Sentences with phrase «on tie votes»

A letter to the town board authored by Eddy was read — it objected to the bill he received from the town for $ 1,282 to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his inquiry to the town's Attorney months ago requesting advice on the tie vote in the November election and the legality of the subsequent «holdover» of incumbent board member Gail Seaman — to which Eddy had opposed.

Even after an amendment gave local school boards greater veto power, the bill died on a tie vote in the State Senate for the second straight year.

It did this without seeking submissions on the issue of whether a decision to dismiss an appeal could be rendered on a tie vote.

The judge also found that even if the Appeal Committee erred in disposing of the appeal on a tie vote, he had no authority to intervene because s. 57 of the Teaching Profession Act contains a privative clause.

Not exact matches

A poll released by Le Monde / Cevipof poll on Tuesday showed Macron tied with the far right leader in the first round with 25 percent of the votes.

So if voting isn't meant to break a tie, what's the purpose of getting a show of hands on an issue that's holding up your meeting?

Italy's government, divided over the Afghan war and ties with the U.S. military, lost a crucial vote on foreign policy on Wednesday that plunged Prime Minister Romano Prodi into his worst crisis since taking office in May.

In the event of a tie vote on any issue, the Chairperson's vote shall decide the issue.

In most developed markets, investors with ties to an acquirer are barred from voting on a transaction.

While Devon's reaction to the 2011 say - on - pay provides positive evidence that boards can and do respond effectively to a negative vote, its failure to alter its pay programs prior to that point as natural gas prices sank suggests that owners of companies whose fortunes are closely tied to commodity prices should be wary of lax compensation structures.

AFR sent a letter urging House members to vote «No» on H.R. 4296 — a bill that would tie regulators hands in setting operational risk capital.

The chamber voted 50 — 49 — calling on Vice President Mike Pence to break a tie vote for the second time that day — to install Brownback in the vacant State Department position, which monitors persecution and discrimination on a global scale through the Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF).

The «Yes» vote on allowing gay couples to tie the knot won in all six Australian states, despite the most senior figure of the country's Anglican Church warning such a move would have «irreparable consequences» effects.

SI.com's Sam Amick did a quick survey of front office types on the most popular prospect behind Davis, and Beal actually tied Robinson with six votes, with Michael Kidd - Gilchrist falling behind.

«At the top of the Conservative party, the narrow vote in favour of leaving the EU has now been interpreted as the pretext for a drastic cutting of ties with Europe, which would have dire economic results - and as an excuse for the most toxic rhetoric on immigration we have seen from any government in living memory,» the statement reads.

HTC political director Josh Gold said the assemblywoman, who is being challenged by Democrat John Mancuso this fall, has family ties to the union and also has made a point of voting on several priority HTC bills.

While it will now be more likely that the justices will divide evenly on difficult cases, Justice Kennedy will remain the swing vote, providing a fifth vote for a majority of progressive justices (Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan), and remaining with the conservatives (Thomas, Roberts and Alito) in tie votes, which will leave the lower court's judgment in place and will not operate as binding precedent on lower courts.

During an interview with me that will air in full on «Capital Tonight» this evening at 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Levy again insisted that he and Lazio are tied at 40 percent of the weighted convention vote.

Democrats should refuse to vote on President Donald Trump's pick for the next FBI director unless a special prosecutor is named to take over the investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

(Samuels also plans on running for the Senate president job, which the LG traditionally holds, presiding over the chamber and breaking ties, if necessary — although there's been some debate over when he can cast that vote).

The full extent of the possible effects of agenda control was first noted by a colourful 18th Century French mathematician, the Marquis de Condorcet who in his famous paradox noted that in a situation with a tie between three options a voter can determine the outcome of an election by voting insincerely on one of their preferences.

On European election voting intentions, Labour (32 per cent) lead Ukip (21 per cent) with the Conservatives and the Greens tied on 16 per cent each, and the LibDems on 8 per cenOn European election voting intentions, Labour (32 per cent) lead Ukip (21 per cent) with the Conservatives and the Greens tied on 16 per cent each, and the LibDems on 8 per cenon 16 per cent each, and the LibDems on 8 per cenon 8 per cent.

In three of the seats I found UKIP ahead by up to six points on the standard voting intention question, and they were tied with Labour in Dudley.

