Sentences with phrase «with ballot referendums»

It is no different with ballot referendums on public school funding.

Anti-tax forces struck back with this ballot referendum, Question 1, proposing to eliminate the automatic indexing.

Not exact matches

Rajoy has been criticized by the way his government has dealt with the referendum, by ordering the removal of campaign materials, ballot boxes and the use of police.

There is much to be said, for instance, on behalf of Justice Kennedy's complaint that the decision deprives the people of California of the right to govern themselves by referenda, if the losers of a plebiscite can challenge the outcome and, with the collusion of friendly state officials unwilling to defend the people's will, win in court what they can not win at the ballot box.

The ugly is how the entire ballot is a revisionist referendum on the steroid era with absolutely no coherent voice.

The Glen Ellyn and Oak Brook Park Districts will proceed with a lawsuit Wednesday against the Du Page County Board of Election Commissioners despite a successful petition drive in Glen Ellyn to place three alternative referendum questions on the ballot.

The decision halts an election board hearing scheduled for Thursday to review petitions the group filed with the DuPage County Election Commission in December for a referendum question on the March 16 ballot.

«With two referendums on the same ballot, it's magnified twice, and voters have to figure out how to navigate both things, which is sort of asking a lot of them,» Krupnikov added.

OR SPOIL YOUR BALLOT PAPER WITH A SUITABLY CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE BOGUS AV v FPTP UK REFERENDUM - A LIBDEMCON COALITION CON.

John Rentoul prefers the two - ballot system and Philip Blond wants a multi-option referendum with AV + in the mix as well.

Cuomo said he will push for a November ballot referendum, even after expressing concern that the lack of a statewide election could skew the turnout, with scores of city voters casting mayoral ballots.

And even if it does not feature in the British election debate, the idea of replacing means - tested cash benefits with an unconditional, universal weekly payment to every adult citizen as a right of citizenship will soon be tested at the Swiss ballot box, with a referendum on basic income in Switzerland due sometime this year.

With nearly 2.4 million votes cast, Issue 2, the up - or - down ballot referendum deciding SB 5's fate, was headed for a whopping defeat, 61 percent to 39 percent.

Statewide turnout increased from 3.3 million in 2013 to 3.6 million this year, and only 6.6 percent of ballots left the question blank, compared with 16 percent in a referendum on expanding casino gambling four years ago.

The LibDem - controlled council (which blames central government for the supermarket's go - ahead) has declined to hold a referendum but Mr Goldsmith is hoping to work with the Electoral Reform Society to hold a non-binding ballot that will send a clear message to Sainsbury's that its supermarket isn't wanted.

New York Jobs Now was just one of several ballot referendum committees supporting casino expansion in New York, but with its support from labor groups and casino companies, it was easily the largest and most significant when it came to media purchases, phone banking and GOTV.

Every referendum with Europe on the ballot paper this century has been lost.

New York Jobs Now is a ballot referendum committee that is required to disclose its donors with the state Board of Elections, but can raise unlimited funds.

The Orangetown Town Board passed a resolution unanimously to put a referendum on the November ballot to abolish the Receiver of Taxes Office and merge it with the Town Clerk Office, which they hope will save taxpayers money.

The headline pledge in the party's manifesto, published today, was a restated commitment to hold a referendum on a final Brexit deal, with the alternative of remaining in the EU also on the ballot.

On the other, the party wants to offer a referendum on the final deal, with an option to remain in the European Union on the ballot paper.

They especially take issue with the word «independent» being included on the ballot referendum, pointing to the commission being appointed by members of the Legislature.

East End county legislators, who both supported the proposal to put the referendum on the ballot, agreed with Mr. Sawicki.

When 3,500 citizens of Clarkstown signed a petition asking for a Term Limits referendum to be placed on the 2011 ballot he insulted their intelligence by saying that anyone coming out of a supermarket «just wants to sign a piece of paper so they can get on with their lives».

Consensus leaders said they expect to a have a merger referendum on the ballot this November, which would coincide with the mayoral election.

In our local Thurrock ballot last month, 30.4 % of people voted by nine to one to agree with a referendum.

Frank and I fought hard for consolidation and eventually we prevailed — we were able to get a referendum on the ballot that was adopted by the voters with over 3/4 of the voters approving it and we eliminated an entire office in the town saving over $ 500,000 per year.

«When the actual people casting votes on these referenda is going to be even lower than a very low turnout compared to either a mid-term term election... or a presidential election, it's almost impossible to poll with precision who's actually going to cast ballots,» he said.

In Michigan, where legislative action on school reform has been put on hold until questions of funding equity have been settled, voters will face two ballot referenda — each with a different sales - tax equation — that could add new funds to the education coffers.

The counting of absentee ballots left the Fresno Unified School District's bond referendum with 63.8 percent of the vote, shy of the two - thirds majority required.

New Glarus, Jefferson and Marshall are among 11 school districts in the state with referendum questions on the ballot.

In the state's brief history with school referenda, schools have had mixed success at the ballot box, but there is some evidence that districts are getting better at asking for money.

His fate is intertwined with Proposition 305, a statewide referendum opposing his massive school voucher expansion, which will be on the ballot at the same time.

The decision to work with SRCP was made after meeting «with a variety of vendors on both sides of the aisle,» said Public Charter Schools» general consultant Jim Conroy, noting that the company has experience working in New England and on ballot questions like this year's charter referendum.

Two lawsuits filed this week seek to block an Arkansas ballot referendum that would cap noneconomic damages and attorney fees in medical injury cases with a state constitutional amendment.

fast and accurate tabulation of votes is possible, which is particularly useful for complex ballots with multiple choices and maybe even a referendum

-- Took another step toward a November referendum on a penny sales tax increase, directing attorneys to come back with proposed ballot language for a 30 - year increase in the tax.