Sentences with phrase «by ballots of»

Instead it said the issue should be decided by ballots of local parents - but the process was involved and expensive and only one case was brought, which did not succeed.

Last week it emerged that Conservative MPs will chair twelve of Parliament's select committees, with those influential chairmanships being decided by ballots of all MPs from across the Commons next week.

Leaders of the Conservative party were not elected by ballot of MPs or party members, but emerged after informal soundings within the party, known as «the customary processes of consultation».

The officers of the Association shall be (a) general officers elected from among the Fellows by ballot of the Council, and (b) administrative officers elected by the Board of Directors as prescribed in Section 3 of this Article.

The officers of the Association shall be (a) General Officers, elected from among the Fellows by ballot of the Council, and (b) Administrative Officers, elected by the Executive Committee as prescribed in Section 3 of this Article.

In the event of a vacancy in the office of president - elect, the Board of Directors shall make a pro tempore appointment to hold until the vacancy shall have been filled by ballot of the Council.

(b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of President - Elect, the Executive Committee shall make a pro-tempore appointment subject to confirmation by a ballot of the members in the next general election.

Not exact matches

Rajoy has been criticized by the way his government has dealt with the referendum, by ordering the removal of campaign materials, ballot boxes and the use of police.

There are a host of last - minute disputes, but the Democratic Party has filed at least seven federal lawsuits in an effort to stop so - called «ballot security» campaigns by either the Republican National Committee, local Republican parties, the Trump Campaign, or Stop the Steal.

Sklyarevskaya, who denied any wrongdoing, was among 17 people who were photographed by Reuters apparently casting ballots at more than one polling station Sunday in the town of Ust - Djeguta, southern Russia.

As of November 7, more Republican - affiliated Pennsylvania voters had cast early ballots than Democratic voters, according to TargetSmart voter file data obtained by the NBC News Data Analytics Lab.

During a surreal exchange, anchor David Muir grilled Trump over his continued spreading of the falsehood that millions of illegal ballots were cast in the 2016 election, which Trump had previously said was the reason for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton beating him in the popular vote by 3 million ballots.

He told a congressional committee that there are several proposals designed to drive up wages in Mexico, including the right of workers to vote by secret ballot on collective agreements.

Moore, whose campaign filed a last - minute «election fraud» complaint on Thursday just before the results were certified just after 2 p.m. EST, claimed that widespread voter fraud had contributed to his more than 20,000 vote loss to Jones, a number that was not significantly altered by the inclusion of military and provisional ballots that were later counted.

Another study by professors from Kent State University and the University of Denver found that Democrats did not benefit from marijuana being on the ballot four years ago.

The USIC and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assess that it would be extremely difficult for someone, including a nation - state actor, to alter actual ballot counts or election results by cyber attack or intrusion.

Following an in - depth review by the Committee, the final ballot was sent for review to more than 3,000 professionals from the fields of product development, design, engineering, science, marketing and education, including professional organizations representing a wide variety of industries and disciplines.

If dollars were votes, big pharma would be beating California's controversial drug - price control ballot measure Proposition 61 by a margin of about 7 - 1.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich still harbors hopes of emerging as a consensus candidate after multiple ballots but he lacks stature with national Republicans annoyed that he is still in the race, and he is deeply distrusted by ideological conservatives.

The ballot of nominees for the Edison Awards ™ was judged by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives including past award winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medical.

In a secret ballot on 23 June 2015, Yindjibarndi people throughout the State voted by an overwhelming two - thirds majority for change in the management and leadership of Yindjibarndi Native Title business.

In his closing speech at this week's Labour conference, Mr Corbyn pledged to curb rents in the private sector and said any redevelopment of a housing estate under a Labour government would have to be backed by a council ballot of residents.

A report commissioned by the Massachusetts hospital industry projects that a ballot question to regulate nurse staffing would come at an extraordinary cost and worsen the quality of patient care.

The former federal minister campaigned for eight months, grabbed an unfamiliar delegate selection system by the lapels, and shook free 1,113 votes of 1,476 ballots cast at the weekend convention.

Mr. Kowalski and a cadre of rural MLAs mobilized rural Alberta Tories to vote for Mr. Klein on the second ballot of the 1992 PC leadership contest after Nancy Betkowski placed first by one vote on the first ballot.

