Sentences with phrase «election at the convention»

Catherine Murphy was selected to be the Social Democrats candidate for the next general election at a convention on 17th July 2016, as reported by the KFM Radio website.

Niall O Tuathail was selected to be the Social Democrats candidate for the next general election at a convention on 27th July 2016,

The party is expected to endorse a candidate for this fall's election at the convention.

The Special Adviser on Political Matters to a leading National Chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, Uthman Shodipe - Dosunmu, has denied the rumour making the rounds that his principal has been removed as a member of Board of Trustees of PDP because of his bid to contest the party's national chairmanship election at the convention, coming up on December 9.

Not exact matches

People in the crowd at Hillary Clinton's 2016 US presidential Election Night event watch results begin to come in on a big screen at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

It's hard to tell how many do this — I know of a few politically engaged Liberals who periodically hold Tory membership cards too — but it's a fact of life for those of other political stripes in a one - party province like Alberta: the political direction of the province is decided at the PC leadership conventions, not in general elections.

Since the by - election was called, I suspect more federal Liberal MPs have visited the riding since the party held their leadership convention at the Saddledome in 1990.

But at that same convention, Obama's party nominated John Kerry, a candidate who eschewed God talk and who lost his own Catholic demographic on Election Day.

According to Sen. Diane Savino, a former labor leader who was monitoring the AFSCME election at the union's convention in Boston via BlackBerry while the Senate was in the final throes of its last day in Albany (for now, at least), Donohue received 648 votes to Lee Saunders» 652.

The Democrat - turned - Republican Levy failed to get onto the ballot at the state convention, and Lazio ended up losing the GOP primary to Carl Paladino, who, in turn, lost to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the general election.

Some political liberals, appalled at the liberation of monied interests to spend immense amounts on elections, support a convention for the purpose of overruling the Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United that declared unconstitutional most imitations on campaign finance.

I don't think Rick Lazio really wants to win this election, there is no enthusiasm or solutions in his tone, he sounds like a flat tire on the side of the road hanging out with a softball, and at this point he's talking in riddles, all I could say is we'll see what happens at the convention.

The passage of same - sex marriage in New York instantly made Cuomo a contender for the 2016 presidential election, though he has reportedly sought no role at this summer's convention.

Speaking at the NRA's annual convention, Trump urged gun - rights advocates to support Republican candidates in the November congressional elections, warning that Democrats would try to tighten firearms laws in the wake of a string of mass shootings.

After several false starts, the local party plans to hold a mini convention Jan. 9 at which committee members will select a candidate to run in the yet - to - be-called special election.

As mandated by New York's Constitution, if New Yorkers approve a convention, New Yorkers will elect delegates at the next general election, hence the November 6, 2018 date.

The WFP at its convention announced Legal Aid attorney Kenny Schafer would act as a placeholder candidate and vacate the line to the eventual WFP nominee in the general election.

At this convention, state delegatesAccording to the Council on Foreign Relations, delegates «are individuals chosen to represent their states at their party conventions prior to a presidential election.&raquAt this convention, state delegatesAccording to the Council on Foreign Relations, delegates «are individuals chosen to represent their states at their party conventions prior to a presidential election.&raquat their party conventions prior to a presidential election.»

The delegates so elected shall convene at the capitol on the first Tuesday of April next ensuing after their election, and shall continue their session until the business of such convention shall have been completed.

«What I'm saying here is pointing at a very, very irrational possible outcome of our potty electoral system, which is that a party that has spectacularly lost the election because fewer people are voting for it than any other party, could nonetheless according to constitutional tradition and convention still lay claim to providing the prime minister of the country.»

shall be submitted to and decided by the electors of the state; and in case a majority of the electors voting thereon shall decide in favor of a convention for such purpose, the electors of every senate district of the state, as then organized, shall elect three delegates at the next ensuing general election, and the electors of the state voting at the same election shall elect fifteen delegates - at - large.

Warren this weekend urged activists at the Netroots Nation convention to put aside differences as the Democratic Party tries to get back on course after the 2016 election

Even with building political pressure to launch a convention that is fully or partially constituted by citizens, it will be at the whim of Parliament (read the governing party / parties) following the next general election as to whether such a convention is established, its form and the task assigned.

She won the election unopposed with a voice vote by delegates at the biennial convention of the NGE holding at the Airport Hotel Ikeja Lagos today, Saturday, April 29, 2017.

