Sentences with phrase «of voting law»

But this one appears to be unique — it may be the only one devoted to the topic of voting law.

That provision required pre-approval of voting laws in certain southern states like North Carolina.

I think the problem is that such mechanisms are not appropriate in an adjudicative context, and make the ultimate decision either very difficult for a court to review (in that there are no reasons to review) or very easy to review (by proceeding by way of vote the law societies, prima facie, failed to comply with their duties of fairness and their duties to weigh various Charter values.

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On the Democratic side, the appeal of stronger gun laws was evident in Clinton's attacks on rival Bernie Sanders over his past votes against background check laws and for limits on lawsuits against gun makers.

And even before the Senate voted to gut key provisions of the ACA in early December, he introduced a bill to overturn the 2010 health care law in 2013.

Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.

But that wasn't all that depressed Clinton's vote: Hansen said a far lower number of provisional ballots than typical for a presidential election played a role, as did a recent strict voter - ID law that was in effect for its first presidential election in the state.

A vote on the measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the measure did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.

While eight US states and the District of Columbia have voted to legalise recreational marijuana, the White House has hinted that the Department of Justice will do more to enforce federal laws prohibiting recreational marijuana, raising concerns over how Canada's approach will coexist with a potential crackdown south of the border.

Federal judges found more problems in Texas» voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office.

The loss of that clause, which liberals had seen as a crowning achievement of the Civil Rights movement, makes it easier for states to adopt voting laws that can have an adverse impact on minority voters.

Some 14 states have enacted more restrictive voting laws than they had in the 2012 presidential election, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, about 800 counties with histories of racially - discriminatory voting laws — going back to poll taxes and literacy tests — had to get the Justice Department's approval beforehand (a process called pre-clearance) before such laws could take effect.

Over the next week, the board will encourage the apparently large number of shareholders that had not cast votes to support the deal, said mergers expert Brian Quinn, an associate professor at Boston College Law School.

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.

In 2013, Kennedy sided with more conservative justices to effectively block a key component of the law, although its provisions prohibiting states from diluting minority voting rights remain in effect.

The cases involve the use of a landmark voting rights law that led to the election of African - Americans across the South and Supreme Court decisions that limited the use of race to draw electoral maps.

The House is expected to vote on the Obamacare bill on Thursday, the anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law.

Cabinet ministers have been at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as well as being left out of the decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took a step toward passage of tax legislation that is a top White House priority, setting up a likely decisive vote later this week even though it was unclear if the bill had enough Republican support to become law.

The law, which was first introduced by Congresswoman Bella Abzug, technically states that the president is «authorized and requested to issue a proclamation in commemoration of that day in 1920 on which the women in American were first guaranteed the right to vote.»

Opponents also could try to force recall elections of Republican lawmakers who voted for the laws, or of Republican Governor Rick Snyder.

Weddings are both a joyous family affair and a tangle of moving parts — perhaps it's the stress of making sure one Trump - voting aunt won't be seated next to a Democratic in - law, or rerouting those flowers from the wrong location on the big day — that make the event notoriously stressful for both brides and grooms.

The net - neutrality laws passed during the Obama administration, formally known as the 2015 Open Internet Order, were approved in a 3 - 2 vote along party lines in February 2015, after months of heated debate and public outcries.

Justice Anthony Kennedy was the deciding vote in throwing out A) a requirement that police try to determine the immigration status of people they stop under suspicion of even minor crimes; B) a law that made it a crime for an illegal immigrant to seek employment; and C) a law that let police arrest a person without a warrant if they believed the person may have committed a crime that could lead to deportation.

The department also changed its position in a critical voting rights case in Texas, abandoning its yearslong opposition to a critical aspect of the state's voter ID law.

The resolution, which contains instructions for key health care - related committees to begin drafting legislation to undo the health law, must also be passed by the House of Representatives (and is expected to get a vote there this week).

«In the context of Uber and Lyft putting money into cities, this vote is pretty significant,» said Nayantara Mehta, senior staff attorney at the National Employment Law Project.

And, the Government will propose changes to Canada's elections laws to uphold the integrity of our voting system.

NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

«First of all there's an organizational and logistical challenge, to organize a vote in such a short notice,» said Aristides Hatzis, an associate professor of law and economics at the University of Athens.

The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) will commence with their vote on the proposed Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act.

a person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited investors,

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.

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.

He is the author of treatises on proxy voting and shareholder communications and his articles have appeared in The London Financial Times, The New York Times, The New York Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Insights, Pensions & Investments, The Corporate Governance Advisor, Directors & Boards, the Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems and other publications and professional blogs.

The Senate voted 67 - 31 for a bill from Republican Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho that would dial back portions of the law known as Dodd - Frank.

This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

Put simply, Delaware law recognizes that the «right of shareholders to participate in the voting process includes the right to nominate an opposing slate.»

Vice Chancellor Strine went on to explain, however, that a corporation may in fact opt out of the default voting — and nominating — rules of state law, provided it does so clearly and unambiguously:

And, note that federal law prohibits foreign investors from owning more than 24.9 % of voting equity securities and 49 % of all equity securities of an airline.

Regardless of the «he said, she said» narrative, it takes time, potentially years, for the wheels of legislation to turn; a bill would require drafting, after which it would need to win a majority vote from the National Assembly before it could become a law.

Regardless, it takes time, potentially years, for the wheels of legislation to turn; the bill will require drafting, after which it will need to win a majority vote from the National Assembly before it could become a law.

In order to comply with requirements under U.S. law governing the ownership and control of U.S. airlines, at least 75 % of the voting stock of the Company must be held by U.S. citizens and at least two - thirds of the Board of Directors must be U.S. citizens.

The restrictions imposed by federal law currently require that no more than 25 % of our voting stock be voted, directly or indirectly, by persons who are not U.S. citizens, and that our president and at least two - thirds of the members of our board of directors and senior management be U.S. citizens.

To comply with restrictions imposed by federal law on foreign ownership of U.S. airlines, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws restrict voting of shares of our common stock by non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with restrictions imposed by federal law on foreign ownership of U.S. airlines, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws restrict voting of shares of our capital stock by non-U.S. citizens.

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that the failure of non-U.S. citizens to register their shares on a separate stock record, which we refer to as the «foreign stock record,» would result in a suspension of their voting rights in the event that the aggregate foreign ownership of the outstanding common stock exceeds the foreign ownership restrictions imposed by federal law.

The restrictions imposed by federal law currently require that no more than 25 % of our stock be voted, directly or indirectly, by persons who are not U.S. citizens and that our president and at least two - thirds of the members of our board of directors and senior management be U.S. citizens.

We are also subject to restrictions imposed by federal law that require that no more than 25 % of our stock be voted, directly or indirectly, by persons who are not U.S. citizens and that our president and at least two - thirds of the members of our board of directors and senior management be U.S. citizens.