Sentences with phrase «candidate by casting»

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That debate is largely over the degree to which casting a ballot in a two - party system implicates one in the evils represented by ethically compromised candidates.

They were, perhaps rather harshly, cast as relegation candidates at the start of the season by many but nobody is predicting that any...

According to them, by nullifying elections in 18 out of 31 local government areas, Section 179 (2)(b) of the Nigerian Constitution, which required that a candidate vying for the office of the Governor would be declared winner if he has not less than one quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two - thirds of the local government areas, has been breached.

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Elections is investigating claims initially made by President Donald Trump first made as a candidate that votes were cast illegally, which he later attributed to his loss in the popular vote tally.

Instead of casting a ballot for a single candidate, the voter ranks all of the candidates by preference.

At the 2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill by - election the English Democrat candidate received 277 votes, or 1.4 % of the votes cast.

Levy dismissed concern voiced by a number of GOP delegates here that he switched parties too late, making them uncomfortable about casting their lot with a candidate who's still a Democrat.

Dan Hazelwood, a leading GOP direct mail consultant, said that if a hypothetical Democratic candidate favors the establishment of a garbage dump in a section of the district, for instance, it makes more sense to «narrow - cast» this message by mail to the people most affected rather than buying an expensive, districtwide television ad.

The system provides approximately proportional representation, enables votes to be cast for individual candidates rather than for parties, and — compared to first - past - the - post voting — reduces «wasted» votes (votes on sure losers or sure winners) by transferring them to other candidates.

That candidate could, in principle, have won a single state by getting the only vote that was cast there, and not got any other votes in the rest of the country.

[83][84] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,037 votes (51.7 % vs. 45.8 % countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,663 votes (42.2 % vs. 48.0 %), Independent Chris Daggett with 181 votes (4.6 % vs. 4.7 %) and other candidates with 24 votes (0.6 % vs. 0.5 %), among the 3,937 ballots cast by the borough's 7,449 registered voters, yielding a 52.9 % turnout (vs. 50.0 % in the county).

Among registered voters in New York City, 42 % would be less likely to vote for a candidate supported by the mayor while 28 % would be more likely to cast their ballot for that candidate.

[94][95] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,204 ballots cast (47.2 % vs. 48.0 % countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,116 votes (45.3 % vs. 45.8 %), Independent Chris Daggett with 299 votes (6.4 % vs. 4.7 %) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.2 % vs. 0.5 %), among the 4,666 ballots cast by the borough's 8,203 registered voters, yielding a 56.9 % turnout (vs. 50.0 % in the county).

Todd Kaminsky (D - Long Beach), a former federal prosecutor, cast himself as the anticorruption candidate as he announced his candidacy for the State Senate seat vacated by Dean Skelos, who was convicted of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy charges in December.

«Never in California history has the vote difference between two candidates for statewide office been so narrow, 481 votes or 1 / 100th of one percent, out of more than four million ballots cast,» Perez said in a statement released by his campaign.

Clinton responded to a «Saturday Night Live» cast member, Pete Davidson, who recently got a tattoo of the former Democratic presidential candidate, saying she was «honored» by the gesture.

[155][156] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 62.3 % of the vote here (9,095 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 29.5 % (4,307 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.6 % (673 votes) and other candidates with 0.9 % (138 votes), among the 14,593 ballots cast by the city's 34,844 registered voters, yielding a 41.9 % turnout.

Party MPs are elected by pooling all the votes cast for the unsuccessful candidates in all the constituencies and dividing them proportionally among all the parties which fielded candidates in the election.

For months, Beau Biden has been cast as a certain candidate by Senate Democratic strategists, but in recent weeks, his hesitation to formally announce his candidacy has stoked speculation that he is reconsidering.

A unofficial running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site had Democrat Al Franken leading incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 251 votes on Sunday - in a race in which nearly 2.5 million votes were cast - but Ritchie cautioned against pronouncing either candidate ahead until all votes are counted.

Cast by Bronx County Republican Chairman Mike Rendino as kicking off the 2017 Republican mayoral race, the dinner featured appearances by candidates Paul Massey and Michel Faulkner and possible candidate John Catsimatidis.

On September 8, the New York State Board of Elections settled the lawsuit that had been brought by the Conservative Party, the Working Families Party, and the Taxpayers Party, on the subject of how to count votes when a voter erroneously casts two votes (one vote under each party label) for a single candidate.

Akufo - Addo beat ex-president John Mahama and five other candidates in the December 7 election by securing 53.85 per cent of valid votes cast to win the contest for the presidency.

Weiner's tawdry activities have cast another shadow on the adviser and confidante who has been by Clinton's side for the past two decades, and threaten to remind voters of the candidate's own marital troubles over the decades.

Republicans might cast ballot for perceived weaker candidate By Scott Bauer Associated Press Madison — Republican leaders hope their supporters vote for fake Democrats in May 8 recall elections, a move that could result in GOP backers having an influence...

Candidates need to collect valid signatures by mid-July from 5 percent of party members based on the votes cast for that party's candidate in the last gubernatorial election.

Political parties whose principal candidate received less than 5 percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Michigan Secretary of State at the most recent general election are considered non-major parties and can not nominate their candidates by primary election.

In a letter written to INEC by hiw lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, Faleke said «In law and logic, no new candidate can inherit or be a beneficiary of the votes already cast, counted and declared by INEC before that candidate was nominated and purportedly sponsored.»

