Sentences with phrase «made by a public vote»

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As far as some Canadian CEOs are concerned, the voting public made the right decision in electing another Conservative federal government over a Liberal one, according to a web poll conducted by COMPAS Inc..

Pressing the issue further, Ms. Pelosi and the next two highest - ranking House Democrats sent a letter to Mr. Ryan noting their desire for the government to remain open and imploring him to make a public statement about the scheduling of a vote on legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants who are now shielded from deportation by the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.

There is an exception in which you are not a «beneficial owner» of shares over which you have voting power «if such voting power arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14 (a) of the Exchange Act by means of a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A.»

The document was produced by the House Intelligence Committee's GOP majority, which voted Thursday to make it available to the entire House membership, though not to the public.

This interpretation of consensus departs from the Church's tradition, in which decisions are made by majority vote or public acclamation.

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Reduced to essentials, Shaw's contention is that Hecker and those of his «Americanist» cast of mind did represent an assimilationist current in U.S. Catholic thought — a tendency to bend over backwards to «fit into» American culture — that eventually made possible Ted Kennedy, Barbara Mikulski, Nancy Pelosi, and Joe Biden: cradle - Catholic politicians who support public policies that flatly contradict basic moral truths taught by the Church on the basis of reason and revelation, justify their votes in the name of «democracy» and «pluralism,» and are supported by a lot of fellow - Catholics in doing so.

15 - 0 Vote by which the Milwaukee Common Council revoked a law that banned beer drinking in public parking lots, making the city's stadiums and arenas safe for tailgating.

The winner will be decided by a combination of votes from the public, a panel made up of former footballers and managers, while the captain of each Premier League club will also have one vote each.

In a similar way, a shortlist will be made for the Barclays Manager of the Month and the winner will be decided by a combination of votes from the panel and the public vote.

ELMHURST — Park District commissioners voted last week to make four of their 24 annual meetings more accessible to the public by moving them out of the district's headquarters in Wilder Park.

When David Cameron made the commitment in January 2013 first to negotiate a «new settlement» for Britain in the EU and then to put this settlement to a public vote by 2017, the main rationale was the short - term domestic expediency of such a move.

So unless you were trying to save face for the VP by not making his position on a matter public, or your vote wouldn't matter, there's no reason to NEED to «block» the VP's vote.

The «public interest» would strongly justify a quick acceptance of the result of the European elections by the European Council to ensure that the citizens feel that their vote made the difference, and that the EU is not that complex and opaque bureaucracy that Eurosceptics want to dismantle.

If Labour need to make a break from New Labour then get rid of Blair because it stinks of his control within Labour at the moment, saying immigration is a Tory problem would make the public laugh out loud, saying we did make some mistakes, to try and get UKIP voters back, will not work, you tried to change the voting pattern by bringing in poor immigrants who did not end up voting.

A diverse group of local governments, environmental protection organizations, business groups, recreational enthusiasts, newspapers and former federal and state government officials and environmental leaders are asking New York State voters to help make the Adirondacks and Catskills safer for residents and visitors alike by voting Yes for Ballot Proposal # 3 — The Public Health and Safety Land Account — this Election Day.

If Cuomo had truly decided he'd found a way to outsmart the owners of Indian Point — if the D.E.C. proposal weren't, in fact, the result of a decision by bureaucrats to save some fish — he would normally be expected to make sure the voting public found out about it.

The unexpended balance of each appropriation, less the commitments outstanding at the close of the fiscal year for which it was made, shall lapse at the close of such fiscal year; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the lapsing of appropriations which may be or are required to be made for an indefinite period or which include state refunds, allocations or grants applicable to said appropriations pursuant to any other provisions of law; and provided further that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the making of appropriations or contracts for the construction of permanent public improvements or works not to be completed during the fiscal year, or the acquisition of property therefor, or the establishment of bond or capital accounts, sinking funds or reserve funds, and each such appropriation, account or fund shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or shall have been abandoned by a two thirds vote of the County Legislature.

