Sentences with phrase «election contests»

Fair fight districts would offer competitive general election contests which reform groups have long demanded and lets the voting public decide.

This analysis attempts to list the very largest and very smallest constituency units across the state both for local election and European election contests.

Four alternative scenarios, involving changes in the number of donors and election contests yielded cost estimates from $ 25 million to $ 40 million.

The nature of persuasion and the constraints of campaigning mean that only the very best candidates can hope to produce that process within the few months of a general election contest.

Ballotpedia found that there were 61 fewer competitive general election contests in 2012 than in 2010.

(CNN)- The Republican National Committee said Thursday it is pumping more cash into the March 31 special election contest in New York's 20th congressional district, transferring $ 100,000 to the New York State Republican Committee, as a new poll shows sliding support for the GOP candidate in that race.

He claimed that in local elections contested by all four Scottish parties this year «it is the Lib Dems who are leading the pack, rising by an average of ten percentage points while the others flatline or decline».

Just when her rail opposition could pay off politically, Yee has changed her position for her tough general election contest against Republican Ashley Swearengin.

The Opinion Line with PJ Coogan (Cork's 96 FM): Discussion of the upcoming local and European election contests with specific reference to Cork and the Munster region (21st May 2014).

Hawkins lost both general - election contests by huge margins.

, who shocked the political establishment by succeeding the late Sen. Ted Kennedy after a 2010 special election contest following Kennedy's death.

However, it seems that polarized views are more prevalent and are sustained after election contests.

Republican lawyer Chris McGrath, ramping up publicity for the state Senate election contest April 19 against his Democratic opponent, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, released a new TV ad.

The vote share won by Lorraine Higgins in Midlands - North - West was higher than the party vote in local election contests within that area though admittedly this may be down to the fact that Labour did not contest a number of electoral areas in the Midlands - North - West regions.

Republican lawyer Chris McGrath, ramping up publicity for the state Senate election contest April 19 against Assemb.

Moore, a bombastic evangelical Christian twice ousted as Alabama's chief justice, advances to face Democratic nominee and former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones in the general election contest on Dec. 12.

The Middle East has been riven by conflict, the European Union has been struck by crisis after crisis, and America is facing one of the most controversial presidential election contests in history.

In fact, Mayer was so popular that she may have provided some coattails in the other special election contest Tuesday night for County Legislator in the 11th District representing New Rochelle and Pelham where Democrat Terry Clements narrowly defeated republican James Freeman in a district that was represented by republican Jim Maisano for twenty years.

«We note that 2016 is a particularly appropriate year to fund much - needed election administration reforms, with important election contests at the presidential, gubernatorial, congressional level and legislative levels,» they wrote.

The sense of minor party failure associated with these recent election contests has been due in part to the tendency to make hyperbolic claims about their prospects in the first place.

There are just 1,646 delegates at stake in the remaining election contests, making it difficult for Sanders to catch up.

The death of Thatcher will light a fire under the smouldering local elections contest about to burst into flames across the country.

Furthermore, Article 31 of our Party Constitution provides that any principal officer wishing to re-contest or contest for another post, must resign from his current post at least one month before the election

One third of members of the EP belong to Eurosceptic party groups, with similar trends unfolding in national election contests.

Interestingly, in chalking up Assembly GOP victories from the Tuesday special election contests across the state, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox did not cite Bohen's victory in Erie County for a district that represents part of Buffalo, part of Lackawanna and all of Orchard Park and West Seneca.

The rank and file of the party feels aggrieved to learn that Zanetor could not vote in the very elections she contested because she is not a registered voter on the Electoral Commission's National voters» register — the very register on which compilation of the NDC biometric register was based.»

International election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, who were invited to observe and report on the 2004 national elections, expressed criticism of the U.S. congressional redistricting process and made a recommendation that the procedures be reviewed to ensure genuine competitiveness of Congressional election contests.

A year after he took office following a heated election contest with former president Susan Kent, PEF President Wayne Spence is holding a fundraiser.

And in some cases, one congressional district with an active general election contest encompasses several state Senate districts where Democrats and Republicans are fighting for dominance.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is breaking away from his opponent, Hillary Clinton, in New Hampshire and is edging ahead of her in Iowa, according to new polls that show him solidifying the support of Democrats ahead the first two 2016 presidential primary election contests.

15.15 - Given the shocking national result in the general election, very few people have paid much attention to the local election contests taking place so far.

This was the first time the main party of opposition failed to win a European elections contest since 1984, when Michael Foot's Labour slipped behind the Conservatives.

In the US, voters in primaries are even more socially unrepresentative than those in normal election contests.

«If you get into a head to head general election contest do (the liberals) come around?

(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.

While there has been some focus on instances of low turnout levels at different election contests over the past few years (such as the Children's Referendum and the Meath East by - election), the trend nationally has been one of improving turnout levels at general and local elections over the past decade, especially in relation to the very low voter turnout levels recorded in the 1999 Local and European elections and the 2002 General Election.

SNP leader re-elected by 63 votes to five as three largest opposition parties abstained during formal election contest

However, party support levels remained weak in other parts of the state, the party failed to win seats at either of the two by - elections and the European Elections contests proved to be a significant disappointment.

But McCain's attempts to build up his campaign coffers before a general election contest appeared to be threatened by the stern warning yesterday from Federal Election Commission Chairman David M. Mason, a Republican.

If people are saying there is no place in the Conservative party for people with differing or wide ranging views then they may as well pack up and go home now and not bother contesting any election

General election contests include an open county clerk post (Republican Michael P. Kearns vs. Democrat Steven J. Cichon), comptroller (incumbent Republican Stefan I. Mychajliw Jr. vs. Democrat Vanessa A. Gluchefski), and sheriff (incumbent Republican Timothy B. Howard vs. Democrat Bernard A. Tolbert), as well as for seats in County Hall.

While the votes in Northern Ireland's local government election contest are still being counted the big picture to emerge so far is that the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein remain the two biggest parties in the region.

According to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, the two villages without March election contests... [Read more...]

There is too much focus on a Labour leadership election contest that means little to those — the majority — not directly involved in it.

Independent candidates were the clear winners last week in the heated school - board election contest in Princeton, N.J.

Now, nobody seems surprised that «reformer» Marshall Tuck, running for California schools superintendent in the country's most high - profile education election contest, has pulled in every single major newspaper endorsement in California — despite the fact that California and national teachers unions are throwing everything they have against Tuck.

In a general election contest against Republican real estate executive Paul Massey, Mayor de Blasio, 64 %, leads Massey, 22 %, by nearly three to one among registered voters in New York City including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.

Drivetime (RTE Radio 1): Discussion of upcoming European elections contest following the European Movement Ireland election seminar in Dublin City (19th May 2014).

He has now won two election contests within the Labour Party.»