Sentences with phrase «candidates running for political offices»

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)'s call, for debates among candidates running for political offices in 2019.

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The question really comes down to how much attention should be given to new technologies when a candidate is running for a political office as important as POTUS.

Just ask any Republican candidate about the separation of church and state... or try to run for a political office as an atheist.

As Maggie Haberman reports, de Blasio has had discussions in recent weeks with Google on the heels of his successful effort to get Goldman Sachs to agree not to spend on political ads in this election cycle — even though a recent US Supreme Court decision allows corporations to drop unlimited amounts of cash to try to elect of defeat candidates running for federal office.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election.

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election.

He said he supported Deacon over the other two Democratic candidates because she grew up in Syracuse, attended Syracuse schools, and worked her way up in the political arena, working for former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand before running for office this year for the first time.

The Board of Elections requires all candidates to petition for a political party's support when running for elected office.

The rise of female political donors parallels a similar surge in the number of women running for elective office and has prompted a change in campaign finance rules allowing candidates to use their political money for child care in some cases.

The neophyte candidate has never before run for any political office, although she has a lot of connections to well - heeled donors, which explains why her fundraising performance far surpassed her petition - gathering efforts.

Donald Trump is currently running for president, and while he's given political commentary and funded candidates before, I'm not aware of him holding political office.

(FROM WRCR) A Ramapo activist and occasional political candidate told the Morning Show yesterday he was considering another run for office this year, possibly for the Supervisor's spot, though he was not specific.

The «30 Rock» star, who has long talked about running for political office, believes Weinergate has shaken up the field of candidates enough that he might have a chance to win, a friend of the actor told The Daily.

Kaiman and Suozzi, who are running in the June 28 Democratic primary against three other candidates — and can not use their state campaign accounts for congressional bids — said their purchases were legal and meant to keep their political operations active in case they ran for office again.

In 1923, Hodges ran for political office, as Member of Parliament for Lichfield as a Labour candidate.

A publicly - financed Fair Elections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in our political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district donations.

Rumore also elevated the union's political status by providing financial support and other resources to candidates running not only for school board, but for Buffalo Common Council, Erie County Legislature and state offices.

McCarthy, who has expressed interest in running for offices including the County Legislature or the Common Council, said he suspects that his political foes may be trying to undermine him as a potential candidate for other elected positions.

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.

Next time, The Political Buzz looks at the campaign fundraising numbers for elected officials, candidates and pretenders running for office.

For policy - making offices, there's been talk of an unwritten rule that Democratic candidates can't also run on the Conservative line because of ideological differences between the political parties.

A publicly - financed Fair Elections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in New York's political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district donations.

While the New York Working Families Party talked big about standing up for principle and running a candidate against Cuomo, in the end, the union - connected political party endorsed him without getting any commitment that he'll stop denigrating teachers or their professional rights during a second term in office.

We also offer Good Campaigning, a course for candidates for political office on running an ethical campaign.

Louisiana uses a blanket primary system: all candidates for the same elected office, regardless of respective political party, run against each other at once.

[5] Although members of the families of judges, judicial candidates, and a judge - elect are free to engage in their own political activity, including running for public office, there is no «family exception» to the prohibition in paragraph (A)(3) against a judge, candidate, and a judge - elect publicly endorsing candidates for public office.

The potential for misuse of the judicial office, and the political promises that the judge would be compelled to make in the course of campaigning for nonjudicial elective office, together dictate that a judge who wishes to run for such an office must resign upon becoming a candidate.

Sometimes, only one political party has candidates running for an office, meaning that whoever wins their party's nomination in the primary election won't face opposition in November.

As we round the corner toward 2018 and the midterm elections, we know one issue that should be front and center on the hearts, minds, and political agendas for all candidates running for office: a plan to support and strengthen the early childhood workforce as part of an investment in an industry that addresses all four of those intertwined issues and contributes substantially to the American economy.