Sentences with phrase «vacant seat because»

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China Aid points out that 200 seats were left vacant at the second Lausanne Congress in 1989 because Chinese delegates were prevented from making the trip to Manila

«What makes that a problem, is because people believed he wasn't running, Guillermo Linares... said he would run and file petitions to run for that so - called vacant seat, and so that does cause a problem.»

After the resignation of former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, there are now 10 seats vacant in the Legislature for various reasons — mostly because lawmakers left for other elected offices — and Cuomo does not rush to call special elections.

Victor J. Turchiarelli's seat on the Buffalo School Board was declared vacant in 1992 by then - Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol after Turchiarelli failed to attend board meetings for more than a year because of a back injury.

The battle to fill Skelos» vacant seat is being closely watched because it could impact the balance of power in the Senate.

The Senate seat in Binghamton and surrounding areas is vacant, because its former occupant Tom Libous, who was the deputy Senate majority leader, has been convicted on felony charges of lying to the FBI over obtaining a politically connected job for his son.

Both of the Senate seats were vacant because both of their former occupants were forced to leave after being convicted of felony corruption charges.

The seats are vacant because two senators, both Democrats, were elected to local government positions last November.

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.

The two Senate seats are vacant because two senators, both Democrats, were elected to local government positions last November.

The seat is vacant because of the resignation of Gabrielle Giffords.

A special election in Westchester County is attracting an unusual amount of attention because the vote to fill a vacant state Senate seat holds significant sway over the power dynamic in Albany.

He insisted that because of the late date of his resignation, his vacant seat will be filled in the general election and not via a special — unless the governor decides otherwise.

In the alternative, the respondent submits that s. 5 of the MCIA does not apply because the amount involved is so insignificant that it can not be regarded as likely to influence his actions (MCIA, s. 4 (k)-RRB- and, in the further alternative, his contravention of the MCIA was committed through inadvertence or by reason of an error in judgment so that his seat on Council should not be declared vacant (MCIA, s. 10 (2)-RRB-.