Sentences with phrase «vote count for»

Democratic candidate Merrick Alpert, a businessman, ended his bid for the Senate after trailing badly in the vote count for the party endorsement.

I've been trying to find the exact vote count for the debate that took place yesterday on TTIP at the European Parliament but can't find it.

Hahaha... There would have to be a vote count for every single decision of the day!

So I don't see how PR offers the whole solution to issues of participation and engagement in politics, though it is important to make more votes count for something on general election day.

And because each vote counts for so much more, mainstream parties contort themselves to look like the parties that are «stealing their votes» — just look at the disproportionate influence of Ukip.

Kyle Dropp, the director of polling company «Morning Consult», explicitly attributed this effect as a likely reason for discrepancy between polls and vote counts for Donald Trump (who's a poster child for «politically incorrect candidate» and, I'm willing to be, an inspiration for your question) in 2016 Republican Primaries in US, as discussed in my answer here.

The tight races came with the vote counts for three of the four candidates for two seats on the Town Board being too tight to name a victor.

Vote counting for the local election in Tower Hamlets is due to resume today after being suspended twice over the weekend.

With a similar model in Bavaria the second vote is not simply for the party but for one of the candidates on the party's regional list and both votes count for party and candidates so that every vote counts: Bavaria uses seven regions for this purpose.

All 50 states use total population as their basis for drawing district lines, but the challengers said the rural state Senate districts in which they lived had vastly more eligible voters than urban districts, making their votes count for less, in violation of the Constitution.

Worried that your vote counts for nothing?

More damagingly for the image - obsessed Tate, she also alleged that public voting counted for nothing in the jury room.

And this time your vote counted for something besides sending some poor schmuck to Ottawa for a likely divorce and an awful winter.

There are three major reasons, in my opinion, that contribute to the lack of voter participation in elections, and they are these; 1) Eligible voters believe that their votes count for nothing, that their votes will not have any effect on the outcome, 2) That many, if not most, politicians are sadly the same (in it for their own personal gain, be it fame, a stepping - stone toward future appointments, or simply to satisfy their uber egos).

Not exact matches

TORONTO, May 2 - Canadian energy producer Crescent Point Energy Corp is poised to win support for its director nominees based on a preliminary counting of votes, shrugging off opposition from activist investor Cation Capital, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

(After the March 24 failure, it would be nearly unthinkable for the Republican leadership in Congress to call for a vote without being sure of the count ahead of time.)

Cysch said he hopes to potentially attend a caucus tomorrow as an «observer» to make sure that the «votes are counted correctly,» something that he did for the Paul campaign in 2008.

Only about a third of Republicans said they have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence that votes on Election Day will be counted fairly, according to recent poll from the Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

«The table lists ten areas that a previous YouGov poll suggests are closest to the national average of support for the EU, alongside expected time that votes will be counted.»

Outspoken opera superstar Jessye Norman told CNBC that Hillary Clinton, the expected front - runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, is a friend who could count on her vote.

According to the credit society's constitution, a minimum of 25 per cent of members were required to make the vote count, with 75 per cent of those voting needed to support demutualisation for it to go ahead.

As always in Britain, you can count on the bookies for the last word: both Ladbrokes and William Hill bookmakers now offer 5 - to - 1 odds on a Yes vote — the longest since betting began.

Therefore, you must give your broker instructions in order for your vote to be counted.

If you hold your shares in street name, it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the election of directors, the vote to approve the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the vote to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, and the stockholder proposals requesting: (i) the elimination of supermajority voting requirements, (ii) the adoption of a policy to consider employee pay ranges when setting CEO compensation, and (iii) a report on Salesforce's criteria for investing in, operating in and withdrawing from high - risk regions (Proposals 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in this Proxy Statement).

Speaking to 1,000 people at the sold out conference, Broadbent called on delegates to seize this «once - in - a-generation opportunity for progressive change, an opportunity to ensure we have a fair voting system in which every voter counts, in which every citizen has a real opportunity to elect a candidate according to his or her values.

