Sentences with phrase «election system makes»

Critics say the state's election system makes it difficult, if not impossible, for even the most qualified candidates to win without large sums of money and vast political connections.

So when the election system makes it next to impossible for small parties to get representation, people will vote them even less.

Not exact matches

«While this might make Putin look like a tough guy flexing new nuclear muscles ahead of upcoming undemocratic elections in Russia that will coronate him again, the new systems don't change the essential deterrence equation between the US and Russia,» Barry Pavel, a senior vice president and director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council wrote.

Concerns are also high that Brazil's presidential election could hinder efforts to reform the country's pension system and make other fiscal changes.

OTTAWA — Broadbent Institute founder Ed Broadbent on Friday kicked off the country's flagship progressive policy conference with a call for progressives to make sure the next election is held under a proportional voting system.

We live in a system where elections matter because they determine who will make decisions that impact people — people created in the image of God and with infinite worth.

Finally, by making it necessary that elections be conducted as contests of like against like (female against female, minority against minority, etc.) the system extended vast powers to the nominating process and enabled those in power to recruit just those board members most likely to agree with their purposes and keep them in power.

While in numbers alone the Lib Dems might not make huge progress in the election, their importance in our political system will rise.

Under the current system, such candidates don't even make it to the general election, even though a majority who will vote in the election would prefer them to one or the other candidate.

In parliamentary systems, that compromise is often made by politicians after elections, when they form coalitions to choose a prime minister.

Not having a two party system is probably also helping to suppress it - our current wannabe demagogue is named Pauline Hanson, and she's relegated to a minor party (although she likes to publicly make - believe that her party will form government at the next election).

The email bears the subject line «this election can't be bought,» highlighting the fact that Spitzer is independently wealthy and has said he won't participate in the city's public campaignn finance system if he makes it through the petitioning process and onto the ballot.

But reports making the rounds are that, the VOKACOM, which is partnering Ghana Post to roll out the Digital Address System is owned by one Osei Afrifa, who had financed President Akufo - Addo in the last election.

I reformed the electoral system by strengthening the electoral body, INEC, making it possible for it to seamlessly conduct the 2011 and 2015 elections.

Lawmakers in Suffolk County on Tuesday approved a public matching system for elections there, making it the largest county to date to do so.

«The judicial process, the judicial system of Kenya and the election laws themselves make full and adequate provision for accountability in this election,» said Kerry, an election observer for the Carter Center.

It's argument Cuomo has made before, often in the context of creating a statewide public financing system for elections.

Not only does the electoral system work against us, making the whole election contingent on a handful of swing voters in marginal constituencies, but the rightwing media get to call all the shots.

The peculiarities of the Norwegian election system generate 6 — 8 parties and make it extremely difficult for a single party to gain an absolute majority.

Trump formed the Election Integrity Commission in May through executive order to study «vulnerabilities» in the American electoral system after he made unfounded claims that 3 to 5 million people voted illegally in the 2016 election, costing him the populElection Integrity Commission in May through executive order to study «vulnerabilities» in the American electoral system after he made unfounded claims that 3 to 5 million people voted illegally in the 2016 election, costing him the populelection, costing him the popular vote.

But because the Golden State has a top - two primary system, we're going to wait until after June 5 to make sure Democrats get a candidate to the general election before re-evaluating the races.

«Only New York State could have this convoluted an election system that we could find ourselves here in this time and place having to make some difficult decisions about what to do next....

Brown makes good use of up - to - date political science research to dispel myths which «strong» leaders often believe of themselves; namely that they have a determining effect on election outcomes and a voter's party affiliation though he notes that obvious discrepancies will exist between parliamentary and presidential systems in these regards.

The open campaign system would make the audit process easier and less expensive for campaigns, public watchdogs and overworked election officials.

«The fact that our election system sends a message that we don't want you to vote makes it difficult to increase turnout,» said Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, D - Manhattan.

Senator Brian Kavanagh, Ranking Member of the Senate Elections Committee, released the following statement: «Voting is the bedrock of our system of government, and we must do everything in our power to ensure eligible New Yorkers are able to access the polls and make their voices heard.