What about that bunch of MPs from Québec, you know, who were practically elected by having the luck to have had their names put on a ballot that was supposed to go... nowhere.

Following an in - depth review by the Committee, the final ballot was sent for review to more than 3,000 professionals from the fields of product... Continue reading Edison Awards Announce Product Finalist that Will Change the World

The submission calls for the vast majority of the Labour Relations Code's provisions to be sustained, including the current approach to union certification by secret ballot vote.

Events are moving fast, but let's stop and think a moment, prompted by this major new TWS essay from Reuel Marc Gercht, former CIA guy in Turkey and prodigious commentator on things Middle - Eastern, and author of (2011) The Wave: Man, God, and the Ballot Box in the Middle East.

The snap ballot came only days after Mrs Merkel changed her long - held stance on the issue by allowing members of her conservative coalition a free vote on the matter.

The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.

Catharine Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, argued against women's suffrage on the grounds that «women could influence public affairs very satisfactorily without recourse to the ballot box, by the simple expedient of influencing the opinions and outlook of those who did have the vote — their husbands and sons» (Reay Tannahill, Sex in History, [Stein & Day], 1980, p. 389).

Lots of you who cast ballots inside a house of worship today were bothered by it.

The ballot initiative was part of a national campaign brought by Personhood USA, a group that describes itself as a nonprofit Christian ministry.

I'd like to present my findings from this research: first, because they're kind of interesting, and, second, so that I might redeem this semi-sordid situation by helping Ms. Tyler (who may or may not read the website of First Things, but, anyway) fill out her ballot with the names of the most distinguished and deserving individuals who have not yet made it into the 4,600 - member American Academy.

Question: Is it not true that by and large we of the church have been in consent, if not always with our ballots, then by our silence.

If it is possible for the Irish People to adjudicate by ballot on this question, why might we not in the future deliberate similarly on the right to life of the elderly, the homeless, the Travellers, or the mentally ill?

Olson strikes a chord similar to Ken Mehlman, Bush's 2004 campaign manager whose effort was greatly assisted by traditional marriage ballot initiatives in key states like Ohio but who has since come out of the closet to favor the nullification of those results.

Results will be revealed by puffs of smoke from the chimney following each ballot.

... and is it ok if I put in a ballot for my great uncle who passed away after he was attacked by a a flock of crows?or is it gaggle of crows?

But in November 2004, regardless of claims about voter fraud, Bush actually won the popular vote by over 3.5 million ballots, making his regime and his wars ours.

Ballot initiatives in the states of Washington (1991) and California (1992) were both narrowly defeated by a 54 to 46 percent margin.

Amar Nath speculated that these people had simply wanted to see their names on the ballots, or had hopes of being bought off at a good price by the dominant parties.

The OCA was supported by Oregon's branch of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition and worked constantly to put draconian and far - reaching anti-LGBT measures on the state ballot.

Local media in the state, tonight, is reporting that ballot initiative SQ755, which bars state courts from using Islamic or international law, is on the path to approval — Yes votes outweighing Nos by more than two - to - one, with about 40 - percent of the precincts in.

[17] Donna L. Minnis, «Wildlife Policy - Making by the Electorate: An Overview of Citizen - Sponsored Ballot Measures on Hunting and Trapping,» Wildlife Society Bulletin 26, no. 1 (1998).

There is much to be said, for instance, on behalf of Justice Kennedy's complaint that the decision deprives the people of California of the right to govern themselves by referenda, if the losers of a plebiscite can challenge the outcome and, with the collusion of friendly state officials unwilling to defend the people's will, win in court what they can not win at the ballot box.

What if Slavery was put on the Ballot for a Vote, state by state would it of passed???? You can vote on civil rights, and the Supreme Court will finally have to legalize it, just like they did when Blacks could not marry out of their race as recent as 1971 in some states.

Lisa Duke, wife of Dania Beach Commissioner Walter Duke, hand delivered Bellanger's absentee ballot, along with ballots filled out by four other felons and a dead woman.

Californians overwhelmingly passed a similar measure, The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, by ballot initiative last fall.