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Poll
of voters present at a meeting. As to taking a poll at parliamentary and municipal elections by secret voting, see the Ballot Act, 1872. Wherever a person has to be chosen, or a thing may be ordered
electoral college
number that the state has senators and representatives. The electors have the discretion to choose the candidate they vote for, but in practice the electors vote for the candidate that wins the most votes in their respective
Zero
Random House Dictionary of English Language. Zero, represents the lowest point of degree of the lowest number of votes which can be possibly be obtained by a candidate, Shrimikar v. Keshri Chand, AIR 1984 Raj 14 (18).
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Improper reception, refusal or rejection
Improper reception, refusal or rejection, When it is said that there is improper refusal of any vote it implies again two things, viz., a vote which ought to have been accepted as valid vote has
High Steward, Court of the Lord
lords to attend and try the indicted peer. All the peers who have a right to sit and vote are summoned 21 days before such trial, and every lord appearing and taking the oaths may vote upon
Office of profit
58(1)] The holding of such an office under the Crown in general incapacitates the holder from sitting or voting in the House of Commons. An (English) Act of 1707 (6 Anne, c. 41) (c. 7 is Statutes
Resolution
by a majority in value of creditors present, personally or by proxy, at a meeting of creditors and voting on the resolution: 'special resolution' means a resolution decided by a majority in number and three-fourths in value
Proxy
at the discretion of the proxy. See Harben v. Phillips, (1883) 23 Ch D p. 35. As to voting by proxy under the (English) Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 16), see sections
Parliament
State List, if the Council of States adopts or resolution supported by two-thirds of its members present and voting to the effect that it is necessary to do so in national interest. (ii) Parliament can create one
Local board
or urban sanitary district, the local board being called an 'urban sanitary authority.' They were elected by open voting of the owners and ratepayers, a property qualification being required for membership, each voter having from one to
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