Sentences with phrase «voting bases in»

The politicians are masters of manipulating people's emotions every election cycle so as to keep their respecting voting bases in line.

She said Cuomo has not catered to a certain voting base in New York, adding that DRN and its allies opposed to fossil fuel development have had to push harder than they wanted to for victories there.

Not exact matches

As the Financial Times (whose writer also testified) reported, a diamond - registration blockchain exec noted that the system was «garbage in, garbage out,» and a researcher designing blockchain - based voting systems said the technology would only be useful for recording final results, rather than validating individual votes.

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Microcap fund manager Acorn Capital has increased its stake in listed Perth - based financial planning firm Plan B Group Holdings to control almost 10 per cent of the voting power.

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WASHINGTON — President Trump's major policy moves over the course of his first year in office have had a common denominator: They either overtly favor his base of support — the roughly one - third of voters who solidly back him — or they appear to penalize those states that vote Democratic.

Shareholders of Africa - focused Papillon Resources voted almost unanimously in favour of a $ 615 million takeover by Canadian - based B2Gold at a scheme meeting held this morning.

At the company's last annual meeting in May, Dimon contended that criticism of the company's compensation by services advising institutional investors on proxy votes was off base in its view that more restrictive formulas are better.

It's politically risky for the federal government to ride roughshod over state laws voted in by a majority of the people, says William McGrath, a partner at the Washington, D.C. - based Potomac Law Group.

«As a long time - resident of northwestern B.C., I passionately believe that Northern Gateway is the right choice for Kitimat and for the future of our community,» Donny van Dyk, Northern Gateway's Kitimat - based Manager of Coastal Aboriginal and Community Relations, said in a statement issued after Saturday's vote.

Zuckerberg said Thursday that «voters make decisions based on their lived experience,» continuing, «Part of what I think is going on here is people are trying to understand results of the election, but I do think that there is a certain profound lack of empathy in asserting that the only reason that some of them are voting the way they did is because they saw some fake news.

The power behind Fink's threat to enforce his views hinges, in part, on the standard of one share, one vote — that shareholders» voting power is based on the number of shares they own in a given company rather than the votes of entrenched founders or early investors.

ENDA (the Employee Non-Discrimination Act), which would prohibit all employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity, was passed by the Senate in November but still awaits a vote in the House of Representatives.

In a statement, the Montreal - based airline says the public may feel anxious about potential labour disruption as WestJet pilots begin voting on giving its negotiators a strike mandate.

Jacobs: I was talking to Fordham professor John Pfaff recently, and he said that difference in this race is that the traditional base that votes for a DA is white, middle - class, affluent, and not that knowledgeable on the issues.

However, it's unclear whether the transgender or base closing amendments will get enough votes to be included in the Senate's final NDAA.

«While I am not aware of evidence that the 2016 voting process itself was subjected to manipulation, and have no reason to doubt the validity of the election results, we know that the DHS and FBI have confirmed two intrusions into voter registration databases in Arizona and Illinois by foreign - based hackers,» Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote in a letter on Tuesday to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.

So in late January, in a big vote of confidence, Richard Baker — the Bay's American billionaire owner — added authority over the fusty New York City — based retailer Lord & Taylor to Brooks's portfolio, expecting a similar turnaround there.

ST. PETERSBURG — Tampa Bay Watch, the conservation group based in Tierra Verde, will operate an outpost at the new Pier.In a unanimous vote, City Council members voted Thursday to give the nonprofit organization a five - year lease to offer marine edu...

Victory for the «Yes» vote in Metro Vancouver's upcoming transportation referendum will benefit people from all walks of life, according to the broad - based Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, which calls the referendum «one of the most important decisions facing our region for the next generation.»

In 2010, the five parties received a total of $ 27.4 million in annual subsidies based on the number of votes each obtained in the 2008 election multiplied by an inflation indexed amount that is now $ 2.04 per votIn 2010, the five parties received a total of $ 27.4 million in annual subsidies based on the number of votes each obtained in the 2008 election multiplied by an inflation indexed amount that is now $ 2.04 per votin annual subsidies based on the number of votes each obtained in the 2008 election multiplied by an inflation indexed amount that is now $ 2.04 per votin the 2008 election multiplied by an inflation indexed amount that is now $ 2.04 per vote.

The European Parliament voted strongly in favor of regulations, which would deter cryptocurrency - based money laundering and terrorism financing.

Steve said «this honour really belongs to CCGG as a whole and is based on what everyone involved with CCGG has done in the last 10 years to bring the majority voting issue to light in Canada and to keep it top of mind with federal and provincial governments, the TSX, directors and the press».

