Sentence examples for refraining from voting from inspiring English sources

Non-English MPs would then adopt a self-denying ordinance by refraining from voting on English legislation when it comes to the floor of the House.

Social networking sites were ablaze with memorials and citizens' action groups, including one that advocated refraining from voting altogether as an act of civil disobedience.

A spokesperson for Police authorities said, "It is a criminal offense under the Representation of People Act 1983 for any voter to accept or agree to accept a gift or similar in return for voting or refraining from voting.

Ambrogio Piazzoni, a papal historian, told reporters last week that he could think of no examples of cardinals who had refrained from voting for anything other than health reasons, or from the pressures of different governments in past years.

During the last four-year council term, of the 559 instances when aldermen refrained from voting on measures that touched on their personal interests, more than 300 of them were invoked by Mr. Burke.

It may well be that one or more justices sensitive to the breathtaking violation of Mr. Masri's rights, and the evident breaking of American law, refrained from voting to accept his case as a matter of strategy.

Normally the Westminster-based SNP MPs would refrain from voting on issues which do not affect Scotland, but a spokesman has today said the party will be examining the precise details of the Government's proposals before deciding what to do.

Two Republican senators, Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico and John W. Warner of Virginia, opposed the budget and were on the Senate floor for the roll call, but refrained from voting out of deference to two Democrats who were absent because of illness: Senators Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia and Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts.

If this is Omar's final decision, Mr Tzameret vows to refrain from voting.

The Electoral Commission's summary of electoral offences states: "A person is guilty of treating if... they directly or indirectly give or provide any food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence any voter to vote or refrain from voting.

He refrained from voting on the anti-third term resolution that overwhelmingly passed the House that same year, believing that to vote for it would look self-interested.