He briefly served as a consultant to former Sen. Hiram Monserrate, but severed ties with the ex-Queens lawmaker long before his conviction on a misdemeanor assault charge and subsequent expulsion from the chamber by an unprecedented vote of his colleagues.

The Article 50 trigger comes a day after Scotland's parliament voted in favour of holding a fresh referendum on independence from Britain in a bid to hold on to EU ties.

VOTE - COPE, a PAC with ties to the New York State United Teachers, a union with ties to the left - leaning Working Families Party, has spent $ 4 million on this year's Senate races, records show.

Ianotti served as the lone councilmember on the panel, effectively serving as a liaison between the committee and the town board and only voting in the case of a tie.

Sanctions against Russia's mining, metals and shipping industries would be tied to another bill imposing a new round of penalties against Iran.The legislation could be voted on as early as this week.

@DJohnM If the House vote is a tie and / or the Senate vote is a tie, then each Chamber keeps on voting until they get a clear majority.

The Senate Democrats have turned to their former colleague, Eric Schneiderman, for assistance in their rules fight, asking the ex-senator-turned-AG for an opinion on whether the Republicans» effort to take away LG Bob Duffy's tie - breaking leadership vote is legal.

He argues for our modern conception of the Electoral College, though in the case of a tie, the power would be given to the House of Representatives to vote on the election of the president.

Although the majority leader claims he moved to strip LG Bob Duffy of his tie - breaking leadership vote in the chamber because he believes that only senators should have the right to weigh in on who leads the chamber, most believe the real motivation is because he knew 31 - 31 was a distinct possibility in the not - so - distant future.

Now that group is TIED 47 - 47 on which party's candidates they will vote for.

[117] The final polls showed a mixture of Conservative leads, Labour leads and ties with both between 31 — 36 %, UKIP on 11 — 16 %, the Lib Dems on 8 — 10 %, the Greens on 4 — 6 %, and the SNP on 4 — 5 % of the national vote.

They've attacked the IDC for voting with Republicans to block hostile amendments on progressive priorities, and in their own response to Klein's challenge said he should cut ties with the GOP.

I'm proud to be leading a genuinely cross-party campaign which isn't trying to hide the political links of the many people supporting us — but which is able to put those party ties to one side and work together to stop an obscure, unfair and expensive voting system being forced on our country.

Supervisor Wood declared at the town board meeting on Dec. 8, 2015, Gail Seaman as incumbent was to be brought forward because of tie vote and failure to elect a candidate to fill the vacant board seat.

Sharpton urged those listening on the radio to turn out to vote, apparently endorsing Wright by noting his political ties to Rangel.

The lieutenant governor is empowered to cast a vote to break ties on procedural matters like choosing a new leader, and there's no question he'll take his lead from Cuomo if he's required to do so.

This comes on the heels of the Senate's approval this week of a rules change that stripped Duffy of his ability to cast a tie - breaking leadership vote.

Last night, Gianaris specifically called out two senators — Jim Alesi and Joe Robach — for supporting the change that would strip LG Bob Duffy of his ability to cast a tie - breaking vote on procedural matters, which includes the all - important leadership question.

A few of course parroted the distortions the «No» campaign was built on or gave wanting to do in Nick Clegg as an excuse for voting against, but far more voted AV down because it had become too tied up with the politics of the Coalition and thus divorced from a wider and more genuine discussion of constitutional reform.

In tandem, 32BJ SEIU, a union with strong ties to the Democratic - dominated Assembly, was also urging members to vote no on the bill.

For the past three years, Finch says he and the minority Republicans in the state Assembly have voted against tying teacher evaluations to how well students do on the state standardized tests.

With the polls already virtually tied, Ukip set to beat Labour into second in the European vote and Labour lagging the Tories by double digits on the economy and leadership, it is almost beyond obvious that the party faces a fundamental crisis.

She boasts deep ties to labor and will be relying on their get - out - the - vote operation to separate herself from a crowded field.

He can afford to lose two votes while counting on Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie.

Sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea — Vote Agreed to (98 - 2) The Senate passed the bill that would codify certain existing sanctions on Russia, including various sanctions tied to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, Moscow's annexation of Crimea, and malicious cyber activities relating to the 2016 U.S. elections.

A tie vote of the Madison Common Council has put one of the city's most controversial developments back on the ropes.

To end the chaos of a deadlocked Senate, he cleverly defied custom and presumably the state constitution to appoint a lieutenant governor — who provided the tie - breaking vote — and imposed order on the legislative process.