Sentences with phrase «elections office only»

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Flaherty, 64, served as Harper's only finance minister from the time the Conservatives won office in January 2006 until last month, when he stepped down, saying he would not run in the 2015 election and wanted more time with his family.

The chief defect of the system was that in future, the election of a Catholicos had to be approved by the king of Persia, which in practice meant that the office could only be filled by his nominee.

Elections in America serve two functions — a «formal» function of filling the personnel for the constitutional offices, which takes place in every election, and an «informal» function of signaling what the people want, which takes place in a meaningful way only in certain elections, where national public sentiment has congealed on a common message Elections in America serve two functions — a «formal» function of filling the personnel for the constitutional offices, which takes place in every election, and an «informal» function of signaling what the people want, which takes place in a meaningful way only in certain elections, where national public sentiment has congealed on a common message elections, where national public sentiment has congealed on a common message or theme.

The only question for me is if I ever succeed in my goal of winning election to office, what shall I be sworn in on?

Background: The 27th president, Taft trounced William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 election and spent his only term in office busting trusts and overseeing passage of the constititional amendment that allowed for an income tax.

However, there are occasionally small elections (for instance, someone on a city council resigns and they have to have an election just for that office) where they don't want to spend the money for a full - fledged election, so VBM is the only option.

Plus we'll have the primaries, which for many offices are the only elections that matter.

Only four months into office, President Obama was signaling that some prisoners would likely never face trial, contrary to his election promises.

The story of continuity also ties to perceptions of impunity — no one in Burundi has thus far been prosecuted for political murder -, to lack of progress on questions of justice and memory, lack of trust in the newly established Truth and Reconciliation Commission (which interestingly only appeared on the scene months before the election, in December 2014), and perceptions of corruption, abuse of office, the sense of being «used» by those in authority (people speak of being their «bridge» to other objectives).

For this reason, he would establish an Office of Special Prosecutor to deal with «the toxic issue of corruption» within the first six months of his administration if he wins this year's election, adding a successful Ghana, can only be built on the basis of good governance, underpinned by efficient and honest public services.

And Mayor Byron W. Brown, running for re-election with only nominal competition in the general election, was suddenly back on television, spending a total of $ 106,500 in little more than two weeks on ads, campaign literature and a get - out - the - vote effort for himself and his fellow Democrats running for countywide office.

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Terry Gipson would only allow expenditures «promoting the nomination or election of a candidate» or for carrying the duties of public office, and would more clearly define the «personal use» ban to cover a range of specific non-campaign-related expenses, including mortgage and rental payments, clothing, cars and sporting events and concerts.

The report cited a 2013 legislative proposal by Cuomo that campaign contributions should be used only for a purpose «directly related to promoting the nomination or election of a candidate or the execution of duties associated with the holding of a public office or party position.»

Rice's office told Crain's that the ad placements did not violate election laws because they did not include the words «Congress» or «House of Representatives» — only Rice's name.

The faction expressed worry that the state chapter of the party issued directive that only forms that come through the party office in the state would be valid for the ward election in the state contrary to the national position.

Curran, who will be sworn in Jan. 1 as Nassau's first female county executive — and only the third Democrat ever to hold the office — beat Martins by nearly 8,000 votes in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results.

The signs are the only indication for many that there is an election coming for local offices.

Had the leader's office wished to influence the outcome it would have been sufficient to persuade a reasonable number of front - benchers to vote only for John Healey (the one candidate who could be relied upon to back Ed Miliband in any issue where he needed it) to guarantee his election and a fairly small number to back Steve Rotherham who may have been seen as preferable to Dennis Skinner, in order to ensure that he came second.

She's never run for office — her background is in law — but in September she defeated Democratic designee Joe Nicoletti in the party's primary, claiming the only spot on the Democratic ballot in November's general election.

Jacobs said, «It's astounding that someone who won his first election... and has been only five months on the job, feels he has earned the right to abandon his current position to seek a higher office.

They seized county executive offices in Westchester and Nassau Counties, N.Y., and carried bellwether mayoral elections in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Manchester, N.H., all races that appeared to favor Republicans only months ago.

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

Appearing on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, the liberal Democratic prosecutor noted that he was the only state official involved in the suite of fraud suits against the Trump University program, which wrung a $ 25 million settlement from the Republican leader just days after his election to the highest office in the land.

