Sentence examples for indirect voting from inspiring English sources

But sovereignty effectively resided in the legislative branch, to consist of a single house, the Legislative Assembly, elected by a system of indirect voting.

In the case of CNet, Sandell justified its tactics by saying in a filing that the contracts did not give it "direct or indirect voting, investment or dispositive control over any securities" and therefore it disclaimed "any beneficial ownership in securities that may be referenced in such contracts".

When Sistani calls for a direct election, as opposed to the American plan for an indirect voting system based on regional caucuses, what resonates with ordinary Iraqis is their deep skepticism about American motives and their deep resentment of the American occupation.

Since we utilize a republican form of government in the United States with indirect voting through representatives, politicians act as aggregators, ideally learning the voters in their districts and their preferences, and then attempting to vote on bills as effectively as possible to represent those views.

The audience cheered Wernicke lustily, which I took to be an indirect vote of confidence in the often maligned score and libretto.

But Bergen Democrats have already given Mr. Ferriero an indirect vote of confidence by refusing, at a special meeting, to call for his resignation.

There are separate women's seats allocated in all legislatures to be filled through indirect vote, but in many important urban as well as rural districts, major parties fielded women candidates.

The members of the first were chosen by indirect vote and with such a high eligibility qualification that it bore the stamp of an upper chamber representing great landowners and commercial and industrial entrepreneurs.

Sometimes the term is also used for electing representatives in a direct vote as opposed to indirect elections (by voting for an electing body, electoral college, etc).

According to Douglass, their treatment as slaves entitled the now liberated African American men, who lacked women's indirect empowerment, to voting rights before women were granted the franchise.

But Ms Roy argues that this indirect appeal for votes "is very different from mobilising people into collective action in support of an activist Islamist agenda".