I urge everyone to make their voice heard on Election Day by casting their ballot for the candidate they believe will best represent their concerns and the issues that matter most to their families,» said State Senator Jeff Klein.

On election night, the BBC calculates percentage turnout by dividing the number of valid votes cast for all candidates by the number of people eligible to vote (known as the electorate)

More people than ever before, by far, decided to vote for a Green Party candidate to represent them in the 2nd District with our vote tally of 413 (just under 21 % of total votes cast).

Democrats quickly mobilized to draw attention to what they cast as out - of - the - mainstream positions espoused by Mr. Paul — from raising the Social Security retirement age to 70 to questioning the legality of the Americans with Disabilities Act — as they sought to discredit what Jack Conway, the Democratic Senate candidate in Kentucky, described in an interview as Mr. Paul's «narrow and rigid philosophy.»

All candidates, whether endorsed or not by the Marbletown Democratic Committee, will have an opportunity to speak, and all registered Marbletown Democrats at the Caucus may cast their ballots.

His campaign cast Mr. Behan's endorsement as a local issue, focusing on his involvement with the town's Republican committee and his falling - out with its leaders since last year's town election when the town board candidates Mr. Behan proposed — his wife, Marilyn Behan, and Bill Mott — were rejected by them.

In 2013, New York Republicans were casting about for a candidate to take on Mr. Cuomo, who had amassed more than $ 33 million by January 2014 for his re-election campaign and was widely expected to win a second term the following year.

ALBANY — The Democratic candidate for Troy's 2nd City Council District has a two - vote lead over a veteran Republican councilman with the final election results hanging on whether three unopened absentee ballots cast by Republican voters will be counted.

George Galloway of the Respect Party won the seat in the Bradford West by - election, 2012 with 55.9 % of the votes cast; his 30.9 % majority was at the time the largest majority in the history of the modern constituency, but he lost the seat in 2015 to the new Labour candidate Naz Shah by a substantial (28.3 %) margin.

With more than 15,000 votes cast in the 107th Assembly District, the Democratic candidate, Cindy Doran, a retired teacher and county legislator, lost to Jake Ashby, an Army veteran and county lawmaker, by fewer than 300 votes.

But Nixon has so far not committed to ultimately accepting the line, which could cast her as a «spoiler» by siphoning votes from the Democratic candidate.

Directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents, Dinner for Schmucks, and the HBO movies Recount and Game Change) and written by Ferrell colleague Chris Henchy (The Other Guys, Land of the Lost) and «Eastbound & Down» scribe Shawn Harwell, The Campaign casts the stars as rival candidates in North Carolina's (fictional) 14th District congressional race.

The Artist may have continued to build credibility as a genuine Oscar ® candidate as it scored nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, but The Help took the most nomination by a single film with four [Viola Davis nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role; Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role; The Help nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture].

With casting underway on X-Men: Apocalypse, it seems that 20th Century Fox and director Bryan Singer have identified a shortlist of candidates to take on the roles of Cyclops and Jean Grey, played of course by James Marsden and Famke Janssen in the previous X-Men movies.

In looking at the total amount of money raised by all the candidates breaking it down to what it cost per vote cast for each candidate, all the SFC - endorsed candidates who lost had more outside donations from SFC and the like (with one exception discussed below) than the winners: Miranda Christy spent $ 40.68 per vote, Jane Meneely spent $ 29.14, Jackson Miller spent $ 40.19, and Thom Druffel spent $ 20.70 in their losing efforts.

Though the activists have attempted — falsely and improperly — to convey the impression that it is somehow illegal, immoral or damaging to the planet to vote for the Republican party's candidate in the forthcoming presidential election because he disagrees with the totalitarian position on the climate question that they espouse with such religious fervor and such disregard for science, in truth it is not the business of scientists to abuse the authority of their white lab - coats by collectively suggesting that «Science» demands the voters should or should not cast their vote in any particular direction.

By casting a vote for a specific presidential candidate you are also casting a vote for the elector nominated by the candidate's partBy casting a vote for a specific presidential candidate you are also casting a vote for the elector nominated by the candidate's partby the candidate's party.

57 (1) Immediately after the close of the poll, the deputy returning officer shall count the number of electors who appear by the poll record to have voted and on such record shall enter that number and draw a bold double line immediately below the name of the elector who voted last, and shall sign his or her name thereto, then, in the presence and in full view of the persons entitled to be present, as set out under subsection 42 (1), the deputy returning officer shall open the ballot box and proceed to count the number of valid ballots cast for each candidate and all other ballots therein giving full opportunity to those present to see each ballot and observe the procedure.

71 (1) For the purpose of determining the candidate who obtained the highest number of votes and within the four days, Sunday being excluded, following the official tabulation made by the returning officer, a judge may appoint a time and place to recount the votes cast at the election in the electoral district upon the application of a candidate or elector if it is made to appear by affidavit that,

Instead hunting for the very few current experts in the new field, cast a wider net by searching for transferrable skills, list them in the job description and look for candidates with applicable business backgrounds.

By the time votes are cast Nov. 7, REALTORS ® will have spent a record $ 4 million in independent expenditures for advertising to educate voters about the views of Realtor ® - backed candidates and $ 2.5 million in opportunity race funding that helps get out the vote among REALTORS ®.