Equally, if the majority of the shadow cabinet sought to defy Corbyn by enforcing a three - line whip to make MPs vote for intervention in Syria, public ridicule would ensue.

In a report released in February, the commissioners called upon the Legislature and governor to change the law to provide the commission «with more flexibility to make information public by a vote of the commissioners» and to «consider» changings its exemptions from FOIL.

It will first have to make it through committee and be discussed during a public hearing before being brought to a vote by the Legislature.

Whenever the Chairperson of the County Committee by reason of the Rules of the Democratic Party of the State of New York is a member of a District Committee of a political subdivision lying partly within and partly without New York County which is required to make a Party nomination for public office, he or she shall convene a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County, to be held no later than five days before the last day provided by law for filing a certificate of such Party nomination; he or she shall consult with such District Committee and in carrying out his or her duties as a member of the District Committee for such political subdivision, he or she shall, to the extent feasible, be guided by the advice of a majority of those present and voting at the meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County.

Add that outrageous betrayal of trust to her 2009 self - appointed pay raise (and the entire city council) that defied a majority opposition to any pay raise voiced at a public hearing, followed by disobeying public referendum laws that recognized term limits that she abrogated (in favor of arranging an unlawful third term for Michael Bloomberg to serve, that automatically guaranteed her own job security), plus a final and detrimental insult to the working poor that blocked our rightful vote on sick pay coverage, and collectively, it would make total sense to impeach and prosecute such unethical, improper and unfair conduct — that is unbecoming to anyone purporting to serve their constituency.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any such committee, by a two - thirds vote of the members present and voting shall have the right to hold an executive session or to exclude members of the public who fail to conduct themselves as required by this section; such vote may be made at any time.

By failing to vote for these amendments they will be making it harder for those who voted them into power to exercise their constitutional and legal right to hold government to account and challenge public authorities when they get it wrong.»

With oversight left in the hands of the likes of public - employee union devotees like Fertel, and board membership held by a City Manager with a constant «thumb» in the making of the municipal budget, and another board seat perpetually occupied by a Councilwoman charged with voting on these very same budgets year - in and year - out, what other result might be expected?

But the Gray Lady egged on Democrats who want to «send a powerful message» to Cuomo by voting for his foe, a Fordham University law professor making her first run for public office.

It assesses each of the 135 measures, and makes the case for enhanced operational cooperation, but argues that none of this necessitates that Britain follow the path towards a harmonised EU criminal code, decided by qualified majority voting, and enforced by the Commission, the European Court of Justice and — in due course — an EU Public Prosecutor.

The donations were given discreetly over the last two months but, due to be made public in the normal way by the Electoral Commission shortly, are also intended to encourage voters to think, vote tactically and elect a reforming parliament with a «Labour - led government headed by Ed Miliband as prime minister».

Mr. Ghosio said he respected the work of Mr. Russell and those in the town's finance departments to put together a budget, but decided to vote against the budget because of comments made at public hearings by struggling North Fork residents who said the tax hike would represent a high burden.

Public Votes accounted for 80 % of total votes, whiles an Impact Assess Research conducted by the Agape Research Center made the remaining 20 % of the final rankVotes accounted for 80 % of total votes, whiles an Impact Assess Research conducted by the Agape Research Center made the remaining 20 % of the final rankvotes, whiles an Impact Assess Research conducted by the Agape Research Center made the remaining 20 % of the final rankings.

He said, «It is about the party invoking a clause in the constitution in recognition of a decision he had made by ceasing his membership of the party by going public to say he voted for a candidate other than the candidate of the party, and also saying that he was advocating to his constituents to vote against the decision of the congress which is the highest body of the party.»

«Nigerians today suffer from pains inflicted on them by this administration and no amount of manipulation of individuals and public institutions can make them change their resolve to vote out the APC in 2019, particularly as the party is stuck with an unpopular candidate.»

