Sentences with phrase «majority vote of the people»

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It's politically risky for the federal government to ride roughshod over state laws voted in by a majority of the people, says William McGrath, a partner at the Washington, D.C. - based Potomac Law Group.

Opposition leader Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party led with 43.3 percent of the vote in the first round of elections but failed to secure a majority vote needed to win, according to the electoral commission.

As The Information notes, Kalanick and two people close to him control a majority of shareholder votes, an approach that has become frequently used in tech startups.

Only 21 % of the people surveyed by Ipsos MORI in nine EU countries wanted to leave the EU... Even where protest parties are gaining momentum, it appears unlikely that they will garner sufficient votes to muster a majority.»

A majority of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting must be present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy for the transaction of business.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal at issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of E&Y as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2014; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposals.

At any meeting at which a quorum has been established, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal at issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of EY as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2016; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposals.

The affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by holders of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting will be required to approve the amendment of the 2004 Plan, provided that the total votes cast on the proposal represent over 50 % of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on the proposal.

In a secret ballot on 23 June 2015, Yindjibarndi people throughout the State voted by an overwhelming two - thirds majority for change in the management and leadership of Yindjibarndi Native Title business.

Under the 2017 Plan, a change in control is defined to include (1) the acquisition by any person or company of more than 50 % of the combined voting power of our then outstanding stock, (2) a merger, consolidation, or similar transaction in which our stockholders immediately before the transaction do not own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 % of the combined voting power of the surviving entity (or the parent of the surviving entity), (3) a sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets other than to an entity more than 50 % of the combined voting power of which is owned by our stockholders, and (4) an unapproved change in the majority of the board of directors.

She joins an Uber board that includes a voting majority made up of Kalanick, co-founder Garrett Camp, and the company's first employee, Ryan Graves, according to a person familiar with the company.

The Board believes that it is the responsibility of any person putting a proposal forward for shareholders to approve — regardless of whether the Company or a shareholder proponent — to persuade shareholders owning a majority of the shares that vote to support the proposal.

As it turned out, only nine Courtenay - Comox votes — quite possibly from the very people we spoke with on those door steps, and almost certainly from some of those first - time voters we signed - up — currently make up the difference between another Christy Clark Big Money majority and the chance for a fresh start in B.C. politics.

It has since emerged major institutions had threatened to lodge a protest vote at the annual meeting, where a majority of the company's nine - person board was seeking election or re-election.

In the event that (i) the Board of Directors proposes, recommends, approves or otherwise submits to the shareholders of the Company, for shareholder action, a Deemed Liquidation Event, and (ii) a Holder has not received written notice from the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock that such holders approve the Deemed Liquidation Event, then such Holder hereby agrees to vote (in person, by proxy or by action by written consent, as applicable) all shares of capital stock of the Company now or hereafter directly or indirectly owned of record or beneficially by such Holder against the Deemed Liquidation Event, to assert statutory dissenters» rights with respect to the Deemed Liquidation Event, and to take such other action in derogation of the Deemed Liquidation Event as shall be requested by the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section x.y..

In fact, they can convince the majority of the people they are right, but the truth [biblical] is not up for majority vote.

I will also no longer act as if I need a majority vote of some ecclesiastical body in order to bless, ordain, recognize and celebrate the lives and gifts of gay and lesbian people in the life of the church.

A university rule that permits anyone to run for any office does NOT exempt the person from needing to convince the majority of the membership to vote for that person to serve as its leader.

the majority of Obama's votes came from white people not black people so your assertion is compelte lie.

Supporters have praised the government for supporting the elderly, who are some of the most vulnerable in society, while critics have said increasing the state pension is a ploy to secure votes from older people, the majority of whom vote Conservative.

So... In theory, a Muslim could be elected president of Hillel, but that would require a majority of the membership to vote for that person AND if the Muslim president tried to impose any anti-Jewish rules, the membership can vote the person out of office.

The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.

Actually the MAJORITY DO N'T SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE that why you had to have the peoples will overturned in court and in every place where gays needed a vote for marriage it was overturned or the heads of gov rammed it down peoples throats and why are sticking up for Tom you aren't US citizen by birth either?

Were religious people promoting peace when they voted down gay marriage (a civil rights issue, opponents of which will be viewed in the same light as the opponents against civil rights in the 50s and 60s) You are just so comfortable in the majority, you can't see the prejudice and bias you put on people that aren't like you.

then i guess america is majority atheist by the numbers of people that did vote.

The majority of Californians, including two - thirds of the state's black voters, have just had their core civil right - the right to vote - stripped from them by an openly gay federal judge who has misread history and the Constitution to impose his views on the state's people.

The only way Santorum gets elected is if the majority of reasonable people in this country just decide not to vote.

We prevailed because the people of Maine — the silent majority, the folks back home — spoke with their votes,» Mutty said, according to the Bangor Daily News.

A majority of politicians seem to be «soulless» people who wave their religion banner to get sheeple to vote for them.

Kateb is explicit that dignity overrides democratic process: «It is absurd that the voters of California, by majority vote in a referendum, could have decided that a judicially recognized right that allows people of the same sex to marry could be voided by their will.»

A few weeks ago, after Ireland voted to approve so - called «same - sex marriage,» a correspondent sent me an e-mail quoting Cardinal Walter Kasper's comment on the result: «A democratic state has the duty to respect the will of the people, and it seems clear that, if the majority of the people....

Otherwise, the majority could vote for slavery, or the seizure of the houses, say, of any group or person that they didn't like.

And there's a majority of people out there, since Hillary won the popular vote, that don't buy his act.

If you see any poll question if people want Wenger or not, 99 % percent of the time a majority of votes will be for Wenger to leave, and if you further ask when, then sooner rather than later is preferable.

I think our members of Congress, who will be voting on any proposed changes to school meal rules this year, should take note of the fact that the overwhelming majority of people surveyed don't want school meal regulations weakened.

Wait, a majority of the people who have voted have spoken!

If the demagogue convinces a majority of the people that his ideas are good, he also can convince them to vote for his proposals.

In order to get a person into a state senate or state assembly, that person needs to run in one voting district and gain the majority of votes there.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that the EU vote «makes clear that the people of Scotland see their future as part of the European Union» after all 32 local authority areas returned majorities for Remain.

Isn't a plurality (aka relative majority) of votes that's required for a person to win in any particular district, rather than a majority?

I welcome the PM's decision to give the British people the chance to vote for a government that will put the interests of the majority first pic.twitter.com/9P3X6A 2Zpw

«I welcome the prime minister's decision to give the British people the chance to vote for a government that will put the interests of the majority first.

That a significant enough majority of all women «care more about gender than a person's individual qualities» and routinely vote accordingly is simply not supported by fact.

(Non-white working - class people, the majority of whom voted to remain in the EU, are either conveniently ignored or explicitly lumped in with «the enemy».)

The Labour leader said: «I welcome the prime minister's decision to give the British people the chance to vote for a government that will put the interests of the majority first.»

FPTP allows people to elected with less than a majority AV shatters the principle of equal voting rights.

Only 25 % of the voting public supported the Tories, which has been conflated as a massive victory over Labour, in reality it means that the majority of people see through Tory duplicity but do not yet understand what is actually happening around them, that is where we need to focus on.

While whites are a majority in the district, Liu's name recognition could overcome the tribal nature of politics in Queens; where people tend to vote according to race.

For the large majority of people in the UK pretty much the only substantial reason for voting Remain is economic.

I don't think the county executive can say that, and that's why I feel confident that I am going to get the vote of the majority of the people in this community.»