Sentences with phrase «election commission officials»

The ruling MPLA party won just over 61 percent of the votes cast on Wednesday and about 150 of the 220 seats in Parliament, according to election commission officials, which would put a Dos Santos loyalist, Joao Lourenco, in the presidency.

Not exact matches

Agora was accredited as an international observer by Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission (NEC), which provides the official election count.

And without an official accounting with the Federal Election Commission, there's no way for the public to know.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

He said, «However at about 6 pm today (yesterday) the commission received official communication from the police and DSS drawing it's attention to the need to postpone the Edo governorship elections.

The Newark by - election faces a greater risk of a legal challenge because of «inadequately performing Electoral Commission officials», a local council chief has said.

«Consequently the commission notes the request of the security agencies and considering the security implications of proceeding with the election the safety of elgable voters, electoral officials, including ad - hoc staff and other stakeholders has decided to reschedule the Edo governorship elections to Wednesday 28 September 2016.

He noted that the commission has successfully implemented 12 out of 14 conditions set for a successful election but however received official communication from the police and DSS drawing their attention on the need to postpone the election.

Chief Imam Dr Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu has asked Ghanaians to patiently wait for the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) for official results of the 2016 elections.

People in hi - vis jackets shuffle paper Facebook Twitter Pinterest Election officials from the EU and African Union gather to follow counting by members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission in Nairobi.

Popular vote totals are from the official Federal Election Commission report.

Any electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) may, on payment of the prescribed fee, and in accordance with regulations made under this Act, obtain from the Electoral Commission a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing specified information, for the purpose of conducting an election for any body, where the Electoral Commission is satisfied that --

Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission heard testimony from Board of Elections officials this fall, where they admitted to essentially doing nothing when it comes to enforcing the hundreds of alleged violations of campaign finance laws.

New York State Board of Elections officials received a verbal drubbing from commissioners on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission, during a lengthy hearing over their failure to pursue complaints about campaign violations during the past several years.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is currently announcing the official results of Bayelsa governorship election in the state capital, Yenagoa by 10 am today.

National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said, «The PDP is prepared and ready for the Saturday's governorship election in Anambra State, and we are charging the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies deployed in the election to be neutral in the conduct of the election.

Mahmood Yakubu, National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission said 18,511 electoral officials had been deployed to Edo ahead of the Saturday's governorship election in the state.

State Board of Elections officials received a verbal drubbing from commissioners on New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission during a lengthy hearing over their failure to pursue complaints about campaign violations during the past several years.

«CODEO advises the contestants in the presidential election, their supporters as well as the general public to place confidence in the official presidential election results as declared by the Electoral Commission.

Fresh from observing Liberia's general elections held on 10th October, Head of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) and Chair, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, in company with INEC and ECONEC officials earlier today met with the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Coordinator and Resident Representative in Cote d'Ivoire, Mr Babacar Cisse to advocate for support for the Commission Electorale Independante of Cote'd» Ivoire (CEI).

With official financial reports due at the Federal Election Commission by Jan. 31, the national party committees are beginning to release their fundraising figures for 2005.

The group is run by Liz Kurantowicz, the former state Republican Party official who managed Voters for Good Government, the independent - expenditure group that ran afoul of the State Elections Enforcement Commission last year by paying Foley's pollster, an expense that the commission says Foley's campaign should haveCommission last year by paying Foley's pollster, an expense that the commission says Foley's campaign should havecommission says Foley's campaign should have incurred.

The Moreland Commission held several hearings, including an intense grilling of state Board of Elections officials for failure to enforce the state's already weak campaign finance rules.

Officials of the Electoral Commission who disclosed this exclusively to TV3 Monday said copies of the register will subsequently be issued to the various political parties contesting the elections.

The Chairperson of Ghana's Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei is in the United Kingdom at the invitation of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) for an official engagement on Ghana's upcoming elections.

The start - up grant was given to the party by the Electoral Commission in 2001 and 2002 in order to help officials understand regulations imposed after the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA) was passed in 2000.

Officials of the Commission, he said, should be guided by truth, patriotism and the fear of God, to ensure a peaceful election, bearing in mind that they are citizens as well as employees, accountable to the country.

Specifically, the two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, got into trouble for allegedly collecting the said sum in the weeks preceding the 2015 Presidential election as a bribe.

