Sentences with phrase «during general elections»

Parents can easily find information about all education opportunities, vote for school - board members during general elections, and have easy access to report cards.

This message is more problematic during general elections, when voters (especially all - important independents) can easily equate a conservative's plea to «pull back» as an indication of disinterest.

According to the study, Democratic candidates who wish to attract Republican voters during general elections have nothing to gain or lose by the positions they take on climate, leaving them free to take green positions to attract Independents and perhaps to inspire Democrats to participate in the election, the study said.

The Senate has expressed its readiness to override President Muhammadu Buhari's veto on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which seeks to re-order the sequence of the polls during general elections.

Television broadcasts were used by both campaigns, like party political broadcasts during general elections.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, while declaring open a public hearing on the bill seeking to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission on Monday, made reference to the controversy generated by the recent amendment to Section 25 of the Electoral Act, which seeks to re-order the sequence of polls during the general elections.

That item (a new Section 25 to reshuffle the sequence of polls during general elections) is only one out of so many.

The lawmaker said the situation would be catastrophic during the general elections in 2019 and governorship election in 2020, unless the trend was addressed.

Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose who said everything under Buhari was becoming inconclusive, added that «If in three days, INEC could not conduct credible election in Bayelsa State of just eight local governments, one wonders what will happen during the general elections in 2019.

He and another of my friends, on the other hand, won't be 18 during the primaries, but will be 18 during the general elections.

Reports are that turnout in Kettering, Northamptonshire is around 76 %, compared to 67 % during the general election last year.

Furthermore, returning officers (who are overseen by Elections Canada) will employ up to 160,000 temporary employees during a general election or referendum (Elections Canada, May 2007).

This is exactly why he will lose during the general election against Obama.

If you are in the UK, you can ask candidates during the General Election campaign what they will do to better protect families if they are elected.

When a referendum is held during a general election as it was here, the judge said «the referendum vote count must be related to the total votes cast in the general election.

Wilson's currently attempting to capitalize on his new - found heroic status among some conservatives, but he's lagging far behind the Democratic blitzkrieg (of course, considering that most of the liberal money is coming from outside his district, he's set up for an anti-carpetbagger message during the general election, but I doubt that'll offset the value of Miller's actual cash).

During the general election, the two major parties» National Committees have a joint «Debate Commission».

They are high - profile measures aimed at stopping Labour's «jobs tax», as the Conservatives put it during the general election campaign.

[vii] The judiciary in Kenya has been able to show its new - found strength in the midst of such disputes but, given its necessarily slow response time, it is unlikely to comprehensively challenge unconstitutional practices that arise during the general election without sacrificing its non-partisan stance.

According to an MSHC Partners study and anecodotal evidence, TiVos are already cutting into the effectiveness of political ads, and owning a DVR may end up being a prerequisite for sanity during the general election.

Lord Paddick, as it turned out, was not even the worst of them when, in a manner reminiscent of the innuendo of Victorian prejudice, he stuck the knife in by resigning as the party's home affairs spokesman, citing concerns about Farron's «views on various issues that were highlighted» during the general election.

«The Conservative Party released the advertisement which listed four book titles, including Young, Gay and Proud during the General Election.

Gordon Brown visited Doncaster North during the general election campaign to support his former adviser.

During a general election it's another matter.

Inside this January issue you will find regular columnist and ComRes chairman Andrew Hawkins discussing how Nick Clegg has lost his lustre - and it's all because of his success during the general election campaign.

You can bet on itPolitical betting has been revitalised during this general election campaign and a record # 25m has been staked on its outcome.

If it wasn't for that and the fact that my dad gave me a sum from his pension pot to live off during the general election, I wouldn't have been able to do it.

Of all the candidates I met during the general election campaign, Watkins most resembled a drowning man.

Labour point to the dog - whistle campaign against Sadiq Khan in the London mayoral race and the emphasis placed on Diane Abbott during the general election campaign.

In theory and in practice parliamentary candidates and their helpers will have no time to read guides, polemics, biographies or memoirs before and during the general election, although a few may turn to them in desperation.

It is, ostensibly, a statement in and of itself that the National Theatre chose to run the play focusing on such a divisive topic during the general election campaign.

Regardless of the details, Cameron's comments effectively guarantee that there will be TV debates during the general election campaign.

Anderson encouraged voters to write his name in during the general election, but he received 1 percent or less of total votes cast.

The official said the party committee, which provided Mr. Trump with the bulk of his resources during his general election campaign, had 200 staff members in 20 states.

In 2008 he was lead direct mail consultant to Obama for President during the general election.

Watch Nick Clegg's exclusive half - hour interview with politics.co.uk, conducted during the general election campaign.

Although Romney spent much of his grueling primary campaign convincing the right that he was one of them, he's avoided almost all talk of marriage during the general election campaign save for a question at the Univision forum in September.

As Cameron spoke out, lobby journalists were reminded of Michael Fallon's attack on Ed Miliband for «stabbing his own brother in the back» during the general election.

MPs from all parties have previously spoken about intimidation they were subjected to during the general election.

During the general election campaign Theresa May seemed to enjoy repeatedly telling the nation that...

In Bratton, de Blasio is turning to a known quantity, especially as he faced criticism during the general election campaign over whether he would be able to effectively keep the city safe post-Bloomberg.

Her role as military leader during the Falklands is as publicised now as it was during the general election that followed the conflict.

Speaking at a news conference in Accra, Mr. Kudalor said the Police have constituted an Election Task Force to ensure that all polling stations are secured during the general election.

During the general election campaign Theresa May seemed to enjoy repeatedly telling the nation that «there isn't a magic money tree».

During the general election campaign, Tim Farron did his utmost to dodge questions about his beliefs before finally telling the BBC's Eleanor Garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin.

But if he preferred candidate won, then that person would have to answer the «independence» question ad nauseum from Staten Island DA Dan Donovan during the general election.

Almost # 14.4 m was donated to political parties» war chests during the general election campaign - with the Conservatives and Labour almost neck and neck, official declarations show.

It gained enough signatures to be placed on the ballot as a referendum vote during the general election on November 8, 1994.

Attorney General Addresses Barriers To The Ballot Box By Offering Voters A Statewide Election Day Hotline Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman will operate a statewide Election Day Hotline during the general election on Tuesday, November 3.

Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, spent just over $ 2 million during the general election campaign, including nearly $ 1 million in the final days of the race.