Sentences with phrase «election petition challenging»

She commended the efforts of the author, who documented the legal struggles of her husband in the 2007 election petition challenging the victory of the late President Umaru Yar» Adua.

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The nominating committee's slate can be challenged by candidates nominated by a petition process from the members; but the way things normally work — and always, now, for the officers — «elections» take place with only one person «competing» for each slot.

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

Akwa Ibom State All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in the April 11 gubernatorial election, Mr Umana Okon Umana, has approached the Appellate Court in Abuja on Friday, to file an appeal challenging the judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on telection, Mr Umana Okon Umana, has approached the Appellate Court in Abuja on Friday, to file an appeal challenging the judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on tElection Petition Tribunal on the poll.

Haggerty, a convicted felon that specialized in the nuances of election law, challenged Mingott's petitions.

On March 30, the Kenyan Supreme Court faced its most critical challenge to date, as it delivered its verdict on the petition contesting the results of the presidential election held on 4 March.

The boards of election do not challenge petitions.

Represented by prominent election lawyer Martin Connor, two New York Democrats challenged the validity of Zephyr Teachout's petition to secure a place on the Democratic gubernatorial primary this week.

Fred Havemeyer's name was stricken last week from the September primary ballot in Southampton Town after two Suffolk County Board of Elections commissioners denied petitions that would have allowed him to challenge Supervisor Jay Schneiderman for...

Under state election law, petitions are presumed to be valid unless otherwise challenged.

Harig said he turned in his petition to challenge Paladino this week, meeting the Tuesday deadline, but his name was not listed on the Erie County Board of Elections website Wednesday.

On Tuesday, about a third of union members petitioned the federal government to decertify the union — a move that could bring an election challenge to the union's representation within weeks.

Everett's petitions were challenged unsuccessfully at the Rensselaer County Board of Elections by a voter who supported City Council President Rodney Wiltshire in the primary.

Designated party petitions provided by the Clinton County Board of Elections on Monday revealed no one has filed petitions to challenge county legislators Jonathan Beach (Area 2), Simon Conroy (Area 4), Mark Dame (Area 8) and Robert Hall (Area 10).

Clarkstown Town Justice Rolf Thorsen challenged Weisberg's petitions for the Independence Party and for the Working Families Party for the primary election for the public office of Town of Clarkstown Town Justice.

The Tribunal, therefore, dismissed the petition of Olaka Nwogu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who had challenged Abe's election as the senator representing Rivers South - East Senatorial District.

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The Elections Board also ruled Tuesday Ralph Hernandez's name will remain on the ballot, despite a challenge to his petitions.

Tight lips at the Board of Elections as they work to verify signatures hurriedly BY SARA GILBERT New York State Senator David Carlucci challenged over 1,100 petition signatures gathered by Democratic candidate Grant Valentine and his supporters.

Cuomo also lost the Board of Elections challenge that Teachout's petition lacked sufficient signatures.

Legal Practitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata, has explained that he could not support his onetime partner in law, Nana Akufo - Addo, in the election petition case, because in his view, the NPP's case for which it went to court to challenge the results of the 2012 election, was «pathetic» and lacked merit.

A petition was filed by the governorship flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Alex Otti, challenging the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Malliotakis avoided answering directly on whether she plans to challenge Dietl's petitions seeking a spot on the November general election ballot, saying «we have to wait until all the petitions are filed» before deciding.

Akunyili, in the suit No CA / E / EPT / 2011 which she filed at the appeal, is challenging the decision of the National / State Assembly Election Tribunal Awka, which last month upheld the election of Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the election after striking out her pElection Tribunal Awka, which last month upheld the election of Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the election after striking out her pelection of Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the election after striking out her pelection after striking out her petition.

«There is a process to challenge petitions in New York election law,» he said.

Essex County Democratic Election Commissioner Mark Whitney issued a belated ruling on specific challenges to petitions on Thursday, June 30, a procedure required by state law to weed out violations.

Governor Fayose, who maintained his support for a genuine fight against corruption, challenged the EFCC to also act on petitions submitted to it against All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains and President Buhari's election sponsors.

