Sentences with phrase «voting rights protections»

Dwight Eisenhower first attempted to pass civil rights acts and voting rights protections for Blacks, and was stopped by the Democrats.

In response, NYC Votes and the NYC Campaign Finance Board's Director of Voter Assistance Onida Coward Mayers called on voters to «visit Vote Better NY.org today to add their names to our petition and speak up for automatic voter registration and voting rights protections.»

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If the Company grants registration rights, information rights, rights of first offer, price - based antidilution protection, protective voting provisions or other similar rights to new investors in a subsequent financing involving the sale of additional series of Preferred Stock, the Company will use reasonable efforts to extend such rights to the Purchasers on the same basis granted to new investors.

All citizens must have basic rights to life and liberty, and political rights to the vote and to equal protection under the law.

CW, if gays shouldn't serve in the military, maybe they shouldn't be in the same schools as «normal» people, or work in the same jobs or pay the same taxes or have the same police and Judaical protections or the right to vote or the right to live anywhere in the country they choose.

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) jettisoned its 43 - year Georgia affiliate after Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) encouraged federal legislators to vote against the Pain - Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

He insists that the civil law should protect the right to life, and that laws that deny such protection, even when passed by majority votes, are invalid.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein has countered in recent days will calls for votes on key liberal issues such as abortion rights and protections for transgender New Yorkers, inferring the bills still wouldn't pass amid opposition from lawmakers like Sen. Ruben Diaz, a socially conservative Democrat from the Bronx.

Amid calls for passing the progressive agenda that ranges from protections for health care, abortion rights and the public financing of campaigns, Klein and company reiterated on Monday votes should be indeed be held.

Ryan did, however, promise members of the far - right House Freedom Caucus that he would hold a vote on a much more conservative immigration bill that would provide fewer protections for DACA recipients than the bipartisan Senate bill does.

State Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos says a bill to put into state law the abortion rights protections in the federal Roe v. Wade decision won't be voted on in the state Senate.

A con - con will also be a way to enshrine certain protections in the law, including safeguarding voting rights, implementing campaign finance reform and protecting against sexual and gender discrimination.

At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.

«The actual question was, will I vote for the 10th point, which codifies the federal protection for the women's right to choose, which protects women's right to choose at the state level,» he explained, characterizing Killian's answer as vague.

At the Greater New York gala of the Human Rights Campaign — the United States» largest LGBTQ civil rights organization — Gillibrand said that as the year progresses, elected officials, LGBTQ advocates and supporters can advocate, organize and vote to guarantee protection of LGBTQ rRights Campaign — the United States» largest LGBTQ civil rights organization — Gillibrand said that as the year progresses, elected officials, LGBTQ advocates and supporters can advocate, organize and vote to guarantee protection of LGBTQ rrights organization — Gillibrand said that as the year progresses, elected officials, LGBTQ advocates and supporters can advocate, organize and vote to guarantee protection of LGBTQ rightsrights.

Labour's official policy is for a «soft» Brexit, with continued access to the single maket, including the City, protection of residency rights here and in the EU, maintenance of rights at work, and ultimately a parliamentary vote before article 50 is triggered, although not a second referendum as called for by Owen Smith.

Citizenship benefits immigrants through stronger protections from deportation, the right to vote and run for elected office, and the ability to assist more family members with immigrating to the United States.

Martin Loughlin and Cal Viney's chapter on the Coalition and the constitution is supremely notable for its consideration of fixed term parliaments, voting and House of Lords reform, sovereignty and the EU, rights protection and Scotland and Wales in the UK.

Malick told the audience she has pledged to support the full package of reforms championed by Demand Democracy, which includes publicly funded elections, enhanced protection of voting rights, and ethics reform in Albany.

Rose Clouston, a national coordinator for the Washington, D.C. - based Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said their «Election Protection» hotline — 1 (866) OUR VOTE — will be up and running 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the polls open and close on Election Day.

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.

The third plan would be subject to amendments that must comply with specific criteria, including the protection of minority voting rights, and could not affect more than two percent of the population of any district.

The New York State Senate now has the chance to do what the Assembly has done twice, and what a majority of New Yorkers support and that is to vote to allow same - sex couples access to marriage and the 1324 rights and protections that come with a New York State civil marriage license.

