Sentences with phrase «ballot papers in»

At several polling stations I was able to see that voters were able to mark their ballot papers in complete privacy and place them in the same type of box with which I was familiar in Britain.

Correspondent Benjamin Aidoo told 3FM, the NPP led by its regional chairman, Antwi Bosiako (chairman Wuntomi) openly rejected the ballot papers in their current form.

Following viral reports and images of some underage persons thumb - printing ballot papers in Kano council election, DAILY POST had reported that Nigerians took to social media to express worries over the competence of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct free and fair elections in 2019.

This paved the way for some thugs to attack the ballot boxes and smashed them, emptying the ballot papers in the directions the wind pleased.

Finally, I've no idea how much if at all the result was influenced by way the GMB for instance sent out ballot papers in «vote Ed» envelopes.

«He tried getting a contract to print ballot papers in Kenya; and he didn't get it; and yet in Ghana he's lucky to walk away with a rather huge sum as compared to what the others quoted.

• The NPP plans to conceal presidential ballot papers in their sleeves or in the battery compartments of their mobile phones and drop them in the ballot boxes on voting day to create over-voting leading to annulment of votes.

the barrier is not technical (AV can be introduced overnight; it just involves printning different text on ballot papers in the same constituencies) but political and educational.

Subject to subsection (4), each ballot paper in form 11 shall comprise 2 votes, namely, a party vote and an electorate vote.

Though, Mrs. Rawlings, was unsuccessful in that election, because her NDP, was unable to meet the requirement of the Electoral Commission (EC), then headed by Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, she is making frantic effort to be counted on the ballot paper in this year's elections.

No self - respecting pollster would ask the question that Alex Salmond proposes to put on the ballot paper in his referendum.

A huge row is being teed up between Mr Corbyn, his supporters and the rest of the party over whether he would automatically be on the ballot paper in a leadership contest.

But, while in agreement with Labour's governing body, the National Executive Committee, that Corbyn should be on the ballot paper in the leadership contest, Smith nevertheless decided to resign and oppose his leader when a meeting between Corbyn and the so - called soft left of the shadow cabinet, including shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy, led to rancour.

Jeremy Corbyn told the BBC's Andrew Marr show he would launch a legal challenge against Labour's National Executive Committee if it decided he would not automatically be on the ballot paper in a leadership challenge.

But a huge row is being teed up between Mr Corbyn, his supporters and the rest of the party over whether he would automatically be on the ballot paper in a leadership contest.

Jeremy Corbyn addressed thousands of supporters in London after finding out his name will be on the ballot paper in Labour's leadership contest.

He further indicated that based on the «good works» of the president, Nana Konadu's efforts at getting on the ballot paper in this year's elections and her rhetoric's about President Mahama's governance style would not impact the elections in any way.GhanaPoliticsOnline.Com

She broke away and formed her party but failed to make it onto the ballot paper in the 2012 elections.

It is a preferential voting system so the voter ranks the candidates on the ballot paper in order of preference.

Johnson was one of 3,881,129 people to put a cross on the ballot paper in support of Farage's Ukip party, a sizeable show of support that managed to amass one solitary MP.

The country's first Green MP is asking the leadership candidates to support her amendment to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill so as to offer a PR option on the ballot paper in the forthcoming referendum.

I'm doing what I think the Electoral Commission should be doing and what should be on every ballot paper in any electoral process.»

In short, whether Jeremy Corbyn is automatically included on the ballot paper in what seems like an inevitable leadership contest.

The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Mahama, has stated that, his party's 6th position on the ballot paper in this year's election, is an endorsement of his candidature by the late «Big Six».

Matters are complicated further by the fact that people might change their mind once they have a ballot paper in hand, or may not bother going to vote at all.

Not exact matches

Estonia disputed the claims, saying that it had worked flawlessly in six elections and that it had «a level of security greater than was possible with paper ballots.»

Before we were allowed to put our slip of paper ballot in the bucket, the chair gave an opportunity for someone to speak on behalf of each candidate.

