Citing concerns about the early Passover and Easter holidays this year, the governor and legislative leaders had originally intended to complete voting on the budget in mid-to-late March.

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Citing concerns about the early Passover and Easter holidays this year, the governor and legislative leaders had originally intended to complete voting on the budget in mid- to late March.

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MPs were quick to point out flaws in Mr Davies's bill, before voting to consign it to the legislative scrap heap by a majority of just three.

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Ordinarily, debate and voting on an amendment might take two legislative days, but under the rules of the reconciliation bill the senators were to dispatch the amendments one after another, as in a hot-dog-eating contest, with a minute of debate for each side.

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The Council of Europe - which oversees the ECHR - has said the UK is obliged "to introduce legislative proposals to amend the electoral law imposing a blanket restriction on voting rights of convicted prisoners in prison and achieve compliance with the court's judgement".

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The UK government's legislative programme includes plans to scrap ID cards, a referendum on changing the voting system and tighter regulation of the financial sector.

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Two items still require legislative approval: a tax on financial transactions (on which the government hopes voting will be completed later this month), and a law to require the armed forces to pay pension contributions.

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