Sentences with phrase «breaking tie votes»

Democratic representation demands that a fifty - fifty ratio be established; five real estate people and five consumer advocates, with an eleventh person (a blind dart champion) breaking tie votes.

The chamber voted 50 — 49 — calling on Vice President Mike Pence to break a tie vote for the second time that day — to install Brownback in the vacant State Department position, which monitors persecution and discrimination on a global scale through the Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF).

Darien Mayor Kathleen Weaver recently broke a tie vote in favor of a park development that will be built next to a proposed strip mall project.

The Senate confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary by Vice President Mike Pence's breaking a tie vote was historic [courant.com, Feb. 7, «Senate confirms Betsy DeVos as Education secretary as Pence breaks 50 - 50 tie»].

Not exact matches

Remember that if President Trump is elected, Vice President Mike Pence will have a tie - breaking vote in the Senate, which will likely be nearly evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

So if voting isn't meant to break a tie, what's the purpose of getting a show of hands on an issue that's holding up your meeting?

Vice President Mike Pence could pass the tie - breaking vote if another Republican voted no.

The dates of his trip have been in flux because of Trump's U.S. tax overhaul push and the possibility that Pence would be needed to provide a tie - breaking vote in the Senate.

Usually the speaker breaks a tie in favour of the government, but if the speaker does this for every vote, how neutral will that speaker really look?

She tells them that having an independent member mitigates their investors» control, delivers an outside perspective, and adds a tie - breaking fifth vote to four - member boards.

His authority was something like that of the Vice President to the Senate, a tie - breaking vote.

Acting in his capacity as president of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence twice cast tie - breaking votes to gain passage in the upper chamber.

Does God vote to break a tie?

The ensuing vote resulted in a tie, which the faculty moderator, a devout Catholic, broke by voting for the proposal.

Last month, the guild's board voted 5 - 4 to give the museum permission to add new directors without increased representation Guild president Judy Sullivan broke a 4 - 4 tie to pass the motion.

Tenuto broke the tie with his no vote.

According to the Constitution, the Vice President is the head of the Senate, but doesn't really explain what that means except to say that he doesn't get to vote except to break a tie.

But City & State has reported while Felder would likely caucus with his fellow Democrats, he would also probably cast a tie - breaking vote — if necessary — for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos over Minority Leader John Sampson.

Unless the Senator not voting means the quorum is missed... while him being there and voting NAY would means it passes (with or without VP tie - breaking).

(Samuels also plans on running for the Senate president job, which the LG traditionally holds, presiding over the chamber and breaking ties, if necessary — although there's been some debate over when he can cast that vote).

A month after the coup began, Paterson appointed Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor, and with a tie - breaking vote in place over the 62 - member chamber, Espada relented.

If the commissioners are split, Sugarman would provide the tie - breaking vote.

But he added that the need for Pence to cast a tie - breaking vote «is another glaring reminder of the unprecedented obstruction that Senate Democrats have engaged in throughout this process.»

Their job included administering the rules of the Senate, casting tie - breaking votes, and overseeing Senate floor meetings.

With solid opposition of the 48 - member Democratic caucus, the Senate Republicans can afford to lose the votes of only two of their 52 members and still pass the legislation with a tie - breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence — who postponed a Mideast trip just in case.

This decision leaves the Senate in something of an even tougher spot than it was before, as it's now split 31 — 31, with no tie - breaking vote (the lieutenant governor would normally play that role, but since David Paterson was elevated after Eliot Spitzer resigned, and there is no replacement, they're stuck).

Mike Pence will be the vice president, and the GOP can cast the tie - breaking vote.

And his relationships are not the just traditional ties of Democrats — teachers» unions, party faithful and Hollywood moneybags — but a network of supporters who used a distributed model of phone banking to organize and get out the vote, helped raise a record - breaking $ 600 million, and created all manner of media clips that were viewed millions of times.

Also note that in the case of a tie in the Senate vote for VP, the tie is not broken by the VP.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo was fairly terse in his response just now when asked for a reaction to the Senate GOP's move to strip LG Bob Duffy of his right to break a tie in the event of a deadlocked leadership vote in the chamber.

The Senate Democrats have turned to their former colleague, Eric Schneiderman, for assistance in their rules fight, asking the ex-senator-turned-AG for an opinion on whether the Republicans» effort to take away LG Bob Duffy's tie - breaking leadership vote is legal.

Senate Minority Leader John Sampson is upping the ante considerably this morning in his war of words with Majority Leader Dean Skelos over rules changes, accusing the GOP of creating a «constitutional crisis» by moving to strip LG Bob Duffy of his right to break a tie in a leadership vote.

Thanks to a tie - breaking vote cast by Vice President Mike Pence, the Republican - led Senate narrowly approved Sam Brownback's bid to be U.S. ambassador for international religious freedom, setting the stage for him to resign the governorship in Kansas after seven contentious years in office.

Vice President can also cast a tie breaking vote in extremely rare cases it happens

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie.

If that occurred, the chamber would be deadlocked at 31 - 31, with a new battle over when LG - elect Bob Duffy could cast tie - breaking votes.

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz cast the tie - breaking vote to support a resolution...

Although the majority leader claims he moved to strip LG Bob Duffy of his tie - breaking leadership vote in the chamber because he believes that only senators should have the right to weigh in on who leads the chamber, most believe the real motivation is because he knew 31 - 31 was a distinct possibility in the not - so - distant future.

The request came in response to a controversial vote last week by the Republicans, who hold a narrow, 32 - 30, majority, to prohibit Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy from casting a tie - breaking vote to pick a new majority leader if the Democrats win any special elections during the next two years, thereby producing a 31 - 31 split.

The lieutenant governor is empowered to cast a vote to break ties on procedural matters like choosing a new leader, and there's no question he'll take his lead from Cuomo if he's required to do so.

Does anyone remember during the 2009 «coup» after Montserrat flipped back and it was 31 - 31 split Espada threatened to use his power as acting Lieutenant Governor to vote twice once as a senator and then once as a tie breaking vote?

This comes on the heels of the Senate's approval this week of a rules change that stripped Duffy of his ability to cast a tie - breaking leadership vote.

Last night, Gianaris specifically called out two senators — Jim Alesi and Joe Robach — for supporting the change that would strip LG Bob Duffy of his ability to cast a tie - breaking vote on procedural matters, which includes the all - important leadership question.

In his article, Howie Hawkins points out that from the 1840s to the 1930s there was a series of independent parties tied to movements to end slavery, secure voting rights for women, allow the development of unions, empower workers, and break up monopolies.

Among unions, it broke through the close ties between Democrats and organized labor to pick up several endorsements from teachers locals, where members were fed up giving their support, their money and their votes to a governor who constantly tries to attack them.

(It was only Al Gore's tie - breaking vote that saved the Clinton budget, which ended up being a major reason for the surpluses the country was running by the end of the decade.)

The board's five Dems and five Republicans each claim they have one tie - breaking vote from the other side.

They hold a majority in the House and an 18 - 18 tie in the Senate, with Democratic Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman as a potential tie breaking vote.

Two were rejected and 17 went forward,, with Sugarman forced to twice cast a tie - breaking vote.

So if there's a party line vote in that chamber, Democratic Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman would have to break the tie, in order to approve the deal.