Their base is essentially the same one that continuously votes in Rob Ford in Toronto.

The Board recommends a vote against each of the following shareholder proposals based on broader policy reasons as set forth in Walmart's statements in opposition following each shareholder proposal.

The incubator already has several startups enrolled in the program, including an American bitcoin exchange, called Cryptos, an Uber like service but with Bitcoin, called LiveryCab, a lightweight Bitcoin ATM machine, called Digital Asset Vending Enterprises (D.A.V.E) and a non-corruptible voting system based on the block chain, called Blockchain Apparatus.

Given that the Estimates for these two years are not on the same basis, meaning that the statement that the 2013 - 14 voted expenditures are $ 4.9 billion lower than those tabled in 2012 - 13 is misleading.

Shares that are properly voted by the Internet or telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.

Conversion Rights — All convertible preferred stock will be automatically converted into common stock upon (i) the closing of an underwritten public offering of shares of common stock of the Company at a public offering price per share that provides at least $ 100 million in aggregate gross proceeds or (ii) approval of at least (a) holders of 66 % of the Series A convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (b) holders of a majority of the Series B convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (c) holders of a majority of the Series D convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; and (d) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock (voting together as a single class and not a separate series, and on an as - converted basis).

[16] Consensus - based structures are designed to allow all of a firm's voting stakeholders to participate in decision making.

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 an extraordinary ruling late Friday, New York state judge Barry Ostrager enjoined Xerox from pursuing a shareholder vote on the deal, a relatively rare move that demonstrated how tainted he found the deal process (based on evidence from discovery and a hearing last week).

In the Aritzia IPO, founder Brian Hill and Berkshire Partners — a Boston - based private equity firm — will retain 41 % and 55.6 % of the voting power respectively after the IPO.

In addition to this core product line, RiskMetrics owned Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a pioneer in the development of policy - based proxy voting recommendationIn addition to this core product line, RiskMetrics owned Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a pioneer in the development of policy - based proxy voting recommendationin the development of policy - based proxy voting recommendations.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» each of the shareholder proposals.

In his official statement, Motorola argued that the new centre will research and develop a solution based on the Blockchain in «sectors each», from audits, based on the technology of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), to vote on the basis of the BlockchaiIn his official statement, Motorola argued that the new centre will research and develop a solution based on the Blockchain in «sectors each», from audits, based on the technology of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), to vote on the basis of the Blockchaiin «sectors each», from audits, based on the technology of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), to vote on the basis of the Blockchain.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the city council of Berkeley, Calif., took a step toward approving the issuance of a blockchain - based «microbond.»

Isikoff then dived into the controversy about Russia's role in the election and the role specifically of Cambridge Analytica, a London - based company that uses data mining and data analysis to create so - called psychographic profiles of voters to predict their vote — and which Parscale had hired during the campaign.

Marc Faber, the Thailand - based author of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, says that neither candidate in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election is worth voting for, at least if the goal is fixing the economy.

If the Company grants registration rights, information rights, rights of first offer, price - based antidilution protection, protective voting provisions or other similar rights to new investors in a subsequent financing involving the sale of additional series of Preferred Stock, the Company will use reasonable efforts to extend such rights to the Purchasers on the same basis granted to new investors.

An equity fund pays investors dividends which vary depending on market conditions and the over all performance of the fund... Shareholders are also rewarded with dividends form capital appreciation (an increase in the value of the fund based on market conditions) Equity funds let shareholders benefit from a good performing company, and this along with voting rights, makes them...

Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at San Francisco - based Permanent Portfolio of Family Of Funds, which is the fifth largest voting shareholder in Viacom and CBS, applauded Dauman's appointment, and was willing to give him time to improve the company's performance.

«Unlike almost every House member who voted in favor of this memo's release,» Warner added, «I have actually read the underlying documents on which the memo was based.

While offering insurance for crypto assets, InChain provides a convenient insurance - based bond platform that will allow investors to be involved in investment strategy decisions such as suggesting a strategy or voting.

Estimate for 2011 - 12 is based on 4 % of voted expenses, in line with historical average.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the city council of Berkeley, Calif., took a step towards approving the issue of a blockchain - based «microbond.»

Cadre, a three - year - old, New York - based online platform helping accredited investors delve into commercial real estate deals in what it claims is a far more transparent way, has received a big vote of

The Edmonton - based consultant placed second to Tory Steven Young in Edmonton - Riverview in the 2012 vote.

The DAO (confusing name, I know) was the first Ethereum - based decentralized venture capital fund designed to allow participants to pool their funds, collectively vote as to whether to use The DAO's funds to invest in Ethereum network projects looking for funding, and then reap the future returns of those investments.