Sentences with phrase «challenge in court elections»

The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El - Rufai, has confirmed that he will challenge in court elections in the local government councils won by the Peoples Democratic...

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Now local legislatures can make such changes without explanation, and it's up to voters to try to challenge them in lawsuits, and to do so often on an tight timetable, since courts won't want to change voting rules close to an election.

That raises the possibility of court challenges by First Nations, blockades along the pipeline route between Edmonton and Kitimat, B.C., and rallies in major cities during the run - up to a federal election that must be called by October 2015.

Odinga challenged his last election defeat in 2013, but lost in court.

Akwa Ibom State All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in the April 11 gubernatorial election, Mr Umana Okon Umana, has approached the Appellate Court in Abuja on Friday, to file an appeal challenging the judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on telection, Mr Umana Okon Umana, has approached the Appellate Court in Abuja on Friday, to file an appeal challenging the judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on tElection Petition Tribunal on the poll.

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application seeking to dismiss the suit challenging the eligibility of Zenator Rawlings to represent the NDC in the Klottey Korley constituency in the 2016 elections as parliamentary candidate.

The huge scale of the electoral challenge was underlined early today by Corbyn's Southern Discomfort in the Witney by - election, Labour slipping from second to third behind the Liberal Democrat candidate and David Cameron's successor Robert Courts.

Christie's decision to call a special election was challenged in the state's Supreme Court.

[103] Both maps were challenged in state court, and the case had not been decided as of early September 2012; the 2012 elections continued as planned.

Lackawanna lawmakers by a unanimous vote returned Abdulsalam Noman to the seat he vacated at the end of 2017 after a series of court challenges that eventually ousted Mohamed Albanna from the First Ward seat he had won in the November election.

Whereas some NDC members in constituencies «boiling» since the primaries are in court challenging their outcome, others are said to have decided not to take any action but will remain noncommittal or possibly, vote against the party's elected parliamentary candidates in the November 7 elections.

The last presidential election results in 2012 were challenged in Ghana's Supreme Court, the highest court of the land, and for eight months on end, lawyers had to be pouring over thousands of pink sheets, Court, the highest court of the land, and for eight months on end, lawyers had to be pouring over thousands of pink sheets, court of the land, and for eight months on end, lawyers had to be pouring over thousands of pink sheets, etc..

He further revealed that Anambra PDP would always feature about five candidates at each senarorial elections until the party was challenged to a standstill in courts.

A group of campaigning lawyers have, meanwhile, won the first stage of their High Court challenge over election spending in the run - up to the EU referendum.

In addition, neither former President Jonathan nor the Peoples Democratic Party challenged the outcome of the election in courIn addition, neither former President Jonathan nor the Peoples Democratic Party challenged the outcome of the election in courin court.

On top of being an election year, district lines for state and federal offices must be finalized in the beginning of the year — a process that will surely face court challenges.

PDP on Sunday rejected the results of the elections and said it would challenge the outcome in court.

Meanwhile, attorney Peter Reese, acting on behalf of chairman candidate Frank Max, said he plans to challenge Zellner's election in court.

Legal Practitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata, has explained that he could not support his onetime partner in law, Nana Akufo - Addo, in the election petition case, because in his view, the NPP's case for which it went to court to challenge the results of the 2012 election, was «pathetic» and lacked merit.

(CNN)- Alaska election officials will begin counting write - in ballots Wednesday despite a federal court challenge by the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller, state director Gail Fenumiai said.

A US District Court judge in New Haven dismissed a lawsuit challenging Connecticut's election campaign law on Wednesday.

The 2012 election results were challenged in court by the opposition New Patriotic Party due partly to some errors committed by the presiding officers.

The Parliamentary candidate - elect of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Korle Klottey constituency in Accra, Dr Zanetor Rawlings has hailed the decision of the High Court to throw out an application challenging her election in last November's parliamentary primaries.

As promised, the New York Public Interest Research Group has submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of the lawsuit that challenges the wording of the ballot proposal on casino expansion that voters will be asked to decide on Election Day next month.