First elected in 1964, Conyers is facing perhaps his biggest electoral challenge yet, since he learned Friday that he may not have enough signatures on his nominating petitions to qualify for the Aug. 5 ballot for the Michigan primary election.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — Preserve Rockland, which is running candidates for various local elections in Clarkstown, is facing a challenge to their candidates» petitions in the latest of several election season court battles.

The city Board of Elections had validated 902 signatures for Rosasco two weeks ago following challenges to his petition by the Queens Democratic Party, just above the 900 minimum -LSB-...]

Grimm will challenge Donovan on the Conservative Party line via a write - in campaign in the primary election after his campaign circulated and filed petition signatures with the BOE for an opportunity - to - ballot, which will allow voters to write in a candidate on the Conservative line.

It said that if not for the duo, it had determined to challenge the APC and its candidate, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) at the election petition tribunal.

Davis had challenged the Onondaga County Board of Elections» decision to invalidate hundreds of his designating petitions.

The petition challenge will be hashed out before the city Board of Elections and in judicial proceedings before a special referee.

This is the case that challenges the March petition deadline for minor parties, at least as applied to presidential elections.

Speaking at a rally during a campaign tour of the Brong Ahafo Region by the President, the Bassa paramount chief hailed the NDC government's achievements in the last four years despite the challenges of the election petition in 2013.

John M. Haskell II had filed petitions as an independent, but they were successfully challenged, Democratic Election Commissioner Beth McLaughlin said this week.

The deponent explained that the «offence committed» by the persons named cost his boss the merit of his petition at the Election Petitions Tribunal challenging Saraki's eElection Petitions Tribunal challenging Saraki's electionelection.

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the September 28 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize - Iyamu, on Wednesday filed a petition at election petitions tribunal in Benin, challenging the outcome of the poll.

-- Not helping Joe Brennan properly file petitions when he tried to challenge Chris St. Lawrence for Ramapo Town Supervisor in 2005, leading to his failure to get on the ballot — Not actively supporting Anthony Mele when he ran against St. Lawrence in 2007, and instead horse - trading for «bloc vote» support in another election — Chairman Dolan supporting Democrat Carl Wright instead of Republican Marino Fontana in 2008 Sloatsburg mayoral election — Dolan and Reda not supporting Republican Bob Romanowski in his 2009 campaign against St. Lawrence — Reda appearing to support Alex Gromack instead of GOP candidate Ralph Sabatini in 2011 Clarkstown Supervisor race — Helping Bronx County Republican Chairman Jay Savino get a «patronage job» in the Town of Clarsktown

She said she did not submit the required nominating petitions to the Suffolk County Board of Elections by the July 11 deadline because she expected a challenge to her petitions from the McManmon camp.

The Patrick Ryan congressional campaign has challenged more than 90 percent of the almost 2500 nominating petition signatures submitted by fellow candidate Erin Collier's congressional campaign to the state board of elections.

The election board gets involved if petitions are challenged.

Barring any successful petition challenges, the state Board of Elections will certify the results on May 3.

Dear Editor, My opponent opted to exercise his right to challenge my petitions, first with the Board of Elections and then to file in Supreme Court.

On February 11, only ten minutes before the challenge deadline, the petitions of three candidates for U.S. House (in the special election to fill the vacant Illinois 2nd district seat) were challenged.

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the election, Dakuku Peterside, through a petition had challenged the election of Mr. Wike as Rivers State Governor.

He ran in the Feb. 24 special election to fill the Council seat vacated by Addabbo, but was taken off the ballot after petition challenges.

But the line won't be added to the ballot until the board of elections rules on objections filed by a group of Southold Republicans challenging the petitions filed by the Democrats to secure the «Save Medicare» line.

After the validity of Tirado's petition signatures were challenged, the city Board of Elections determined he was nearly 300 short of the 1,000 required, according to the Daily News» Bob Kappstatter, whose weekly column also includes a rundown of who will face primary opponents this September and who won't.