Sentences with phrase «about voting methods»

Before people will reform something as momentous as a political election, Urken says, they need to learn about voting methods in less formal situations.

Not exact matches

Interestingly, Sen. John McCain, who the day before complained about Republicans» method of «trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle,» voted against the Democratic amendment to send health - care back to the starting line in committee.

Have fun voting and learning about other babies» methods to move forward (or backwards...) This is purely just for fun and curiosity.

But there are various hybrid methods too: for example, there could still be rules about who can stand (eg being a party member for a year or whatever); there could be a nomination process within party structures; and then a vote open to either the general public or to anybody nominating themselves as a supporter I am not sure - in practice - whether there is much difference between an «anybody can come along» and «you have to say «I'm Labour».

However, what if the answer to «what is the best prediction method» lies in asking people not only who they will vote for, but also who they think will win (as «citizen forecasters» [1]-RRB-, and more importantly, how they feel about who other people think will win?

CES: So what do you think about Approval Voting as a voting method as an alternative to Plurality Voting or another preferential system.

The New York State Assembly's Environmental Conservation Committee has voted in favor of a law that would defer the issuance of new hydrofracking permits amid increased environmental and health concerns about the controversial natural gas extraction method.

The Founding Fathers only said in the U.S. Constitution about presidential elections (only after debating among 30 ballots for choosing a method): «Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.»

Of all our democracy's dysfunctions, the method of voting might seem a small one — but modernising elections would be a sign that Westminster was serious about the cataclysmic decline in turnout.

The Chief Electoral Officer has consulted, with registered parties, with electors and with experts on the subject of voting methods, about the alternative voting method, the test under section 4.1 and its results.