«The NYS Election Commissioner's Association continues to impress the importance of moving the Federal primary date far enough in advance of the November General Election to ensure that no challenges and court actions threaten the timely mailing of overseas ballots,» the commisioners write in the letter dated Monday.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the substituted governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, in the forthcoming November 26 election in Ondo State to challenge his replacement with Jimoh Ibrahim, who belongs to a rival faction of the PDP.

The appeal is challenging the orders made by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 29 and October 14, 2016, which the Independent National Electoral Commission acted on by dropping Jegede and replacing him with Ibrahim as the party's standard bearer in the forthcoming election in the state.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday threw out a case filed before it by Temipre Silva, challenging the election of Seriake Dickson as Bayelsa State Governor.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — Preserve Rockland, which is running candidates for various local elections in Clarkstown, is facing a challenge to their candidates» petitions in the latest of several election season court battles.

He refused to challenge the election in court and reprimanded Elder Godsday Orubebe for protesting against the result during the collation.

Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has challenged former governor, Kayode Fayemi to go to court to prove the alleged rigging of the June 21 governorship election in his (Fayose's) favour.

So far, four national offices of the party filled by elections held during the December 9, 2017 national convention of the party are being challenged before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Earlier, a chairmanship aspirant, Taoheed Adedoja, had filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the election of his rival, Uche Secondus, as the National Chairman of the party.

For example, in the 2000 election, the Florida recount was challenged at the Supreme Court which decided that the proposed recount violated the Constitutionally - guaranteed right of equal protection.

Dear Editor, My opponent opted to exercise his right to challenge my petitions, first with the Board of Elections and then to file in Supreme Court.

An Accra High Court has ruled in favour of flagbearer of the All People's Congress, Hassan Ayariga in a case where the APC flag bearer is challenging his disqualification from this year's presidential elections.

But even before Dr. Rawlings savours her victory after a long - drawn - out election characterized by accusations and counter-accusations, others are considering challenging her eligibility to contest the elections in court.

Kenya's election commission had declared Mr Kenyatta the winner by a margin of 1.4 million votes but the result was immediately challenged in court by his nearest rival, Mr Odinga.

Even in a close race, if a candidate this week successfully challenges a state's election results (such as proof of vote fraud), would the U.S. Supreme Court intervene?

READ MORE Tear gas fired at Nairobi polling station amid Kenya election tensions As Kenya goes to the polls, voters fear post-election violence Kenya deports US expert who was supporting opposition candidate Threat of another violent Kenyan election looms A similar situation with a systems failure in the 2013 election led to Odinga's legal challenge at the time, though Kenya's Supreme Court ruled in favour of Kenyatta by validating the results.

The People's National Convention (PNC), has declared its intention to challenge the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision to disqualify its Flagbearer, Dr. Edward Mahama from contesting the 2016 general elections in court.

Some disgruntled party members are already in court challenging the polling station elections in some parts of...

Some disgruntled party members are already in court challenging the polling station elections in some parts of the country.

According to the Buffalo News, McCarthy plans to challenge the county board of elections» decision in court.

The resulting lawsuit made it to the Court of Appeals, where the final decision determined that while Espada's enrollment could not be challenged based on his legislative record, the party's county chair did indeed have the power, as described in state election law, to «determine that the voter is not in sympathy with the principles of such party.»

«We regret that Tom Watson also forced through the decision yesterday at Labour's NEC meeting to challenge the court judgement to restore the right to vote in the leadership election.

The Supreme Court, in 2013, dismissed an application by the New Patriotic Party, challenging the EC's declaration of the NDC's John Dramani Mahama as the legitimate winner of the 2012 Presidential elections.

The Conservatives successfully challenged the result in court and the election was re-run, but the perception of being a sore loser saw a huge swing against Malone at the subsequent by - election, making Winchester one of the safest Liberal Democrat seat in the country.

Miller won Alaska's Republican U.S. Senate primary, lost the general election to a write - in campaign waged by incumbent Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, then unsuccessfully challenged the results in court.

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa Thursday, January 11, 2018 adjourned hearing on the suit challenging the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) from conducting the proposed local government elections in the state to Tuesday, January 23.