Proponents of the gene protection initiative — a diverse coalition of environmental, animal - rights, and political groups that collected 111,000 signatures to bring the proposal to a vote — say their fight isn't over.

To that end, he focuses on passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which pits Johnson and his Senate ally Hubert Humphrey (Bradley Whitford) against segregationist Dixiecrats, such as Sen. Richard Russell Jr. (Frank Langella) of Georgia, as well as movement leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. (Anthony Mackie), who were disappointed in the bill's lack of protection for voting rRights Act of 1964, which pits Johnson and his Senate ally Hubert Humphrey (Bradley Whitford) against segregationist Dixiecrats, such as Sen. Richard Russell Jr. (Frank Langella) of Georgia, as well as movement leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. (Anthony Mackie), who were disappointed in the bill's lack of protection for voting rightsrights.

Given the Constitution's protection of the right to vote, the equal protection clause also would support a federal right to an education that prepares students to be competent voters and civic participants — enabling them, for instance, to comprehend complex ballot initiatives and serve competently on a jury, as education law scholar and litigator Michael Rebell has contended.

The idea of «fundamental British values» feeds into broader narratives of «Britishness» which played a significant role in the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union and Conservatives» call for a British Bill of Rights to replace the protection offered by the European Convention on Human Rights, under the Human Rights Act.

Plus, get more involved with voting rights at our AGM, a copy of our Annual Review and exclusive invitations to Cats Protection events.

This ruling continues to shed sunlight on what we as citizens hold so precious in our democracy, the right of all citizens to exercise their right to vote,» stated Theodore J. Leopold, a Partner with Cohen Milstein and Chair of the firm's Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death, Managed Care Abuse, and Unsafe & Defective Products practices and Co-Chair of the Consumer Protection practice.

Keys areas of focus include domestic violence, gay / lesbian rights, housing, environmental protection, disability rights, health care, prisoners» rights, voting rights, immigration / political asylum, taxation, and education / charter schools.

Ms. Arnwine is a prominent leader of Election Protection (EP), the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, launched in 2004 to assist historically disenfranchised persons to exercise the fundamental righProtection (EP), the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, launched in 2004 to assist historically disenfranchised persons to exercise the fundamental righprotection coalition, launched in 2004 to assist historically disenfranchised persons to exercise the fundamental right to vote.

«The only effect of a positive vote will be to make same - sex couples, and their families, unequal to everyone else; this is discrimination in its rawest form... There is no Massachusetts precedent discussing, or deciding, whether the initiative procedure may be used to add a constitutional provision that purposefully discriminates against an oppressed and disfavored minority of our citizens in direct contravention of theprinciples of liberty and equality protection by Art. 1 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights.»

Key areas we address on a pro bono basis include domestic violence, LGBTQ rights, housing, environmental protection, disability rights, health care, prisoners» rights, voting rights, immigration / political asylum, taxation, and education / charter schools.

Carrying more legal weight as a constitutional document than its predecessor, the Charter provides the guaranteed protection of important rights such as freedom of conscience, religion, expression, and association; the democratic right to vote; mobility rights to enter and leave Canada as well as reside anywhere within Canada; legal rights in criminal matters; equality rights against discrimination; and language rights.

Leigh Day, acting for the two claimants, argued that British citizens were being unlawfully denied their right to vote under the EU Referendum Act 2015 since the Referendum could lead to them losing their status as EU citizens and the protection of EU law.

Presently, citizenship status has many legal consequences, including the constitutional protection of the ability to travel freely in and out of Canada, access to the Canadian passport, the right to vote in provincial and federal elections and protection against deportation.

GMB and other unions are giving notice at next weeks TUC that they will recommend a «Leave» vote in the referendum if these rights and protections are removed.

«While U.S. Supreme Court caselaw has been widely inconsistent in how to approach these claims, state constitutions offer more affirmative and explicit protections for the right to vote than the U.S. Constitution and can serve as a basis for attacking an unfair plan,» Tolson said.

«I would like the discussion to turn on what role does the 14th Amendment, the Voting Rights Act, 15th Amendment play» — the guarantees of equal protection under the law and of the right of African - Americans to vote.

The little people, now empowered, had constitutionally declared never again to let their leaders run roughshod over their concerns, due to the iron - clad wording of the new constitution regarding the protection of the members» rights to personally vote on every issue brought forward by their leaders (employees).