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The New York State Legislative Process:An Evaluation and Blueprint for Reform (Executive Summary)
Jeremy M. Creelan , Laura M. Moulton
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The executive summary of this landmark study presents the top five problems with the New York State legislative process and details changes to the operating rules of the Assembly and Senate that would make the Legislature more responsive, deliberative, accessible, accountable, and efficient.

July 21, 2004
New York Reform
Recommendations for Reform of the New York State Legislative Process
Jeremy M. Creelan
The reforms proposed here seek to make the New York State Legislature more faithful in its representation, more deliberative and effective in its exercise of legislative powers, more accessible and accountable to the voters, and more efficient in its legislative work.

July 1, 2004
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform
List of Organizations Supporting Rules Reform
List of organizations supporting rules reform, citing proposal by the Brennan Center for Justice as a framework for reform to improve the legislative process in Albany.

March 7, 2004
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform
Statement in Support of LULAC of Texas in support of the Application for a Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal of the Jackson Plaintiffs
January 12, 2004
New York Reform
Voting Rights & Elections
Recommendations of Reform for the New York State Legislative Process Sign On

November 3, 1987
Government & Court Reform
New York Reform

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