Sentences with phrase «of votes based»

This bolsters our initial conjecture that New Democracy might be able to form a coalition with PASOK, as the latter appears to have won 11 - 12.4 percent of the vote based on the most recent polls.

Cefalo cites the lengthy redistricting process and the exclusion of his voting base as the key factor in his decision.

Not exact matches

At the March 20 - 21 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 % to 1.75 %, as had been widely expected.

TORONTO, May 2 - Canadian energy producer Crescent Point Energy Corp is poised to win support for its director nominees based on a preliminary counting of votes, shrugging off opposition from activist investor Cation Capital, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Microcap fund manager Acorn Capital has increased its stake in listed Perth - based financial planning firm Plan B Group Holdings to control almost 10 per cent of the voting power.

Hot or Not also plans to display customized Hot Lists, based on how its users vote on profiles of easily recognizable actors, politicians, celebrities, and other public figures, Peter Lauria at BuzzFeed reports.

He said that, because of the «overwhelming media narrative based on the polls that Michigan was a blowout for Clinton,» Democrats found it worthwhile to vote Republican.

WASHINGTON — President Trump's major policy moves over the course of his first year in office have had a common denominator: They either overtly favor his base of support — the roughly one - third of voters who solidly back him — or they appear to penalize those states that vote Democratic.

Shareholders of Africa - focused Papillon Resources voted almost unanimously in favour of a $ 615 million takeover by Canadian - based B2Gold at a scheme meeting held this morning.

At the company's last annual meeting in May, Dimon contended that criticism of the company's compensation by services advising institutional investors on proxy votes was off base in its view that more restrictive formulas are better.

Over the course of a session, they develop a score based on how they vote compared to their peers.

It's politically risky for the federal government to ride roughshod over state laws voted in by a majority of the people, says William McGrath, a partner at the Washington, D.C. - based Potomac Law Group.

«As a long time - resident of northwestern B.C., I passionately believe that Northern Gateway is the right choice for Kitimat and for the future of our community,» Donny van Dyk, Northern Gateway's Kitimat - based Manager of Coastal Aboriginal and Community Relations, said in a statement issued after Saturday's vote.

Zuckerberg said Thursday that «voters make decisions based on their lived experience,» continuing, «Part of what I think is going on here is people are trying to understand results of the election, but I do think that there is a certain profound lack of empathy in asserting that the only reason that some of them are voting the way they did is because they saw some fake news.

He controls about 31.7 % of the Omaha, Nebraska - based conglomerate's voting power.

The DAO's creators had designed the software to execute the will of its token holders, based on a tally of their collectively computed votes.

The power behind Fink's threat to enforce his views hinges, in part, on the standard of one share, one vote — that shareholders» voting power is based on the number of shares they own in a given company rather than the votes of entrenched founders or early investors.

ENDA (the Employee Non-Discrimination Act), which would prohibit all employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity, was passed by the Senate in November but still awaits a vote in the House of Representatives.

The 30 sandwiches came from a list of about 200, which executives had previously voted either for or against based on just their names.

I read a terrific study by Richard Charnin, who is a mathematician, a liberal Democrat, an eccentric but brilliant guy, who concludes on the basis of the exit polls and the actual vote on a precinct - by - precinct basis that the swing can not be that wide without widespread voter fraud.

«While I am not aware of evidence that the 2016 voting process itself was subjected to manipulation, and have no reason to doubt the validity of the election results, we know that the DHS and FBI have confirmed two intrusions into voter registration databases in Arizona and Illinois by foreign - based hackers,» Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote in a letter on Tuesday to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.

So in late January, in a big vote of confidence, Richard Baker — the Bay's American billionaire owner — added authority over the fusty New York City — based retailer Lord & Taylor to Brooks's portfolio, expecting a similar turnaround there.

PageRank is Google's system of counting link votes and determining which pages are most important based on them.

Victory for the «Yes» vote in Metro Vancouver's upcoming transportation referendum will benefit people from all walks of life, according to the broad - based Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, which calls the referendum «one of the most important decisions facing our region for the next generation.»

