In Britain and Poland, the voters' mood currently points to a negative vote.

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Vornado, for example, had a negative vote on compensation in 2011 and very significant majorities supporting majority votes for directors and the declassification of the board in 2012.

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The highest of these was a 38.58 percent negative vote received by Sir Winfried F.

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At least 13 individual directors, all of whom sat on at least three corporate boards during this period, had received a 13 percent or higher negative vote.

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Kurt Kinker, chief market analyst at Mirus Futures, said he believes the vote in Greece is having a negative influence on both stocks and the euro.

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Yet last year, the proxy-advisory firm recommended a "yes" vote at 20 companies with payout curbs for negative returns, says Carol Bowie, head of U.S. research for the proxy-advisory firm.

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In response to the negative buzz AHIP had to release a statement saying that members had given Ignagni a vote of confidence.

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Facebook instituted the trappings of a democracy with its previous policy that called for a vote on new policies if thousands of members commented on it, presumably in a mostly negative fashion.

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