Sentences with phrase «majority voting position»

Zuckerberg plans to retain his majority voting position in the company for the «foreseeable future,» according to a filing.

In an SEC filing, Facebook has said Zuckerberg will begin by gifting no more than $ 1 billion in stock annually for the next three years, and that he «intends to retain his majority voting position in our stock for the foreseeable future.»

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Elliott wants to keep Genish, appointed by Vivendi, but he told Britain's Sunday Telegraph that his position would be untenable if Elliott and its allies secured a majority of board seats at a shareholder vote on Friday.

In Italy, Telecom Italia chief Amos Genish said that his position in the firm would be «untenable» if activist fund Elliott gets the majority of the board seats during a shareholder vote Friday, Reuters reported.

The Globe and Mail editorial endorses CCGG's positions on the need for majority voting in uncontested director elections and for shareholder involvement in the director nomination process

A small majority (54 %) of those who voted for the governing federal Liberals also take the position that B.C.'s government is in the wrong, while most — but far from all — past federal New Democrats support the party's provincial wing in B.C.:

Telecom Italia CEO Amos Genish said his position at Italy's biggest phone group would be «untenable» if activist fund Elliott manages to win the majority of board seats at a shareholder vote.

After the vote, Burke said he wanted the stronger version but felt the substitute was better positioned to get a majority of the aldermen behind it.

Republicans would need a 32nd vote to elect a majority leader should Amedore lose, making the IDC's position all the more important.

«Albany incumbent David Valesky, who sits at the same Democrat leadership table as Senator Espada and voted to make him Majority Leader, should urge him to step aside from that position of leadership immediately,» Russo said.

At the height of the Tory Party's «majority status» position under Mrs Thatcher, it was said that «Conservatism swims like a fish in the sea» and any Labour vote is therefore a «deviant one».

An abstention by Labour would have prevented the PM from reaching a majority of two - thirds of all MPs, forcing her into the awkward position of taking the second path to an early election envisaged by the Act — a parliamentary vote of no confidence in her government.

As the electorate becomes more and more fractured, small extremist parties might not actually grow in size (the voter base for extreme views remains the same), but the need to get that last one or two votes to build a majority coalition becomes greater and greater, making the negotiating position of extreme parties much greater, and allowing them to force their platforms onto the coalition in exchange for their vote.

Gun rights groups claim a slim majority for their position in the Senate, given the two or three Democratic Senators representing rural districts who often vote against gun control — although there are also Republican Senators from urban districts who tend to waver.

He had won the votes of the majority of Labour MPs the previous autumn, and 29 of his (presumed) opponents subsequently left to form the SDP, strengthening his position among those who remained.

Both voted for Long Island state Senator John Flanagan in 2015, helping him secure the position of majority leader by a narrow margin over John DeFrancisco from Syracuse.

Fillmore Common Councilman David Franczyk, who voted against Smith for majority leader in January, said the continuing problems make him unfit for a leadership position.

Senate Democrats, while hobbled by a mere one - vote majority, could barely contain their glee at Cuomo's strong support for some of their most favored positions: more charter schools, a tough cap on state spending and local property taxes, and opposition to a massive new borrowing scheme — all counter to Silver's positions.

For nearly an hour, assistant U.S. attorney Tatiana Martins told a jury of nine women and three men of the power Dean Skelos, the former senate majority leader, had amassed in Albany and how he used his position to «strong - arm businesses that depended on his vote in the Senate.»

Even if Democrats do pick up the 2 undecided races and it 32 - 31 democratic majority, (with Felder on the Republican side,) you could end up having a three way vote for Majority leader (or President pro Temp — whatever the official position is) with 31 votes for Skelos, 28 votes for Sampson (or whoever the conference leader will be in January) and 4 votes fomajority, (with Felder on the Republican side,) you could end up having a three way vote for Majority leader (or President pro Temp — whatever the official position is) with 31 votes for Skelos, 28 votes for Sampson (or whoever the conference leader will be in January) and 4 votes foMajority leader (or President pro Temp — whatever the official position is) with 31 votes for Skelos, 28 votes for Sampson (or whoever the conference leader will be in January) and 4 votes for Klein.

Instead, only competent politicians with moderate positions and that already distinguished themselves within the parliament can get votes form the majority of the parliament.

