Sentences with phrase «voting process mean»

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The employees characterized the process as «the polls never close,» meaning once a decision seemed to be made, it could be changed by more «voting,» or discussion.

What's more, a deficit - increasing bill can rely on the reconciliation process — the process that allows a simple majority vote in the Senate — only if it does not raise deficits in years after the 10 - year budget window, which means the tax breaks here would have to be temporary.

This means that if a Republican could come up with a message to address the concerns of middle - class voters, «amazingly enough, he'll win a lot more Hispanic votes in the process.

He said he had a source who knew, but that would mean the person he talked to either A) was a voting member of the selection committee that violated the «secret ballot» voting process, or B) talked to someone else who was a selection committee member that violated the «secret ballot» voting process.

This means that States are constitutionally mandated to follow Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 (which defines the electoral college) and the 12th amendment (which amends the electoral college's voting process).

He alleged that three months to the 2012 general elections, his network of intelligence picked information that the NDC was going to rig the election and that time not through the snatching of ballot boxes but by means of IT processes and that the Castle had already secured 10 percent of the votes.

The construction process takes roughly five years and, with the firm likely to get energy online by the end of 2017, this means the NPS would have to be voted on by parliament in the next two years.

«The anticipation for this years» GMI is extremely high and it means that the voting process is going to be very competitive.

An issue described as a technical error meant the Erie County Legislature could not vote Thursday on electronic cigarette regulations and has to go back through the entire process.

It is a bitter irony that Miliband's introduction of a voting system widely applauded by Blairites threatens an outcome that will drastically curtail the influence of this part of the party, potentially via means that imperil the integrity of the whole process.

DuWayne Gregory, presiding officer of the Suffolk Legislature, which is tasked with a confirmation vote on the commissioner pick, said he thought Bellone's resistance to calling his process a nationwide search means «he probably has someone in mind.

But Downing Street bought off potential Tory rebels with the promise of a white paper on the government's negotiating plans, which will be published on Thursday, and a vote at the end of the process, though Brexit secretary David Davis has stressed that does not mean parliament will be able to block Brexit.

«This is exciting because we are building a city - wide democratic process that is a new concept on the meaning of your vote.»

However, Starmer's decision to hail the early vote as a victory could mean shadow cabinet ministers who are conflicted over Brexit, such as Clive Lewis and Diane Abbott, may feel more comfortable with voting in favour of the bill on Wednesday, as they will be able to argue that the party helped shape the process.

Changes meant to tweak the committee process include the move to a two - year session so that bills introduced in the first year of session would not be sent back to square one if they didn't make it to a floor vote.

And just because many of us are too young to vote doesn't mean we students can't have a voice in the political process.»

«Animals can't vote but that doesn't mean they shouldn't have a voice in the political process,» says the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

A winner is chosen by means of a voting process open to the public on a global scale, and votes cast by verified travel professionals carry a weighting of two.

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer may, using any media or other means that he or she considers appropriate, provide the public with information about Ontario's electoral process, the right to vote and how to be a candidate.

A Chicagoland election official has put forth an «Election Security Plan», meant to secure the voting process for Americans.