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Chairman PDP primary election committee for Ondo State and governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson said Eyitayo won the primary by polling a total of 760 votes while his opponent, Saka Lawal polled a total of 22 votes.

The party also commended Delta Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa - led Primary Election Committee for ensuring a transparent exercise and a level - playing ground for all aspirants in Ekiti.

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The partners in Toronto, where Barton began in 1986, put him up for election early, and a member of the global personnel committee conducted an evaluation.

Mueller is also expected to indict some of those responsible for hacking the Democratic National Committee before the election and publicly leaking stolen material in an effort to hurt Democrat Hillary Clinton.

The drugmaker's political action committee spent $ 405,000 on federal campaign donations and other political outlays last year, more than in 2016 — an election year — and nearly double its allocation for 2015, data compiled by Kaiser Health News show.

On October 7, 2016, the US intelligence community released a statement publicly accusing Russia, for the first time, of hacking into the Democratic National Committee's email servers and for interfering with the US election process.

Point Bridge Capital, a financial firm in Fort Worth, Texas combed through election filings to identify 150 corporations whose employees, management and political action committees have donated the most money to Republican candidates for office and any party - affiliated federal committees or groups.

It said Russia was responsible for carrying out cyberattacks against the US, disseminating hacked emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee, and launching a social media disinformation campaign — findings that mostly echo parts of the US intelligence community's assessment of Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

The resignation came just a day after she testified before the House Intelligence Committee, where she reportedly said that she told white lies for the president, but never lied about anything consequential related to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Also, if a majority of the Board is comprised of persons other than (i) persons for whose election proxies were solicited by the Board; or (ii) persons who were appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation or to fill newly - created directorships («Board Change»), unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to such Board Change, then participants immediately prior to the Board Change who cease to be employees or non-employee directors within six months after such Board Change for any reason other than death or permanent disability generally have their (i) options and stock appreciation rights become immediately exercisable and to the extent not canceled or cashed out, generally have at least six months to exercise such awards; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and generally shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter before the time the participant ceased to be an employee.

His stock response to the committee's concerns about divisive political ads was that Facebook believes «radical transparency» is the fix — also dropping one tidbit of extra news on that front in his written testimony by saying Facebook will roll out an authentication process for political advertisers in the UK in time for the local elections in May 2019.

The Committee also has responsibility for reviewing IBM's management resources programs and for recommending qualified candidates to the Board for election as officers.

While our Board does not anticipate that any of the director nominees will be unable to stand for election as a director nominee at our Annual Meeting, if that occurs, proxies will be voted in favor of such other person or persons as may be recommended by our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and designated by our Board.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things, determining the criteria for membership to the Board and recommending candidates for election to the Board.

In addition, as part of our governance review and succession planning, the Board (led by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to the Board.

But before the general election, the Trump campaign dropped Cambridge Analytica for the Republican National Committee data, reportedly never using any of the «psychographic» information.

That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy,» Zuckerberg said in opening remarks before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees.

Facebook and other tech executives appeared at hearings before House and Senate committees last fall to discuss the 2016 election and Russian influence of it, but it appears they may be headed for a trip back.

«This apparent decision by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) underscores what our Committee has recognized for some time: that virtual currencies are not going away.

Among the documents the committee has published today (with some redactions) is the data - licensing contract between Global Science Research (GSR)-- the company set up by the Cambridge University professor, Aleksandr Kogan, whose personality test app was used by CA as the vehicle for gathering Facebook users» data — and SCL Elections (an affiliate of CA), dated June 4, 2014.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for presenting nominees for election to the Board of Directors.

Earlier this month Denham told MPs on the DCMS committee that's investigating fake news that her office would be pushing for increased transparency around data flows and disclosure rules for digital political advertising — suggesting a code of conduct is needed to regulate the use of social media in political campaigns, referendums and elections.

The Republican National Committee has committed $ 250 million to a midterm election strategy that has one goal above all else: Preserve the party's House majority for the rest of President Donald Trump's first term.

Of the $ 3.9 million Trump» s committee spent in the first quarter of 2018, more than $ 834,000 went to eight law firms and the Trump Corp. for legal fees, according to new Federal Election Commission records filed Sunday.

