Sentences with phrase «by political parties»

She says she chose to run on her own — she wasn't chosen by her political party.

Support a Constitutional Convention to enact meaningful change (this will require independent reps — not those controlled by political parties).

We believe that positions on social issues e.g. abortion, gay rights, etc. are best determined not by a political party but by individuals.

These numbers only include funds raised by political parties, not candidates or constituency associations.

But a political party created by another political party is unfortunately nothing more than politics as usual.

«The vote was tragic and the result of manipulation by political parties - the Asian community is very sad and frightened by the result,» he said.

Any ballots cast for the former party nominee will be counted for the person designated by the political party to replace the former party nominee.

Lots of words by political parties about the need for infrastructure spending, but there have been few commitments to real action.

Which is, of course, truly laughable given the massive investment by political parties, and sometimes individual candidates, in private polling.

The other major problem is the difference between ideology and practice by political parties.

There should also be strict adherence to election guidelines by political parties.

The early fundraising total is considered important by political parties and special - interest groups as they consider whether to invest in a candidate's campaign.

It appears little has been learnt by our political parties since the 2007 cash - for - honours affair.

How can so many educators not organize the general public to understand how much damage is being done to our educational system by both political parties?

The green line shows activity by federal agencies and the blue and red lines show activity by political party.

The privacy commissioner reports his office has asked parliament to consider regulation the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by political parties.

I compared that to a campaign of fear displayed not even by our political parties.

If there is no opposition to the party nominee, the person designated by the political party to replace the former party nominee will be elected to office at the general election.

In the interim, Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second chamber reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election.

In the interim, Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election..»

General elections, held in November, are contests between the candidates nominated by their political parties and decided by voters.

The steady decline of voter turnout means that Canada is now governed by a political party chosen by fewer than one in four eligible voters.

«Thereafter, campaigns by political parties in Ekiti will commence on April 15, while the Conduct of Party Primaries will take place simultaneously with the commencement of campaigns from April 15 to May 14.

They said there is not enough time to put it in place for this year's election and the bill does not restrict spending on candidates by political parties - a component in DiNapoli's proposal when he suggested his office be used for a trial run.

Segun Oni and Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, decided to conduct fresh indirect primary election on Friday in order to meet deadline for the conduct of primaries by all political parties in Ekiti State and submission of names of candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Until the biometric voting system is centralized, all the stop guard measures being proposed by political parties on how to maintain a credible voters» register remains impotent.

According to the notice, campaign by political parties for the election would begin from April 15, 2018 and end midnight of July 12, 2018.

Two parties dominate, third parties flicker brightly occasionally, much the same as in Britain where we have not only advertising restrictions, but restrictions on spending by political parties in constituencies and during election cycles.

Twenty candidates — 17 sponsored by political parties including one female, and three independent flag bearers are seeking to replace out - going Liberian President Ellen Johnson - Sirleaf, while more than 980 candidates are contesting for the 73 parliamentary seats at stake through the October 10 elections.

Religion is used by political parties both democrat and republican to gain votes.

More than half the money given to the candidates in last month's special election to replace former state Sen. Dean Skelos was transferred by political party committees, a long - standing practice that is under new scrutiny following criminal investigations into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising operation.

A concern that a new settlement will be a stitch - up amongst the major political parties and the vibrancy of the referendum campaign in Scotland have energised campaigners to call for a convention that is either constituted fully by randomly - selected citizens (as with the British Columbia Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform) or one that is a mix of randomly - selected citizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional Convention).

In the upcoming months as the political debate unfolds, any economic policy proposed by any political party, to be financed from the rather small projected surpluses, should be judged, at a minimum, on how it will strengthen economic growth and job creation.

Candidates are picked by political parties at judicial nominating conventions in September after the primary.

More than half the money given to candidates in last month's special election to replace former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was transferred by political party committees, a long - standing practice that is under new scrutiny.

But many reforms to the board, which is made up of patronage appointments by political party bosses in each county, will be beyond the reach of Mr. de Blasio, who said he believed legislative action was needed.

With about a week to the 2016 general elections, some Ghanaians have expressed uncertainty over the credibility of the polls following the numerous concerns raised by some political parties including the New Patriotic Party.

According to the Chief Executive, promises made by a political party in a bid for power ceases to be exclusive to its members once the party wins.

Section 99 of the Electoral Act 201 (as amended), states that, «For the purpose of this Act, the period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 90 days before polling day and end 24 hours prior to that day».

Organized by political parties rather than the local governments, caucuses occur in community centers, churches, libraries restaurants, gymnasiums, and sometimes even in people's homes.

Serious questions currently exist whether the law will cover electronic medical records held by third party records entities, which may have links to credit reporting and other data brokers, when these, pushed by both political parties etc. as a health care cost control and improvement measure, which seems legitimate, are implemented.

Despite rules disallowing the explicit targeting of voters by their political party, there are creative ways to get literature into the hands of a politician's most - likely voters, according to multiple former legislative staffers.

Asked about J4MB's plans to target Tory seats in the next election, Davis said: «I don't think any of my colleagues will ever feel threatened by the political party concerned.»

EMBs should never be controlled by political parties because political parties have their own agenda; legitimately so and that is why they are organized,» the first woman chairperson of the EC told Accra - based Joy FM on their News File programme, Saturday.

Filing deadline for candidates seeking nomination by a political party via primary.

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), has extended deadline for the conduct of primary election by political parties for the forthcoming May 12 local government...

However, opinions about minimum wage increases contrasted starkly by political party — 40 percent of Republicans yet only 14 percent of Democrats claimed minimum wage increases would hurt their small business.

For example, right - to - work laws, which allow employees to opt out of paying union dues, while enjoying the benefits of being in a unionized workplace, including representation in grievance procedures, have been advocated by political parties in several provinces and think tanks such as the Fraser Institute.