Working Families Party Nominates Cuomo for Governor At the Working Families Party's convention this weekend, the progressive third party nominated Governor Andrew Cuomo, giving him its ballot line in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

At the Working Families Party's convention this weekend, the progressive third party nominated Governor Andrew Cuomo, giving him its ballot line in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

Once again, it is an election year, with Republican and Democratic conventions in the near future, and various political interests at play.

The Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has surprisingly congratulated Donald Trump for his historic win, in the just ended elections in the United States of America (USA), after snubbing an invitation from the same man to attend his endorsement at the Republicans National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland — Ohio, last July.

A filing at the state Board of Elections shows the labor group contributed $ 74,737 to its super PAC, which in turn began spending on TV and newspaper advertising opposing the convention.

If the voters approve this in a statewide election they then, at the next statewide election, elect delegates to this convention.

An aspirant who lost election to the office of the National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party at its December 9 national convention, Franklyne Edede, tells OLUSOLA FABIYI why he and others formed the controversial «Fresh PDP»

Nominations will be made at the convention for state, local and national offices, including the Presidential election will be made.

Deputy Jonathan O'Brien was selected as the Sinn Féin general election candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 20th January 2018.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

New Yorkers choose delegates to the convention at the November 2018 election.

Today, however, such a system is not commonly practiced and most parliamentary system parties» rules provide for a leadership election in which the general membership of the party is permitted to vote at some point in the process (either directly for the new leader or for delegates who then elect the new leader in a convention), though in many cases the party's legislators are allowed to exercise a disproportionate influence in the final vote.

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

And Cuomo took aim at the Trans Pacific Trade Partnership, a pact supported by President Obama that has emerged as a key issue in the election as well as a major talking at the Democratic National Convention this week.

At 3 p.m., state GOP chairman Ed Cox holds media availability following state committee meeting and the election of the Republican presidential at - large convention delegates, Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., AlbanAt 3 p.m., state GOP chairman Ed Cox holds media availability following state committee meeting and the election of the Republican presidential at - large convention delegates, Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albanat - large convention delegates, Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany.

However, speaking at a lunch in Westminster, Sir Menzies made clear his disapproval of Mr Dollimore's actions - by convention, parties should not start campaigning for a by - election until after the late MP's funeral.

In 2008, none of the political parties had issued its manifesto for study and scrutiny by the electorates at the apogee of the elections i.e. the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), the Peoples National Convention (PNC) and the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP).

«A Deputy Chairman of the RNC during a Presidential election, a national political director, Executive Director of the NRCC, and CEO of the Republican National Convention, she has helped manage our Party at a national level during critical times with unparalleled success.

Democrat Frank A. Sedita III and Republican Emilio Colaiacovo are assured election to two state Supreme Court seats in November, following the unanimous votes in favor of cross endorsement deals at the Erie County Republican convention and near unanimous at the Democratic conclave.

@ElgsQianChen - Not sure if it's the case in all states, but in mine (Michigan) each party appoints a full set of electors at a convention a few weeks before the election.

At the Democratic County Committee State Senate nomination convention on March 10, 2017, his opponents accused him and his supporter Keith Wright of using «voter suppression» tactics to ensure his victory as the nominated candidate (re: New York Observer, March 10, 2017, «Harlem Candidates Accuse Democratic Machine of Rigging Contest for State Senate Seat»), which would in theory ensure his victory in the May 23rd 2017 NYS Senate election in Central Harlem's heavily Democratic voting district.

«Thus, logic is likely to prevail over the thinking that elections at the national convention shall be a bazaar for the highestbidder, irrespective of the likely hazard to the existence of the party.

Dokpesi denied claims that he was engaging in anti-party activities by contesting in the elections, scheduled to take place at the national convention of the party in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday, August 17.

This necessitates that members sign their names to their ballots in the convention — and several anti-Wright sources worried to the Observer that this could influence their vote, as a number either hold jobs at the city Board of Elections that the county machine has influence over, or have relatives who do.

Special elections for state seats — like the one Gov. Andrew Cuomo scheduled in Harlem for May 23 — do not have an open primary: instead, the county committee, a panel of party insiders, selects who gets to run on the ballot line at a formal nominating convention.

Levy insisted after he failed to make the cut at the convention that he would not only remain a Republican, but also assist Republican candidates in the upcoming elections.