Sentences with phrase «election returning officer»

The proposed AV v FPTP UK Referendum consists of a contrived, fabricated and simplistic bipolar choice of only two inadequate options set against unfit UK Electoral Law, unfit UK Electoral Registers and unfit UK Election Returning Officer negligible powers of cross-constituency scrutiny.

Election Returning Officers will be unable to guarantee «One Person - One Vote» nor to sign off ANY part of such a referendum as «true», «democratic», «free» or «fair».

Not exact matches

Nearly half of the returning officers appointed in the 2008 provincial election had ties to the PC Party.

Furthermore, returning officers (who are overseen by Elections Canada) will employ up to 160,000 temporary employees during a general election or referendum (Elections Canada, May 2007).

Candidates for the Fonterra Directors» Election were announced by the Returning Officer today, following the completion of the Candidate Assessment Panel (CAP) process.

Any kind of by - election - be that a parliamentary one, a police and crime commissioner by - election or a local government by - election - means the electoral returning officers don't have to bother publishing any statistics at all until February 1st.

The convention shall determine the rules of its own proceedings, choose its own officers, and be the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members.

The Social Liberal Forum takes no responsibility for the content of the answers, and as such any answers must comply with the election regulations (available from the Returning Officer).

He declared that APC will lose the rerun elections of July 30, 2016 in Rivers State, even if Chief John Odighie - Oyegun conducts the elections as returning officer.

A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 49 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992, and Section 13 of the Representation of the People Law, 1992; PNDCL 284; the ballots to be cast pursuant to Regulation 23 (1), (2), (3)-LRB-, (4), (5), (6), (7), (8)(9) and (10) of the Public Elections Regulations, 2016; CI.94 by special voters in the December, 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections ought to be counted and announced there and then on the date (s) of the special voting; by the presiding officers and the results at each poling station; before communicating same to the returningElections Regulations, 2016; CI.94 by special voters in the December, 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections ought to be counted and announced there and then on the date (s) of the special voting; by the presiding officers and the results at each poling station; before communicating same to the returningelections ought to be counted and announced there and then on the date (s) of the special voting; by the presiding officers and the results at each poling station; before communicating same to the returning officer.

At 1 am returning officer Janet Waggott, chief executive of Ryedale council, announced that farmer Paul Douthwaite's 58 votes had beaten two other independents in a by - election for Scagglethorpe parish council.

We hope that Mr Maples, returning officer for these elections, will publish (for all regions) the kind of information that ConservativeHome has received for the South Eastern regional rankings (remembering that lower scores / points mean a higher ranking):

This was in response to moves by returning officers - affecting potentially hundreds of constituencies - which could have left the country waiting until the Friday afternoon for the result of the general election.

I was somewhat concerned that the Government's amendment gave too much wriggle room to returning officers - but the measure was passed into law last week, and it clearly focused minds as over 100 more returning officers have informed the Electoral Commission in the last week that they will indeed be counting on General Election Night.

Below is the petition: The Returning Officer Tamale Central Constituency 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Election

The same concern about Returning Officers wanting to delay the counting of votes has now arisen with regard to the Scottish Parliament elections taking place in May, and Labour tabled an amendment to the Scotland Bill in the Commons on Monday seeking to give Returning Officers the same duty with respect to Holyrood elections as for Westminster elections.

Prof Hudu Ayuba, the Returning Officer, who announced the results, said APC won the election with 27,968 votes.

In particular, we welcome proposals to strengthen the role of individual Returning Officers and to address the present shortfall in funding electoral administration, to simplify law and to establish a principle that all changes in electoral law must be finalised at least six months before any election.

Justice Bwala said that the panel has searched through the electoral act and did not find any where the returning officer is empowered to cancel the result of an election and therefore upheld the reversal of the cancellation of the election in the three council areas.

The pronouncement came immediately after the state Returning Officer, Prof. Zana Akpagu, told newsmen and election observers that he would not be able to take a final decision on the exercise until the result of the Southern Ijaw election was received.

The PPP took the case to court seeking «an order directed against the 1st respondent in her capacity as returning officer for presidential elections to grant the applicant the opportunity to amend and alter the one anomaly found in his nomination papers as well as accept his nomination papers as amended or altered to enable him contest as a presidential candidate for the 7th December 2016 elections.»

The date of January 13th is being mooted in Westminster circles as it is customary for by - elections to be held on Thursdays, but it will be decided formally by the returning officer for the constituency.

In the event of a tie in an election to the Westminster parliament, the returning officer is empowered to decide between the the candidates tied for first place through the drawing of lots (see 6.39 here).

«We again declare that INEC is free to recruit any other person to serve as the Chief Returning Officer as we will certainly and vehemently refuse to allow Soremekun to compromise our election.

«Eric Pickles calls for the Electoral Commission to give Returning Officers an «unambiguous steer» that not counting votes on General Election Night would be in defiance of Parliament Main Captions please...»

The council's Returning Officer is satisfied that the correct processes were followed and a member of the Electoral Commission was present at the election in Thanet.

Following the declaration of Anambra governorship election held on Saturday and Sunday as inconclusive by the INEC Chief Returning Officer, Prof James Epoke, the national chairman...

The Electoral Commission informs me that it has asked all returning officers to provide information about their current plans for commencing the count at the next UK parliamentary general election.