It is also reasonably likely that even if the vote was close, the majority is in favour of their own country itself, so anybody arguing that the influence was not bad or did not happen will have a diminuished position.

One thing that should be crystal clear to everyone, Jesse Hamilton will certainly never vote for a Republican for Senate Majority Leader or any other Senate leadership position.»

In contrast, the majority party need only have 50 % of the vote, so there is little incentive for the majority to keep changing positions in order to garner «more than 50 %.»

Both parties will whip their Parliamentary Parties in both Houses to support a simple majority referendum on the Alternative Vote, without prejudice to the positions parties will take during such a referendum.

But because we could not find enough cuts elsewhere, I did not vote to restore the vast majority of positions slated for elimination in the county executive's proposed budget.

We will whip both Parliamentary parties in both Houses to support a simple majority referendum on the Alternative Vote, without prejudice to the positions parties will take during such a referendum.»

The Conservatives will have a significant majority whoever leads them and the opposition vote will splinter — to the SNP in Scotland and in the rest of the country a smattering to Labour, a rump to UKIP and loose change to a Liberal Democrat party that left power regretting it so much that it fled without a credible position to challenge from.

«Your election as Labour leader last year excited many party members who saw you as a fresh face, but it also put you and the party in a very difficult position because the vast majority of Labour MPs did not vote for you.

This rule has fuelled speculation that Mr Brown could hang on and try to forge a deal with the Liberal Democrats even if the Tories win more votes and seats than Labour but fall short of an overall majority — the position reflected by the most recent opinion polls.

Democrats will be in the painful position of defending Espada in an election year to preserve their current fragile two - vote majority.

She has used her position's influence to prevent legislation he opposes — including controversial police reform bills — from receiving a vote, even though they enjoy the backing of the majority of Council members.

Not to have a majority of your MPs or party members - and to depend on union votes - leaves Ed Miliband in a very exposed position.

Unless the front bench and its supporters can win votes in the Commons against a Tory majority in the coming weeks, the danger is that Labour will fail either to defend its old Remain position, which it has now abandoned to the Lib Dems and the SNP and fail to be convincing Leavers.

As of the end of 2009, Ward has rebelled against the Government's stated or majority position 19 times out of 2,629 votes she has attended, a rebelling rate of 0.72 %.

But as in 2009, several senators are expected to disclose their position only in the floor vote, a dramatic moment rare in Albany where most issues are decided by majority conferences long before a public vote.

I asked Morgan if he feared he, Rangel and two other African - American challengers would split the African - American vote and better position new entrant Adriano Espaillat, a state senator who is Dominican - American, to win with support from district's Hispanic majority.

Republicans moved for a surprising leadership vote and although it was disputed by Democrats soon Skelos was standing in the chamber shaking hands with Espada - the two split Smith's positions as Majority Leader Espada and Senate President Skelos.

One senior Tory said the party faces a «devastating pincer movement» from Ukip in a string of marginal seats where Conservatives won in 2010 with narrow majorities over Labour: «If more Tory votes are siphoned off to Ukip, and Lib Dems switch to Labour, we will be done for in those seats and our position in the north of England will be terrible.

On a uniform swing this level of support would still leave the Conservatives 9 seats short of an overall majority, though in practice it is likely that such a reverse in the positions of the parties would be accompanied by changes in the pattern of tactical voting, meaning that the Conservatives might well get an overall majority.

Any vacancy occurring on the Board or among the officers during the year shall be filled until the next election for that position by a majority vote of all the then members of the board, except that a vacancy in the office of President shall be filled automatically by the then Vice-President, and the resulting vacancy in the office of Vice-President shall be filled by the Board.

Most if not all votes were whipped, which meant that, in a majority government, the position of the Prime Minister and his inner Cabinet invariably became the law of the...

In those cases in which only a qualified majority was needed, Germany would have a veto position (because the voting power is calculated according to the shares of subscribed capital in the ESM).

July 16, 2015 — The Globe and Mail editorial regarding the need for majority voting in uncontested director elections and for shareholder involvement in the director nomination process endorses the positions espoused by CCGG.

The majority of us don't even vote much less take the time to question them on their positions and learn about who they are and so elections are left to a minority of members and we continue on our merry way expecting them to run the show with the interests of everyone in mind when in fact they're never told what these collective interests would be and what is expected of them.