Sentences with phrase «as range voting»
To improve upon traditional democracy, various alternatives to the normal up down voting have been put forth such as range voting.
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At the March 20 - 21 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 % to 1.75 %, as had been widely expected.
Her work experience ranges from customer management at Organic Valley, a popular organic dairy co-op, to helping Obama get re-elected in 2012 as a Vote Deputy Director at Organizing for America.
Immediately after this offering of shares of our common stock at an assumed initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the price range listed on the cover of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the application of such net proceeds as described under «Use of Proceeds» elsewhere in this prospectus, Cyrus Capital and the Virgin Group will beneficially own approximately % and % of our outstanding voting common stock.
Mobile voting has been near and dear to Tusk's heart for some time and he has recently been promoting one company as a potential solution to the challenge of the lack of participation, particularly when it comes to local elections where turnout is often in the range of 10 to 15 percent.
Prior to the Brexit vote, there was a wide range of valuations but few cheap assets globally, as shown in the chart below.
As a result, we should allow for a range of opinions, affirming our areas of agreement (e.g., that a vote is a gift to be stewarded) and recognizing Christian liberty in areas of disagreement (How should we weigh the personal conduct of one candidate against that of another?
After all, the judging criteria is as varied as the number of judges, and with every fellow professional in the Premier League getting a vote, their reasons range from friendship to loyalty to an international team - mate, first - hand experience and the usual influence of the media, team - mates and general perceptions.
Granit Xhaka's long - range strike against Hull City has been named as one of eight contenders for the Carling Goal of the Month award - vote for Granit here.
That's not the only way the BFAWU can help your finances either — membership will see an extensive range of financial services provided, as well as education to help increase your skills and improve your working life, with a friendly ear always on hand, be it the trained on - site rep that members voted for or the contact details that you get on your membership card.
As our panel members arrived for their first show, they described a range of different issues — national security, immigration, the NHS, housing, as well as the economy — which would influence how they would votAs our panel members arrived for their first show, they described a range of different issues — national security, immigration, the NHS, housing, as well as the economy — which would influence how they would votas well as the economy — which would influence how they would votas the economy — which would influence how they would vote.
He released on Thursday a 2018 budget agenda that addresses policy matters ranging from making it easier to register to vote and addressing the capping of state and local tax deductions as well reviving student loan provisions and funding mass transit.
I am tabling an amendment that would rewrite the referendum question to allow people to choose from a wider range of voting systems, including properly proportional options such as the additional member system (used in elections for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Greater London Assembly) and the single transferable vote (used in Northern Ireland).
That's why, as MPs start the second reading of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill on 6 September, I am tabling an amendment that would rewrite the referendum question to allow people to choose from a wider range of voting systems, including properly proportional options such as the additional member system (used in elections for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Greater London Assembly) and the single transferable vote (used in Northern Ireland).
«Our votes on the Working Families Party line help elect leaders who have promised to pass a full Women's Equality agenda as well as a full range of progressive policies that affect every New York woman,» Steinem wrote.
The vote in 2007 was itself an FPTP vote on the future of the Lords, rather than a preferential vote, and I remember it being couched in no uncertain terms at the time as 100 % being the obstreperous option that would result in Lords reform progressing the slowest; indeed, despite wide - ranging support in the Commons for 100 % elected Lords, the Labour government indeed made no progress whatsoever on such legislation.
The group is pushing New York to adopt a range of voter system chances, including early voting provisions, which New York has been largely lagging behind most of the country, as well as same - day registration.
A number of electoral systems use single - member districts, including plurality voting (first past the post), two - round systems, instant - runoff voting (IRV), approval voting, range voting, Borda count, and Condorcet methods (such as the Minimax Condorcet, Schulze method, and Ranked Pairs).
I would have thought the book's organisers could well have a better chance of more influence in framing party debates beyond the core of their own faction if they were to involve a broader range of voices, perhaps including senior supporters of Ed Miliband such as John Denham, and thoughtful voices who did not vote first for either Miliband, such as John Healey.
They used what they described as a parallel vote tabulation methodology to compare the results they got with the results INEC came up with and declared that the INEC result is «consistent with the YIAGA WTV estimated range.»
