In 1989 the U.S. Supreme Court declared that New York's government system, which gave equal representation to populous Brooklyn and underdeveloped Staten Island, violated the "one man, one vote" mandate of the Constitution.
Before Monday, many analysts predicted that neither Mr. Odinga nor Mr. Kenyatta, a deputy prime minister and the son of Kenya's first president, would win more than 50 percent of the vote, mandating a runoff in April.
The United States was nervous about the 2012 electoral victory of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Morsi, notwithstanding the fact that Morsi received a majority vote mandate in what was the closest Egypt has ever come to a free and fair election.
If you're in a safe red or blue state you might make the argument that you're building viability for the party, seeking matching federal funds and the like, but you'll also be reducing the popular vote mandate for the candidate I hope you're hoping will beat Trump.
Third, the key to the most effective protection of the investor is a strong SEC one that believes in using its Congressionally voted mandate to insist upon full and fair disclosure and pursue enforcement cases that will deter cupidity and irresponsibility.
And she highlights Republican pickups in Virginia and the (admittedly symbolic, uncontested) vote against mandates in Ohio.
The vote was mandated under the law that established mayoral control.
Some also believe that Roberts could vote to mandate nationwide recognition of same-sex marriages, stopping short of requiring every state to perform them.
Since Aristide had won two-thirds of the vote, his mandate to govern might seem to have been overwhelming--were it not that virtually all the Haitians with money and power numbered themselves among the other third.
When a strong demand for some particular service appears but officials prefer not to raise their "general fund" rates, a legislative body may vote to mandate a "special" rate.
