Sentences with phrase «election contest there»

(CNN)- As the race in New York's 20th congressional district continues to tighten, the Republican National Committee is sending another $ 100,000 to the state party in New York - the second time in less than a week it's spent that sum on the special election contest there.

Not exact matches

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee on Friday released their hotly contested report on Russian interference in the presidential election, concluding there was no conspiracy between President Trump or his allies and Moscow.

There was a brief lull in Europe's crowded election calendar, but polls in the run - up to the first round of voting in France's presidential contest in late April suggested the centrist - candidate Emmanuel Macron was gaining support, which continued to soothe market concerns about a possible victory for the populist Marine Le Pen.

There are, we know, a number of interesting races going on across the province this election cycle, but one of the more compelling ones is the contest for the seat in Rimbey - Rocky Mountain House - Sundr...

There's some clear blue water between the two candidates contesting the final round of the French presidential elections on May 7: Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron.

There are some voters who don't see the election as a contest between two candidates who have differing opinions on nuanced, complicated economic, diplomatic and social issues, but as one between a candidate who is against abortion, and one who supports a woman's right to have one.

This would be a bigger deal in election years where one party has a contested primary and the other one doesn't (meaning there's not too much of a reason for people to go vote in one of them, so why not vote in the other?).

It is good that someone win but there can be only one winner in every election contest.

Now that we have been rushed into a leadership contest, there is an urgent need for those MPs who see themselves as democratic socialists (of whatever hue) to get together at a meeting in the Commons to agree on a candidate for the leadership election.

There are glaring absences at the heart of the UK elections contest.

Gyimah points out there will be an automatic carry - over of voters for the 2015 general election, meaning anyone who disappears will be artificially included in the list of those allowed to vote in the looming contest.

Although no electoral system is perfect, and the UK's First Past the Post method is worse than most, parliamentary elections are a better expression of democracy because unlike a referendum, there is no clear agenda setter: the agenda is contested between parties and candidates, the media, and, increasingly, via the internet, the voters themselves.

«Though I have quite a number of reasons not to contest the up and coming election, I want to draw the attention of our great party APC in Niger state to the disconnect between the governance (sic) in the state and the membership of the National Assembly, the state assembly and other key stakeholders because there is an absence of synergy,» he wrote.

However, largely because London accounts for no less than 42 % of all the seats up being contested this year, amongst the councils that do have local elections this week there are more seats being contested where the Remain vote was higher.

There were contested elections in the villages of...

Given the closeness of the contest and the high stakes involved for participants, there is a possibility that the practice of ethnic hate speech, the rigging of ballot boxes and the organisation of intimidating practices results in large - scale violence, as witnessed in the previous election.

There are allegations in the constituency that the incumbent MP and his supporters would not mind working against Dr. Zanetor to lose the seat in the event the court turns down a request for her to be declared ineligible to contest the November elections.

With barely a year since John Dramani Mahama lost the 2016 elections, there has been heated debates from both sides of the political divide over whether or not the defeated president will consider contesting the 2020 presidential race.

If there is one party that generally has stronger control in a region, instead of squandering financial and manpower resources contesting every election, including ones where they have almost no chance of winning, opposition parties will target just positions where they think they can be competitive, leaving others unopposed.

Since the Republicans all but washed out on Election Day at the state level, losing every statewide contest and nearly deadlocking the Senate (although things are looking up for them there), Cox has been focusing on the House successes whenever anyone criticizes his leadership and suggests he should resign.

While stating it remains a challenge to both internal and external contests in the country, he is not optimistic there can ever be a perfect election in the country anytime soon.

There are 3 Elected Mayoral contests outside London in 2016, this is the second time these positions will have been elected, after the first elections in 2012.

But until polls are released suggesting otherwise, there's no reason to think Gipson will enjoy the turnout edge that Democrats typically benefit from in presidential election years: The district contains parts of Dutchess and Putnam counties, both of which went to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and overwhelmingly to Donald Trump in the GOP's contest.

But Ephson said Rawlings would have rather found herself wanting in her bid to contest the 2016 parliamentary elections, if there were no limited registration on the EC's calendar before the general elections.

