Sentences with phrase «voting system this time»

The person most likely to benefit from the voting system this time is Ed Miliband.

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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.

Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban called President Donald Trump «s time in office so far «political chemotherapy,» suggesting that supporters of the President knowingly voted for a «poisonous» leader in hopes of shaking up America's political system.

You don't have the time and you can't have a vote on which systems you're going to use, or what products or branding.

had hoped to find both the necessary votes and time on the House floor for consideration of a bill that would spin the nation's air traffic controllers and thousands of people working on modernizing the aviation system into a private nonprofit corporation.

This year, the red purse contains a # 5 coin, commemorating four generations of royalty, and a 50p coin commemorating the Representation of the People Act 1918, which reformed the electoral system in Great Britain and Ireland, giving some women the right to vote for the first time.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

If that system were true, blacks would still ride in the back of the bus, women would not have the vote, and we Protestants would have run all the Catholics back to Ireland a long time ago.

The strength of the European food industry's opposition to the traffic - light system is illustrated by the volume of scientific reports produced by food industry bodies in Europe and the intensive lobbying of EU parliamentarians around the time of the vote.

By using this method, OAD eliminates a dilution of results experienced in other voting systems that are based on surveys, while at the same time offering everyone an opportunity to participate.

Demeny voting, if established, would be a very interesting mixture of the two systems, as at one hand minors would get a vote, furthering the «one person, one vote» concept, while at the same time their parents would get more than one vote.

To elaborate on the mechanical concerns: It is possible to have an online voting system which guarantees anonymity of voters and to have a system which is resistant to any manipulation attempts, but there is no way which can provide both at the same time.

There's a reasonable case here, particularly in states like Britain or Australia where wage determination and conditions of labour were highly politicised for a long period of time, and the politicisation had deep system wide effects such as the general wage level, return to labour, and a proxy of power stronger than parliamentary votes.

The challenge for Farage is demonstrating that their vote will not be wasted in a system where there are 650 separate contests taking place at the same time - and that in the particular contest where they live, Ukip can win.

English MPs are voting exclusively on the Housing Bill for the first time under the so - called «EVEL» system

It's past time we reformed our state's antiquated voting system.

There are those who believe it's time to do away county committee votes for party nominees for state level seats, perhaps by shifting to the New York City system, which requires non-partisan special elections to fill vacancies.

Lawmakers spent a lot of time talking about meaty issues, including establishing a system of paid family and medical leave, reinstituting tolls on state highways and setting up new measures to address police accountability, but in the end, a lack of consensus scuttled chances for a vote.

It's the first time that the so - called EVEL system (English Votes for English Laws) has been put into practice.

Having elected Ed Miliband as leader less than two months ago, now may seem an odd time for Labour to re-open the debate over its arcane voting system.

All the detailed rules of the game, including the voting system, the timing of elections, the constituency sizes and how by - elections are dealt with are included in this two - day section of the debate.

«For a long time our voting system has lead to parliaments that do not represent the votes cast; now it seems it can not even deliver us decisive majorities.

It was widely understood at the time that Labour were prepared to legislate to secure a shift from the first - past - the - post system to alternative vote, while offering a referendum on a shift to proportional representation.

Given the SNP are unlikely to support a Queen's Speech unless they are needed to, and if they are needed then both SNP and LD voting together is incompatible with Nick Clegg's claim that,» I would never recommend to the Liberal Democrats that we help establish a government which is basically on a life support system, where Alex Salmond could pull the plug any time he wants.»

The government on Wednesday set out areas of agreement between it and the joint committee: a mainly elected chamber, elected members voted on a system of single transferable vote, staggered elections with one third coming up for renewal at a time, peers to serve 15 - year terms, current peers to leave in stages, a reduced number of peers, and powers to expel peers.

It's time to give this bill a vote on the Senate floor and send it to the Governor's desk, and show the people of this state that Albany can fix its broken system,» said State Senator Liz Krueger.

Stack Exchange often times likes to call itself a democratic system since we vote on posts and moderators.

And yet we now have, for some elections, electoral systems which at least some of the time mean that a Labour vote is -LSB-...]

They have spent more time in power than any of the Christian Democrat or other right of centre parties in Germany, France, Scandinavia, etc; all of which have more proportional voting systems.

For me, thinking about AV and electoral reform made me realise properly, for the first time, how much the voting system dictates how we go about our democratic politics — especially in relation to marginal constituencies or marginal wards.

And because our archaic voting system tends towards the creation of safe seats, there are a lot of places where incumbents stay in position for a long time.

