Sentences with phrase «passed by majority votes»

He insists that the civil law should protect the right to life, and that laws that deny such protection, even when passed by majority votes, are invalid.

It can finish any legislation already before underpreparation, if Parliament passes it by majority vote; this necessitates the support of parties outside the government.

(4) Despite section 128 (1) of the Act, a bylaw under subsection (3) may be approved by a resolution passed by a majority vote at an annual or special general meeting.

Two motions were passed by a majority vote: one calling for the immediate reinstatement of the former executive director; the other calling for four members of the current executive committee of the Board of Directors to resign, including Larry Estabrooks as president, Hodges Hamm as first vice - president / president - elect, Austin Drisdell as second vice-president and secretary treasurer Maurice Frennette.

Not exact matches

The other is the Windsor case — discussed by Carl Scott earlier — in which the majority opinion not only sets aside part of the Defense of Marriage Act passed with overwhelming support in 1996, but also dismisses and disparages the motives of those who voted for it.

Ron Sider wrote of George W. Bush's second tax cut: «The overall impact is so obviously slanted toward the rich that the House had to abandon the bipartisan approach... and use the tiny Republican majority... to pass the bill by a mere two votes.

Passed by a large majority (360 out of 602 votes), the German law was proposed by members of Parliament belonging to all the parties currently represented in the German national legislature, the Bundestag.

The new legislation didn't just squeak by with a majority vote, it passed by a landslide, 73 - 4.

Frankly, I think the State Senate Majority is in over its head but the Assembly only passed this bill by four votes.

On Tuesday last week, peers voted by a majority of 78 to pass the legislation, and the Act gained Royal Assent on Thursday.

Though, if it were some measure generally opposed by the ruling majority and there were enough defections, then the missing 7 votes would have more of an impact on something not getting passed.

Last night the Commons passed the Lords reform bill's second reading by 462 votes to 124, securing a massive majority of 338.

The measure would presumably end arguments over whether a certain bill would pass in an up - or - down vote in the chamber, but is being bottled up on the legislative calender by the chamber's majority party leadership.

However, when it comes to spending and revenue, Congress can pass things by majority vote.

In September 2013, the Convention considered the question of extending the vote in Presidential elections for citizens resident outside the jurisdiction; this was passed by a strong majority, with powerful contributions made by video - link from Irish citizens resident in a range of other countries.

Several noncontroversial budget bills were printed last night, and a few were even passed by the Senate — with very little discussion on the part of majority members and no opportunity for the public to see anything before it was voted on.

The first of two ways an amendment can be incorporated into the state constitution takes at least four years: two separately elected state legislatures must first vote to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot; then the majority of New Yorkers must vote on it and pass it by referendum.

The resolution was passed Tuesday evening at the Campbell Sports Complex on 218th Street by a majority vote with 39 members of the 45 - member board present.

Libous also declined to say that the decision by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to allow the same - sex marriage bill to come to the floor for a vote last year — where it passed, thanks to «yes» votes from Saland and McDonald, along with Sens. Mark Grisanti and Jim Alesi — was a bad idea, though he did allow the Republicans knew quite well that the vote would cost them with the conservative grassroots in this election.

Squadron and Kavanagh's bills to close the LLC Loophole passed the Assembly with broad bipartisan support in 2015, including Speaker Carl Heastie, but were blocked from a full Senate vote by the Senate Majority.

As for the veto, yes, the president can veto any bill passed by both houses of the legislature before it has become law (the president can not veto an existing law), but the veto can be overruled by a 2/3 majority vote by both the House and Senate.

The Senate has a threadbare majority and an utter lack of consensus brought about by the voters of this state deciding to vote for who they wanted where without regard to party or who needs enough votes to pass bills.

In previous years, similar voting reforms were passed by the Assembly and backed by Senate Democrats, but were ultimately blocked by the GOP Senate Majority.

These recommendations can be voted on in any election, either one specially called or in conjunction with other statewide elections, and need only pass by a simple majority of those casting votes.

