nonvoting
adjective
non·vot·ing
ˌnän-ˈvō-tiŋ 
1
: not voting: such as
a
: not exercising the right to vote
the nonvoting element in the population
b
: not entitled to vote
nonvoting members
2
: not entitling the holder to vote
nonvoting preferred stock
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The proposal would remove Raffensperger from his nonvoting post on the board, three years after lawmakers removed him as the voting chair of the board.
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Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
Senate Bill 295, allows state lawmakers to appoint two nonvoting members to the IEDC to advise the organization's board.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
The Holdfast Collective — a U.S.-based charity which now owns all of Patagonia's nonvoting stock, or 98% of the company — made contributions to over 70 groups during its first year in operation.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
As a nonvoting delegate, CNMI's representative, as well as Guam and American Samoa's, have limited voting rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
Senate Bill 295, allows state lawmakers to appoint two nonvoting members to the IEDC to advise the organization's board.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
The Holdfast Collective — a U.S.-based charity which now owns all of Patagonia's nonvoting stock, or 98% of the company — made contributions to over 70 groups during its first year in operation.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
As a nonvoting delegate, CNMI's representative, as well as Guam and American Samoa's, have limited voting rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Nonvoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvoting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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