According to the most recent totals from Alaska Division
of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai, about 11,266 absentee ballots have yet to be counted — although not all of those ballots were likely returned by GOP voters.
Not exact matches
For many non-Americans, the
election brought the welcome and reassuring victory
of Barack Obama, whereas the resignation
of David Petraeus as
Director of the CIA was an unnecessary, self - inflicted wound.
The FBI is investigating whether Donald Trump's associates coordinated with Russian officials in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential
election,
Director James Comey said Monday in an extraordinary public confirmation
of a probe the president has refused to acknowledge, dismissed as fake news and blamed on Democrats.
«While this might make Putin look like a tough guy flexing new nuclear muscles ahead
of upcoming undemocratic
elections in Russia that will coronate him again, the new systems don't change the essential deterrence equation between the US and Russia,» Barry Pavel, a senior vice president and
director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council wrote.
Though its share price has nearly doubled since Trump's
election, John Hancock senior managing
director Lisa Welch points out that Bank
of America's P / E, at 11 times 2019 earnings, still trails its historical averages.
However, the Justice Department's appointment
of ex-FBI
Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate alleged ties between Russia and Trump's
election campaign team appeared to soothe investor concerns and supported Wall Street in Thursday's session.
This category covers everyone from the
director of Elections Canada to provincial public works
directors.
Since the November 2012
elections, they see a willingness
of Silicon Valley executives to go along with a bigger, more comprehensive reform bill, Emily Lam, senior
director of federal issues for Silicon Valley Leadership Group, says.
Clapper, the former
Director of National Intelligence, described in his opening remarks the process by which the intelligence community concluded in January that «the Russian government pursued a multi-faceted influence campaign in the run - up to the
election, including aggressive use
of cyber capabilities.»
Tom Wynn,
director of affluent research at Spectrem, provided several factors for the increased confidence: the steady improvement in job growth, the steady increase in the major stock market indices since the spring, and a decrease in political ambiguity with the
election season over, which has an effect on at least some people's outlook.
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.
Besides Mr. Drexler, major (5 % or greater) shareholders in the firm, as
of the annual proxy in April, include FMR LLC (which includes the Fidelity Contrafund), Baron Capital Group, BlackRock, and T Rowe Price, all
of whom voted in favor
of the
directors up for
election as well as the other management proposals — and Columbia Wanger Asset Management (whose parent Ameriprise, did not return requests for information).
Prior to the 2016
election, Cambridge Analytica's now - suspended CEO Alexander Nix, who is also a
director of SCL, gave a speech to members
of the Philippines» press club in Manila, according to the Post.
James Comey, still serving as FBI
Director at the time, told the House Intelligence Committee that the Department
of Justice had authorized the FBI to investigate Russian interference in the 2016
election, including any potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
«Given that she states her goal is accuracy and verification, that sounds like the language for an audit,» Ned Foley, the
director of Election Law at Moritz at Ohio State's law school tells Business Insider.
As the owner
of more than 90 %
of voting stock at the company, Adderley has control over the
election of the company's board
directors, its advisory Say on Pay vote, and, at the coming May annual meeting, to renew the Kelly's short and long - term compensation plans.
Pompeo has repeatedly downplayed the seriousness
of Russian
election interference in public appearances as CIA
director, contradicting the reported findings
of the agency and others in the intelligence community.
House will become non-executive chairman, while Caira will stand for
election as a
director at the annual meeting
of shareholders.
Susan Gordon, principal deputy
director in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Andrew McCabe, deputy director of the FBI, speak with CNBC's Eamon Javers about the evolution of cyber threats, the Las Vegas mass shooting, and the Russian meddling in the U. S. e
director in the Office
of the
Director of National Intelligence, and Andrew McCabe, deputy director of the FBI, speak with CNBC's Eamon Javers about the evolution of cyber threats, the Las Vegas mass shooting, and the Russian meddling in the U. S. e
Director of National Intelligence, and Andrew McCabe, deputy
director of the FBI, speak with CNBC's Eamon Javers about the evolution of cyber threats, the Las Vegas mass shooting, and the Russian meddling in the U. S. e
director of the FBI, speak with CNBC's Eamon Javers about the evolution
of cyber threats, the Las Vegas mass shooting, and the Russian meddling in the U. S.
election.
In early January, the Office
of the
Director of National Intelligence released a declassified report documenting the results
of the investigation former President Barack Obama had requested into Russian
election interference.
Please note that since brokers may not vote your shares on «non-routine» matters, including the
election of directors (Proposal Number 1), the proposal to amend Alphabet's 2012 Stock Plan (Proposal Number 3), and each
of the stockholder proposals (Proposals Number 4 through Number 10), in the absence
of your specific instructions, we encourage you to provide instructions to your broker regarding the voting
of your shares.
Please note that since brokers may not vote your shares on «non-routine» matters, including the
election of directors (Proposal Number 1), the proposal to amend Google's 2012 Stock Plan (Proposal Number 3), and each
of the stockholder proposals (Proposals Number 4 through Number 8), in the absence
of your specific instructions, we encourage you to provide instructions to your broker regarding the voting
of your shares.
Election of Directors: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 01 - JAMES BELL 02 - TIM COOK 03 - AL GORE 04 - BOB IGER 05 - ANDREA JUNG 06 - ART LEVINSON 07 - RON SUGAR 08 - SUE WAGNER For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 2.
The possibility
of failed
elections introduces unnecessary legal uncertainty and risk to our
director election process as vacancies on our board
of directors could result in our inability to comply with certain NASDAQ listing requirements or other securities regulations.