«Nigerians today suffer from pains inflicted on them by this administration and no amount of manipulation of individuals and public institutions can make them change their resolve to vote out APC in 2019, particularly as the party is stuck with an unpopular candidate.

«Just as importantly, this vote can not legally be held because no detailed financing plan for the project has been made public, despite months of promises by the state to do so.»

«Giving people a greater say over how services are run by making every vote count we can create the resilient public services our communities need for the future.

Governor Eliot Spitzer just concluded an angry press conference in Albany — his public response to today's rebellion by the State Legislature, which voted to make Long Island state assemblyman Tom DiNapoli the new state comptroller.

By submitting any entry to the Contest, the entrant acknowledges and agrees that any content submitted may be made available for viewing, voting and comment on by the public, and understands that comments with which the entrant disagrees or is unhappy about may be published or otherwise become associated with any submitted digital media projecBy submitting any entry to the Contest, the entrant acknowledges and agrees that any content submitted may be made available for viewing, voting and comment on by the public, and understands that comments with which the entrant disagrees or is unhappy about may be published or otherwise become associated with any submitted digital media projecby the public, and understands that comments with which the entrant disagrees or is unhappy about may be published or otherwise become associated with any submitted digital media project.

Everyone who makes it past the application process and onto our final shortlist will pitch on the night, giving a presentation to the room, getting asked questions by attendees & experts, before a winner is picked by public vote.

In 2004, teachers and parents at five of seven public schools voted (by margins greater than 70 percent) to convert to charter schools so we'd have more control locally.Since that time, we have made great strides.

By a 61 percent to 39 percent margin, they voted to repeal a law to gut collective bargaining rights, making clear that educators and other public employees have a basic right in a democracy to band together and pursue their interests.

By a 7 - 0 vote, the board made it clear that it would do what it could to discourage the effort by the Broad - affiliated group, Great Public Schools Now, to grow what is already the largest charter school population of any school district in the countrBy a 7 - 0 vote, the board made it clear that it would do what it could to discourage the effort by the Broad - affiliated group, Great Public Schools Now, to grow what is already the largest charter school population of any school district in the countrby the Broad - affiliated group, Great Public Schools Now, to grow what is already the largest charter school population of any school district in the country.

Once the district - level site - based decision - making committee approves a DOI plan with a majority vote in a public meeting, trustees can adopt a plan by a two - thirds vote after the district posts the plan online for 30 days.

For example, the board does not make its votes public (the vote on Bharucha's contract was leaked), and it's often unclear by what margin new measures pass.

Visitors to Made in L.A. 2014 will choose the recipient of the inaugural $ 25,000 Public Recognition Award by voting for their favorite artist in the exhibition.

Three awards are presented in conjunction with Made in L.A. 2014: The Mohn Award ($ 100,000) and the Career Achievement Award ($ 25,000), both selected by a professional jury, as well as the Public Recognition Award ($ 25,000), which is determined by publicPublic Recognition Award ($ 25,000), which is determined by publicpublic vote.

Shiokava's award was chosen by a public vote, open to all visitors of the Hammer's Made in L.A. show.

Writing in the Guardian recently, the social critic George Monbiot commented, «So I don't blame people for giving up on politics... When a state - corporate nexus of power has bypassed democracy and made a mockery of the voting process, when an unreformed political system ensures that parties can be bought and sold, when politicians [of the main parties] stand and watch as public services are divvied up by a grubby cabal of privateers, what is left of this system that inspires us to participate?»

A policy crisis over NAAQS regulation of GHGs would finally make clear to the public and their elected representatives that Massachusetts v. EPA created a constitutional crisis by authorizing the EPA to enact policies that Congress has not approved and would reject if proposed in legislation and put to a vote.

It is up to the voting public in a representative democracy to make sure (through their representatives or by direct plebiscite) that the power of the government is kept in check, IOW that it only provides those services and regulations or levies those taxes that the public wants — and no more.