Sentences with phrase «many uncontested elections»

The Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines require any director in an uncontested election who fails to receive over 50 % of the votes cast «for» his or her election to tender his or her resignation to the board within five days of the election.

Submission to the NYSE re: Request by the U.S. Council of Institutional Investors that NYSE adopt a majority voting listing standard in uncontested elections of directors

L. (Sept. 1, 2014), http://us.practicallaw.com/4-578-4485 [http://perma.cc/8XRK-A4YL](«It appears that ISS negative vote recommendations based on the perceived lack of board responsiveness to shareholder concerns (as evidenced by the failure to implement a successful shareholder proposal) was the leading factor associated with directors who failed to receive a majority of votes cast in an uncontested election in 2014.»)

In connection with a shareholder proposal made at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders, the Company informed its shareholders that the Board had adopted a policy providing for majority voting for the election of directors in uncontested elections and that the Company would take steps to implement majority voting in its Articles and bylaws.

Make true majority voting in uncontested elections mandatory for all publicly traded corporations.

The last time we had an uncontested election was the late Jo Grimond and that didn't end too badly.»

The incidents have cost the DA: During his uncontested election for a third term in November, 10 percent of voters were so fed up with him that they went to the trouble of writing in someone whose name wasn't Cy Vance.

Despite bad blood between Gulino, Luthmann said his campaign was meant to help the Democratic party in an uncontested election and extolled the job Brooklyn Democratic Party county leader Frank Sedido has done.

And while the borough has had several uncontested elections in past years, the Democratic party nominated medical marijuana advocate Dylan Schwartz to run against Joe Borelli for the South Shore City Council seat and retired engineer Rich Florentino to run against Steven Matteo in the Mid-Island Council district.

In the city's District 5, Democrat Peter Loughran got 1,723 votes to win his uncontested election.

Assemblyman Joe Borelli was elected to the South Shore City Council seat in Tuesday's uncontested election and will leave behind his seat in the 62nd Assembly District later this month.

In uncontested elections for judgeships in the second judicial district the club also endorsed Marcy Friedman, Adam Silvera and Kathryn Freed.

Malliotakis, who won an uncontested election to a fourth term this month, won't give up on her TAP push.

Johnson attributed the rejection to his not agreeing to an interview with the association and said he thinks it make little sense for the group to rate candidates in uncontested elections.

Taylor Wessing has re-elected Tim Eyles as UK managing partner in an uncontested election, with the vote of confidence coming as the firm posted a double digit increase in UK revenues in 2011 - 12.

Masters (pictured) will continue in his role as managing partner for a further three years, which will officially begin on 31 March, following an uncontested election.

Masters will continue in his role as managing partner for a further three years, which will officially begin on 31 March, following an uncontested election.

Clifford Chance (CC) London managing partner David Bickerton is set to serve a second term in the role after an uncontested election opened last week.

Layton, who has led the practice since 2008, will start his new term at the beginning of November, following an uncontested election among the firm's corporate partners.

Submission to the NASDAQ re: Request by the U.S. Council of Institutional Investors that NASDAQ adopt a majority voting listing standard in uncontested elections of directors

Submission to the NYSE re: Request by the U.S. Council of Institutional Investors that NYSE adopt a majority voting listing standard in uncontested elections of directors

Not exact matches

July 14, 2015 — CCGG's Executive Director Stephen Erlichman was quoted in The Globe and Mail about a legal panel's recommendations to amend the Ontario Business Corporations Act to require majority voting for uncontested director elections and to remove Canadian residency requirements for directors.

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

True majority voting should be mandatory in every uncontested director election at all publicly traded corporations.

The election was uncontested and unanimous, resulting in the firsttruly national slate in the 76 years of USLTA history.

Elections were also held that same night for President Dave Kundrot and Vice-President Mike Kuderna that went uncontested.

