Sentences with phrase «control over the vote»

In 1976 Richard McKelvey went much further, in a complex series of mathematical proofs, establishing that given control over a voting agenda it was possible to bring about almost any outcome the agenda setter desired.

Do authoritarian regimes typically have weak control over the vote counting people?

Theoretically, for example, if ten candidates were seeking nomination it is possible that the winner of that contest could possibly only have 11 % control over the voting to gain a majority.

Not exact matches

The study compared the compound annual growth rate of a Family Index of 23 companies — in which at least 30 % of voting control belonged to a family with multi-generational involvement in the ownership or management — against 412 widely held firms over a 15 - year period (1998 to 2012).

But after the shocking result of the presidential vote, the fact that the GOP maintained control over the chamber inspires little surprise, or reaction in general.

Calls have included asking representatives to vote against Betsy DeVos's nomination for secretary of education or asking Customs and Border Control to voice concern over President Trump's suspension of refugee immigration.

But the family remains in control, thanks to founder Ted Rogers» prescience in keeping near - total control over the company's Class A voting shares.

While the board lacked the authority to remove Kalanick due to his control over Uber's voting shares, his investors could vote with their feet — and they did.

In the end it may have been Huffington's compassion and wisdom that enabled him to recognize it was time to turn over the reins to a new CEO while remaining on the board and retaining control over Uber's voting shares.

Whether «voters» should have direct control over something as technical (and sometimes emotional) as executive compensation is far from clear, which is why most say - on - pay requirements today call only for advisory votes.

The 31 - year - old billionaire controls over 57 % of Facebook's voting shares yet reportedly earns a $ 1 salary from the company.

As the owner of more than 90 % of voting stock at the company, Adderley has control over the election of the company's board directors, its advisory Say on Pay vote, and, at the coming May annual meeting, to renew the Kelly's short and long - term compensation plans.

As owners of a company, both common and preferred shareholders have voting rights related to the board of directors, ultimately influencing control over the company's activities and direction.

Where our funds, either alone or as part of a consortium, are not the controlling investor, we typically, subject to applicable regulatory requirements, acquire significant voting and other rights with a view to securing influence over conduct of the business.

She argues that accrual - based appropriations would provide Parliament with a consistent basis for control and approval over voted spending that is the same as the overall government financial plan».

They were not allowed to vote by the canadian settler government who wanted total control over the land and resources.

An investment committee of SLTA III has sole voting and dispositive control over such securities.

Mark Pincus, founder of the gaming company Zynga, is reducing his voting power over the company, going against a trend where entrepreneurs lobbied for more control.

An investment committee of Management VII has sole voting and dispositive control over such securities.

But 18 Republicans voted against it over objections to gun control measures they believe violate the Second Amendment.

His continued control over the PD means that the most likely outcome of another round of elections would be a further decline in the share of the PD's vote.

This time around, the proposal is expected to tilt toward approval almost entirely by virtue of Mr. Biglari's transparent campaign to undertake circular purchases of Biglari Holdings shares through a company - funded investment vehicle over which he exercises sole managerial and voting control.

Sadly for Alphabet shareholders like us, management's voting control over the company effectively eliminates that possibility.

By nature, the present President of America has that element in him — I should not be saying this but I am being inherently made to convey this as comment of exception for America and for Obama whose whole (Obama and his better half) stand as an extension through the ex Presidential candidate's Charisma Of the Secretary Hillary Clinton that President Obama's Charisma has selflessly absorbed for function in the cabinet gracefully for America and the world.That shows the humbleness of President Obama and maturity of Hillary Clinton of acceptance without a feeling of high and low of ego regarded as exceptional in Divinity.I was not supposed to make this comment and I have done so to urge the Republicans to accept their Light within of consensus through individual projections under control as Obama's gesture of bipartisanship that will come to address.In short, this comment is all about health and health care where economics alone does not come into the picture with a rigorous analysis on it but should also extend as leverage to the person in play (Obama) who is also selflessly poised with corrections on it over the infra structure of it that he has proposed for approval as ego of his working element as the executive public ally chosen as the President that had appealed to the public at large voting even putting behind able dleaers like McCain?George W Bush was the last to steer America into the Light over the past of America and that stands as the subtle truth even today as on date with Bill Clinton the ex President of America giving support through his excellent independent caliber for Obama ultimately to head the show of America that was time bound of its reality that sees no barriers and to which he accepted well in his individual capacity as the free lance ex President of America.

Catholics aren't really divided over this issue, most catholic women use or have used birth control and will side with the democrats when they vote.

I have put forward proposals to exert greater shareholder control over their companies, including binding votes on pay.

He singled out Skelos in particular for «treason» over allowing a vote on the SAFE Act, the 2013 gun control law.

Clearly concerned about slipping poll numbers in Iowa, Hillary Clinton's campaign went after Bernie Sanders this week, attacking him over past gun - control votes and his health care proposals.

Those who vote leave due to immigration might be surprised to find out that doing so didn't give them back «control» over their borders at all.

It would be a sad irony if the first taste of the British people gaining control over their own affairs after the Brexit vote would be diminished parliamentary control over the negotiation of trade agreements which affect their lives.

Technically speaking Heastie has absolutely no control over GOTV efforts in the Bronx, that falls to his successor Bronx Democratic Chair, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo who was with Wright last night as the votes were coming in (Heastie was not).

That there will only be a single question is a good example of something well known to those that study social choice theory: the power that someone with control over the agenda has over the outcome of voting.

The politically appointed commissioners of the state Board of Election plan to vote today on a rules change granting them more control over the investigations by Risa Sugarman, the board's chief enforcement counsel.

If the goal is to maintain some form of local representation or connection between a member of parliament and a district (personally, I am not convinced it's a good thing) with a more proportional representation, Germany has another (rather complex) way to achieve that, called «personalized proportional vote» but even that only gives voters control over some of the seats.

Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he cut a backroom deal that allowed Republicans to take over the State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted with the Republicans to hand them control, and with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.

With one other non-IDC Democrat named Simcha Felder, these 9 Democratic State Senators chose to abandon their party for a «majority coalition» with the minority Republicans, giving them control over what bills come to a vote, who gets important committee posts, and makes it impossible for any progressive legislation to become law.

The Erie County Conservative Party was poised to vote tonight to endorse Democratic County Legislator Chuck Swanick over Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti in a move that could have a significant impact on the impending battle for control of the Senate chamber.

That people turned out to «vote» at all was a demonstration of the nomenklatura's control over workers, and of workers acquiesence to this control.

MORE CBS - REDSTONE DRAMA: The Wall Street Journal's Keach Hagey and Joe Flint report: «On Thursday, CBS said its board voted to strip National Amusements President Shari Redstone and her family of their voting control over the media company.

Malliotakis cast herself as one of the few New York City legislators to have voted against allowing a recent increase in that debt and suggested that the governor should «take some control over the MTA or dismantle it.

According to the same poll, just over half (51 %) of those who voted Conservative in last year's general election think the UK government should have control over these areas of policy, while only one in three (33 %) think that the Scottish Parliament should.

But Republicans last year gained full control of the chamber and Klein lost the title, plus the ability to have veto power over which bills come to the floor for a vote.

The voting age for the UK general election in May will remain at 18 and over, as this is controlled by Westminster.

«There's some very open - ended language in the executive order, which could result in the city having to recur a substantial additional cost that will not go through our budget process, that the Council doesn't get to vote on, that I as mayor have no control over,» de Blasio said.

Last month, east London MP, Stella Creasy, who was a target of leftwing anger last year over her Commons vote in favour of bomb attacks on Syria, said there was «emphasis by some in these groups on controlling the levers of power to select — or deselect — MPs and party officials» and concluded: «Groups like Momentum now appear to be draining the very energy from our political process they claimed to be promoting.»

The office of the Electoral Commission was closed down on Thursday when police and military could not control a crowd incident of the two political parties disagreeing over a group of people who had come from Damongo in the West Gonja District to transfer their votes in the Yapie - Kusawgu constituency.

The Deputy Prime Minister, who this week alone has dismissed calls for a free vote on gay marriage, at least for his own party and ruled out emergency border controls when the Euro collapses, will go on the offensive over the links between the «other» two parties and the Murdoch media empire.

Democrats in the state Senate tried to force a vote on gun control legislation Wednesday, to put Republicans on the spot over some GOP senators» resistance to the bills.

Extinguishing the Olympic torch (2005): The murky Public Authorities Control Board, on which Silver casts a critical vote, preempts debate over the Olympics» citywide benefits by refusing to approve a stadium on the Hudson Yards site.

Two years earlier, the State Senate had voted the businessman onto the government - controlled organization's board of directors, only eight months before a massive scandal broke out over the contract for video slot machines at the NYRA - run Aqueduct racetrack in Queens.