But Labour's new selection system makes this election unpredictable.

Labour now faces a similar conflict of opinion, made worse by the need to hold a leadership election using a system which highlights the divisions in the party.

The open campaign system would make elections fairer by giving all campaigns the same online tools, and helping them to navigate complex disclosure forms and record keeping requirements.

«These proposals will modernize and open up our election system, making it easier for more voters to participate in the process and helping to make a more fair, more just and more representative New York for all.»

But even if you do make that assumption, could you say Dems would have won a national election in a winner - take - all system, Electoral College system?

It makes clear the proposed new voting system could not be introduced until the election after next.

It may be that many of us would find it a challenge to name our MEP even if they were elected by first past the post - but it seems likely that the list system we use for European elections has made that challenge even tougher.

Perhaps unfairly, Westminster's first?past - the - post voting system still makes it very hard for new parties to break through at general elections.

In upcoming releases leading up to the September 10 primary and the November general election, voters will be able to make contributions to the candidates using the system, and the tool will also indicate how much that contribution is worth through the city's public financing program.

Male donors are also increasing their participation in the campaign finance system by some 60 percent this election cycle, with nearly 1 million men so far making a political contribution in a congressional race, compared with about 615,000 at this point in the 2016 cycle, according to the center's data.

While «The result should remain unchanged» may count towards 100 % strict 2 party election, in practice, these would become rare (in US, at least) as such a system would immediately give a strong leg - up to 3rd party candidates, making sure that most elections wouldn't remaind 2 - party affairs

«Throughout the history of the presidential public finance system, the program has operated admirably to the point of fairly equalizing campaign expenditures between the major party candidates, and providing primary candidates with the resources to be able to run campaigns,» said Holman «It made elections very competitive, quite open and fairly scandal - free.»

Decisions about the rules of the political game — including the geographic delineation of electoral districts, rules about campaign financing, and voting systems such as plurality election and proportional representation — are frequently made by legislative bodies.

Cuomo made it clear long before he unveiled his 2015 - 16 budget — and even before the November 2014 elections — that he had the teachers unions in his crosshairs, and intended to break the so - called «monopoly» he believed is to blame for most of the public education system's woes.

Speaking in Somerset yesterday, David Cameron said: «It's a simple and straight choice, at your county council and at the next election, between the blue team who want to keep getting the deficit down, who want to keep reforming immigration and welfare to make it fair, or you have the red team who put the deficit up and who don't care if our immigration and welfare system works at all.»

The thousands of colorful sticky notes that became a mass cri de coeur in the New York City subway system after the presidential election will now make their way into a book.

If anything continues to be unclear or if I made a mistake, please let me know (the Swiss elections system is quite complicated and unusual).

When initial explorations into voting reform were last made by the late Roy Jenkins, it was shown that, had the 1997 election been held under the alternative vote system, Labour's already huge majority would have gone up from 179 to 245.

The next election will see a big turnout by Labour and Conservative supporters and where Liberal Democrat MP's do survive it will be solely due to tactical voting, UKIP could even make a breakthrough in a couple of seats but I think Labour will still win, so it will be more strongly toward a 2 party system but with the strongest 4th party performance in UK history.

A New York legislative leader plans to propose a bill next week to overhaul campaign - finance laws and introduce a system of public financing for state elections, making him the third of Albany's four «men in a room,» including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to push for sweeping revisions in this area.

[2] Despite the research carried out by the Jenkins Commission in 1998 suggesting an AV + system for Westminster elections, the 2001 manifesto did not make such a promise.

The new coalition points to a number of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation of a public financing system for campaigns, election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.

Mr Watson first revealed he favoured a shake - up of Labour Party rules last month, saying former leader Ed Miliband had made a «terrible error of judgment» by ditching the electoral college system and shadow cabinet elections.

If Gov. - elect Andrew Cuomo wants to help put citizens back in control of their government, he ought to think about making New York City's campaign finance system a model for statewide elections.