Sentences with phrase «election called under»

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In an article for Bloomberg View published shortly after the election, Cass Sunstein, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs under President Obama, called the idea «pretty dumb» and said it would be extremely difficult to implement and require so many exemptions as to leave its scope narrow.

OTTAWA — Broadbent Institute founder Ed Broadbent on Friday kicked off the country's flagship progressive policy conference with a call for progressives to make sure the next election is held under a proportional voting system.

The election by this holy God to this Covenant status is, rather, a call of this people to share God's work of redemption, to bear up under the righteous demands of God, and to accept the abuse of the world.

As a whole, the prophets give passionate testimony to their faith that in the context of Israel's life under election / covenant, her rebellion and judgment call forth at once Yahweh's compassion and redemption.

South Australian Liberal MP Tim Whetstone has come under fire for calling another election candidate «darling» during a public meeting in the Riverland.

From outgoing Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's torpedoing of the G20 by his «bolt from the blue» referendum call, swiftly withdrawn under outraged pressure from the Merkel - Sarkozy tandem, to Italy's Berlusconi teetering on the edge, then announcing he will resign and abandon his attempts to cling to power, to Sarkozy himself introducing larger than expected «austerity» cuts despite the upcoming presidential election in 2012 — politics is back.

However, under the Fixed Term Parliament Act she can not technically call an election.

Labour could call for all elections, from the European Union to Parish Councils to be operated under the Alternative Vote.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under pressure from the left to call the election ASAP, but he has suggested the race won't be held until after the April 1 budget deadline, leaving the GOP in charge of the chamber for what is shaping up to be a difficult budget battle.

In the days following the end of the DNC, Trump has picked a fight with that aforementioned «Gold Star» Muslim - American family; he has called on the state of Russia to «hack» into the Clinton campaign's email server; he has put into question America's resolve to affirm its treaty obligations to its NATO allies; he has first refused, and then under pressure accepted, to endorse the highest - ranking official of his own party, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan; and he has even begun to state that the election results this November may «be rigged.»

The background to Mrs May's decision to call a snap election is the government's small majority of 17 and the abiding weakness of the Labour Party under Mr. Corbyn.

Online political ads in New York elections will have to disclose who's paying for them under legislation signed by Cuomo — an issue on which he was called out by Nixon.

After he succeeded Margaret Thatcher in 1990 John Major came under immense pressure to call a snap election.

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There was joy in the air Tuesday, as State Republican Chair Ed Cox and Erie County Republican Chair Nick Langworthy reflected on what they called a great election year for the GOP and an opportunity to change politics - in New York and nationally under President - Elect Donald Trump.

One week before the election, Pence went on Meet the Press and called for Clinton aide Huma Abedin to release emails that were under scrutiny by the FBI.

Gov. Cuomo called a special election after Weiner resigned under pressure from national party leaders once he was exposed sexting raunchy photos of himself to online admirers.

Under New York law, a governor can call a special election, which then takes place at least 30 days but no more than 40 days later.

Under a putative timetable proposed by shadow leader of the House Sir George Young last month, the prime minister will call the election on March 29th, the House will adjourn on April 1st and parliament will be dissolved on April 12th.

Considering the role these so called intellectuals played during the last general election and the very shameful role they have continued to play even in the face of full blown tyranny and state sponsored harassment of political opponents coupled with the unprecedented abysmal performance we are witnessing under a President they sold to Ghanaians, I'm reasonably convinced that they are a major part of our problem in this noble country.

Ortiz was pleased by Cuomo's change of heart and called his visit a «good beginning» for the new governor, who had come under fire during the election for the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.

If a general election is called later this year, which is a very real prospect, we believe that under Jeremy's leadership we could be looking at political oblivion.

The governor described as shameful the two elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under Buhari's kinsman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu to have been declared inconclusive, thereby calling on all well - meaning Nigerians and the international community to rise up in condemnation of the APC government's plot to destroy democracy in the country.

Second, Republican tools failed under pressure: while NGP VAN's Mobile Pollwatcher performed without hiccup on Election Day, Politico reported that Republicans are calling Romney's much vaunted Project ORCA «nothing short of a failure.»

