Sentences with phrase «fairer votes campaign»

Most of TBP's existing local branches - for example, in North and South London, Birmingham and Edinburgh - became local groups of the Yes to Fairer Votes campaign, the officially designated Yes campaign in the referendum.

to Fairer Votes campaign in the referendum on 5 May 2011.

To Fairer Votes campaign in the unsuccessful bid for a Yes vote in the 2011 referendum on the Alternative Vote.

The research undermines a key approach of the Yes to Fairer Votes campaign in next month's referendum on whether or not to introduce the alternative vote system.

Pollsters say Labour supporters need to back AV by more than two to one if the Yes to Fairer Votes campaign is to emerge on top.

The Yes to Fairer Votes campaign has announced the first appointments to the team that will lead the call for a «Yes» vote on the Alternative Vote (AV) in next year's referendum.

Not exact matches

But while the voting process itself has been described as fair by most international observers, the political campaign and the actual counting of the votes — no doubt the most important part of the democratic election process — has been characterized by the abuse of power, the excessive role of money, extraordinary events such as power cuts in the polling stations, fights between party representatives, accusations of fraud and scandals in denying observers access to polling stations.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

«Yes to Fairer Votes» campaign launches Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/r18lawu via @libcon #takeitback

The campaign to change the electoral system likes to call itself «Yes To Fairer Votes».

«There are several days before this budget will be voted on,» she said in a statement released under the Fair Elections For New York Campaign.

According to Frederico Polsinelli, Bo Deitl's campaign manager, the petition to ballot was filed by Reform Party members who support Dietl and «felt that Bo had been shut out unfairly and felt that the Reform Party should have an open, fair process to vote.»

A spokesman for the pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign said: «An opportunity to create a more prosperous and, at the same time, a fairer Scotland is what lies at the heart of the campaign for a Yes vote.

«We're launching one of our biggest campaigns ever to force Republican leaders to do their jobs and allow a fair vote on President Obama's nominee,» NARAL wrote.

On that Focus is some pretty blatant campaigning for a Yes vote in what it laughably terms the «fairer votes referendum».

He suggests appalling failures by John Sharkey (now Lord Sharkey, made a Lib Dem peer even while he headed a democracy campaign for fairer voting).

Speaking during the NPP's final campaign rally at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra, Mrs. Bawumia noted that President Mahama had said Ghanaians have a short memory, but she assured the NDC flagbearer that on the day of voting Ghanaians will remember their lies, corruption and disrespect.

Speaking at the Yes Equality «Your Yes Matters get out the vote» campaign launch, Ms Ronan said this is an opportunity for her generation to create a fair and equal society.

At the NAHT conference in April 2017, against a backdrop of rising concerns about the impact of the proposed fairer funding formula, 97 per cent of NAHT members present voted to campaign for protected funding to ensure children have greater access to outdoor education and residential experiences.

His articles focus on money in politics, economic justice, campaign finance reform, fair courts, voting rights, and the activities of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

He went on to detail how advance notice of an election is more fair for people who want to run as candidates, volunteer on campaigns, vote or participate in other ways.

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and FairVote today released a joint report outlining a state court strategy to strengthen our elections by protecting voting rights and moving towards fair redistricting.

And Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a key figure in the Vote Leave campaign, has claimed that the allegations are «ludicrous» and that the Leave campaign won the poll «fair and square and legally».

When they first surfaced over the weekend, Boris Johnson, who fronted the campaign, said: «Vote Leave won fair and square — and legally.

Finally, in another extreme irony alert... Fair Vote, the vehicle for Blair and Osborne to attack Vote Leave and campaign for a second referendum (funded by??)