Sentences with phrase «by simple majority vote»

The decision of the Hearing Panel shall be by a simple majority vote and in writing (Form # E-11, Decision [Ethics], Part Six and the Professional Standards Training Guide) and shall contain findings of fact and a statement of the disciplinary action recommended, if any.

These amounts can be respectively doubled by a simple majority vote of CREA's board of directors; any further funding must be approved at the association's General Assembly meeting.

(a) The decision of the Hearing Panel shall be by a simple majority vote and in writing (Form # E-11, Decision [Ethics], Part Six and the Professional Standards Training Guide) and shall contain findings of fact and a statement of the disciplinary action recommended, if any.

Washington: «Balance of Powers Restoration Act» introduced, statute would let legislature overturn state appellate courts by simple majority vote

on Washington: «Balance of Powers Restoration Act» introduced, statute would let legislature overturn state appellate courts by simple majority vote

Each body would have to approve it by a simple majority vote.

If that next session of the legislature agrees with the amendment by a simple majority vote of both chambers, «it shall be the duty of the legislature to submit each proposed amendment or amendments to the people for approval in such manner and at such times as the legislature shall prescribe.»

«(W) e believe the Democratic Leadership has the moral obligation to allow this legislation to pass by a simple majority vote,» King and Zimmerman wrote in a statement that appears in full after the jump.

Now, any Senate rule can be changed by a simple majority vote (actually, it always could but no one broke the rules that way).

According to the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Ballin (1892), Senate rules can be changed by a simple majority vote.

But many parents find that they prefer to make decisions by consensus rather than by simple majority vote.

There are several different forms of the Bible and the books that made it into the Bible were decided by a simple majority vote.

Not exact matches

You also need to determine the voting rights of the partners — normally a simple majority vote of the partners decides what happens and what doesn't, but you can agree that important decisions be made by a «supermajority» vote of two - thirds or more of the partnership percentages..

Convention votes, though determined of course by simple majority, only expressed the synod's understanding of what the Word of God said.

In short, the US House of Representatives votes on «Articles of Impeachment» against the president (by simple majority), and the US Senate holds a «trial» to examine the evidence and render a verdict.

U.S. Senate Republicans deployed the so - called «nuclear option» and changed longstanding rules to clear the way for the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, bypassing a precedent - breaking Democratic filibuster by allowing the nomination to go forward on a simple majority vote.

It therefore beggars belief that we, the British public, were asked to take the «decision - of - a-lifetime» by a simple relative majority vote.

In the U.S. Senate, the Senate rules apparently do not apply to the first day of a new Senate session until the rules are voted in by a simple majority.

If the district asks voters to exceed the cap, the proposed budget would have to be approved by 60 percent of those voting rather than a simple 50 - percent majority.

The decisions are made as usual - by consensus i.e. simple majority vote.

The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court has ruled that the Orange County Legislature was wrong when it voted by a simple majority to create a local development corporation to sell the county's Valley View nursing home.

A similar bill (A2699) introduced by Assemblyman Philip Steck (D - Albany) would require simple majorities to approve an override, provided that 60 percent of school board members voted to authorize it.

-RRB- introduced by Assemblyman Philip Steck (D - Albany) would require simple majorities to approve an override, provided that 60 percent of school board members voted to authorize it.

These recommendations can be voted on in any election, either one specially called or in conjunction with other statewide elections, and need only pass by a simple majority of those casting votes.

The legal analysis in Yonkers is that there are two ways to overturn term limits — one by a referendum, and one by a simple majority council vote.

The average majority is 5,741 votes, though it is worth noting that a) that is dragged up by majorities of more than 10,000 in three of the seats and b) as discussed previously, target seats are being selected on more complex analysis than simple majority size.

The panel recommended «a legislative change that provides for decision by a simple majority of the total voting body.»

An override requires approval by 60 percent of those voting rather than a simple majority vote of 50 percent.

The referendum required approval by 60 % of votes and simple majorities in 60 % of the 79 districts in order to pass: final results indicate that the referendum failed with only 57.7 % of votes in favor, although it did have majority support in 77 of the 79 electoral districts.

All school district budgets should be decided by a simple majority of local voters; as Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D - Kingston) was quoted yesterday as saying, the 60 % override vote for tax levies exceeding the cap is «undemocratic».

On the docket was a resolution to change the zoning ordinance in the neighborhood to allow retail usage, which is currently prohibited and would have required a simple majority vote by the town board to greenlight.

The Irish parliamentary system broadly works on a simple majority system, where the Taoiseach is elected by the Dáil when they achieve 50 % + 1 of the votes in favour of their nomination.

Just days after Perez Williams announced her candidacy, the SU College Democrats voted by simple majority to endorse Balter.

In the Lok Sabha, both presiding officers — the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker - are elected from among its members by a simple majority of members present and voting in the House.

Parliament is also dissolved if a government loses a vote of no confidence by a simple majority and a new government is not formed within 14 days.

Under the current law, a strike can take place if it is backed by a simple majority of those union members who vote - regardless of the level of turnout.

(d) Except as otherwise stipulated in these Bylaws, measures taken up at Division meetings, including the annual business meeting, shall be adopted by a simple majority of those present and voting.

The Congressional Review Act circumvents all that by allowing a simple majority vote (it can't be filibustered) in both houses of Congress and the signature of the President to strike down recently implemented regulations.

And no one thinks there's any real chance that Republicans will get school choice legislation through Congress (which would require 60 votes in the Senate, rather than the simple majority required by the tax bill).

He proposes a federal law that allows shareholders to vote by simple majority to migrate the company from its state of incorporation to more shareholder - friendly states.

3) One other hard reality, hidden by squabbles over which side wielded a bigger portion of its giant war chest, alliances and person - hours toward climate victory or defeat, is that the issue has never had the salience that would be required to get anywhere near 60 votes in the Senate, let alone a simple majority.

An affirmative vote of a simple majority of the members of the Management Committee and of at least two thirds of the Partners (voting in number and not by Points) is required to admit a new Partner who is not being admitted as an Equity Partner, upon such terms as shall be established by the Management Committee.

It has devoted itself to implementing the «will of the people» even when that desire was expressed by a very small majority, apparently bamboozled by misrepresentations and manipulated by demagogues and self - interested media, into voting for a simple «yes» or «no».