Sentences with phrase «election court heard»

Labour MP Phil Woolas ran a «dirty tricks» campaign in a bid to «make the white folk angry», an unusual election court heard yesterday.

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Among those expected to attend a hearing at the federal district court in Manhattan is Stormy Daniels, the adult - film star who claims she had sex with Trump in 2006 and took a $ 130,000 hush payment shortly before the 2016 election.

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.

Judges at Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday began hearing an opposition petition challenging the result of the August 8 presidential election.

Thanks to New York's chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, the state's highest court will hear the appeal of a veteran GOP consultant convicted of stealing $ 750,000 worth of Mayor Bloomberg's money contributed to the state Independence Party during the 2009 New York City mayor's race and intended to be used for an Election Day voting security program.

The last that was heard about defection at the National Assembly was when a former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Ekwunife, who later represented Anambra Central at the Senate, before her election was annulled by the Appeal Court defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The company has offered to hand over all communications between its elections arm, SCL Elections Ltd, and a firm run by academic Dr Aleksandr Kogan by 5 pm on Monday to the Information Commissioner, the High Couelections arm, SCL Elections Ltd, and a firm run by academic Dr Aleksandr Kogan by 5 pm on Monday to the Information Commissioner, the High CouElections Ltd, and a firm run by academic Dr Aleksandr Kogan by 5 pm on Monday to the Information Commissioner, the High Court heard.

«Take notice that the appellant being dissatisfied with the decision of the governorship election tribunal for Rivers state, sitting in Abuja, contained in the judgment of the tribunal coram Hon. Justice Suleiman Ambursa (chairman), Hon. Justice Wesley Ibrahim Leha (member) and Hon. Justice Bayo Taiwo (member)(sitting in court no. 23 of the FCT high court dated the 24th of October 2015, doth hereby appeal to the court of appeal upon the grounds set out in paragraph 3 and will at the hearing seek the reliefs set out in paragraph 4,» the statement read.

The closeness of the election prompted a protracted court battle heard by Justice Joseph R. Glownia of the State Supreme Ccourt battle heard by Justice Joseph R. Glownia of the State Supreme CourtCourt.

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Or maybe not till after the election, depending on which court official you hear from.

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned to November 14, hearing in the Anambra Central senatorial election petition brought before it by the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Dora Akunyili, following the absence of some record of proceedings of the lower tribunal.

The court held that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could continue with the conduct of its supplementary election in the state slated for tomorrow owing to its submission that only the election petition tribunal had the jurisdiction to hear the cases before it.

The hues and cry of Hon. James Faleke, the running mate to late Audu Abubakar may have just been given a wave of hand as Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the federal high court, Abuja, on Friday ruled that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the cases involving the Kogi governorship election, which was declared inconclusive on November 22.

President Yahya Jammeh, who initially admitted election defeat, says he will not step down until May, when the Supreme Court can hear his challenge.

In a case that could upend New York's political landscape, a state Supreme Court justice heard oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicians.

Senate Republican leaders said there will be no confirmation hearings, no vote, not even a courtesy meeting with Obama's nominee to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, all but slamming shut any prospects for an election - year high court confirmaCourt Justice Antonin Scalia, all but slamming shut any prospects for an election - year high court confirmacourt confirmation.

In a case that could upend New York's political landscape, a state Supreme Court justice heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicians.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the last - minute petition, which questions whether the electoral commission and its chairman will be able to conduct a free and fair election on Thursday.

A notable instance came in the congressional elections of 1992, a year after Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas during hearings on his nomination for a Supreme Court seat of having sexually harassed her when they had previously worked together.

A New York State Supreme court judge heard arguments Friday on whether the State Board of Elections should change the wording of a casino gambling amendment that critics say improperly advocates for the measure's passage.

On March 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th circuit, heard arguments in Libertarian Party of Virginia v State Board of Elections.

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned to November 14, hearing in the Anambra Central senatorial election petition brought before it by the...

As the Gambian Bar Association describes, the court is comprised of Justices handpicked by Jammeh to hear his legal challenge to the election — an election which Jammeh vows not to concede unless he is declared the winner.

The Tema High Court will on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, hear an application from four New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s polling station executives calling for the nullification of Tema East Constituency polling station elections held recently.

