The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre of the National Democratic Institute, Clement Nwankwo, somewhat a veteran in the monitoring of elections in Nigeria, told Channels Television on Saturday evening of several instances of violence and the pilfering of
election materials by officials.
Not exact matches
[Campaign
material produced
by Harris Media for the President's campaign channels Kenya's recent history of ethnic violence to accentuate fears over the possible
election of his rival.]
'' Our organisation observed a significant improvement
by INEC in terms of distribution of
materials, performance of the card readers, and general logistics in the just concluded Osun
by -
election of July 8.
The organisation, in a report signed
by its Director General, Dr Nwambu Gabriel and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Friday commended INEC for being proactive in the distribution of sensitive and nonsensitive
election materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria in Osogbo to all the units in the 10 Local Governments Areas that constitute the senatorial district.
It is the expectation of Bayelsans that this time around
election materials will get to the various units across the council area as against the botched December exercise where
materials and electoral officials were hijacked
by political thugs.
Trump was infuriated after it quickly leaked that he had been directly instructed
by his national security advisers in briefing
materials not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent
election victory during their call Tuesday morning.
This 2nd edition includes new
material: a post-2015
election analysis
by Adrian Pabst and a postscript
by Maurice Glasman on Labour after the 2015 leadership contest.
The Rule goes on to specify that «
material failure
by any committee to comply with this Rule shall invalidate the
election» of delegates.
The
materials produced
by NASUWT prior to the May 2010
election foretold an appalling future with uncanny accuracy.
In the opinion of CADA,
election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of
election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on
election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on
election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in
elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts
by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks
by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.
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Election materials, including result sheets and his personal belongings were taken away at gun point, yet he stood his ground, supported
by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for the area who offered to be arrested along with Ekumankama.
Fourth, the Anambra
election shows that the Independent National Electoral Commission, chaired
by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has improved in the conduct of
elections, although avoidable pitfalls, such as delayed delivery of voting
materials and malfunctioning card readers, need more attention.
He said the officials that would undertake the
election were on stand -
by, while non-sensitive
materials were already being received.
The INEC Chairman commended the Bank for its timely production of the Commission's sensitive
election materials, especially those used for the recent Anambra governorship
election and the
by -
election in Borno state.
Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Sam Olumekun inspecting
materials for the 30th September Eti - Osa Local Government
by -
election yesterday.
Material from the board of
elections is placed in a locked box and retrieved
by a pair of deputies, one from each political party.
The report released on Tuesday blamed Board of
Elections spokesman John Conklin, a Republican appointee on the board, for the release of the «privileged and confidential»
material compiled
by Independent Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman related to efforts
by de Blasio and his political team on behalf of Democratic candidates in 2014.
Jenyo, who was flanked
by the state Chairman of the party, Sikirulai Ogundele, and other officials, further alleged that
election materials were not supplied to some local governments like Ijebu Waterside.
A statement
by Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Olabisi Kolawole, said: «Meanwhile, the Police have commenced extensive security operations in the state, including the deployment of plainclothes detectives and surveillance helicopters for aerial patrols, while gunboats and speed boats will complement the Police Marine Unit to convey security personnel and
election materials to riverine communities.
However, the Commission wishes to point out in clear terms that it is not possible for sensitive
materials meant for the Anambra State Governorship
election to be delivered to a hotel room because there are laid down processes of delivery of sensitive
election materials, which involve strict monitoring of the process
by party agents,
election observers, security agencies and the media.
From the provision of basic security to voters at political party rallies and campaigns, to ensuring that result forms are protected, the whole electoral process is defined
by security considerations, especially in view of the number of
election personnel involved,
election materials that need to be moved, difficulty of the terrain to be traversed as well as the polling locations that need to be protected.
The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to publications in the media about statements allegedly made
by the Chairman of one of the political parties that two lorry loads of sensitive
materials meant for the 18 November Governorship
election in Anambra State have been intercepted
by the Police in an undisclosed hotel in Awka.
All filing
materials must be submitted
by 4:00 p.m. on the 110th day preceding the general
election.
Mrs Angella Akenzua, 68, said she was impressed
by the orderliness in the conduct of the exercise, particularly the early arrival of officials and
election materials.
Also, Mr Samson Itodo, the Executive Director of Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement, noted that
election materials all left accompanied
by security officials.
According to a letter the committee sent Caputo, he is being asked to «produce documents and other
materials to the committee and participate in a voluntary transcribed interview at the committee's offices,» according to a copy obtained
by The New York Times,»... including Russian cyberactivities directed against the 2016 U.S.
election, potential links between Russia and individuals associated with political campaigns, the U.S. government's response to these Russian active measures, and related leaks of classified information,» the
They described handing over of
election materials to Secretary to the Government of Katsina State Dr Mustapha Inuwa as an attempt to enforce a pre-determined outcome
by shutting out some eligible contestants.They added that the move was alien to APC guidelines.
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Witherspoon has proven herself a gifted comic actress in
Election and last year's Legally Blonde, but her performance and charm here are largely diminished
by the tedium of the
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materials.
His practice is informed
by found objects and the
materials that surround him: scraps of paper, carton, plastic and more recently «protest wire», a tangled black mass of wire he salvaged from car tyres burnt during the political protests that accompanied the last
elections in Kenya.
Section 125 (1)(c) of the Political Parties,
Elections and Referendums Act 2000 imposes a restriction on the publication of any
material by central government which «puts any arguments for or against any particular answer» to a referendum question.
84 (1) Forthwith after making his or her return, the returning officer shall arrange for shipment in the prescribed manner to the Chief Electoral Officer of all envelopes returned to the returning officer
by the deputy returning officers, and all documents, papers, and
materials in his or her possession relating to the conduct of the
election.
(i) If a statement of disagreement has been submitted
by the individual, the covered entity must include the
material appended in accordance with paragraph (d)(4) of this section, or, at the
election of the covered entity, an accurate summary of any such information, with any subsequent disclosure of the protected health information to which the disagreement relates.
There are, however, two (linked) mechanisms
by which privileged
material may come before the court; these are
by way of filing the relevant
material at court («filing») and
by way of «
election».