According to a local law passed in 1995, the legislature must appoint someone from Area 3 to fill the vacancy, by majority vote, within 30 days.

The referendum required approval by 60 % of votes and simple majorities in 60 % of the 79 districts in order to pass: final results indicate that the referendum failed with only 57.7 % of votes in favor, although it did have majority support in 77 of the 79 electoral districts.

But despite the many objections raised, the bill was passed in the Commons by 317 votes to 225 - a majority of 92.

«(W) e believe the Democratic Leadership has the moral obligation to allow this legislation to pass by a simple majority vote,» King and Zimmerman wrote in a statement that appears in full after the jump.

Others are so innocuous or enjoy such broad support that they make it to the floor for a vote without any roadblocks, and pass by large majorities.

At the federal level, laws can only be passed by majorities in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate followed by either the President's signature, or by a veto followed by a two - thirds majority veto override vote in the House of Representative and a two - thirds majority veto override vote in the U.S. Senate.

The Act only permits an early dissolution if Parliament votes for one by a two - thirds supermajority, or if a vote of no confidence is passed by a majority and no new government is subsequently formed within 14 days.

If the repeal initiative qualifies for the November ballot and gets the majority of votes, any future gas taxes passed by the legislature would also require voter approval.

Another possibility I'd considered is passing a Constitutional amendment (calling for another election or banning Trump outright), but that would ultimately require 38 state legislatures to agree, and, since Trump won 24 states by a majority, and even allowing for Clinton supporters who failed to vote, this is unlikely.

The lower chamber had earlier in the day passed the vote after a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila.

According to an order for declaratory judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.

School budgets were up for votes in communities around New York state this week, with a vast majority of spending plans being passed by voters.

Equal Powers with the Rajya Sabha in impeachment process (initiating and passing a motion for the removal) of the judges of the Supreme Court and the state High Courts (by a majority of the membership of the House and at least two - thirds majority of the members present and voting), who then can be removed by the President of India.

It passed by a large majority in the Assembly with some dissenting votes, including Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, a Republican from Troy, who says it's unfair to struggling businesses already in the state.

The bill to simply extend the law until Friday night for more negotiations was first rejected by Democrats, then by much of the Republican majority angry that New York City Democrats wouldn't provide the votes that were expected to pass it.

The Lib Dem leadership rules state that a leader can be removed by a vote of no confidence passed by a majority of MPs or by a statement calling on him to go submitted by 75 local constituency parties.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New York's Democrat - led Assembly has passed a bill to legalize gay marriage and a critical vote by the state Senate could take place this week if the chamber's Republican majority brings the measure to the floor.

By a 40 - 22 vote, the Republican majority passed the TEDE bill shortly after 7 p.m. Monday.

Washington (CNN)- Two weeks ago, the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill on a 68 - 32 vote, with 14 Republicans joining the Democratic majority to send the measure drafted by a bipartisan «Gang of Eight» to the GOP - controlled House.

In 2009, the bill that had passed in the Democrat - led Assembly failed by eight votes in the Senate which Democrats then held by a 32 - 30 majority.

And a Labour amendment calling for a scrutiny committee to consider secondary legislation passed under the bill was defeated by 311 votes to 292 - a government majority of 19.

CNN: Five reasons immigration reform isn't close to the finish line Two weeks ago, the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill on a 68 - 32 vote, with 14 Republicans joining the Democratic majority to send the measure drafted by a bipartisan «Gang of Eight» to the GOP - controlled House.

The vote itself would still have passed by a majority of around 400, and the UK's MEPs voting «en bloc» would only have highlighted how far apart the two sides are.

Co-sponsored by Lamar Smith (R — TX) and other members of the Republican majority on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and passed by a largely partisan vote, the House bill would give the Office of Science a 5.3 % boost next year but hold its budget flat the following year.

The Senate passed the measure in April by a 63 - to - 34 margin — just four votes shy of the two thirds majority needed to nix a veto — on a day when two supporters of the bill were absent.

The bill passed the Missouri House April 15 by an 85 - 63 vote — just barely above the 82 - vote majority needed in the chamber.