Risa Sugarman, the independent enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, has made the campaign of longtime Nassau County Legislator Norma Gonsalves the subject of the first enforcement hearing it has called under a newly established set of protocols.

Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act it is no longer in the gift of the Prime Minister to call an election, so she would rely on two thirds of MPs voting in favour of going to the country.

Former Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Ferebee ultimately denied Kosmider's request, arguing the records were protected under Election Law and renewed the call for a court order.

They proposed to cut from the deficit - plagued state budget nearly $ 12 million that would have been handed out in grants to pay candidates» campaign expenses under what's formally called the Citizens» Election Program.

Emphasizing that it was shameful that the two elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under Buhari's kinsman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu have been «inconclusive» the governor called on all well - meaning Nigerians and the international community to rise up in condemnation of the APC government's plot to destroy democracy in the country.

Bunkeddeko cited «the circumstances under which this donation was given,» and also called on the Federal Election Commission to audit her fund - raising records.

Charlotte Osei who was appointed as the Chairperson of Ghana's Electoral Commission in June 2015 has come under intense pressure from persons within and outside the commission who are calling for her dismissal following some recent developments within the election regulatory body.

Under the U.S. Constitution, Cuomo must call for a special election to fill the vacated seat.

This regime collapsed within a year, after May reversed her previous public pledges and called a general election (which Jeremy Corbyn's Labour agreed to under the terms of the Fixed Term Parliament Act).

«The governor has failed to perform his duty under the Constitution of calling for this election and I intend to convince the court to compel him as soon as possible, so that the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn won't be disenfranchised.»

Calling on PDP members in the state to work for the party's victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial election, Sheriff said the party would thrive under his leadership.

It also directed funds to an independent expenditure committee called the People for Quality Education, which spent just under $ 86,000 in the 2014 election cycle (most of it on a political consulting firm) and then fizzled away.

It stated that Oyegun had not committed any offence warranting such calls for his resignation when it was so evident that he had delivered on his mandate as results of different elections held under him had testified.

De Blasio, who delivered his speech under a banner that read «One New York Rising Together,» his election slogan, promised to expand the city's so - called living wage, and to ask Albany for permission to raise the minimum wage in the five boroughs.

A successor to Mr Cameron is planned to be in place by Conservative Party conference in October and it is expected that whoever is chosen will immediately come under pressure to call an early election.

The Police and Crime Commissioner elections operate under a system called the Supplementary Vote, where voters can cast a first and second preference.

May has already come under pressure from opposition parties to call an early general election, something that she has promised Conservative MPs she will not do.

Under the U.S. Constitution, Gov. Andrew Cuomo must call for a special election to fill the vacated seat.

He therefore, calling on the leadership of Ghana's Parliament under the auspices of Prof. Mike Quaye to inform Ghana's Electoral Management Body to declare Kpone Katamanso constituency as vacant and organise immediate by - election to elect new person to represent the good people of the area.

Dzifa Attivor is on record to have said that she and the current Minister of Transport, Fiifi Kwetey, are likely to be jailed under an NPP government and has thus called on NDC members to ensure that the NDC does not lose the upcoming elections to the NPP.

It also called on the election tribunals to always deploy the powers under Section 146 of the Electoral Act 2010 to recommend cases of electoral infractions for the necessary agencies for investigation and prosecution.

Hammond had been under intense pressure to respond to the concerns expressed by voters during the general election campaign about cuts to public services and the rising cost of living, with several vocal MPs, including former minister Nick Boles, calling for an end to austerity.

Under its bylaws, ACSB has 60 days to either call a special election for a new trustee or fill the vacancy via a provisional appointment.

«For all these reasons, and to prevent future prime ministers from call unfair snap elections, Democracy Watch has applied to the Federal Court for a ruling that Prime Minister Harper's calling of the federal election in September 2008 was a violation of the fixed election date law and Canadians» rights under the Charter,» said Conacher.

For example, under the Elections Act, a pro-life or pro-choice protester who distributes homemade flyers that cost $ 25 on a local street corner would be compelled — once an election is called — to provide their full name and address to the state and to the public at large.

Employers are reminded that the minimum wage rate prescribed under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 («ESA») will be increasing on June 1, 2014, notwithstanding the recent dissolution of the Legislature and subsequent election call.