Sentences with phrase «voting procedures as»

Federal agencies making these kinds of decisions sometimes use some version of non-standard voting procedures as well, although it is uncommon.

Not exact matches

Fast - track votes typically happen as a straight up or down procedure, and they do not give members of Congress the ability to add additional items to the bills.

In other words, shareholders would follow a common procedure to vote «for» or «against» a candidate, and only those candidates who receive majority support would serve as directors.

The passage of the Reform Bill may be defined in a shorthand way as the procedure of voting by Parliament, and approval by King William IV, of a law changing the qualifications for voting in British elections and redistributing seats in the House of Commons.

But Llull was regarded in his time as an incomprehensible mathematician - mystic, and his (actually wise and visionary) voting procedures were not used in 1294.

It is considered by some parties as illegitimate, posing a serious danger to Japan's democracy since the Prime Minister circumvented the constitutional amendment procedure, dictating a radical change to the meaning of fundamental principles in the Constitution by way of Cabinet fiat without Diet debate, vote, or public approval.

I have been trying in recent weeks to publicise in my blog and in LabourList the little - known procedures in the event of a hung parliament, under which whatever the results in votes and seats, Gordon Brown will be both entitled and obliged to continue in office until he has met parliament as prime minister and ascertained by the vote on his Queen's Speech whether he still commands a majority in the House.

In a flash of parliamentary procedure, Libous called a vote installing Dean Skelos as the majority leader and Espada as temporary president.

A reformed institution will give a proper voice to the whole of the UK and act as an effective complement to a House of Commons which — because of the first - past - the - post voting procedure — does not fairly represent our citizens politically.

After futile appeals to the legislature and a court rejection, Auerbach has circled back through a seldom - used procedure known as a petition to discharge to try to force another legislative vote.

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules and Regulations, the Policy Committee may establish procedures which shall govern the conduct of the County Committee members from New York County at any such joint meeting, including rules covering such matters as proxy voting, method of balloting and identification of members.

As a result, it has proposed the procedure for taking decisions be changed so issues which normally require unanimous agreement, such as terrorism, fraud and the trafficking of people, drugs and arms, be decided merely on a majority votAs a result, it has proposed the procedure for taking decisions be changed so issues which normally require unanimous agreement, such as terrorism, fraud and the trafficking of people, drugs and arms, be decided merely on a majority votas terrorism, fraud and the trafficking of people, drugs and arms, be decided merely on a majority vote.

According to PAP, which did not identify its source, the Commission triggered what is formally known as Article 7, a procedure that could eventually lead to Poland losing its voting rights in the bloc.

Surely it is just as intolerable that the European Convention insists (de facto) that we must have procedures whereby Britons are subject to house arrest without trial or open accusation as that the European Convention insists that we must permit prisoners to vote?

Amended and tentatively passed by the state Senate in one day in a 27 - 14 vote without any support from state Democrats, the bill would limit insurance coverage for abortions, require doctors to be present for the entire procedure, make gender - selective abortions illegal and require abortion clinics to meet the same licensing standards as surgical centers.

The Electoral Commission performed a reallocation in keeping with the same procedures they used to allocate 72 MEPs and an extra Conservative MEP was allocated to the West Midlands constituency based on the 2009 vote and was enshrined in the European Union Act 2011 as an amendment of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002.

It will provide you with an understanding of key security procedures required to ensure safety of election officials on election duties and equip you with skill sets that would enable you balance the imperative of securing the electoral process with the need to allow voters unfettered opportunity to come out and cast their votes without fear or intimidation as a result of the presence of security personnel.»

During a news briefing at the 2018 AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas on Feb. 15, Perez said she recommends states undertake «basic, common - sense procedures» such as instituting automatic voter registration when a person applies for a driver's license or other state services, extending polling place hours, increasing absentee ballot use and increasing election funding to improve voting technology and staffing.