Thus, the Company applies the same vote counting standard to its own advisory votes on executive compensation, for example, as it does to a shareholder proposal.

The vote - counting methodology used by the Company does not inherently favor proposals submitted by the Board over proposals submitted by shareholders, as the vote - counting standard for approving any proposal other than for the election of directors is identical.

Live Greek referendum: Alexis Tsipras hails victory for No campaign - live updatesWith most votes counted, Greece has given a resounding No to the proposals from its creditorsRead more

The vote count reached a remarkable level of backing for proposals opposed by management, according to Heidi Welsh, executive director at the Sustainable Investments Institute, a Maryland - based nonprofit that provides impartial analysis of social and environmental policy shareholder resolutions.

It has considerable passion behind it, and the people who are voting for it really want to vote for it, which counts for something.

Below are the total seat counts and popular vote tallies, by party, for the 2001 Provincial General Election.

In the future, blockchain tools could serve as a foundational infrastructure for casting, tracking, and counting votes — potentially eliminating the need for recounts by taking voter fraud and foul play off the table.

Shareholders in Canada can only vote «for» a director or have their votes withheld, which means they are not counted.

Below are each party's total seat counts and popular vote tallies for the 2004 Alberta general election.

Markets plunged around the world — MSCI Global equity index down 5 % Friday, another 2 % today — Us markets hit with DJIA down 600, S&P 500 down 4 % and small caps down 4.5 % — U.S. equity futures were locked down limit for about 30 minutes after the vote counted.

The votes have been counted for three of the local elections in the North East.

Four boards (representing 15,000 members) needed to achieve the threshold counts for the amalgamation effort to move to a B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) board vote.

Otherwise, your vote will have counted for nothing.

our votes count as sh ** now... hows that for democracy???

You also have people who can register as a specfic party and run on a ticket to strengthen their careers and yet they only espouse one or two things that could count them into the party in the first place.There's also a huge issue of people really thinking that a vote for a 3rd party candidate is a waste, If the only way you feel your vote matters is by voting for one of 2 parties (even if you are unsatisfied with both) does it actually matter?

Tietjen reproduces several verbatims from those interviews as well as a chart delineating the vote count — to commend, correct or abstain — for each faculty member.

The coalition of black churches in urban communities can no longer be counted on for block Democratic votes, and despite the president's pleas, he may find that his most loyal constituency will not be able to bring significant wins to the Democratic column come Tuesday.

Join the thousands of Christians who have already committed and contributed to make «Say Merry Christmas» by the American Christian Life United Choir the biggest Christmas song of all time, every 99c can and will count as an authentic vote for Christmas.

In other words, in considering who to vote for, no value counted absolutely.

When saying Merry Christmas has become a bad thing, when we can no longer have the peoples vote counted and respected by judges and elected officials, when health care for aids and other associated dieses is covered, when kids in school have to be subjected to demonstrations of gay bedroom life when the mayor of NY will no longer without reason and against the law rent churches public buildings, when teen pregnancies up 45 percent will be paid for by us the people of the US with all the cost completely covered.

Ballot counting in Zimbabe is more honest than in the United States, because the thugs counting the votes tell the voters that if they vote for the wrong party, their vote will not be counted.

In 1973 it allowed women to be counted toward the quorum of ten adults needed for communal prayer, and in 1983 the faculty of the JTS voted to admit women into its rabbinic program.

Fan votes will count along with the votes of a celebrity judging panel including Cat herself, CBS News Anchor Alexis Christoforous, FOX News Anchor Ernie Anastos, book agent Karen Strauss, representatives from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital & Chefs for Humanity and others.

I think One Bronco Nation Under God's continual vote for Ohio State at No. 1 based on simple counting of FBS wins is getting wack; I love their wacky tiebreakers (this week's is age of head coach), because they show a commitment to taking a methodology seriously, but they give us LSU at No. 18, the Tigers» lowest ranking this week.

All three are great leagues, but as a history buff, if you had to pick one, count me as a vote for the WCAL.