Sentences with phrase «cast the votes needed»

The decision came more than two hours after jurors failed to cast the votes needed to deliver a verdict on all the lawsuit's claims.

Saland and three other Republican senators crossed party lines to cast the votes needed to overcome significant GOP opposition to legalizing gay marriage.

Not exact matches

In the future, blockchain tools could serve as a foundational infrastructure for casting, tracking, and counting votes — potentially eliminating the need for recounts by taking voter fraud and foul play off the table.

Further, in an effort to encourage transparency and responsiveness to AGM voting, companies will need to explain what action has been taken to consult with shareholders when more than 20 % of votes have been cast against the board's recommendation.

There are a lot of practical questions surrounding this proposal, and we will cast our votes for GM directors based on the strength of their individual resumes and our assessment of GM's needs, not the plusses and minuses of the share split.

We will need to cast our votes at the ballot box to help decide how public policy should be formulated on many issues like this.

our church does have a board of trustees that is consulted on major issues of things that need to be done, and a vote is cast.

On Saturday, September 24, 1966 a vote was needed to be cast.

Here's what you need to know before you cast your vote in the elections for local police crime commissioners.

They do not need to gain majority support (that is, more than half of all votes cast), just more votes than anyone else in that contest.

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.»

The number of signatures needed for statewide minor party and independent candidates in Pennsylvania in 2014 depends on the number of votes cast in the November 5, 2013 election, for Judge of the Superior Court.

So Democrats need four seats to control the Senate if Clinton wins and her vice-president, Sen. Tim Kaine, D - Va., casts the deciding vote, or five votes if she loses to Trump.

We need to give the public the opportunity to review, discuss and express its opinions on this massive spending bill before a vote is cast.

You just need to win 50.1 % of the votes cast.

In the first round Akufo - Addo received 4,159,439 votes representing 49.13 % of the total votes cast, placing him first, but not enough for the 50 % needed for an outright victory.

Both of the Michigan Libertarian Party ballot access cases are still actively trying to win a court ruling that will make it possible for voters to vote «Libertarian» for President without the need to cast a write - in vote.

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.

But if Republicans fall short of the 50 votes needed to pass a replacement, with Pence casting the tiebreaking vote, Short said lawmakers should just repeal the existing law.

«Like any other job, whether I've had it for four months, four years or 40 years, I believe I'm the person who can best pick up the time that we need to move forward from where we used to be,» he said, after casting his vote at P.S. 175 in Harlem.

Still, Lancman and Avella said there are major flaws in the new system that need to be addressed, including voter privacy — voters no longer have a curtain behind which they can cast their vote and instead have to carry their ballot from a desk to the scanner, which could allow someone to see their ballots.

As a result, this May Britain will cast judgement on whether the system it used to vote last summer needs changing.

The outcome of the primary then will be decided by 103 absentee ballots and an undetermined number of affidavit votes — votes cast by voters whose eligibility to vote could not immediately be determined at the polling place — which will be counted at the Ulster County Board of Elections on Wednesday Sept. 21, starting at 10 a.m. Absentee ballots needed to be postmarked by Sept. 13 and received no later than Sept. 21.

At least 90 of the 148 members currently serving need to be in the Capitol to obtain the quorum needed to cast votes.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted Reps. Chris Collins and Tom Reed as modern - day «Benedict Arnolds» for casting crucial votes needed for a controversial tax overhaul he contends will harm middle - class New Yorkers while enriching the wealthy.

Thousands of residents cast votes for projects that will bring much needed capital improvements to our schools, parks, and public transit.

Candidates need to collect valid signatures by mid-July from 5 percent of party members based on the votes cast for that party's candidate in the last gubernatorial election.

It will provide you with an understanding of key security procedures required to ensure safety of election officials on election duties and equip you with skill sets that would enable you balance the imperative of securing the electoral process with the need to allow voters unfettered opportunity to come out and cast their votes without fear or intimidation as a result of the presence of security personnel.»

ALBANY, N.Y. — Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday endorsed Republican Sen. Stephen Saland of Poughkeepsie, who cast the historic 32nd vote needed a year ago to legalize gay marriage in New York.

Not much, given that the 120,000 votes cast for Mr. Cuomo on the WFP line, while well clear of the threshold of 50,000 needed to assure that it remained on the ballot, resulted in its being dropped from the fourth to the fifth position, behind the Green Party, which got three times as many votes for Mr. Hawkins this time as in 2010.

Mr. Walsh said the party now just needs to get enough enrolled Southold Conservatives out to the polls to cast write - in votes to make sure the 16 - year incumbent secures the nomination.

He needs to find a way to secure the Independence line as the votes cast for that party in 2010 decided the election.

So while the Electoral Reform Society and other civil society groups are rightly campaigning for people to cast their votes on May 3, it is also recognised that change is desperately needed to spread the use of a proportional system across the United Kingdom.

Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo is endorsing Republican Sen. Stephen Saland, who cast the historic 32nd vote needed a year ago to legalize gay marriage in New York.

«They're sophisticated, they're knowledgeable and they need to know what's going on before they cast their votes on April 19th.»

By separating vote generation from vote casting, officials can continually improve the vote - generation interface without affecting the actual vote - casting, which needs to be standardized.

And we need help picking a chair for TWO readers - come and cast your vote!

His wife (Sally Field in age - blind casting) sees the measure doomed to not gather the two - thirds majority vote it needs to pass in the House of Representatives.

The Jameson Empire Awards are back but once again they need you, the commoner, to cast your votes and give your opinions.

The NAACP's Board of Directors needs to keep this in mind when casting their votes on October 15 on a proposed moratorium on charter schools.

She had been confirmed by the Senate earlier that day by the narrowest possible margin, with Vice President Mike Pence casting a tiebreaking vote - the first time that a vice president's tiebreaker was needed to confirm a Cabinet secretary.

To put a voucher expansion on the ballot should require the same number of signatures as is needed in a recall, Ellis said, or 25 percent of the total votes cast in the most recent gubernatorial election.

Nothing could be further from the truth: the Sad Puppies want to save the Hugo Awards from irrelevance — one only needs to look at the increase in nomination and final vote ballots cast in the past five year to realize that the Sad Puppies campaigns have massively increased income to the Hugo Awards (via Worldcon memberships) and public interest in these awards.

After a 50 - 50 vote, Vice President Mike Pence cast his tie - breaking vote which was the first time in history the VP needed to step in to break a tie during a cabinet nomination.

We asked you to support our fourth effort to give back to those who take care of felines in need and you pounced on the opportunity casting 59,500 votes, which will result in us donating more than 5,000 pounds of litters to each of the participating No More Homeless Pets Network ® shelters involved with the Best Friends Animal Society network.

Need to know where and when to cast your vote?

All you need to do is head over to Atlus, choose which one you want and cast your vote.

If you didn't do well then you'll need to cast your vote once the first vision card has been flipped over, while those who did better might get to vote at the second or even third card.

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