Unfortunately, in the 2012 general election, our party, for the first time in its history lost the elections not only in Kpone, which is the constituency head office, but also, we lost in other villages throughout the constituency.

Having resigned on two occasions during Tony Blair's first term of office, his third resignation only weeks before the April 2010 general election plunged the Labour Party into two decades of infighting, from which it only recently recovered fifteen years later with the election of teenage glamour model Princess Tiaamii Andre - Price as leader.

«It would not only allow illegal immigrants to vote and run for office in state and local elections, it would allow them to get driver's licenses, serve on juries, and become eligible for Medicaid.»

Since the recall was brought back at the state level in 1908, only two governors have ever faced a recall election (both were kicked out of office).

In 2002, not only did Trump miss the Democratic primaries for statewide offices, but records show he also skipped the general election.

(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general, special, or primary elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Cuomo has done DiNapoli no favors so far this election cycle, making it clear he will not be endorsing the comptroller even though he is the only Democrat running for his statewide office.

Washington — As she leaves Congress today after one term in office, Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle says her only regret was losing the November election — one in which she says she was unfairly portrayed as a right - wing ideologue.

The only statewide elective offices up for election were two seats on the New York Court of Appeals.

«It is imperative that government services continue unabated,» Martins (R - Old Westbury) said at a news conference in front of Mangano's Mineola office Thursday — only 19 days before Election Day.

Councilmember Mark - Viverito's election made her the first Puerto Rican and first Hispanic to hold city - wide office, and made her, arguably, the second most powerful elected official in the city, behind only Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The supposed «change» election of 2016 so for saw only one incumbent state legislator voted out of office.

The party only reported sending $ 750,000 to Haggerty's firm, Special Election Operations, which wasn't officially incorporated with the state Secretary of State's office until after the November elections.

«A deep - rooted pay - to - play culture exists that has not only diminished public trust in government but has also betrayed and diminished our election process,» said Maragos at a news conference in Mineola surrounded by supporters and employees from the comptroller's office.

After an election, a prime minister in office might well wait until parliament met and only resign once defeated in the Commons, which is one reason why every government between 1837 and 1874 fell following a Commons vote.

We were ensuring that party communications were rather more effective than they were in the hung Parliament of 1974, when Edward Heath's office tried to contact Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe on Election night, only to be told: «He's not available right now.

Gillibrand was a hardworking lawyer (partner in David Boies» law firm); elected TWICE in a heavily Republican district; serves on the Armed Services Committee; ranks among the top ten fundraisers in the House; was hired by President Clinton to work at HUD; fought for the rights of abused women; is a genuine working Mom who gave birth to her second child just last March, making her only the sixth woman in the House to do so while serving in office; she has voted in every single election (unlike Kennedy who has missed even GENERAL elections); magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth... Need I say more?

Taken together, of the 170 contested elections that have been held this year for state legislative seats, for federal office, or for statewide office, the Democrat ran ahead of President Obama's 2012 showing in only 27 races.

Deacy, who has been a Republican district leader for the last four years, had only three weeks to prepare before opening her office, and lacked the long - term fund - raising efforts many politicians rely on to increase their visibility before an election.

Oddly, the banner ads make no mention of obtaining an absentee ballot, and the site they link to only allows voters to enter their zip code, and then gives the address of either the Kings or Richmond County Board of Elections office.

He had briefly been Chief Secretary to the Treasury after the 2010 election, only holding the office for 17 days after resigning due to the disclosure of his Parliamentary expenses claims.

The APC is the only political party that has 275 offices across the nation and it is the only party that has been denied the opportunity to contest the elections.»

In the case of New York's property - tax cap, though, Tea Party organizations like his found themselves in alignment not only with the Senate Republicans but with Governor Andrew Cuomo, who campaigned for election on a promise to limit property taxes and pushed hard once he was in office — in the face of resistance from Democratic legislators, and opprobrium from the New York Times editorial page — to see that it passed.

«It is a disgrace and the prime minister has debased his office, not only by allowing a culture of division to be fostered in the London mayoral election campaign but to use the House of Commons as the platform for his hateful brand of dog - whistle politics.

Since then, Mr. Behan has left the committee and has altered his opinion of the candidate, calling him «Houdini» for what he saw as a disappearing act after the last election only to resurface to run for office again.

Yet there is only one thing on which he is focusing - winning the general election - and when I met him in his office at CCHQ to talk about how he is settling into the new job, he refused to be distracted from that aim.