Sentences with phrase «vote among members»

The fate of Pluto was determined on Thursday by a vote among members of the International Astronomical Union in Prague.

The tweet referred to an ongoing party procedure that decides whether the sitting Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, has to win a vote among members of his local party before becoming the Labour candidate for the 2018 - 22 term.

And if both counties had called a vote among members he would have secured the nomination.

Not exact matches

According to the New York Times, Khosrowshahi brought a proposal, co-authored by Goldman Sachs, to board members on Thursday that would, among other things, rein in Kalanick's voting power.

Currently, there are more doves than hawks among the Fed's voting members.

In the event of dissension among Council members, a simple plurality of votes is used.

Despite the potentially hawkish inference from September's split vote among Fed policymakers, Fed Chair Janet Yellen pointed out at the meeting the economy showed little sign of overheating, adding to perceptions dovish members of the rate - setting committee retained their sway.

majority of the members of the Governance Committee received a Majority Withheld Vote at the same election, then the independent directors who did not receive a Majority Withheld Vote shall appoint a committee among themselves to consider any resignation offers and recommend to the Board whether to accept such resignation offers.

Among Democrats, 29 Senators, 82 House members voted FOR it.

In 2012 the laity fell six votes short of the required two thirds majority among lay members, despite being backed by almost three quarters of the synod.

Byrne was among members of the Village Board who voted to block the Park District plan Sept. 4, citing safety concerns raised by residents who live near where the parking lot would be built.

In a short speech, Wehrli, who assumed the post immediately after the 4 - 3 vote last week, stressed the need for communication among board members as well as with other community leaders.

Mr Cameron's authority has clearly eroded among Tory rebels, while stories have even emerged about members of the Cabinet being extremely frustrated about Monday's vote.

The four will take part yet more hustings, before facing a vote among Labour members and supporters.

At the time of writing, despite an overwhelming vote of no confidence among Labour MPs, he clings on, citing a democratic mandate of party members.

In last year's contest the combined vote for Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall among party members narrowly beat that of Corbyn's — even though he won the overall contest with a 59.5 % share.

The Speaker explained that she was losing support among council members on the Uber bill, but still had enough votes to pass it.

Former Rep. Dan Maffei, a Democrat who represented the Syracuse area for two terms, is among those agreeing with Rep. Chris Collins» claim that it's not unusual for members to vote on legislation without having read the entire bill.

After the first round of voting, it was clear Nicoletti and Maxwell had a significant lead among party members.

That could be feasible but under the current selection rules there is no guarantee that the result of the voting among party members would be any different.

If his current voting pattern holds for the remainder of the session, Silver will likely be among the top 20 dissenters in the 104 - member Democratic conference in the Assembly.

Among Republicans, the members most likely to agree with Heastie were Janet Duprey (who voted with him 94.7 percent of the time), Tom McKevitt (94.5 percent) and Andrew Raia (93.5 percent).

Saying Ed M will take it is a hunch: YouGov showed DM stronger than is likely: ex-ForSec public name recognition means he will poll better among those least likely to vote, where turnout will be under 25 %; that the union endorsements, the campaigning efforts and union members response to campaign have probably helped EM more than DM.

It has now been agreed that when the European Banking Authority votes on banking union matters a double vote will take place: one for eurozone countries and a separate vote, requiring a simple majority for approval, among the EU's ten other member states.

In last year's election for chairman, he was among the committee members who called for a delay in the vote because of reports that the FBI had interviewed Zellner as part of its investigation into a 2014 State Senate election.

The handling of the Trident and Syria votes indicated major party management problems; Corbyn's «prevarication» about whether to allow a free vote on Syrian intervention signalled he has no plausible strategy to manage his parliamentary colleagues; the attempt to put pressure on MPs through directives from Momentum and the decision to conduct a last minute plebiscite among party members merely antagonised parliamentarians (66 MPs then voted with the government)

This bill was passed among partisan lines, except for twenty GOP members that voted with the Democrats.

But Natfhe has warned such tough action was only strengthening members» resolve, and pointed to yesterday's unanimous vote among lecturers in Oxford to take continuous strike action if employers went through with their threat to cut pay.

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That attempt caused an uproar among Clyne's supporters on the party committee, and the members voted to recommend Clyne's reappointment.

Among the Council members who endorsed the plan was Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who represents the neighborhood, although she had remained quiet on the issue until the subcommittee vote.

Now Stefanik is among four Republican House members from Upstate New York who are undecided on how they will vote on the revised bill.

Among the people who voted for it: Greg Ball, who was then a member of the Assembly.

The personnel votes and union changes drew the most condemnation among the town board members and from the audience, some of whom carried signs that said, «Vote no to the patronage amendment.»

James further raised concerns about the party's requirement that campaigns pay for the email addresses for the 1,927 convention delegates who will vote on the endorsement for governor, as well as what she said was the lack of diversity among the rules committee members in attendance at Saturday's meeting.

Seven New York Republicans were among the 20 GOP members who voted against the plan.

Chief among them is the fact that while any zoning application ultimately needs the approval of the City Council's 51 members — 42 of whom voted in favor of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing — when it comes to individual projects, the council's long - standing tradition is to defer to the local council member.

Rodriguez numbered among the council members who voted in favor of MIH, but he was ultimately swayed by community opposition to the Inwood proposal, which would have rezoned a lot at the corner of Broadway and Sherman Avenue that Acadia had purchased in early 2009 for $ 19 million.

Among the external players, the most powerful are the counties of Queens and the Bronx, who collectively control a large block of votes in the Council — 14 members are from Queens, another eight are from the Bronx — and have strong organizations with the ability to help move forward, or hinder, a local politician's career.

This can be changed by having multi member legislative districts with ranked choice voting so that voters can make meaningful choices among a broad range of candidates.

Still, none of the more than half - dozen Progressive Caucus leaders were among the seven caucus members who voted against the New Year's Day fiscal deal — and more serious capitulation may soon be on the near horizon.

Are you aware that the prime minister is campaigning among the parliament members and not voted by the population, or are you confusing a candidate campaign with the parliamentary campaign?

Harriet Harman has provoked a furious backlash among Labour members by suggesting that the party will not vote against the government's welfare bill.

Four New York House members — Sean Patrick Maloney, Kathleen Rice, Louise Slaughter and Steve Israel — were among the 47 Democrats who voted «yes» on the Republicans» refugee bill.

As of yesterday, there was not enough support among GOP conference members to do so, and Ryan called off a vote that had been scheduled to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act's signing.

«After many hours of deliberation and discussion over the past several weeks among the members, it has been decided that same - sex marriage legislation will be brought to the full Senate for an up or down vote.»

Staten Island's two Republican Council members, Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (South Shore) and Councilman Steven Matteo (Mid - Island / Brooklyn), were among those voting against the legislation in the Council — where many members expressed concerns about how the bill might affect small businesses but voted for it anyway.

Forty of the Council's 51 members have signed onto the bill, but it has languished without receiving a floor vote — adding it to a growing list of bills with strong support among council members that have failed to move forward under Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, a close de Blasio ally, despite promises of more democratic Council rules reform.

The election for vice chair will take place next February among around 450 voting members of the DNC, who will collectively elect the chair, five vice chairs, a treasurer, a secretary and a national finance chair.

Her announcement looks set to trigger civil war within the party, with Mr Corbyn likely to fight to ensure that his name is on the ballot paper for a vote of the party's members, among whom he has strong support.