Sentences with phrase «more voting weight»

There are other ways to «class» stocks, most of which have a similar tradeoff between earnings percentage and voting percentage (typically by balancing these two you normalize the price of stocks; if one stock had better dividends and more voting weight than another, the other stock would be near - worthless), but companies may create and issue «superstock» to controlling interests to guarantee both profits and control.

I need more proof that the wider membership has more voting weight than MPs, either actual or moral.

Not exact matches

For example, despite the fact that more than 85 % of outsiders (average shareholders) voted AGAINST the creation of a third class of stock (class C) in 2012, the weight of the insiders» 10 votes per share allowed the passage of this proposal.

For example, despite the fact that more than 85 % of outsiders (average shareholders) voted AGAINST the creation of a third class of stock (class C), the weight of the insiders» 10 votes per share allowed the passage of this proposal.

The new weighted voting rights structure, still banned by Chinese regulators, aims to incentivize more Chinese technology companies to list in Hong Kong.

When it comes to voting though I tend to give more weight to fiscal issues rather than social.

Then please explain how letters, non-unanimously VOTED by humans, into a set of texts carries any more weight than anything else «written».

By relying on statistical accuracy, transparency, discerning palates and weighted votes of members, the Opinionated About Dining survey provides a more distinctive approach to rating restaurants.

But there are historical examples that used weighted voting at points in time - that is, countries where some voters» votes were more equal than others».

Maragos has already lined up more than 25 % of the weighted vote in endorsements from GOP county chairs.

Therefore, conceptually, if two people already - as universally supported - don't necessarily have the same voting weight (you can have a vote taken away from you for presumably doing wrong to society), what is the moral / philosophical argument against having select people being given additional votes for presumably doing more than average for society?

Everyone having the same weight is a naive goal, «one person, one vote» is more a system of minimizing the potential for abuse than one of idealistic equality.

Molinaro announced he had secured the endorsements of three more county chairs from Westchester, Niagara and Albany, giving him more than 80 percent of the weighted vote heading into next month's Republican convention in New York City.

If I could vote for any of the 435 members of the House instead of just my district, and each of their votes were weighted thereby, it would far more accurately represent the public.

In the email, the campaign takes note of the major Republican county chairs who have endorsed Molinaro, tallying it up to more than 41 percent of the weighted vote.

The Wilson Pakula threshold for anyone not enrolled in the party who wants to run on the line, as you'll recall, is just over 50 percent of the weighted convention vote — more than twice the 25 percent necessary for party members to get onto the ballot.

What's more, Paladino now commands up to 7 percent of the weighted convention vote, thanks to the loyalty of the Erie County GOP, which puts him and local party leaders in the potential position of being kingmakers when Republicans gather in Manhattan on June 1.

There's no weighted voting, no block vote, and nobody with more than one vote, unlike the warped democracy of Labour.

Blakeman announced several weeks ago that he has securred more than 25 percent of the weighted convention vote necessary to get onto the ballot.

The higher she can run up her weighted vote tally, the more of her opponents she force to go the petition route — or drop out of the race.

Any candidate who secures more than 25 percent of the weighted vote at the party convention in late May secures a spot on the ballot.

Bloggers openly have certain agendas, and so, when you consume content from one blogger you know it's coming from a certain perspective while when someone reads something in the local newspaper they are likely to give it more weight in their voting decision as a neutral source of information.

His endorsements represent more than 82 percent of the weighted vote at the convention.

He's also the only contender to claim he has landed more than 25 percent of the weighted convention vote necessary to get onto the ballot, and today he announced the support of Rockland County GOP Chairman Vinnie Reda.

Both she and Cuomo received sufficient amounts of the weighted convention vote to get onto the ballot (more than 25 percent) if they were enrolled WFP members.

With 11.5 percent of the weighted vote in this year's state GOP convention — more than any other New York county --(thanks to Carl Paladino's 2010 performance), Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy is a very popular guy.

UPDATE: A reader writes: While it means she has 4 7 counties, more importantly, she has topped 25 percent of the weighted vote (assuming state committee people vote as their county chairs have endorsed).

The Political Forecasting Unit polling tracker is based on recent surveys by different polling organisations, and is adjusted so that the more recent the survey the more weight is attached to the vote shares.

The polling tracker is based on recent surveys by different polling organisations, and is adjusted so that the more recent the survey the more weight is attached to the vote shares.

He received more than 50 percent of the 129,095 weighted votes cast to avoid a runoff election and become the party's designee.

«We had more than Nassau county,» noted Watch who questioned the results of 2006 when the weighted vote dropped to 5 percent.

heldon Silver may have had just one vote, but a «no» from him carried more weight than any other politician in the state legislature.

Subject to the vagaries of constituency size, it gives each vote equal weight: the duke's vote is worth no more than the dustman's.

On criminal justice and asylum, the Lib Dems give a different weight to rights and responsibilities, and they favour more proportional voting systems, although with Labour's support for a referendum on the alternative vote this is now a debate about the nature rather than the principle of reform.

More to point, what is there that strongly correlates with voting intention and that we have solid figures for that we can weight towards?

He and other Queensbury and Glens Falls supervisors have argued the northern towns in the county have more voting power despite a weighted vote system.

Under GOP rules, the party's designation for governor is given to the candidate who receives more than 50 percent of the weighted vote.

«The constituencies used in the 2010 general election vary widely in size and this process will make them more equal and ensure everyone's vote has a more equal weight,» a No 10 spokesman said.

Erie, Monroe and Suffolk counties represent more than 21 percent of the weighted vote at the GOP convention.

Molinaro has secured endorsements from GOP county chairs and committees representing more than 50 percent of the weighted vote — enough to secure the nomination at the party's convention in May.

Molinaro's campaign says it has already racked up more than 50 percent of the weighted vote ahead of the state GOP convention in May.

In recent weeks, Molinaro has racked up a series of endorsements, counting more than 40 percent of the weighted vote needed for the party's designation status.

Molinaro's campaign earlier released a fundraising email touting more than 41 percent of the total weighted vote of Republican county chairs ahead of the designation vote at the state GOP convention.

The more Democrats who vote (in this instance), the more the weighted vote at nominating conventions.

Using that weighted system, the vote from Onondaga County committee members will count more than those in Manhattan, despite the vast population difference.

Any candidate who receives more than 25 percent of the weighted vote would be automatically eligible under New York election law to appear on the Republican primary ballot for governor.

Eaton previously said informally that the Brooklyn party supported Ms. Malliotakis, but given the Staten Island party has more of the weighted vote, the nomination was all but secured for Donovan.

Molinaro launched his campaign April 2 with enough support among Republican State Committee members to give him more than 50 percent of the weighted vote at the party's designating convention next month.

He and other Queensbury and Glens Falls supervisors had argued the northern towns in the county have more voting power despite a weighted vote system.

SEIU 32BJ, which represents about 75,000 workers, including security guards, cleaners, maintenance workers and more, threw its considerable weight behind Quinn after a unanimous vote of the executive board.