Sentences with phrase «at election petitions»

Senator Magnus Abe, representing Rivers Southeast Senatorial District, has described his victory at the election petitions tribunal, as a victory for people of Rivers.

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the September 28 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize - Iyamu, on Wednesday filed a petition at election petitions tribunal in Benin, challenging the outcome of the poll.

The deponent explained that the «offence committed» by the persons named cost his boss the merit of his petition at the Election Petitions Tribunal challenging Saraki's election.

According to Omotosho, «is it not curious and, indeed, funny that a sitting governor that was defeated in all the local government areas of Ekiti State in a free and fair election is crying, eight months after and after his case had been dismissed at the election petitions tribunal.»

It said that if not for the duo, it had determined to challenge the APC and its candidate, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) at the election petition tribunal.

Hamid also said it was wrong for people to juxtapose the jailing of the trio with those convicted during the 2012 election petition for contempt, because the trio went «beyond what the others said at the election petition about the unfairness of judges to threatening them».

Not exact matches

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOMINATING PETITIONS AVAILABLE FOR PARK BOARD Two Park Commissioners for the Arlington Heights Park District will be elected to four - year terms at the April 7, 2015 consolidated election.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOMINATING PETITION FILING FOR PARK BOARD Two Park Commissioners for the Arlington Heights Park District will be elected to four - year terms at the April 7, 2015 consolidated election.

They were among 15 volunteers who devoted three days to poring over the petitions and comparing them to registration cards at the Election Commission.

«Our petition centres on the fact that as at the time the 2015 Senatorial election was conducted by INEC, Mr. Shehu Sani was not qualified to vie for the position given that he lied on oath to the commission about his academic qualification and falsified documents in bid to sustain the lies and false claims in the nomination form and affidavit he submitted to INEC,» the group noted.

Onjeh had earlier wrote a petition at the state tribunal, where Justice Dipeolu in October upheld the election of the former Senate president.

Judges at Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday began hearing an opposition petition challenging the result of the August 8 presidential election.

Having met a brick wall at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Capt Idris Wada, has rejected the verdict just as he has resolved to appeal the ruling that struck out his pPetition Tribunal on Tuesday, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Capt Idris Wada, has rejected the verdict just as he has resolved to appeal the ruling that struck out his petitionpetition.

In which case, it would be helpful to explain why the Commission as at the date of the alleged petition, has been unable to pay its lawyers for the 2013 Presidential election petition.

The groups; Let My Vote Count, Account for Accountable governance and the Youth wing of the biggest opposition party, New Patriotic Party (NPP), wrote to the Police, seeking permission to march through some principal streets of Accra and end up at the Electoral Commission (EC) and Parliament House to present a petition on the need to have a new voters register for the 2016 elections.

Ladoja who spoke through the Director - General of his campaign organization, Hon. Adeolu Adeleke, during a press conference in Ibadan, said the dismissal of his petition by the Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led election petitions tribunal, did not come as a surprise, but rather a confirmation of the boasts by Ajimobi at different fora, that he had already secured victory.

At the conclusion of the trial of an election petition to which section 258 applies, the Court of Appeal shall --

Independent candidates must submit a petition containing the signatures of at least 1 percent of the total votes casts for all candidates in the previous presidential election.

An election petition relating to the return of a member of Parliament representing an electoral district or the failure to present a return at an election for a member of Parliament representing an electoral district shall be presented to the High Court and determined in accordance with sections 230 to 257.

Where a candidate who has been elected at any election is proved at the trial of an election petition to which section 229 (3) applies to have been guilty of any corrupt practice at the election, his or her election shall be void.

Party Designating petitions were filed at the NYC Board of Elections on Thursday and it is time for my annual report on this year's likely upcoming Primary contests in the City.

To qualify for placement on the general election ballot, an independent presidential candidate must submit a petition containing the signatures of at least 3,000 registered voters and pay a $ 250 filing fee.

A constituency candidate at an election who applies for a recount of the votes or a person who files an election petition may, by notice in writing to the Electoral Commission, require the Electoral Commission forthwith to annotate the list attached to the master roll pursuant to section 187 (3):

Rensselaer County Executive Candidate Steven McLaughlin berated his party's elections commissioner during a rant Friday about flawed campaign petitions filed at the board of elections.

