Sentences with phrase «possible voting outcome»

The reason is that there is no possible voting outcome in which Dan could change the result by changing his vote.

All possible voting outcomes have a winning majority even without Dan's vote!

Not exact matches

We got the worst possible outcome from the Brexit vote for the stock markets, but they survived.

The outcome for the debt markets is a mixed bag for some bonds rally while the debt of smaller peripheral economies take a hit as the risk - off trade is initiated to the possible negative fallout from the lopsided Greek vote of NO.

It is right that Scottish voters are given as much information as possible about the likely outcome of a «yes» vote.

Since 16 (a)(2) prevents any delegates from offering their support to other candidates prior to voting, 40 (b) prevents names from being added on the fly, and 40 (e) requires repeated votes until someone wins, there are only two possible outcomes: Either the front - runner picks up enough delegates on the second vote (once they're unbound) to push them over the majority, or the convention is deadlocked.

In 1976 Richard McKelvey went much further, in a complex series of mathematical proofs, establishing that given control over a voting agenda it was possible to bring about almost any outcome the agenda setter desired.

While a big topic to consider, if we average citizens are expected to understand its outcomes / effects and vote accordingly, I would hope that it should be possible to summarize the answer to this question in the Stack Exchange format.

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.

«What I'm saying here is pointing at a very, very irrational possible outcome of our potty electoral system, which is that a party that has spectacularly lost the election because fewer people are voting for it than any other party, could nonetheless according to constitutional tradition and convention still lay claim to providing the prime minister of the country.»

The hope is that, no matter the outcome of the vote, we will all have taken part and we will all have made an as informed decision as possible.

While all the major parties in this election — including Labour — are proposing to launch an unimagined level of attack on the working class, the most favourable outcome remains a Labour government with the highest possible vote.

But as of now, it's not possible to say definitely that the convention vote had a significant impact on outcomes around the state.

It is equally possible for a different voting system to produce a totally unprogressive outcome.

Despite the uncertain outcome in the Senate, Democrats said on Tuesday evening they would schedule an override vote as soon as possible, a move intended to pressure Republicans.

Asked what he saw as the probable outcome, Mr Salmond said: «I think probable would be vote - by - vote (support for Labour), and possible would be confidence and supply.»

When school levies come up for a vote, don't districts want as many taxpayers as possible to have a direct stake in the outcome?

Well: The sweep of the board by the usual suspects, the «anything but» votes... they were certainly victorious against the Romans — which was exactly what was predicted - and the worst possible outcome for the shriek, and the authors concerned, and the award itself.