Continue reading «Peter Bone brands Returning Officers wanting Friday election counts as «tin - pot, upstart little town clerks»»»

The second document attached to the suit as Exhibit 2 was said to be INEC Form EC 8E (1) «which is the Declaration of Results of Election compiled by Dr. (Mrs.) Mulkah A. Ahmed (the returning officer) and Ladi Hassan, agent to Dr. Bukola Saraki.»

Abdulrazaq, on Monday, filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order of mandamus compelling INEC to prosecute an agent to Saraki during the collation of the results of the 2015 election, Alhaji Ladi Hassan, and the collating / returning officer, Mrs. Mulkah Ahmed.

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2013 provides for the designated Returning Officer for each electoral region to be the council official responsible for elections in each of the following Westminster constituencies: Kettering for the East Midlands, Chelmsford for the Eastern region, Lewisham, Deptford for the London region, Sunderland Central for the North East region, Manchester Central for the North West region, Falkirk for Scotland, Southampton, Test for the South East region, Poole for the South West region, Preseli Pembrokeshire for Wales, Birmingham Ladywood for the West Midlands region, Leeds Central for the Yorkshire and Humber region, and Belfast South for the Northern IrelanElections (Returning Officers) Order 2013 provides for the designated Returning Officer for each electoral region to be the council official responsible for elections in each of the following Westminster constituencies: Kettering for the East Midlands, Chelmsford for the Eastern region, Lewisham, Deptford for the London region, Sunderland Central for the North East region, Manchester Central for the North West region, Falkirk for Scotland, Southampton, Test for the South East region, Poole for the South West region, Preseli Pembrokeshire for Wales, Birmingham Ladywood for the West Midlands region, Leeds Central for the Yorkshire and Humber region, and Belfast South for the Northern Irelanelections in each of the following Westminster constituencies: Kettering for the East Midlands, Chelmsford for the Eastern region, Lewisham, Deptford for the London region, Sunderland Central for the North East region, Manchester Central for the North West region, Falkirk for Scotland, Southampton, Test for the South East region, Poole for the South West region, Preseli Pembrokeshire for Wales, Birmingham Ladywood for the West Midlands region, Leeds Central for the Yorkshire and Humber region, and Belfast South for the Northern Ireland Region.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Shola Omotola, who announced the result at about 00:45 am on Sunday said the APC candidate won having scored the highest number of votes cast.

According to the commission, the Court of Appeal should have dismissed Otti's appeal having found that a Returning Officer has no power to cancel election results having regard to the provisions of Section 68 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.

Following the declaration of Anambra governorship election held on Saturday and Sunday as inconclusive by the INEC Chief Returning Officer, Prof James Epoke, the national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh has expressed optimism that his party will win the election.

«It is pertinent to remind INEC that in line with the relevant section of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), it is only the returning officers that are empowered to announce results of elections and not the National Electoral Commissioner, the Resident Electoral Commissioner or any other,» the state APC stressed.

But the state APC argued that since the Returning Officers, Prof. Olatunbosun Odusanya and Prof. Omotola had declared the election inconclusive, it was wrong for INEC to have gone ahead to declare any result.

However, we are taken aback by signals indicating that the National Electoral Commissioner in charge, Mrs. May Agbamuche - Mbu, has ordered that the incomplete results be declared despite the earlier declaration by the two Returning Officers on Saturday at Okehi that the elections were inconclusive.

Other officers to be trained on election duties by the Commission include Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs), Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers (POs / APOs) and Collation / Returning Officers (COsofficers to be trained on election duties by the Commission include Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs), Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers (POs / APOs) and Collation / Returning Officers (COsOfficers (SPOs), Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers (POs / APOs) and Collation / Returning Officers (COsOfficers (POs / APOs) and Collation / Returning Officers (COsOfficers (COs / ROs).

A returning officer for the 2015 general and local elections in Hull did not meet the Electoral Commission's (EC) standards, the watchdog has said.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Orire North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mrs. Fatimoh Gildado has been announced by the returning officer for the council area as the only and the first democratically elected Chairperson for the council area in the just concluded local government election in Oyo State.

Ms Richards was a Labour candidate in the 2016 London assembly election and also brought a High Court petition to challenge the result, alleging a conspiracy to cheat her involving the returning officer and Progress, Labour's centrist group.

The Constituency Returning Officer of the election, Dr Wilfred Uji of Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State, made this known while the announcing the outcome of the poll in Nasarawa, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.

Whatever my personal preference for as many election night counts as possible, which is as strong as yours, that does mean that as the Secretary of State with sponsoring responsibility for the Electoral Commission and for election law, I must not improperly seek to interfere with the necessary discretion of Returning Officers, or the capacity of the Electoral Commission to give advice as they think appropriate.

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.

Mr Straw's stated position suggests that we will therefore have to continue to exert pressure on individual Returning Officers on a local basis in order to Save General Election Night.

Turnout in the Heywood and Middleton by - election was 36 %, acting returning officer Linda Fisher announced.

Last night Mr Brady, the official returning officer in the Tory leadership election, said: «I can confirm that I have received complaints of that sort and have raised them formally.»

Returning Officer for the Etche / Omuma Federal Constituency election, Professor Shola Omotola, announced on Sunday that the All Progressives Congress got 6,220 votes while the PDP polled 15,221 votes.

However, the Returning Officer for the Etche State Constituency 2 election, Oluwatosin Odusanya announced that the PDP scored 4,162 votes to defeat the APC, which polled 1,618 votes.