Sentences with phrase «number of votes needed»

That's more than the number of votes needed to be put into effect after the new City Council takes power on Jan 8.

If a state fails to submit electors then shouldn't it change the number of votes needed to get a majority?

If the Democratic candidates challenge the signatures of rivals, it could narrow the field, which increases the number of votes needed to win.

(More than 100 ballots were disqualified, yet were included in the determination of the total number of votes needed for a victory.)

Ours is a people - centered, data - driven campaign that has built small, manageable neighborhood teams run by talented volunteers and supported by amazing field organizers who know the exact number of votes they need to win in their precincts.

Not exact matches

If your Shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or other nominee and you want to vote in person, you will need to obtain (and bring with you to the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting) a legal proxy from the record holder of your Shares (who must have been the record holder of your Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015) indicating that you were a beneficial owner of Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015, as well as the number of Shares of which you were the beneficial owner on the record date, and appointing you as the record holder's proxy to vote the Shares covered by that proxy at the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

Democrats have 54 votes — six short of the number needed to shut down a filibuster.

So I'll ascribe my skepticism about Three Billboards not to mood but to math: I don't see it getting a ton of runner - up votes, so it's going to need a huge number of first - place votes to take the prize.

The three boards that reached high thresholds numbers needed: B.C. Northern Real Estate Board (75 per cent needed and 89 per cent of agents voting were in favour); Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)(67 per cent needed and 69 per cent of votes in favour); and South Okanagan Real Estate Board (75 per cent needed and 79 per cent of those voting favoured a merger).

We have a president that received no vetting from CNN or those who voted for him and look what we got... a partisan ideologue who has brought the number of Americans who need food stamps to a record high, embraced policies that have resulted in 23 million Americans unemployed or under - employed, decreased household incomes by $ 4000 annually, increased the number of Americans dependent on the federal government to nearly 50 % and appointed dozens of «czars» who we know nothing about and who were also never vetted.

He also helped his country to win the under 21 European championships back in 2002, being voted the Golden Player of the tournament to boot, and it is that sort of experience that the Czech's need from the Arsenal number one tonight, as they are precariously placed in third position, with Spain and Croatia above them in group D.

«We're at about 4o percent of the vote and I think Mr. Lazio is too... I feel very confident I can split that vote and get the numbers we need for June,» Levy insisted.

«What the country needs more than ever is certainty, and having secured the largest number of votes and the greatest number of seats in the General Election, it is clear that only the Conservative & Unionist Party has the legitimacy and ability to provide that certainty by commanding a majority in the House of Commons.

To win an election Labour also needs to steal a significant number of votes from parties positioned to the right of it on the political spectrum, and right now that's not happening.

So although there is little formal need to rely on any sort of support, and only a narrow number of votes are needed to elect the minimum number of people voting for an amendment, as a practical matter there really needs to be a strong groundswell for an amendment.

The British Election Study survey evidence suggests that Scottish Labour MPs will not be saved by incumbency effects or tactical voting, so the party will primarily need to attract a significant number of their former voters back from the SNP.

The duo's act of defiance brought the number of Republicans signed onto the effort to 20, just five short of the number they need to force votes on four competing measures aimed at preserving the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The number of signatures needed for statewide minor party and independent candidates in Pennsylvania in 2014 depends on the number of votes cast in the November 5, 2013 election, for Judge of the Superior Court.

«Also, unbelievably, the Judge here ruled that the Board of Elections does not need to keep track of the number of double votes.

Cuomo's Women's Equality Party also received the needed number of votes to continue through this election cycle.

Rebel, rebel I disagreed with him [Cameron] about House of Lords reform, I disagreed with him about gay marriage... I voted against gay marriage because a huge number of my constituents were very, very worked up about it and I just saw no need to upset them in that way.

Had the leader's office wished to influence the outcome it would have been sufficient to persuade a reasonable number of front - benchers to vote only for John Healey (the one candidate who could be relied upon to back Ed Miliband in any issue where he needed it) to guarantee his election and a fairly small number to back Steve Rotherham who may have been seen as preferable to Dennis Skinner, in order to ensure that he came second.

A number of new lawmakers would have pledged not to vote for her, and several Democrats oppose her as a matter of routine, potentially denying her the 218 votes needed to secure the speakership.

First preference votes need to be filtered through the system of Irish electoral constituencies (and the different numbers of seats that are apportioned to these).