Each
of the other proposals, including the
election of directors (Proposal No. 1), the advisory resolution approving Apple's executive compensation (Proposal No. 3), the proposal to approve the amended and restated Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 4), and each
of the shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicable rules.
We note that, in accordance with Rule 14 (a)-6 (a), Apple was not required to file preliminary proxy materials with the Commission because the matters to be acted on at the meeting are limited to (1) the
election of directors, (2) the ratification
of accountants, (3) a vote on an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, (4) the approval
of the Plan described above, which is a «plan» as defined in paragraph (a)(6)(ii)
of Item 402
of Regulation S - K, and (5) shareholder proposals pursuant to Rule 14a - 8.
In August and September, Johnson and other security officials, including former
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, became «increasingly convinced» that Russia had perpetrated the
election process by hacking the DNC and other political figures.
Some
of the queries deal with Trump's firing
of FBI
Director James Comey, who at the time was heading up the investigation into Russian meddling in the
election, and reports that the president ordered the White House counsel to fire Mueller.
That footnote acknowledged that Facebook's findings did not contradict a declassified January 2017 report in which the
director of national intelligence concluded Russia had sought to undermine United States
election, and Hillary Clinton in particular.
CalPERS apparently liked the fact that Apple's proposal called for the majority
election of all
directors, in addition to the elimination
of what CalPERS termed the «blank check» preferred stock.
Elliot Schrage, Facebook's vice president for communications and public policy, and David Ginsberg, its
director of research, said in a blog post on Monday that the company had made «real progress» in dealing with hoax stories and sham accounts since the 2016
election and the campaign, known as Brexit, to withdraw Britain from the European Union.
If you are a beneficial holder and do not provide specific voting instructions to your broker, under a recent rule change the organization that holds your shares will not be authorized to vote on the
election of directors.
Shares not present at the meeting and shares voting «abstain» have no effect on the
election of directors.
The Board's stock ownership policy provides that each non-employee
director is required to attain, by the fifth anniversary
of such
director's initial
election to the Board, a minimum share ownership position
of the lesser
of (i) 7,500 shares
of common
Because
of a change in New York Stock Exchange rules, unlike previous annual meetings, your broker will NOT be able to vote your shares with respect to the
election of directors if you have not given your broker specific instructions to do so.
Also, if a majority
of the Board is comprised
of persons other than (i) persons for whose
election proxies were solicited by the Board; or (ii) persons who were appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation or to fill newly - created directorships («Board Change»), unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to such Board Change, then participants immediately prior to the Board Change who cease to be employees or non-employee
directors within six months after such Board Change for any reason other than death or permanent disability generally have their (i) options and stock appreciation rights become immediately exercisable and to the extent not canceled or cashed out, generally have at least six months to exercise such awards; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and generally shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end
of the last calendar quarter before the time the participant ceased to be an employee.
If you hold your shares in street name, it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the
election of directors, the vote to approve the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, the vote to approve the amendment and restatement
of our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, and the stockholder proposals requesting: (i) the elimination
of supermajority voting requirements, (ii) the adoption
of a policy to consider employee pay ranges when setting CEO compensation, and (iii) a report on Salesforce's criteria for investing in, operating in and withdrawing from high - risk regions (Proposals 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in this Proxy Statement).
This rhetoric continued after the
election: Both Trump's Treasury secretary and the
director of his National Economic Council said the plan wouldn't cut taxes on the rich.
Stronger manufacturing activity data from the U.S. Thursday, in the form
of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's regional business survey, allowed investors to add long positions in the greenback, which has fallen more than 1.4 % this week in the wake
of President Donald Trump's decision to fire his FBI
Director, James Comey, and revelations that his campaign team may have had extensive contacts with Russian officials - despite his repeated denials - in the run up to last year's
elections.
While our Board does not anticipate that any
of the
director nominees will be unable to stand for
election as a
director nominee at our Annual Meeting, if that occurs, proxies will be voted in favor
of such other person or persons as may be recommended by our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and designated by our Board.
Our nominees for the
election of directors at the annual meeting include nine independent
directors, as defined in the applicable rules for companies traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market * (NASDAQ), and our Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. NDP and B.C. Green Party announcement regarding their intent to cooperate in the legislature: «It's clear that British Columbians voted for change in this
election and support the NDP and Greens» objectives: building a clean economy and putting...
September 25, 2015 - CCGG's Executive
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Director Stephen Erlichman was quoted in The Globe and Mail about the use
of universal proxies in contested
director elections and CCGG's «Universal Proxy Policy
director elections and CCGG's «Universal Proxy Policy».
«Facebook is at a crossroads because
of its inability — nearly a year - and - a-half after the
election — to get a handle on its divisive effects on society,» said Tom Galvin, Executive
Director of Digital Citizens.
The NYSE currently considers the
election of directors (Item 1), the proposal to approve the non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation
of the Company's named executives (Item 2), and the ratification
of our independent auditors (Item 3) as routine matters.
Unlike previous years, the NYSE no longer considers the
election of directors to be routine (Item 1).
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
New rules will require CBCA companies — about 40 %
of companies listed on the TSX — to hold an
election for their entire board
of directors annually, vote for each
director individually and, most importantly, use uniquely crafted majority - voting rules that only let shareholders vote «no» or «yes» for a
director, eliminating the use
of «withhold» votes which is standard practice under existing TSX rules.
In addition to the
election of directors (Item 1), the NYSE does not consider any
of the stockholder proposals (Items 5 through 8) as routine matters, so your broker may not vote on these matters in its discretion.
The detailed results
of the vote for the
election of directors held at Real Matters» Annual General Meeting
of common shareholders held today in Toronto, Ontario are set out below: