Sentences with phrase «equal numbers of those voting»

In the London election, roughly equal numbers of those voting for other candidates turned out to have a Labour or Tory preference - so those 250,000 voters got to count in the final outcome - though the result was unaffected by transfers.

On top of the fact that with an equal number of votes the Labour Party gets 90 extra seats and counts Welsh and Scottish votes twice already.

The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President.

All branches have an equal number of votes and may be represented by up to five delegates, one of whom is a member of the National Board of Directors.

Not exact matches

The trustee holder of the special Class A voting stock and the special Class B voting stock has the right to cast a number of votes equal to the number of then outstanding Class A exchangeable shares and Class B exchangeable shares, respectively.

Shareholders proposed that each shareholder get a vote equal to the number of shares they own without any super votes.

Putting aside my intense hatred for terry aside on a number of factors, You're wrong on this one my friend... Terry was by far the best defender in the league, its not just me saying it, he stats prove it he was unanimously voted by the rest of the players in the league into the pfa team of the year... Don't let your love of Arsenal cloud the obvious were talking of a man who has had more world team of the year and uefa team of the year appearance's, that Per can only dream of having... Having rose tinted glasses on would have you thinking Giroud was the worlds bes striker and theo walcott is on an equal ability to Cristiano Ronaldo.

«if the number of seats equals the number of candidates with non-zero vote counts, they are all declared winners.»

While the exact rules vary from state to state, essentially a voter is voting for a set of electors chosen by the party, and the most votes for a given party / candidate selects that set of electors, so where there is winner takes all, the set of electors is equal to the total number of electors for that state

The flowchart oversimplifies this, so actually if the number of seats equals the number of candidates with non-zero vote counts, they are all declared winners.

EQUAL CONSTITUENCIES, securing the same amount of representation for the same number of electors, instead of allowing small constituencies to swamp the votes of larger ones.

This tells us that congressional apportionment rounds up for representation, though there appears to be some considerations required to make total number of voting representatives equal to 435.

This petition must contain signatures equaling at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for United States Representative in the most recent general election.

The Speaker can not vote in a division in the House unless the numbers are equal, and then he or she has a casting vote.146 The provision for a casting vote also applies to Members deputising for or acting in the position of Speaker (that is, Deputy Speaker or Second Deputy Speaker, or another Member as Acting Speaker).147 The provision for a casting vote does not apply to members of the Speaker's panel in the Chair, unless specifically appointed by resolution of the House as Acting Speaker, as it has been considered that the standing orders providing for the nomination and duties of the members of the Speaker's panel do not fulfil the requirements of s. 36 of the Constitution, which refers to the House choosing a Member to perform the duties of an absent Speaker.148

A new political party must submit a written declaration signed by registered voters equaling at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.

Would a candidate with no votes at all win over a candidate with lots of positive votes, but an equal number of negative notes?

Each state has a number of electoral votes equal to the combined total of its congressional delegation, and each state legislature is free to determine the method it will use to select its own electors.

The number of qualified electors in any district, for the purpose of the distribution requirement, is equal to the number of votes cast for governor in that district in the last gubernatorial election.

If a petition is circulated after redistricting and before the next gubernatorial election, the number of qualified electors in each district is equal to the total number of votes cast for governor statewide divided by the total number of districts.

If the top candidate method is used to gauge the number of votes for party (i.e. assuming the number of votes in support of a party is equal to the number of votes for its most popular candidate) instead of the raw vote, then the party's vote shares are: Labour 72.3 %, Conservatives 16.2 % and Liberal Democrats 11.4 %.

With the initiative method, an amendment is proposed by a petition signed by voters equal in number to 8 % of the votes for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election.

For statewide partisan offices (including congressional offices), petitions must contain signatures equaling 3 percent of the total number of votes cast for the party's candidate for the same office in the last general election.

An equal number of students to adults on the school board are elected to represent their peers at every meeting, in every committee, and throughout every function of the school board with a full vote.

Shareholders function as direct decision makers, with the number of votes equal to the number of shares held.

[Click on image to enlarge etc.] Though this cartoon, «Create or Die» is less than a week old, it seemed to really resonate with people, and by the time the end of last week rolled around, the number of people emailing me about this image almost equaled those who voted for Wolf v. Sheep.

The Constitution requires: Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress... and by the Twelfth Amendment: The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for...

This includes enhanced access to government information, restoring relevance to Question Period, electoral reform, and an end to the «first past the post» voting system, the unmuzzling of government scientists, return of the long form census, an equal number of men and women in Cabinet, and the formation of a Youth Advisory Counsel so that young people can provide advice to the PM on issues that concern them.

The tribunal reviewing an allegation that a nonprevailing party either did not timely pay the award or deposit a like amount will be composed of an equal number of Directors from each Board, chosen by the respective Board President, which shall select its own Chairperson who will preside but not vote.

Any procedural review request (which must be limited to issues of due process) shall be filed with the panel Professional Standards Administrator for consideration by a special review panel comprising an equal number of Directors from each Board, chosen by the respective Board President, which shall select its own Chairperson who will preside but will not vote.