«votes bear little relation to the number of seats won» #GE2015 was further proof of the need for #ElectoralReform http://t.co/upDBkri5FL

There are a number of challenges, but I think there is a very clear message that needs to be sent to them as well, which is that the democratically elected House of Commons has voted for this,» he told BBC News.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

Carroll also said the addition of Weiner to the race could result in a runoff, as it would be difficult for any candidate to reach the magic 40 - percent number needed to avoid a second round of voting.

The outcome of the primary then will be decided by 103 absentee ballots and an undetermined number of affidavit votes — votes cast by voters whose eligibility to vote could not immediately be determined at the polling place — which will be counted at the Ulster County Board of Elections on Wednesday Sept. 21, starting at 10 a.m. Absentee ballots needed to be postmarked by Sept. 13 and received no later than Sept. 21.

Vote totals need to be certified by the Board of Elections and will include a large number of absentee ballots.

An evening vote on a bill to establish a single - payer healthcare system dragged on when a number of supporters who had left for dinner needed to be brought back to the chamber before it could receive a majority.

As a vote to legalize gay marriage maybe / probably approaches, only one more Republican state senator needs to support marriage equality for the bill to pass, and the pressure is intense on the small number of undecideds.

If the necessary numbers vote in favour of an 8 June election on Wednesday it would formally fire the starting gun on the election process — the Fixed - term Parliaments Act does not need the input of the Lords.

The left will have confirmation this week that any successor to Corbyn will be of their ilk, when a motion is passed to reduce the threshold from 15 % to 10 % for the number of MPs» votes needed to get on the leadership ballot paper (the difficulty for the left is getting backing from MPs, not from the members who ultimately chose the leader).

Said Smith: «I know one of your top priorities is the recognition of marriage between same - sex couples — something that I strongly support, something that I believe in and something that we will make happen together... Although we do not have the number of votes at this time needed to pass the marriage equality gender bill this legislative session, we are committed to pursuing its passage.

«I know one of your top priorities is the recognition of marriage between same - sex couples — something that I strongly support, something that I believe in and something that we will make happen together... Although we do not have the number of votes at this time needed to pass the marriage equality gender bill this legislative session, we are committed to pursuing its passage.

This is a small improvement on our current system of first past the post, since it allows voters to rank candidates and reduces the need to vote tactically, but it does not address the crucial unfairness at the heart of our democracy which is that a party's share of seats in parliament does reflect the number of votes it receives across the country - a situation which leads to millions of wasted votes and a shameful system of «safe seats» where a donkey could be elected so long as they were wearing the right coloured rosette.

At the last election there were 21 seats where the number of votes that UKIP got was larger than the number of extra votes the Conservatives needed to win.

The online mode will give gamers the chance to vote for the circuit, bike class, and number of laps before they take to the track and compete in an online Arcade racer or Career mode championship. Once the race comes to an end it's over to the online leaderboards to see where you rank against the rest of the world. Not only will you find competitors» lap times but the option to upload and download racing ghosts and riding lines, which will help you compete against the very best or for those new to the series learn the skills they need to race to the top of the leaderboard. There will also be a demo available on XBox Live and PSN before the game launches.

threatening to increase the number of charter schools within the District, the Board needs to make it clear to the CSD that usurping their power is not acceptable and that they must vote on all material revisions to the charters that they have authorized.

To put a voucher expansion on the ballot should require the same number of signatures as is needed in a recall, Ellis said, or 25 percent of the total votes cast in the most recent gubernatorial election.

Even if a sufficient number of IMF Members would agree on the need to amend the Articles of Agreement for this purpose, EU Member States would likely have to make major concessions in terms of their overall voting share.

If employees have the required number of hours of their own time available during polling hours, then employers need not offer additional time for voting.

While it does not include social security numbers, it does include an address, a date of birth, political affiliations, the way you've voted in the past, and everything else that a person would need to hunt you down, to impersonate you, or to deny you employment or other benefits based solely on your political beliefs.

Very undemocratic language aimed at securing the votes needed from a very small number of «approved voting delegates» for an already in - house decided plan of action by CREA and its «approved» members.

A number of FVREB Realtors felt the issue needed to be discussed and voted on by the membership.

But if four boards had voted in favour of the amalgamation — with each board having a weighted vote according to its membership numbers — she says there was the potential to achieve the needed votes to move to one real estate organization.

The three boards that reached high thresholds numbers needed: B.C. Northern Real Estate Board (75 per cent needed and 89 per cent of agents voting were in favour); Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)(67 per cent needed and 69 per cent of votes in favour); and South Okanagan Real Estate Board (75 per cent needed and 79 per cent of those voting favoured a merger).

So far Brian's poll registers 417 voters or 41 % of the number of votes IR decided it needed, to cover a membership that is a scant.0032 % of the population.