I noticed a huge swell of activism throughout the party over the campaign period, with teams of activists from places like London, where there were no elections, going to help parties where seats were being contested.

If Miliband becomes prime minister after the 2015 election (as he remains favourite to do) there won't be an election contest for many years.

Shekarau in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday said: «As you may be aware, for quite some time now, since, after the 2015 general elections, there have been various calls made by individuals and groups from many quarters, nationwide, urging my humble candidature for the contest of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the next general elections, due in 2019.

> I recently highlighted the large number of Labour and Lib Dem MPs in Tory target seats not contesting their seats at the general election and in the last couple of weeks there have been further Labour departures announced here and here.

Whilst the party organises in Northern Ireland, it does not contest elections there, instead supporting the Social Democratic and Labour Party.

There are a lot of people on both sides of the aisle that are questioning the events leading to Trump's election win, mainly the overwhelming consensus in the intelligence community that the Russian government carried out cyber warfare against a major political party with the intent (cont)

There are local contests all across the state, including a special election in the Southern Tier's 52nd Senate District to fill the vacant seat that used to belong to ex-Sen.

In a letter, which he personally signed and sent to one of his political associates, Malam Hassan S. Indabawa, dated August 22, 2017, Shekarau said soon after the 2015 general elections, there had been various calls by individuals and groups from many quarters urging his candidature to contest for the presidency in 2019.

There were only three contested positions in the upcoming elections and four of his Party's candidates to approve.

With the window for taking part in Labour leadership election closing and ballot papers going out there were several polls over the weekend asking about the leadership candidates, though no fresh polling of people voting in the actual contest.

Theresa May is on record as saying there should be a «proper contest» within the Tory party - but snap election of the whole nation before 2020 «would just introduce another destabilising factor».

But in most elections, there's at least some portion of the electorate that likes both candidates but simply thinks one has political views are somewhat more aligned with their own, a scenario which doesn't exist at all in this contest.

With a third of councillors up for election in most contests there will not be many big changes in control.

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says there always in an increase in voter registration in presidential primary years, and with hotly - contested races on both the Democratic and Republican side, this year is no exception.

We understand that for this year's elections there will be Conservative candidates in every single contested ward in Yorkshire.

He said that because it was a special election and there were no other contests, it was clear that contributions to the party committees would go to support candidates in the race.

He warned: «Let us remember one thing if there is a debate, if there is a leadership contest, if there is a change of leader is the British public really going to wear the Labour party carrying on in office, is it not going to ask for an immediate general election.

Despite there being four candidates on the primary ballot, incumbent Commissioner Mike Strain won a majority of votes, eliminating the need for a general election contest in November.

Nassau Board of Elections Chief Clerk Bonnie Garone said Monday that the county's results were still unofficial, adding that there are still 19 contested absentee ballots at play in Nassau.

He was selected to contest his hometown seat of Newcastle - under - Lyme following the retirement of the Labour MP Llin Golding at the 2001 General Election, and he held the seat comfortably with a majority of 9,986 and remains the MP there.

There had been reports that an increasing number of Labour MPs and members of the NEC had been attempting to get the election for the position of deputy leader abandoned in order to save the # 2,000,000 it was estimated that the contest would cost.

Nii Afotey - Agbo, head of the Security Council in the Greater Accra Region continued, ``... if there is any MP who will not think of having a sidearm, you should know that you have contested an election which some people lost because of you; there are some who want to misbehave at a point whom you would like to deal with.»

Without equivocation, the Court of Appeal held that where there is nullification of a general election and a re-run election is ordered, only candidates who were nominated to contest in the nullified election can contest in the re-run election.

If a special election is called, there are no primary contests.

There is the South Shore election to replace Dean G. Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader, in which Mr. Kaminsky, a freshman Democratic state assemblyman and former federal prosecutor, faces Christopher McGrath, a Republican personal - injury lawyer who polls show holds an edge in the contest.

MAYVILLE - Election Day is one week away, and there are several contested races scheduled taking place in Chautauqua County besides the race for County Executive.