Sentences with phrase «votes cast as»

Although Democrat Jim Rex was ahead of Republican Karen Floyd and had declared victory in the South Carolina race, the margin was less than 500 of more than 1 million votes cast as of midafternoon.

His bid to seek re-election in 2016 hit a snag when he could only garner 44.4 % of valid votes cast as against Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s 53.8 %.

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European leaders cast the vote as a plebiscite on whether Greece would continue to use the euro.

Whichever way voters go as polls close in the California's Democratic primary, some employees of tech companies in the Bay Area have already cast their votes with their dollars, reports The Hill.

That strategy worked so well that Franken's 2014 Republican opponent tried to win votes by casting Franken as a guy who was «basically invisible» in Washington.

As a whole, those counties were about 1 - in - 5 votes cast in the state and are a mix of the factories around Youngstown, the farms down the Ohio River Valley, former coal country in the south and into the Cincinnati suburbs.

A frustrated Johnson asked, «How can the Negro expect any worthwhile consideration for his vote as long as politicians are always reasonably sure as how it will be cast?»

Democratic candidate Roy Cooper has claimed victory in this race, but as of Friday morning Republican Pat McCrory had not conceded and the result had not been officially recognized; with a 5,000 vote margin out of 4.7 million votes cast, the Associated Press reported it could be late next week before the winner is officially known.

As a proud Republican, casting my vote for President has usually been a simple matter.

As 31 states allow military and overseas voters to return ballots via email, hackers could intercept these emails and change the votes cast or bring down the email server to which the absentee ballots are sent.

Corporate voting season is already well underway behind the scenes, and, actions you take during these contests could be just as important as the mid-term election votes cast in November.

Small - business owners around the country are casting their ballots as the race to the 2014 Midterm Election finish line comes to an end — and how Main Street votes could determine not just who will go to Washington, but also the outcome of key initiatives that affect all of our bottom lines.

With days to go before Sunday's knife - edge referendum that the country's creditors have cast as a vote on whether it wants to keep the euro, the IMF revealed a deep split with Europe as it warned that Greece's debts were «unsustainable».

By signing the proxy card we provide to you, you will designate our Chairman and our CEO as your proxies to cast your vote at the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

By signing a proxy card, you will designate our Chairman and our CEO as your proxies to cast your vote at the 2013 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

L. (Sept. 1, 2014), http://us.practicallaw.com/4-578-4485 [http://perma.cc/8XRK-A4YL](«It appears that ISS negative vote recommendations based on the perceived lack of board responsiveness to shareholder concerns (as evidenced by the failure to implement a successful shareholder proposal) was the leading factor associated with directors who failed to receive a majority of votes cast in an uncontested election in 2014.»)

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.

As expected, Don Iveson was re-elected Mayor of Edmonton in a huge landslide with 141,182 votes — 72 percent of the total votes cast in that race — increasing his total vote count from the 2013 election.

We are not saying that the individual retail investor's vote does not matter, but when most of the proxy materials are cast into the garbage or just voted as suggested, it becomes more difficult to defend the argument that having each individual investors voice heard is of the utmost importance.

In a parallel response to German / Franco demands that all European nations surrender their sovereignty by succumbing to a «FISCAL COMPACT», British Prime Minister David Cameron basically said the same as the U.K. moved to cast a veto vote on the proposals that resulted from the European Summit.

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.

@Howard — As a republic, which is a version of representative democracy, it means we do not have a true or direct democracy where each law would be voted on by each citizen, but an elected representative for larger groups of people that gets to cast the vote, which may or may not at times represent the will of the voters who elected the representative.

Those who cast their vote solely on the basis of what they hear in church are not acting as Americans, but as sheep.

Polls opened at 8 a.m. Friday in Iran as Iranians cast ballots in the first parliamentary elections since the 2009 vote that sparked riots and accusations of rigging.

