Sentences with phrase «voting reform through»

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

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And rather than continue to waste their dwindling political capital ramming through a massive cut in health coverage that an equally massive chunk of the country says it doesn't want, they would effectively stage a vote on an unpassable bill, blame everyone (but themselves), and then move on to what they really care about: corporate tax reform.

The tax reform bill they are pushing through the Senate will live and die by a complicated rule — known as the «Byrd Rule,» a condition of the «budget reconciliation» process that allows Republicans to pass legislation with only 51 votes in the Senate.

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.

Convening such a body would provide a space to debate how best to address systematic political inequality, whether through thorough - going electoral reform including PR and compulsory voting, the radical overhaul of the democratic aberration that is the Lords, or in reforming party funding, all of which the report supports.

Ministers were forced to abandon a key vote guaranteeing the passage of the Lords reform bill through the Commons over a 14 - day period after it became clear it would have been roundly defeated by Tory rebels voting with the Labour party.

The idea that it would lead to any kind of positive reform or an increase in the vote of pro-reform parties was shown to not follow through.

If the Liberal Democrats can ensure that their party structures operate so as to allow a clear voice to come through, they have every chance of putting forward a distinctive manifesto at the next election - one that will, in all likelihood, put it closer to a reformed Labour Party, should the Alternative Vote deliver another hung parliament.

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.

While the verdict was certainly disappointing for Raila Odinga and his supporters, the decision to contest the election through the Courts and — most crucially of all — accept its verdict, is a powerful vote of confidence in Kenya's reformed judiciary.

It is more likely that Cameron will seek to embarrass the Lib Dems politically over their sudden opposition to boundary reform, but have to accept that they are not going to vote through the boundary changes, and carry on with the coalition.

Yes it could be complex to go through an entire constitutional process with referendums on Lords reform and so on, but I would say it is worth it — look what the commons has achieved on Lords reform, on voting reform.

The advocacy efforts of the Vote Better NY coalition focus on reforming these laws in three critical areas, through bills I've introduced: fully modernizing and transforming voter registration through the Voter Empowerment Act, instituting early voting, and ensuring ballots are clear and usable through the Voter Friendly Ballot Act.

«That's why I was proud to introduce the New York Votes Act, which will ensure that New Yorkers» voting rights are protected and expanded through common - sense reforms like early voting, automatic and same - day registration, consolidated primaries, and more.»

The IDC had previously called for votes on key liberal issues in the Senate through a «call the roll» campaign — indicating that even with a Democratic majority, the votes on concerns like abortion rights and campaign finance reform may not be there.

Mr Cable insisted that electoral reform would be back in the picture quickly in the shape of the House of Lords, which would need a new voting system once coalition plans are followed through.

Karen Scharff, with the reform group Citizen Action, says Cuomo and lawmakers also should act this spring to modernize voting requirements and make it easier to vote, through early voting and automatic voter registration.

Although it is not regarded as truly proportional by campaigners for electoral reform, AV is favoured by some because it maintains the constituency link, ensures elected MPs have the support of at least 50 per cent of voters and allows supporters of minority parties to express opinion through their first vote while giving their second preference to a mainstream party.

The NHS reforms enacted by Andrew Lansley and carried through by his teenage successor, Jeremy Hunt, will soon be fully enshrined in law following a Lords vote in six days time.

More controversially, it is argued that the government lacks the mandate to push through such radical reforms, since it failed to appear in the prospectuses which the electorate voted on.

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.

Former Gov. George Pataki is unveiling a new campaign ad today through his Revere America PAC that targets House members who voted «yes» on health care reform.

Pataki is using the cash he raises through Revere America to travel the country and call for the repeal of «Obamacare» and also run TV ads against select Democratic House candidates in New York and New Hampshire (ahem, 2012) who voted «yes» on the health care reform law.

The LibDems have already voted through a Welfare Reform Package that will disproportionately hit the poor.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

They say the vote violates the Public Authorities Reform Act, because the project was rushed through and there's no way board members could have fully analyzed all the information before they acted.

Malliotakis and independent candidate Bo Dietl both made a last - minute push to win the Reform Party nomination through write - in votes allowed by the «opportunity to ballot» that had been filed ahead of primary day despite the fact that the Reform Party had endorsed Albanese.

If a minority Labour government was relying on Tory votes to get things through that the Nats didn't like, there is always a danger that the Tories could resort to the sort of tactics Labour themselves often used in such situations (such as constitutional reform).

Koppell, if he runs, would be counting on some of the wealthy Democrats to vote against Klein for the failure of comprehensive campaign finance and ethics reform, which stalled thanks to a lack of support from Andrew Cuomo and Klein's Republican partners in the Senate, and on Hispanics in the district who are, in Koppell's words, «very disappointed at the way he failed to get the Dream Act through.»

He has focused in particular on how to reform politics by devolving power to local constituencies through referendums on important issues and on recalling votes for citizens who are unhappy with the performance of MPs and other elected officials.

Karen Scharff, with the reform group Citizen Action, says Cuomo and lawmakers also need to act this spring to modernize voting requirements and make it easier to vote, through early voting and automatic voter registration.

«Nick Clegg marched his MPs through the voting lobbies in support of the harsh and unfair policies of this Tory - led government in anticipation of receiving Lords reform in return.

Achieving reform through middle of the night voting and limited debate on such an important issue is not the way we would have wanted to see redistricting reform realized.»

Although pro - O'Neill won more votes in the surprise general election, he lost an overall majority among UUP MP's in order to pass his reforms through Parliament.

The Reform Party was first known as the Stop Common Core party, a creation of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino that garnered enough votes during his unsuccessful 2014 campaign for governor to gain ballot status through 2018.

Through those choices, we see a number of incredibly talented leaders from EP and other talent networks voting with their feet in deciding to join Kaya Henderson at DCPS or other strong leaders in reform - minded urban districts across the country.

Additionally, he voted in support for reform for «originating all student loans through the federal Direct Loan program, raising the maximum award for Pell Grants.»

All Linklaters partners face a longer route to the top of the equity in London, following lockstep reforms voted through at the firm's November partnership conference.

Reforms voted in by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partners last week make the firm the latest to radically overhaul its lockstep — with partners approving changes that usher in a # 3m top of lockstep for a handful of stars, while empowering management to better control the progress of those lower down through the use of three gates.

Last week, CC partners voted through another round of lockstep reform expected to increase pay for the firm's top billers, as it pushes on with recent efforts to boost profitability and attract star performers.