More broadly, citizens in the European Union know all about outrageous perks, because they all elect members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
This is not why Americans across the country go to the ballot box every other November to elect members of the House.
Though not a majority of the population, they have organized to defeat school budgets that increase taxes and to elect members of their own communities to the board.
The only system that fits the bill is the Borda count, proposed by Jean-Charles de Borda in 1770 to elect members to the Academy of Sciences in Paris.
Despite the prominence of the eurozone crisis and the debate on the UK's EU membership, 57% of people did not correctly identify the fact that Britons elect members to the European Parliament.
Playing off the Citizens United decision, Andy Gillstrap created Citizens Benighted to highlight the downsides of super PACs, and he plans to spend any money raised to elect members of Congress who want to reform the campaign-finance system.
Under provisions in the bill, the referendum will be held on 5 May next year - the same day as voters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland elect members of their devolved legislatures and many areas of England have council elections.
Lay members of the deanery synods elect the members of the general synod's House of Laity.
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Each of Northern Ireland's 18 parliamentary constituencies will elect six members to the new body.
The Caribbean departments elect ten members between them to the National Assembly in Paris.
Northern Ireland will elect three members under a separate system of proportional representation, the single-transferable vote.
Take this - a plea not to change the way we elect Assembly Members in future.
Every year, 3, 000 children elect their members of parliament, their government and their prime minister, all of whom have real power in their hands.
Hence, Marcus points out, many are compelled to elect board members without serious thought to all the things board members can bring to a boardroom.
Polling is also taking place in the capital's mayoral elections as well as those which will elect the first members of the new Greater London Assembly.
But the proposal to elect select committee members by secret ballot rather than through the nomination of party whips was blocked by a single cry of "object" from the Labour backbenches and will be debated and voted on next week.
The poll, in which party members elect representatives to serve on the executive, has in past years been a regular source of embarrassment to the leadership with Labour's rank and file spurning slates of Blairite candidates in favour of left-wingers.
Although their tactics vary, they are all telling voters the same thing: if you are a Labour voter, there is no point voting Labour with your second vote because you will not elect any more members, so why don't you give it to us?
They lost, but within the court's decision was a critical bit of advice: they could always elect more sympathetic board members.
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Scotland has been divided into eight regions which will each elect seven additional regional members, and Wales into five regions each electing four additional members.
The club prides itself on its grassroots credentials: local chapters have a good deal of authority, and it is one of few environmental groups that allows members to elect the board.
The other takes place over a few days at one building, where about 2, 300 career Communist Party members will elect a 23-person Politburo and the 9-person Standing Committee that will rule China for the next ten years.
Mr. COHEN: I think that what will be significant to the Israelis is if the Palestinian elections defeat Hamas and elect a list of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council who are determined to go forward in peace.
The party's almost 200, 000 members are to elect their candidate for the presidential poll in November.
The decision comes ahead of elections on Sunday, when voters will elect just over half the members of a legislative assembly that is expanding from 60 to 70 seats.
His position came amid speculation that SNP MSPs may wield their majority to elect one of their own members, because of fears that an opposition member could rule the referendum beyond the parliament's powers.
On 3 May, voters will elect the mayor and London Assembly Members.
Just as Obama asked Democrats to nominate him as their presidential nominee in Charlotte in September, Priebus will ask RNC members on Friday to elect him to another two-year term.
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