Sentences with phrase «voting members represent»

The Sanctuary Advisory Council's twenty voting members represent a variety of local user groups, as well as the general public, plus seven local and state governmental jurisdictions.

If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting members represented at the meeting entitled to vote, and voting on any matter shall be the act of the members unless a greater number or voting by classes is required by applicable law.

Not exact matches

At the StateWest meeting, 30,366 ballot votes were counted (representing 52 per cent of StateWest members) and 90 per cent of these were in favour of demutualisation.

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.

However, with respect to the first of those issues, I find fascinating the British idea of «virtual representation,» which meant that so long as Parliament was a mixed deliberative body of persons that represented a variety of interests and opinions, then representation was real and valid even though citizens could not vote for members of Parliament.

The only thing we heard in all nine wards in our stake is that the Church is politically neutral, does not endorse candidates, and each member of the church has a responsibility to study the issues, the candidates, and their positions and vote for those who will be represent them.

Passed by a large majority (360 out of 602 votes), the German law was proposed by members of Parliament belonging to all the parties currently represented in the German national legislature, the Bundestag.

In the time leading up to the election, party members voted for who would represent their party in their constituency.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party's nod is in hot demand because it represents a sizable chunk of the weighted state convention vote — 9.146 percent, to be exact, assuming all the state committee members vote as a block.

Out of the over two million party members expected to cast their votes, 61,836 voted «No» representing 4.90 % in relation to President Mahama's candidature in 265 out of 275 constituencies.

The second piece of the model was the percentage of the parliamentary votes represented by either extreme parties, or by extreme members of the moderate parties, E.

If I could vote for any of the 435 members of the House instead of just my district, and each of their votes were weighted thereby, it would far more accurately represent the public.

Members would be elected exactly as now, but where their party was under - represented nationally this would be corrected by giving them an additional voting strength in the division lobbies of the House of Commons.

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.

The 66 Labour MPs who voted with the Government on the main motion to support «taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria» represented well under a third of the 231 current Labour members of Parliament.

Stephen Cragg QC, representing the five members, argued that Labour's internal rules did not specify a distinction between which members could and could not vote.

Labour members voted for six candidates backed by Momentum and the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy to represent the constituency Labour parties on the 33 - strong NEC.

When you fill out your Ballot Paper, you are voting to elect those members you want to represent you, in order of your preference.

So for example, if Red Party earns 10 electorate seats, but only 5 % of the party vote, they will be represented in parliament by 10 electorate MPs, and parliament will have 105 members.

Jewish voters represent a sizable portion of the Queens district's population, and an even larger portion of the district's swing voters willing to vote for either party, a fact further highlighted by the announcement events of Democratic Assembly Members Rory Lancman and Grace Meng heavily highlighting the issue.

It is because I object to the new - fangled idea that an early election would result from a motion, perhaps proposed by the Opposition, any MP or even the Government themselves, that requires — this is contrary to all constitutional precedent and history since our Parliament first sat representing the electors of this country — the support of two - thirds or more of those eligible to vote as Members of Parliament.

The centre left slate of candidates broadly represents the politics of the majority of party members that voted for Corbyn to lead the party.

With many Democrats already unhappy over the vote by McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn) against health - care reform, Democratic county committee member John Lavelle Jr. said it was «disturbing» to see the lawmaker's campaign staffer on Ms. Malliotakis» page, especially given the fact that Ms. Hyer - Spencer represents a swing district crucial to McMahon's re-election chances this fall.

When entering the voting booth On Nov. 8, gun owners should ask themselves if Richard Shea and the board members who support him represent their best interests and vote accordingly.

On Friday voting closes in a ballot of the full membership that will elect three more members to the ruling national executive committee, so members are better represented.

Schumer, whose 48 - member Democratic conference represents Obamacare's last rampart of defense, took to Twitter to blast House Republicans for voting in favor of the legislation.

By 4 p.m. Friday, Molinaro had secured the backing of Republican state committee members from counties that will represent about 40 percent of the weighted vote at the GOP nominating convention in May, his campaign said.

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.

Voters will receive three ballot papers when they go to vote: one for the Mayor, one for Constituency Assembly Members (who represent particular areas) and one for the London - wide Assembly Members (who do not represent a particular area and are voted for through a system of proportional representation).

Of these, 40 are elected on a constituency - based first - past - the - post vote, while the other 20 are elected from regional lists to represent one of five Welsh regions (four assembly members (AMs) per region).

Members of the Onondaga County Democratic Committee, representing the largest county in the 24th District, plan to vote Feb. 24 at a designating meeting after hearing from all four candidates.

Two of the committee members, which represented the majority, voted that the primary election won by Akeredolu should be cancelled and that a fresh one be organised.

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.

Molinaro wrote in Gibson, a member of the House who represented the 19th congressional district until 2016, for president instead of voting for Republican nominee Donald Trump.

«I'm determined that Ukip members must also have the opportunity to vote for a common sense future for our party and that is what Lisa represents.»

The party platform is updated regularly, and furthermore, does not always represent the voting pattern of party members.

Just days before lawmakers are set to vote on seven members of the board that drives state education policy, WNY delegates remain divided along political and ideological lines about who might best represent the area's students.

In all, 32,637 registered members of the NDC are expected to cast their ballots in 70 voting centres across the constituency to elect a candidate to represent the party in the 2016 general elections.

We call upon the Labour Party NEC to immediately withdraw this suspension to allow the General Secretary, who has been a life - long member of the Labour Party and who represents thousands of low - paid workers across the UK, to exercise his democratic right to vote in the upcoming leadership election.

«We might be delivering to every home electricity, water, we might be delivering to every family good education and good health, and lots of food but comrades, our relationship with the people we lead, the people we represent in government must be an impetus for every member of the electorate to feel like going to vote for us.

In the 2012 election, the New Patriotic Candidate for the constituency, Kofi Okyere - Agyekum, who is currently the member of Parliament for the area got 11,683 votes representing 57.93 % of the total votes cast whilst the National Democratic Congress candidate in the 2012 election, Dr. Kofi Agyarko - Danquah, got 6,560 votes representing 32.53 % of the votes cast.

As a replacement to Saaka Sayuti who was earlier rejected by members of the assembly, he polled 39 out of 42 valid votes cast which represented 93 %.

The decision on having a vote, however, is in the hands of the Senate's leadership, headed by Long Island Republican Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, an IDC member who represents portions of the Bronx and Westchester County.

In the Town of Chester, political newcomer Craig Leggett, representing the Democratic, and Conservative parties, garnered a higher election - day tally than long - time town board member Karen DuRose, the Republican and Independence parties candidate, by a vote of 475 to 466, according to town sources.

Members of Local 81380, which represents lab workers at the plant, voted 61 - 0 for the pact, which was spearheaded by closed - door negotiations between the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and officials of Momentive Performance Materials, which is owned by several hedge funds that include some of the richest men in the U.S.

Nixon won 91 percent of the weighted vote, party leaders said; 187 of the 229 members of the state committee were represented either in person or by proxy.

He said Ms Nkrumah best represents that ideological platform and «I am urging all CPP members to vote massively for her.

«I'm sure that most New Yorkers in districts represented by IDC members did not vote for a Democrat only to have them align with Republicans and their values,» he said.

There is a pressing need for reform, if the Members elected to Parliament are effectively to represent the people who vote for them.

The present Republican leadership is asking for a vote of confidence from membership without assuring the conference that it will represent current and future member interests.