They offer explanations in private that range from the unpopularity of Ed Miliband - the renaissance of the last two weeks looks as if it has come too late — to the way many of the 45 % who voted yes for independence, a large proportion of them Labour, have simply switched to the SNP.
He said: «Election Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora voters), the biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust electronic databases, accreditation of voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.
Cuomo's wide - ranging, 10 - point ethics reform agenda advocates for a public campaign financing system, early voting, and several additional measures that reform - minded advocates and legislators have been calling for, as well as others of his own.
Shapiro and his coauthors assessed whether demographic differences, in particular age, impacted trends in eight measures of political polarization, ranging from straight - ticket voting to partisan affect polarization — the tendency of people identifying as Republicans or Democrats to view opposing partisans negatively and co-partisans positively.
The analysis of five presidential voting outcomes, between 1960 and 2000, showed that southern counties with KKK activity in the 1960s had a statistically significant increase in Republican voting compared to counties with no established KKK chapter, even after controlling for a range of factors commonly understood as relating to voting preferences.
Stem cell breakthrough by Lanza and colleagues was voted the year's top story, beating the Ebola outbreak, climate change crisis, entangled photons, cosmic inflation, as well as the year's other science stories ranging from topics in space exploration to mathematics, technology, paleontology, and the environment.
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One of the questions I struggle with, as someone who votes in various year - end polls, is how much range an actor needs to demonstrate in order to do truly superlative work.
Users will find resources for teaching and learning about the Life of a Law, The Role of Courts and The Foundations of the Constitution as well as lesson plans that cover a wide range of topics such as the elections and campaign, getting out the vote, participating in the election and much more.
As a result, the percentage of students in each high school who endorse voting as a component of good citizenship varies widely, ranging from 46 to 85 percent (with an average of 70 percent) across the 77 schools in the samplAs a result, the percentage of students in each high school who endorse voting as a component of good citizenship varies widely, ranging from 46 to 85 percent (with an average of 70 percent) across the 77 schools in the samplas a component of good citizenship varies widely, ranging from 46 to 85 percent (with an average of 70 percent) across the 77 schools in the sample.
Land Rover's all - new Range Rover Sport earned the judges» vote as the «Best Utility Vehicle» in the 2013 MIAS.
As announced in Geneva earlier this month, the 82 jurors voted the Lexus LC 500, the Range Rover Velar and the Volvo XC60 as the «Top Three in The World» finalists for this categorAs announced in Geneva earlier this month, the 82 jurors voted the Lexus LC 500, the Range Rover Velar and the Volvo XC60 as the «Top Three in The World» finalists for this categoras the «Top Three in The World» finalists for this category.
At the Federal Reserve meeting this month members voted to keep interest rates unchanged at an interest rate range of 1.5 % -1.7 %, as most economists predicted after rates were raised at the previous March meeting.
Prior to the Brexit vote, there was a wide range of valuations but few cheap assets globally, as shown in the chart below.
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Receiving the highest majority public vote, Banner's Break Point will now be shown alongside other favourites chosen by the public as well as work selected by chief curator Darsie Alexander, sparking a range of questions about the dynamics between expert and audience, or between curatorial practise and mass taste.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) voted unanimously to adopt the policy today as part of the state's Building Energy Efficiency Standards, following more than two years of work with a wide range of stakeholders to develop the technical requirements.
In addition, Joel has advised on a range of rate and regulatory matters relating to electric energy markets administered by independent system operators (ISOs), including: representation before the FERC and as a voting representative for a client, at New York and New England ISOs management committee and subcommittee meetings; representation before NEPOOL and litigation before the NEPOOL Review Board; litigation on energy market prices in ISO administered markets; electric transmission access and pricing; and RTO formation.
Metes and Bounds: By Marty Douglas — In the spirit that there's no such thing as a horse so dead that it doesn't have one more flog in it: I recently received a letter from a reader of my August column, in which I frankly discussed my attitude toward the non-voter — those of us with the right to vote in a Canadian election, who, for a variety of reasons ranging from feeble to fervent, choose not to vote.
In Janet Yellen's final meeting as Chair, the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC or Committee) voted unanimously to maintain the federal funds rate, its short - term policy rate, at a range of 1.25 percent and 1.50 percent, a level it deems «accommodative».