vote against a proposal
21casting vote — casting votes N COUNT: usu sing When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed. The vote was tied and a local… …
22casting vote — /ˌkɑ:stɪŋ vəυt/ noun a vote used by the chairman in the case where the votes for and against a proposal are equal ● The chairman has the casting vote. ● He used his casting vote to block the motion …
23District of Columbia vote in the United States House of Representatives — The District of Columbia has never had full voting representation in Congress. The district elects one Congressional Delegate (currently Eleanor Holmes Norton) who sits in the House of Representatives and votes in committee, but is barred from… …
24Right of foreigners to vote — Suffrage, the right to vote in a particular country, generally derives from citizenship. In most countries, the right to vote is reserved to those who possess the citizenship of the country in question. Some countries, however, have extended… …
25Issues affecting the Single Transferable Vote — Main article: Single Transferable Vote There are a number of complications and issues surrounding the application and use of the Single Transferable Vote that form the basis of discussions between its advocates and detractors. Contents 1… …
26Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… …
27United States presidential election, 1968/infobox proposal — Infobox Election election name = United States presidential election, 1968 country = United States type = presidential ongoing = no previous election = United States presidential election, 1964 previous year = 1964 next election = United States… …
282008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence — The United Progressive Alliance, the governing alliance in India elected in 2004, faced its first confidence vote in the Lok Sabha on 22 July 2008 after the CPI(M) led Left Front withdrew support over India approaching the IAEA for the Indo US… …
29Dutch 1913 battleship proposal — Three of the proposed designs; Germania s is on top, followed by Blohm Voss and Vickers .[1] …
30Constructive vote of no confidence — The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum) is a variation on the motion of no confidence which allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for a …
