Sentences with phrase «to vote on the issue»

Musk has recused himself from voting on the issue at either company, but his previous actions raise eyebrows.

Just more than half of StateWest's membership voted on the issue, with 90 per cent of the 30,366 votes cast favouring the end to mutual status.

Icon launched its Mainnet on January 24, 2018, which got them off the Ethereum network and onto their own unique blockchain network known as a «loopchain» which allows individual connected blockchains to maintain their own affairs but also vote on issues that affect the entire ICON «loop» of blockchains.

«We use PA reports as a supplement when considering how to vote on an issue.

How they vote on these issues at the remaining five policy meetings this year will shape what happens in the stock and bond markets, mortgage rates and savings rates.

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

All those who vote for or against him will convince themselves that they are voting on the issues.

Politics do ask us to vote on issues and we must vote with out worldview.

Religion has been been used and misused too often, but as earlier stated look at the individual and see how they votes on issues and don't just hear what they say but listen to what they say then cast your vote.

Should I be allowed to have a say / vote on issues I find immoral?

New York's City Council convened to vote on the issue and almost unanimously passed resolution 1281, calling for the Department of Education to recognize the holidays.

Being on the PCC Parochial Church Council I have a say and a vote on all issues as I and 20 others make sure that the congregations money and concerns are represented.

The pastor, who had been quiet up till then, suddenly declared, «You will not vote on this issue.»

When those who have won the day on this issue (and by «the day» I mean every denominational vote on the issue since 1972) and are gaining more and more power in the denomination offer the possibility of a just separation, why do those who claim to be on the side of the oppressed want to maintain the oppressive status quo?

Universal is universal, period / Secondly — if only the Catholics who have never benefited from birth control (either directly or indirectly) were allowed to vote on this issue, that would be a very small population of voters.

Prior to the referendum, Archbishop Martin commented that he had «no affiliation with any group of No campaigners» and that he would not tell others how to vote on the issue.

In voting on this issue, the political parties allowed the members of Parliament the freedom to follow their consciences, rather than requiring a party vote.

Do you believe Blacks are not intelligent enough to vote on the issues?

Board members said that before they vote on the issue, they want the Park District to provide more detailed projections on how many people will likely use the facility, how they will arrive there and at what hours of the day.

Several members said they were not comfortable voting on the issue after several speakers warned about the dangers of exposing...

They also may be inadvertently voting on another issue: whether the Park District should be a separate taxing body.

Ahead of a free Commons vote on the issue next week, 500 respiratory health professionals wrote an open letter to the British Medical Journal pushing them to «protect the wellbeing» of children.

The election of the Coalition Government in May 2010 reignited the debate, with the RSPCA warning of «a real threat» that the ban on hunting with dogs could be overturned as the new coalition government had promised MPs a free vote on the issue.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday shrugged off the call from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an even either minimum wage increase than what is proposed in the state budget, saying it's up to the state Legislature to vote on the issue, not the mayor.

Historically they didn't vote on issues which applied only to England but all of a sudden they're intending to vote against fox hunting in England.

UPDATE1: The executive committee will be meeting next week to vote on issuing Wilson Pakulas to its endorsed Democrats.

My naive view is that we could do away with the voting - for - people mentality and simply vote on the issues.

In interest of brevity I will stop here but obviously there are lots of ideas applicable here: if you don't like how your representative voted on some issue you can change your vote manually if voting is still in progress... people should be allowed to easily switch their representative on a monthly / yearly level... etc

The vast majority of Conservative party members believe only English MPs should be able to vote on issues affecting England, according to a new survey.

And have the ability to override that delegated vote on issues they disagree.

If Bill chooses to vote on an issue, his vote now has the power of 2 votes (his and yours, assuming no one else give Bill a voting power).

In Liquid Democracy / Delegation, each citizen can either vote on an issue or vote on a delegate to vote on an issue.

So far, Council Speaker Christine Quinn has not called for a vote on this issue.

The Conservative party wants to ban Scottish MPs from voting on issues that only affect England.

USA: In senate votes the vice-president gets a deciding vote on the issue.

The Democrats are (not so) secretly planning to force their Republican colleagues into voting on the issue today — by introducing the stalled proposals as hostile amendments.

How did they vote on issues relating to gender, children, environment, rights of persons with disability etc?

But Carl E. Heastie, a Bronx Democrat who is the Assembly speaker, said his chamber was not ready to vote on the issue so quickly.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran anti-war campaigner, opposes airstrikes but has given his MPs a free vote on the issue.

The West Lothian question — non-English MPs voting on issues that only affect England — can not now be avoided.

The senator said that the campaign contributions he receives have never influenced how he votes on issues.

Alternatively, Corbyn could have announced right at the start that he would offer a free vote on the issue as a matter of principle, but would seek to persuade his party to oppose the war.

You might think about that check when it comes time to vote on an issue important to that donor.

She asked for an early opportunity for MPs to vote on the issue, promising Labour support for Mr Clegg.

While not a key issue for many, fox hunting certainly raises temperatures among some voters, and May's pledge to hold another vote on the issue irritated some.

He said that, if the government did not formally adopt the idea of extending Britain's membership, he was prepared to force a vote on the issue by attempting to add his plan to the EU withdrawal bill, currently working its way through parliament.

However, Equalities Minister (and Secretary of State for Culture) Maria Miller pointed out on Twitter that since any vote on the issue would be a free vote, it would not technically be counted as a rebellion.

Democrats in the state Senate, fed up with gun - control bills going nowhere in the GOP - controlled chamber, are secretly planning to force their Republican colleagues into voting on the issue today — by introducing the stalled proposals as hostile amendments.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently convened a summit of LGBT advocates at the Capitol to start mapping out a strategy to push for a vote on this issue after a budget deal is reached.

The principle that Scottish MPs should not vote on issues only affecting England and Wales seems unarguable but it could make it very difficult for a Labour government reliant on Scottish seats for its majority (a prospect that stands a good chancein 2015) would struggle to get its agenda through parliament and may even struggle to survive.