(d) The Executive Officer shall be a member of the Board without vote; a member of the Council, of the Committee on Council Affairs, of the Executive Committee, and of the Committee on Investment and Finance; shall serve as secretary of the Board, of the Council, and of the Committee on Council Affairs, and as staff officer of the Committee on Nominations; shall be in charge of the Association's offices and shall manage the affairs of the Association in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Board; shall be custodian of the current operating funds; and shall have the authority to enter into contracts for the Association that have been approved by the Board or that are required for the conduct of the Association's activities specifically provided for in the approved annual budgets.

CIBC Asset Management Inc. («CAMI»), as the Funds» portfolio advisor, has adopted written policies and procedures aimed to ensure all votes in respect of securities or other property of the Funds are made to maximize returns and are in the best interests of the unitholders of the Funds.

The Committee confirmed procedures for broad participation of NGOs, recognized the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as its primary technical support body, and agreed to use consensus decision - making except when impasses arose, in which case important questions would be put to majority vote.

60) If the Community were to be recognized as having exclusive competence to enter into agreements with non-member countries to harmonize the protection of intellectual property and, at the same time, to achieve harmonization at Community level, the Community institutions would be able to escape the internal constraints to which they are subject in relation to procedures and to rules as to voting.

While the «failure - to - vote» clause of the federal law bars programs that result in removal of a voter for nonvoting, other language in the law — referred to as the «confirmation procedure» — affirmatively requires states to use nonvoting in removal, according to the state's brief.

On the other hand, the Bill restores union certification and decertification procedures as they existed prior to June 16, 2015, such that mandatory secret ballot voting will no longer be required.

The cases include some interesting issues, such as the constitutionality of requiring voters to show a photo ID before they may vote; the constitutionality of execution by lethal injection where the procedure poses a risk of pain and suffering in violation of the Eighth Amendment ban on «cruel and unusual punishment»; and a Fourth Amendment case involving an unlawful search under state law that Volokh conspirator and Fourth Amendment guru Orin Kerr is interested in.

(6) Except as in this section otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act relating to secrecy of proceedings, voting procedures, counting of the ballots and the reporting of the results apply with necessary modifications to voting under this section.

57 (1) Immediately after the close of the poll, the deputy returning officer shall count the number of electors who appear by the poll record to have voted and on such record shall enter that number and draw a bold double line immediately below the name of the elector who voted last, and shall sign his or her name thereto, then, in the presence and in full view of the persons entitled to be present, as set out under subsection 42 (1), the deputy returning officer shall open the ballot box and proceed to count the number of valid ballots cast for each candidate and all other ballots therein giving full opportunity to those present to see each ballot and observe the procedure.

The winners were selected post a rigorous vetting procedure, the basis of which were parameters such as brand trust, innovation, & customer loyalty followed by research & analysis in the most transparent format of online surveys and online voting validated comprehensively by checks & balances to reinforce precision and authenticity.

Highlights ASE certified Automotive Master Technician ASE L1 and L2 Diagnostics Certifications Voted most likely to upsell by a panel of peer technicians Memorized important sections of Mitchel Manual to improve flat - rate efficiency Use creative diagnostics skills to eliminate troubleshooting redundancies Perform basic diagnostic procedures for customers as a courtesy Experience Lead Wrench Spinner 4/1/2012 — Current West Sac Custom Rods and Metal Works — West Sacramento, CA Engine mockup and installation to match customized framework Perform engine blueprinting for performance upgrades Dyno test runs and performance tuning and power squeezing Tweak engine operation for power output and noise characteristics to customers» preferences Craft custom repair rigs and stands to make installation of unique assemblies more efficient Provide maintenance and repair services for highly modified vehicles Organize company - sponsored teambuilding exercises

It was a very packed agenda, during which I learned the «ropes» of 1) networking with other council reps who might share our society's interests, 2) understanding how to bring questions to the floor (long lines at the microphones), 3) getting the electronic voting gizmo to work, and 4) appreciating the enormous challenge of parliamentary procedure as varied interests war on the floor.

$ 2,500,000 plus (and rising) annually would go a very long way toward improving the lot of the great unwashed (as the CREAcrats regard them) if the tax - paying Realtors had democratic votes, thus, individual inputs, toward the adoption, or not, of bureaucratically driven brainwaves of procedures conjured up by the very, very few of the enlightened CREAcrat elites.