Sentences with phrase «election experts»

The new state regulations are less stringent than the federal requirements, election experts say.

There will undoubtedly be challenges to many of the signatures as invalid, and it could take weeks before it's resolved, election experts predicted.

But polling analysis by election experts Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher today predicted that Labour is on course to lose 150 councillors.

Oh, and it may well be illegal, elections experts told the Daily Beast.

The social network's announcement Friday could allay concerns of election experts and lawmakers that ads about hot - button social issues meant to be divisive and foment voter outrage might still slip through, leaving a dangerous weak spot on the network.

The problems were coming from foreign interference in American elections,» UC Irvine law professor and election expert Rick Hasen said.

Respected election expert Robert Hayward said the results will be «cataclysmic» for Corbyn with his party losing 125 seats across the country.

Arnie Graf, the US elections expert, was supposed to be in charge of community organising but hasn't contributed nearly as much as many hoped.

Election expert Sean Fear offers his predictions for the battles for control of Town Halls taking place in June 2009.

Elections expert Rob Hayward calculates that while Labour will be hit hardest by the reduction and redistribution, it will likely reduce the number of seats of both the Conservatives and Lib Dems by around 10.

Eleanor Randolph, a member of the New York Times» editorial board, profiles Zephyr Teachout's spunky bid to challenge New York governor Andrew Cuomo, asking «if she is such a trifle, then why has he hired one of the best elections experts in the state to pore over her records and find ways to get her off the ballot?»

«According to leading election expert Prof Colin Rallings of the LGC elections centre at the University of Plymouth, resurgent Tories could make gains deep in traditional Labour heartlands.

Many election experts agree with the governor that massive voter fraud in the U.S. is highly unlikely.

While Labour had a «bad night» in Scotland, losing out to the SNP, in England results «weren't anywhere as bad as first thought», according to election expert Professor Colin Rallings.

«Then, at that point, [Judge Mohr] has the power to bring in an independent elections expert.»

Election experts say Facebook must crack down on inflammatory ads on politically divisive issues such as immigration reform and gun rights, which were used to influence voters during and after the presidential campaign.

The report, written by elections experts, academic Prof. Roger Scully and ERS Wales» researcher Dr Owain ap Gareth, the report compares projections of what the results could have looked like under different voting systems and questions the impact of the proposed Boundary Changes.

The social network will increase disclosure on political ads but some election experts say more work needs to be done on issue ads intended to disrupt elections.

Tackling this insidious form of election interference should be a top priority for Facebook, election experts say.

Written off by election experts and shunned by the political establishment, former Rep. Anthony Weiner has once again upended popular conceptions about him, vaulting to the front of the race for mayor — in part due to his celebrity and aggressive manner.

Prof John Curtice, the elections expert, pointed out that the Conservative party appeared to have made gains predominantly in leave areas, as it profited from the collapse of Ukip.

Democratic Audit — Scotland asked Scottish political and elections experts to preview the contests north of the border by electoral region.

Mayor de Blasio has also offered the BOE an additional $ 20 million in «incentive funding,» which the BOE may only accept on the condition that the agency signs a binding agreement to work with an outside consultant and elections experts to «identify and rectify systemic challenges within the organization.»

Juliet Swann is an elections expert who has worked at the Electoral Reform Society Scotland and the Citizens Advice Bureau.

The Westminster system is perceived by election experts to perform poorly compared with many equivalent Continental Europe and Scandinavian democracies.

Professor John Curtice, an elections expert from the University of Strathclyde, said the existing electoral map discriminated against the Conservatives, due to population shifts over time and the comparative number of seats in England, Scotland and Wales.

The delegation includes 30 political and civic leaders, election experts, and regional specialists from 14 countries.

Electoral maths suggest a 50 % chance of a hung parliament and a probable coalition in 2015 says an elections expert.

Rob Hayward, an elections expert and former Tory MP, supports the present system but admitted: «Clearly, there will be a debate.»

The electoral maths meant there was about a 50 % chance of a hung parliament, and a probable coalition, at the 2015 general election, said an elections expert.

In fact, the ads employ the same techniques used in last year's presidential campaigns — but according to election experts, federal law is more flexible than many state laws.