Sentences with phrase «election commission setting»

The Federal Election Commission sets rules governing PACs in the United States.

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George Osborne and I jointly set up the Vickers Commission and we have committed the government to make its proposals law before the next election.

Ayorinde explained that as the election that would bring on board a new set of public officers for the next four years at the local government level, the restriction of movement will allow the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) and the security agencies to distribute electoral materials in good time and ensure a seamless electoral process.

He noted that the commission has successfully implemented 12 out of 14 conditions set for a successful election but however received official communication from the police and DSS drawing their attention on the need to postpone the election.

Dealing with the minority parties, therefore, requires lots political tactfulness and diplomacy, however, the NPP appears unperturbed in this period, when most of them appear badly injured, following the daring decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to disqualify them for failing to meet the criteria set out in the Constitutional Instrument (CI 94) governing the conduct of the 2016 elections.

An inkling of the movement for constitutional reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 1983: 1).

Unfortunately our heads of states have come to the realisation that strengthening the legitimacy of the European Commission has a set of drawbacks which led them not to endorse Jean - Claude Juncker, the winner of the European Elections, as the new European Commission president at the May 27th European Council.

Upon Ed Miliband's election as leader of the Labour Party, The Guardian reported that after looking at Policy Network's Southern Discomfort Again pamphlet, he is expected to set up a commission into the so - called «squeezed middle», modelled on the inquiry set up by Joe Biden into the US middle class.

A candidate must, at the same time as filing a return of election expenses under section 205K, file with the Electoral Commission a return setting out --

Phillips also disclosed in the statement that the commission would set up an election support centre at its head office to monitor developments in various collation centres and other locations.

MPs demanded the royal commission be set up immediately so it can report back in 2015, in time for the general election

An order setting aside the current register of voters and compelling the Electoral Commission to compile a fresh register of voters before the conduct of any new public elections or referenda in Ghana.

The Ministry of Power has presented fifteen thousand solar lamps and 275 generator sets to the Electoral Commission (EC), as back - up power source ahead of the December 7 general election.

The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs says the GHc10, 000 filing fees set by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2016 parliamentary elections is bad for the growth of the country's democracy.

The national assembly has also mandated the electoral commission to set the date for national elections, so whenever the electoral commission sets the date there will be national elections.

Lawmakers and Cuomo agreed last year to take the politically thorny issue into the hands of the commission, which is set to make a determination on the pay scale for the Senate and Assembly after Election Day this year.

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will not dissolve the 18 - member Steering Committee it set up to play what it says is a key role ahead of the November election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday announced July 8th, 2017 as date set aside to conduct the bye - election into the vacant Osun West Senatorial seat.

Democracy watchdog the Electoral Commission set a # 11,003 limit on spending by candidates in Richmond Park in the 23 days between the dissolution of Parliament and the May 6 election - known as the short campaign.

He stated that PNDC law 284 requires the Commission to set the amount to be charged in the regulations for the elections.

The Electoral Commission voter transfer process ahead of the 2016 general elections has encountered set backs in various areas including Central Gonja, Ashaiman, Kukuom and Zabzugu - Tatale.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set October 17 for a fresh election between Kenyatta and Odinga but there are growing doubts over whether the poll can be held on time.

There was no independent public body to regulate referendums within the United Kingdom until the Labour government led by Tony Blair in 2000 set out a framework for the running of all future referendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future refElections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future refelections and such future referendums.

Ukraine's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has set the following timetable for the conduct of the election: [47][48]

The electoral umpire has therefore asked the Supreme Court to set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal and its place to uphold the judgment of the Abia State Governorship Election Tribunal, which upheld the Commission's declaration

Deputy President William Ruto has called on the electoral commission to set a date for fresh presidential elections, saying the governing Jubilee Party is ready.

Following wide allegations of under - age voting in the recently conducted Local Government elections in Kano state, the Commission had, on 21st February, set up a Committee headed by a National Commissioner, Engineer Abubakar Nahuche to visit the state and ascertain what exactly happened.

Rossi filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission in Washington this week, and set up the Jane Rossi for Congress Exploratory Committee to begin accepting contributions for her campaign.

Dazang added that the commission had set up a four - man committee to investigate the roles of its personnel in the December 10, 2016 legislative rerun elections in Rivers State.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Thursday, February 9, 2017, as the date to hold elections for the regional representatives to the Council of State.

Another option might be a Speaker's conference, or perhaps an independent commission, set up soon after the next election to examine the current dysfunctional workings of parliament and how they could be improved.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Monday, December 19, to respond to a petition by the Tamale Central branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the results of the recently held general elections in the constituency.

The commission was set up in December 1997 by the Labour government with the support of the Liberal Democrats, to investigate alternatives to the single member plurality (or «first past the post») electoral system used for British general elections.

However, the Appeal Committee, recommended that a rerun primary should be held immediately in order to beat the deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for the submission of the names of candidates for the election.

Among them he says are the increasing dip in the credibility of the Electoral Commission, the constituency creation and boundary settings, the determination of who qualifies to vote especially following allegations of some foreign nationals on the voters» register, the bigger issue of financing the activities of the EC and national elections, ensuring sustainable peace and security before, during and after elections and the use of gate speech, inflammatory language and dangerous campaigning tactics.

He said that the commission made it clear that Section 68 (c) of the Electoral Act (as amended), stipulates that once a declaration is made by the Returning Officer, only a «Tribunal or Court in an election petition proceedings» can set it aside.

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The National Election Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone released an official statement on Twitter on March 18 to set the record straight.