He then goes on to praise E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy as a more useful critique of current educational practices because it works in «the framework of a Deweyan understanding of democracy» in which students are to be made better citizens by preparing them to «recognize more allusions, and thereby be able to take part in more conversations, read more, have more sense of what those in power are up to, cast better - informed votes.

Now the gospel of healthy - mindedness, as we have described it, casts its vote distinctly for this pluralistic view.

I don't know what church you've been going to, but my minister goes to great pains before an election to not mention ANY candidate or particular ballot issue, but instead call on the congregation to read their scriptures (suggesting some references) and pray, pray, pray for God's guidance, as they get ready to cast their vote.

I repeat; As long as I am physically and mentally capable of casting my vote no religion will be allowed to interfere with politicAs long as I am physically and mentally capable of casting my vote no religion will be allowed to interfere with politicas I am physically and mentally capable of casting my vote no religion will be allowed to interfere with politics.

So a vote for or against Trump — and all the associated aspersions we cast on our opponents for their vote — becomes the test by which we decide whether to fellowship together as evangelicals.

The affirming voter acts as if hers is the only vote being cast.

Acting in his capacity as president of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence twice cast tie - breaking votes to gain passage in the upper chamber.

He even goes so far as to claim that individual Christians will be accountable to God on judgment day for the votes they cast; God will be checking whether they voted Republican.

Hosts Nina Radetich, Dayna Roselli and Robin Leach led the awards ceremony and industry notables announced the winners in each category as determined by more than 13,000 votes cast by the public.

Over 10,000 votes were cast and they have all been counted to reveal Arsene Wenger's greatest ever Arsenal team, and substitutes, as voted for by you.

The voting process works by the coach and captain, as well as one journalist, from each of the nations affiliated with FIFA casting a top three, with these votes then extrapolated to find the overall winner and final shortlist of three.

As a result, Modell, along with 22 other owners, cast a positive vote to use a modified form of instant replay in the NFL.

As the captain of the Armenian national team, the 28 - year - old was given the honour of casting a vote.

Over 15,000 votes were cast and they have all been counted to reveal Sir Alex Ferguson's all - time greatest ever Manchester United team, and substitutes, as voted for by you.

And while Day claimed that, as of Sunday, he would still vote for Spieth for PoY, the 27 - year - old Aussie hoped to give voters some pause before they cast their ballots for the kid with two majors and two other tour victories in 2015.

The Potters gave Hughes a vote of confidence weeks ago, and as we revealed earlier this week — they have already been casting their eye over potential successors.

The SFA, in an unprecedented unilateral decision by its «urgency committee», has dismissed the arbitrators chosen by the Serbian Players Union and appointed officials with links to the biggest clubs, Red Star and Partizan Belgrade, as the chamber's chairman and vice-chairman, who typically will have the casting vote in disputes.

In two cases, the lawsuit alleges, candidates won office with insufficient votes, gaining victory as write - ins with a handful of ballots cast.

They saw racial politics, as Iola McGowan, a member of the old anti-Washington park board, was jeered by fellow blacks when she cast a vote favoring Kelly, who has placed white males in almost all the important posts in the park district bureaucracy.

In two instances, the lawsuit alleges, candidates won office with insufficient votes, gaining victory as write - in candidates with a handful of ballots cast.

When a referendum is held during a general election as it was here, the judge said «the referendum vote count must be related to the total votes cast in the general election.

As IPPR's new report into political inequality shows, less than half of 18 — 24 - year - olds voted, compared to nearly four - fifths of the over-65s, while three - quarters of «AB» individuals cast a ballot, against just over half of «DE» registered voters.

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The bill was approved 56 - 2, with the dissenting votes cast by Democratic Sens. Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman, who had wanted planks such as a ban on confidential settlements involving taxpayer funds to be stronger and have more protections for survivors.

South Korean MPs are often quoted as saying that they voted for impeachment under the pressure of popular demand, though opposition parties tend to cast this pressure in a positive light.

In the German Bundesrat, provinces have 3 to 6 votes that must be casted as a single bloc.