Review Federal Regulations for Repeal — Vote Passed (240 - 185, 4 Not Voting) The measure would establish a commission to review existing federal regulations and identify those that should be repealed in order to reduce costs on the U.S. economy — including those that should be repealed immediately and those that should be repealed over time through a new regulatory «cut - go» system under which agencies could not issue new rules unless the cost of a new rule was offset by repealing existing rules identified by the commission.

Under the old system, in place at the time of Ed Miliband's election in 2010, trade union members and members of other affiliated societies had a third of the votes in the electoral college system, and would send out ballot papers to their members.

His public statements are to just let the healthcare industry implode, but as a President that is not a politically viable option so «deal making» maybe will still have a chance to happen, if and when improvements to the current system can be identified, proposed and debated, but the Big Deal ™ is that Obamacare survives (for now) during a time of Republican control after years of not only talking about repealing it from the ground up but actually voting to do it when it didn't really matter.

Communists in France in the 1950s As I understand it, France was not using the first - past - the - post voting system at the time, but I would be keen to know if you thought that this informed the discussion in some way.

Klein said the IDC had served as a «strong, stabilizing force» during its partnership with the Senate Republicans, but the time has come to reassess that relationship in light of the fact that top progressive priorities like the DREAM Act, a statewide public campaign finance system and the Women's Equality Act aren't being allowed to the floor of the Senate for a vote due to the opposition of GOP Leader Dean Skelos.

It was also not a good night for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters, some of whom complained bitterly about being unable to vote for their preferred candidate due to the state's closed primary system, (though the rules have been as they are for some time, and not at all a secret), and saw a last - minute legal challenge in hopes of opening up the Democratic primary rejected by a judge.

The House got its act together and voted yesterday — for the second time — to pass the GOP's sweeping overhaul of the US tax system, and President Trump held a celebratory «bill passage event» at the White House later in the day.

Golden Globes host Jimmy Fallon mocked Trump several times during his opening monologue, comparing the president - elect over the course of four minutes to the menacing and murderous King Joffrey from «Game of Thrones,» and joking about Trump's difficulty finding inauguration performers and said the ceremony, unlike the U.S. electoral system, still valued the popular vote.

They generally involve having people either vote multiple times, or use some preference based system.

Sadly, some people can't seem to put partisan instincts to one side — as this report commissioned by the Yes campaign just before Christmas showed - you may also like to read this blog from the very same author who, a year ago, wisely said: «At a time of economic crisis, when people are calling for clear leadership and direction, it would be foolish to abolish a [voting] system that carries out these functions.»

The 1867 change in the voting system was widely hailed at the time as a «leap in the dark» and a «conservative surrender».

On - topic questions included the timing of the effectiveness of the laws signed today and when ICE will close it's office on Rikers Island, how many people currently on Rikers Island will be covered by these laws, details of Carlos Rodriguez (who was held on Rikers Island for eight months on an ICE detainer) path to this country and his thoughts during his eight month detention, what Mayor de Blasio would like to see the federal government do about immigration and what he will do absent such action, what he would tell Republicans who think his approach is a dangerous precedent, de Blasio and Melissa Mark - Viverito's positions on municipal IDs and voting rights for non-citizens, the number of people arrested on misdemeanors and then subject to ICE detainers and whether persons arrested on felony charges must first go through the justice system before being subject to an ICE detainer.

«I'm willing to put my pension on the line and go back to Albany and vote a second time to strip it if I do anything wrong,» said Ceretto, who has 21 years in the state pension system as a local officeholder, State Parks employee and assemblyman.

Graham Allen, however, will vote against the party line, but only does so rarely (just six times so far this parliament) and is another who is currently utilising the select committee system to good effect.

This time — with the important caveat set out below — the more people who vote Liberal Democrat on 6 May, the greater the chance that this will be Britain's last general election under a first - past - the - post electoral system which is wholly unsuited to the political needs of a grown - up 21st - century democracy.

Secret moves are planned by senior Conservatives to overturn the result of next week's referendum on electoral reform if the country votes to scrap the first - past - the - post system... Under the plan, supporters of first - past - the - post would approach the Commons business committee of MPs, which has the power to set aside time for issues concerning backbenchers.

The company providing the voting system for the re-run of Kenya's presidential election says the equipment will not be ready in time, putting the planned date in jeopardy.

However, in the wake of his defeat in the referendum on the voting system, the Lib Dem leader is anxious to avoid seeming obsessed with constitutional matters at a time of deep spending cuts.

The only reason the government refuses to modernise the voting system, so that everyone can vote online (as they did for the Tory selection of a London mayoral candidate) is fear that too many of the young / non-voters might vote for the first time, and vote Labour.