"Is an election with 5 percent turnout a valid election?" asked a Western diplomat in Kabul.
"A valid elections cannot be held amidst such major issues," he told the local Haveeru newspaper.
Both parties used, by analogy, the Benedictine rule, which stated that in the case of a double election for abbot, the valid election was the one made by "the sounder part" (sanior pars) of the electors – but there was no consensus which part of the College was "sounder" in this case.
On the other hand, the opposite party claimed that Ottaviano had still nine votes, and that the Sicilian party, having majority, simply broke the rule that required unanimity for the valid election.
The video shows Obama, then a candidate, joking on the campaign trail after a question about guaranteeing valid elections.
Is that a valid reason for companies to avoid dividends?
In her eyes, it's a valid excuse for lingering.
It is certainly a valid area for discussion.
It is nevertheless a valid cause for concern.
Ideological conviction is not a valid defense for perjury.
