is expected to vote on the proposal in March.

The charter reform proposal that would take away Bridgeport's right to vote for its Board of Education has failed to pass.

Another education - «reform» - related race: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee's husband, had a «strong mayor» proposal on the ballot there that would have given him a lot more power over city government — Sacramento contacts tell me that Rhee campaigned hard for it (despite not being registered to vote in Calif but in Tennessee, where her ex lives) and that a charter school run by Johnson was a big issue — I'll post the link separately since posting a link delays the post

Another education - «reform» - related race: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee's husband, had a «strong mayor» proposal on the ballot there that would have given him a lot more power over city government — Sacramento contacts tell me that Rhee campaigned hard for it (despite not being registered to vote in Calif but in Tennessee, where her ex lives) and that a charter school run by Johnson was a big issue — I'll post... Read More