Paper ballots are counted after the end of voting in the Italian general elections on March 4, 2018 in Naples, Italy.

The last ballot paper has just been counted in Greece, and the No campaign have stormed to a dramatic victory.

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In paper ballot states, for example California, there seem to be a «standard» way of getting a ballot (from what I was told in comments, you get mailed one when you register to voteIn paper ballot states, for example California, there seem to be a «standard» way of getting a ballot (from what I was told in comments, you get mailed one when you register to votein comments, you get mailed one when you register to vote).

Since the UK uses paper ballot, the possibility for human error in the recount is obviously still there, however sorting errors should on average be reduced, since this will be a further check on resorted piles, rather than the initial sorting.

@fishinear: Not sure about the US in particular, but in many countries there's a serial number on the ballot paper, which can be matched up against the same serial number on a separate record to establish identity and eligibility to vote.

California did try voting machines, and they are still an option (every precinct has a voting machine, and you can request to use it, but paper ballots are the default), and it works somewhat similarly, in that the election officers give voters a card that activates the voting machine, and the type of ballot is recorded on that card.

There are not simply three candidates on the ballot paper, in many constituencies there are many more.

That particular ballot paper remains pinned to the notice board in my office, uncast.

The pro-Bill de Blasio drumbeat continues, with the labor - backed Working Families Party announcing its full support of the public advocate's candidacy — yet another development that will make it increasingly difficult for Bill Thompson to remain in the runoff, should the tallying of paper ballots push de Blasio below the magic 40 percent mark.

Although voting experienced unprecedented delays and reports of pre-ticked ballot papers, the national presiding officer described the election as «successful» in spite of the glitches.

In his view, local notables can participate in policy - making on - line, give a small donation (maximum # 50), put their name on a ballot paper, then serve in Parliament for a maximum period of five yearIn his view, local notables can participate in policy - making on - line, give a small donation (maximum # 50), put their name on a ballot paper, then serve in Parliament for a maximum period of five yearin policy - making on - line, give a small donation (maximum # 50), put their name on a ballot paper, then serve in Parliament for a maximum period of five yearin Parliament for a maximum period of five years.

However, this makes higher demands of voters than simply casting a single vote, which in turn leads voters making mistakes on their ballot paper.

Having a partner in government may have helped the Lib Dems in some ways: though the Tory campaign on the ground denied it, stories dominated the national press about the limited extent of David Cameron's support for his own man on the ballot paper.

In Australia, where the method is used to elect the Senate, this is known as voting «below» and «above» the line respectively due to the design of the ballot paper.

On Rivers» general electoral anarchy: «Shocking cases of cold blooded killings and beheading, obstruction of votes, arson, voter intimidation, ballot snatching, missing result sheets, presenting of fake ballot papers, multiple thumb - printing, campaigning at polling units, compromise of ad - hoc staffs, absence of level playing environment, violence against media personnel and impunity were witnessed in different magnitude across the length and breadth of the state.

Still, Democrats are using the paper ballot results in the race to point to 32 enrolled party members in the chamber — potentially a working majority.

The chamber is controlled by Republicans, but Democrats in the Senate were buoyed after a paper ballot count left their candidate in a Long Island Senate race with a 41 vote advantage, potentially giving them a 32 - person majority.

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After the recount of roughly 5,100 voting machines and so - called «emergency» paper ballots used by those who could for whatever reason not cast their vote in the usual way, de Blasio's tally stands at 40.88, which is up from 40.33 percent via the unofficial results on primary night.

If you stir in legislation such as the European Referendum Act 2015 which set the question to appear on the ballot paper but failed to address the legal consequences of a vote to leave, and the anomalies thrown up by the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011, not least the ability to avoid a fixed - term, then the unsatisfactory basis upon which the country has gone to the polls three times in the last three years is underscored.

Say what you will about those old lever machines, you could at least line up the candidates for every race in columns on a paper ballot.

There were no council elections in London, Scotland or Wales, but English voters — many doubtless to their surprise — were confronted by up to five ballot papers.