The seventeen High Court judges who have been assigned to handle anticipated electoral disputes that may arise before the December 7, presidential and parliamentary elections are expected to hear cases on a day - to - day basis.

If Gallo secures the Democratic and Independence Party lines pending the outcome of Monday's court hearing, he will go into the general election with three ballot lines (he already holds the Working Families line) against an opposition split between Polacco and Cahill.

The National Elections Commission (NEC), has since ended their probe, but the Supreme Court is now hearing an appeal lodged by the Liberty Party and the Unity Party against the outcome of the investigation, with a ruling expected on Thursday.

The case of Libertarian Party of Maryland and Maryland Green Party v. State Board of Elections will be heard by the court that morning.

Kenya's Supreme Court is to hold a last - minute hearing to decide whether the re-run of the presidential election can go ahead.

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa Thursday, January 11, 2018 adjourned hearing on the suit challenging the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) from conducting the proposed local government elections in the state to Tuesday, January 23.

In explaining the judgment of the seven - member panel of Justices of the Supreme Court, the presiding Justice, Sophia Adinyira, said their decision was to enable the EC give hearing to all parties involved in the legal tussle over the qualification, due to the limited time left for the election to be held.

A Maryland state circuit court in Annapolis will hear Libertarian Party & Green Party v Maryland State Board of Elections on Tuesday, June 21, at 1:30 p.m..

Attorney Eric Snyder, who brought the case, said during a recent court hearing that the positive language inserted by the Board of Elections is unfair and wrong.

According to this news story, on May 14, the 3 - judge U.S. District Court hearing Somers v South Carolina Election Commission orally ruled after the hearing that no relief can be granted to the candidates left off the June 12 primary ballot.

These people then went to the Election Court at the Onondaga County Board of Elections, where they had the chance to have their cases heard.

Harris Beach is the law firm of Keith Corbett, who represented Tenke in court hearings that led to his three - vote victory over incumbent Reginald Spinello in the November mayoral election.

Walsh, one of two commissioners for Onondaga County, said the Election Court is hearing cases all day Tuesday and granting most of appeals to allow people to vote.

In a letter to the board read at the hearing by Averill Geus, Stephen Grossman, who lost a bid for town justice on Election Day, also supported Project MOST, questioning an expenditure of $ 80,000 for security at the town court «while underfunding or not funding preschool care.»

«For the avoidance of doubt, the court only heard and delivered judgment on a matter concerning certain amendments in the PDP constitution, which has nothing to do with the election of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman or even that of his predecessor, Alhaji Adamu Muazu.

At the last hearing on October 20, the court granted an application by the EC to abridge the time for the hearing of the injunction suit from going ahead with the processes to conduct elections in December.

So they will not have been pleased to hear what David Cameron had to say yesterday: «The context of the by - election is that the MP elected at the election has been found in court to have told complete untruths about his opponent... In that context, we wish our partners well.

At the last hearing of this case on October 20, the court granted an application by the EC to abridge the time for the hearing of the injunction suit from going ahead with the processes to conduct elections in December.

Mike Barry, who had a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of.14 when he was arrested in July 2015, had delayed the court hearing several times — after his election in November and past a planned February referendum intended to replace him, which has since been delayed.

The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit challenging Wake County's school board election maps.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard McCutcheon vs. Federal Election Commission, which may become as much a chapter of the history of climate change as it is a case about campaign finance law.

This afternoon the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the Government's appeal right after hearing the parties» arguments, so that Ishaq would be able to take the final step to citizenship in time to vote in the October general election.

(1) To start, citizen watchdog group Democracy Watch accused the Harper government of calling the last election illegally in a Federal Court of Canada hearing heard last week.

Today's going to be an interesting day at the Supreme Court: they're hearing argument in the Election Act appeal (Ted Opitz, et al. v. Borys Wrzesnewskyj, et al.), the first such direct appeal brought to this cCourt: they're hearing argument in the Election Act appeal (Ted Opitz, et al. v. Borys Wrzesnewskyj, et al.), the first such direct appeal brought to this courtcourt.

The Supreme Court probably isn't eager to hear another presidential election - related Constitutional question after all of the controversy generated by the Bush v. Gore decision of 2000.