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday rejected the offer of N500, 000 fine made by an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr. Christian Nwosu, who was convicted of taking N30m bribe to compromise the 2015 general elections.

There is exclusive footage from the reactions to the phone call made by then President John Dramani Mahama conceding the 2016 elections to Nana Addo, as well as the Electoral Commission's official declaration of the results.

«Plan B» involved exploiting a loophole in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act which states that the Electoral Commission can only give official designation to a «lead» campaign group on one side if there's a credible campaign on the other side to officially designate.

The election commission is still composed of people chosen by elected officials, not independent actors.

Based on a combination of official campaign fundraising reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission and nominating petitions on file with the state board of elections in Albany, Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck is leading the Democratic pack in the race in the 19th congressional district, closely followed by Brian Flynn of Elka Park, GreenElections Commission and nominating petitions on file with the state board of elections in Albany, Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck is leading the Democratic pack in the race in the 19th congressional district, closely followed by Brian Flynn of Elka Park, Greenelections in Albany, Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck is leading the Democratic pack in the race in the 19th congressional district, closely followed by Brian Flynn of Elka Park, Greene County.

Chris McDaniel, who may soon launch an official challenge to the results of the Mississippi Republican Senate runoff, still had $ 386,000 in his campaign coffers a week after the late June election, according to his July quarterly report filed with the Federal Election Comelection, according to his July quarterly report filed with the Federal Election ComElection Commission.

Following the N111million recovered bribe in the Rivers rerun elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has confirmed that it is yet to receive any police report indicting the concerned officials.

Regulations at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics allow state officials like the governor to appear in public service announcements that are not paid for by the state or appear 90 days before an election.

MORELAND MEETS TONIGHT — Public hearing in Manhattan will focus on elections officials — Capital's Jessica Alaimo: Good - government groups who had been on the speakers list were disinvited to keep the program shorter, Moreland Commission officials said.

Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission heard testimony from Board of Elections officials this fall, where they admitted to essentially doing nothing when it comes to enforcing the 100's of alleged violations of campaign finance laws.

This was ahead of the official declaration of election results by the Electoral Commission in Accra.

The full details of how the Obama campaign raised its money in September will not be available until Monday, when it files its official report with the Federal Election Commission.

The INEC Chairman recalled that while monitoring the United States Presidential Election last November, he had visited the Elections Debate Commission where he interacted with the officials and leanrt some lessons.

It is not clear to the Commission whether these two alleged incidents are related, but the Commission wishes to state that it is not aware of any missing sensitive election material and has not received any official report in that regard.

The electoral body said in a tweet, «It has come to the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission that some persons, especially on social media have started publishing result of the Edo governorship election, such result should be disregarded as only INEC or its designated officials can do so.»

Party officials said the Republican committee would report more than $ 30 million in cash on hand in filings due with the Federal Election Commission this month, including a $ 22 million «presidential trust» that would be available to Mr. Romney should he become the party's nominee.

DiNapoli thinks that fair elections is fair game for the Moreland Commission, formed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to uncover corruption among public officials.

The Federal Election Commission allows the use of private campaign funds to pay legal bills arising from being a candidate or elected official.

The SNA Political Action Committee (SNA PAC) raises funds from SNA members and contributes funds to federal elected officials in accordance with Federal Elections Commission rules in order to educate members of Congress about the child nutrition programs and thank the members of Congress who continue to support the child nutrition programs year after year.

Alternatively, of course, the PAC violated state law by failing to properly report its official expenditures or in - kind contributions, in which case a fine should be forthcoming should the State Election Enforcement Commission take notice of the PAC's election law viElection Enforcement Commission take notice of the PAC's election law vielection law violation.

Based upon a complaint I filed, Connecticut's State Election's Enforcement Commission has opened an official investigation into the alleged campaign finance violations of Residents for a Better Bridgeport, the political action committee that was created to support Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch's unsuccessful effort to eliminate Bridgeport's democratically elected Board of Education and replace it with one appointed by himself.

Cornelia Parker named official artist of 2017 general election Cornelia Parker has been named as the official artist of the 2017 general election, receiving a commission fee of # 17,000 and travel expenses to create a work of art that will be added to the parliamentary art collection.