I hope that in the sad by - election to follow, Jo Cox's constituency is left uncontested as a tribute to Jo's extraordinary public service

Firstly, encourage the creation of a very serious review into what went wrong for the party at the last election so that mistakes in the message and machine can be dealt with; secondly, encourage the party to create a policy platform ruthlessly focused on generating popularity across the country to raise the party's standing in the polls; and thirdly, secure enough political support that they can ideally walk into Downing Street uncontested.

He warned that the party faces «existential» threats and suggested it had failed because while it increased its number of MPs it had lost votes at the last election despite an «empty, voiceless, vacant and uncontested» space at the centre of politics.

Maher ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014, but lost to incumbent Peter King (R) in the general election.

In the primary election on June 24, 2014, Maloney ran uncontested for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations, but Hayworth defeated him in the Independence Party primary.

According to a news story on CBS in Chicago there was a judgeship worth $ 180,000 in the Cook County judicial subcircuit that was up for grabs in the November 8th 2016 election and it was uncontested.

A nonpartisan redistricting commission's remap of district lines mixed with an aging delegation and a rush of ambition is resulting in an unusually competitive election cycle in a state largely uncontested at the presidential or Senate levels.

As we have explained elsewhere, the degree of competition in the system for the election of committee chairs and members is limited by a number of factors that inhibit the potentially transformative effect of the 2010 reforms — including the absence of frontbenchers from candidacy and electorate, the fact that candidates from opposing parties can not compete against one another, and the large number of uncontested chairs.

In 2015, Borelli won his South Shore City Council seat in an uncontested special election to replace Vincent Ignizio, who vacated his seat to become CEO of Catholic Charities of Staten Island.

Recent election cycles have seen more than 40 percent of state legislative seats left uncontested.

In a sweeping and uncontested vote the membership endorsed Tony Hoffmann's accomplishments on behalf of the Village Independent Democrats throughout the rough and tumble 2013 election year.

On the other hand, the direct election of the Chief Whip (though the post was uncontested this time) did not appear to be restricted to opposition — an improvement which is to be withdrawn.

I'll bring a choice of candidates on the ballot for a seat that has been uncontested four of the last five elections — it's time for a change.

Bellone ran uncontested for the Conservative Party nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014, but lost to incumbent Hakeem Jeffries (D) in the general election.

Wyman and Malloy were uncontested in their respective primaries on August 12 and will run together for the second cycle in a row in the general election.

The next leadership election to take place occurred when Blair resigned in June 2007; this election was won by Gordon Brown, who ran uncontested.

The five honorees were Judge Nichelle Johnson Muhammad, the first Muslim appointed to the Mount Vernon City Court, who went on to win the Democratic Primary and ran uncontested in the General Election on Tuesday, selected by Councilwoman Roberta Apuzzo, Nesta Felix of NewFlex Youth Programs, Inc. selected by Councilman J. Yuhanna Edwards, Chanese Coleman of Coleman & Coleman selected by Councilman André Wallace, Jamie Pessin selected by Councilwoman Lisa Copeland and Black Westchester Magazine's Editor - In - Chief AJ Woodson selected by Council President Marcus Griffith.

He was uncontested in the August 23 primary and defeated Ward Armstrong (D) the November 8 general election.

MIDTOWN — Community Board 4 Chairman Corey Johnson won the Democratic nomination for the District 3 City Council seat Tuesday, assuring him a victory in the uncontested November general election.

Commenting on the number of uncontested seats in the Local Government elections, a spokesperson for the Welsh Liberal Democrats said;

Further down the ballot, however, there will be much more limited choice for many given the number of uncontested general election races for state legislative seats.

Repeatedly uncontested primaries and general elections has become the norm for many seats across New York City and at least partially explains dismally low voter turnout in legislative elections around the city and state.

During the 2012 open seat election, Hoylman came through the Democratic primary, then won an uncontested general election in which 93,469 registered voters cast a ballot for him.

He is not facing a competition in his general election contest after running uncontested in the Democratic primary.