Since the election of President Donald Trump, many people on the Left have staged vitriolic protests against the new President with a massive Women's March in cities across the United States, penned articles, signed petitions, and speeches at the Golden Globe.

The petitions are due at the state board of elections this week.

For a designating petition, signatures of at least 5 % of the enrolled Democrats in the election district must be obtained during the period from early June to early July of Odd numbered years.

The petitions were due at the state Board of Elections at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Recall petitions may be filed and circulated at any time after the election of the targeted official; however, there are limits as to when the recall election can take place, if the recall supporters collect enough signatures to force a recall.

That extra petition triggered an arcane rule at the Board of Elections: the entire filing would need a cover sheet, which the Donovan team never filed.

The specific objections to Perez Williams» petitions were filed at about 4 p.m. Monday with the state Board of Elections in Albany, said Diane Dwire, the Onondaga County Democratic Committee member who led the effort.

Obtain the signatures of at least 5 % of the enrolled Democrats in the election district on the petition during the specified petitioning period.

If there are three or more valid designating petitions for an election district, there is an election at the September Primary to select the two members.

«He further urged the court of appeal to make an «order striking out or dismissing the election petition filed on 3rd May 2015 by Mr Dakuku Peterside Peterside and the APC as petitioners at the tribunal.

To succeed, she will have to gather at least 1,250 valid signatures from registered Democrats before a deadline at 5 p.m. Thursday for petitions to be filed with the state Board of Elections in Albany.

Everett's petitions were challenged unsuccessfully at the Rensselaer County Board of Elections by a voter who supported City Council President Rodney Wiltshire in the primary.

The four candidates so far «committed» will begin carrying petitions on July 11, due at the Board of Elections by the 24th.

This petition must contain signatures equaling at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for United States Representative in the most recent general election.

It looked like Russo would also have a third party line — the Taxpayers line — but his petitions will likely be invalidated at a Sept. 16 meeting of the state election commissioners.

Because it is mid-winter and because at least three college campuses in the district have excluded petitioners, and also because there are so many Democratic and Republican candidates in the same election, petitioning for Jones and Lewis has been very difficult.

Tight lips at the Board of Elections as they work to verify signatures hurriedly BY SARA GILBERT New York State Senator David Carlucci challenged over 1,100 petition signatures gathered by Democratic candidate Grant Valentine and his supporters.

In response to Bronx Chronicle inquiries, the Liberal Party of New York acknowledges that it «does not have a permanent ballot line at this time» and that all of our candidates are petitioning onto the line for the November general election.

Ian is doing that,» Gay said after he turned in his own petitions at the elections board in time for Thursday's deadline.

But state Board of Elections spokesman John Conklin on Friday said that 1,448 of the 4,132 signatures Russo submitted were found to be invalid by a bipartisan team at the board responsible for reviewing petitions, putting Russo below the 3,000 signatures he needed to get on the independent ballot line.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer files petitions to run for New York City controller at the New York Board of Elections in lower Manhattan last week.

Also, a petition was filed at the Suffolk County Board of Elections to create an opportunity to ballot for the Women's Equality party line in the 1st Congressional District on the East End, where Democrat Anna Throne - Holst has gotten the minor party's nod.

(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.

The Osun APC boss condemned Fani - Kayode's claim that the Osun election was manipulated, wondering what stopped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore from tendering the video clip at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal if they were sure the video was election was manipulated, wondering what stopped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore from tendering the video clip at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal if they were sure the video was Election Petition Tribunal if they were sure the video was genuine.

Akunyili, in the suit No CA / E / EPT / 2011 which she filed at the appeal, is challenging the decision of the National / State Assembly Election Tribunal Awka, which last month upheld the election of Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the election after striking out her pElection Tribunal Awka, which last month upheld the election of Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the election after striking out her pelection of Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the election after striking out her pelection after striking out her petition.

The stories of judges becoming very wealthy on bribes paid by litigants in election petitions and other high profile cases have become more pervasive and in matters of the sanctity of the judicial process, appearances are at least as important as the substance.