Earlier this year, the group coordinated requests for a shareholder report on election interference and other platform challenges, as well as a separate request to establish an ongoing risk oversight committee.

Attorneys for the three social media giants testified before the House and Senate intelligence committees last Nov. 1 about how Russia exploited their platforms to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

His website states that he is the co-founder of the Decade of Excellence Committee, which paid for large billboards thanking Mr. Harper for his service in office after the Liberal Party's victory in the October 2015 election.

Ms. Gray is also Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal, a role that coincides with her position as chairperson of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee, which is reviewing the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, the Conflicts of Interest Act, and the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act.

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.

Blame the Russians: The FBI is investigating the cybertheft of emails from the Democratic National Committee amid concerns hackers working for Russia are attempting to use the breach to influence the presidential election.

Brian became Provincial Secretary in 2010 and was deputy director for our growth campaign in 2012 (a campaign on which we co-chaired the Election Planning Committee) leading into our party's historic breakthrough in 2015.

After approving Friday's release of a disputed memo written by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes over the objections of his own FBI director and intelligence community, Trump's next moves will be critical for the ongoing federal investigation into Russia's election interference and possible collusion with Trump associates.

A campaign committee has been formally filed with the Federal Election Commission to draft Dwayne Johnson for president.

With the Presidential election just two weeks away, prominent Hollywood Democrat Barbra Streisand has sent an «emergency» email to the entire Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) mailing list, urging all recipients to dig deep into their pockets for last minute Obama campaign donations, according to The Hollywood Reporter

The public and politic case for upfront amnesty and increased low - skill immigration (under the label «comprehensive immigration reform») was made by the Republican National Committee's «autopsy» of the 2012 election.

Only days after the election of Rakotonirina, the FLM's Executive Committee for the General Synod issued a proclamation stating its intention to seek partnerships with the LCMS and the ILC.

Analyzing the cases over the last six years in which competitive elections for the council resulted in dissidents defeating the nominees proposed by the nominating committee, Lupia generated a table, which he read in full, that bears close study.

The nominating committee's slate can be challenged by candidates nominated by a petition process from the members; but the way things normally work — and always, now, for the officers — «elections» take place with only one person «competing» for each slot.

If a person has been nominated 3 separate times by the committee and does not get inducted their name will be removed from future elections for a waiting period of 5 years.

This would create unnecessary delay and I will urge the Executive Committee to organise an Extraordinary Congress for the election of my successor at the earliest opportunity.

The committee expects to do more selling of the district for the April election, especially to seniors and the voters in the rural precincts who defeated it on Nov. 5, O'Leary said.

The political action committee for Abbott Laboratories, the maker of U.S. market leader Similac, spent more than $ 1.5 million in contributions to federal and congressional candidates during the last election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington - based watchdog of campaign contributions.

The court also mandated INEC to recognise the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP headed by Sen. Ahmed Markarfi, former Governor of Kaduna State in all matters pertaining the conduct of Primary Elections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oElections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oelections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

The Peoples National Congress (PNC) has inaugurated a national congress committee to oversee the election of national officers for the 2016 elections

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has scheduled the party's Parliamentary election in the North Tongu Constituency of the Volta Region for Sunday December 20, 2015.

He went on to graduate at the top of his class with first class honours in Politics and Modern History at Manchester University, winning the Robert McKenzie Prize for political science, his first book contract and election to the (sabbatical) leadership of the students» union, Labour Students» National Committee and NUS National Council.

Former state Sen. Terry Gipson has taken another step toward running for governor, forming a campaign committee to explore a statewide run next year, according to a filing posted Friday at the state Board of Elections.

The committee formed to promote the passage of an amendment to raise the retirement age for state judges is being paid for by some of New York's most prominent law firms, according to a filing with the state Board of Elections.

And the ongoing row over a cut - off date for the leadership election led to McDonnell attacking the «small clique» on the National Executive Committee that was trying to restrict the vote to members who had signed up before 12 January.

As you are aware, we approached the Primary Election Appeal Committee provided for by the APC Primary Election Guidelines.