But if voting strictly on the basis of your convictions has been rendered ineffective, what about so - called strategic voting?

In 2010, the five parties received a total of $ 27.4 million in annual subsidies based on the number of votes each obtained in the 2008 election multiplied by an inflation indexed amount that is now $ 2.04 per vote.

The European Parliament voted strongly in favor of regulations, which would deter cryptocurrency - based money laundering and terrorism financing.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to get rid of a consumer protection measure meant to stop car dealers from charging more for car loans based on race.

«Right now that is one of the biggest problems; there just isn't enough transparency around the detail — the basis on which some parts of the analysis is being completed and / or overly broad subjective discretion which can be used to override voting guidelines.»

Steve said «this honour really belongs to CCGG as a whole and is based on what everyone involved with CCGG has done in the last 10 years to bring the majority voting issue to light in Canada and to keep it top of mind with federal and provincial governments, the TSX, directors and the press».

Approval is based on eligibility, financial requirements and a vote by the KDA Board of Directors.

Did the party take its base for granted and not give people enough of a reason to vote for them?

Approval is based on certain eligibility requirements and a vote by the KDA Board of Directors.

Furthermore, the rules governing companies listed on the NYSE and incorporated under Delaware law require us to submit certain matters to a vote of shareholders for approval, such as mergers, large share issuances or similar transactions, and the approval of equity - based compensation plans.

On Thursday, 2 November 2017, the MPC of the Bank of England voted by a margin of 7 - 2 to raise the bank rate by 25 - basis...

The Board recommends a vote against each of the following shareholder proposals based on broader policy reasons as set forth in Walmart's statements in opposition following each shareholder proposal.

While the content of the bill and the successful vote comports with our base case that the Republicans» tax reform plan will become law effective 2018, the Senate acted faster than expected, improving odds of a 2017 passage.

Shares that are properly voted by the Internet or telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.

Conversion Rights — All convertible preferred stock will be automatically converted into common stock upon (i) the closing of an underwritten public offering of shares of common stock of the Company at a public offering price per share that provides at least $ 100 million in aggregate gross proceeds or (ii) approval of at least (a) holders of 66 % of the Series A convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (b) holders of a majority of the Series B convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (c) holders of a majority of the Series D convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; and (d) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock (voting together as a single class and not a separate series, and on an as - converted basis).

The board of Rockville, Maryland - based Metropolitan Regional Information Systems Inc. (MRIS) has voted to finalize negotiations with Zillow to send the portal a direct feed of its more than 50,000 for - sale home listings and 8,800 rental listings from its more than 45,000 subscribers.

[16] Consensus - based structures are designed to allow all of a firm's voting stakeholders to participate in decision making.

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.»)

«We would like to see CBS continue on its path of success and bring Viacom along with the ride,» said Michael Cuggino, president at San Francisco - based Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, which owns voting shares of CBS and Viacom.

[17] After 1918, a growing number of corporations issued two classes of common stock: one having full voting rights on a one vote per share basis, the other having no voting rights (but sometimes having greater dividend rights).

In the Aritzia IPO, founder Brian Hill and Berkshire Partners — a Boston - based private equity firm — will retain 41 % and 55.6 % of the voting power respectively after the IPO.

In addition to this core product line, RiskMetrics owned Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a pioneer in the development of policy - based proxy voting recommendations.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» each of the shareholder proposals.

The vote count reached a remarkable level of backing for proposals opposed by management, according to Heidi Welsh, executive director at the Sustainable Investments Institute, a Maryland - based nonprofit that provides impartial analysis of social and environmental policy shareholder resolutions.

The Stonecrest City Council voted 4 - 2 on Monday to de-annex 345 acres of land if the e-commerce giant picks the area for what the company calls HQ2, a corporate hub where Seattle - based Amazon says it will one day house 50,000 jobs.

In his official statement, Motorola argued that the new centre will research and develop a solution based on the Blockchain in «sectors each», from audits, based on the technology of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), to vote on the basis of the Blockchain.