Sentences with phrase «elections in state»

In March, Facebook began enlisting the help of news outlets to help its efforts to flag fake news, and partnered with the Associated Press to fact - check news related to U.S. midterm elections in each state.

The article provides a detailed look at the major points and statistics surrounding retention elections in state courts.

The American Federation for Children, the nation's voice for educational choice, congratulates Oklahoma educational choice champions who won during Tuesday's primary elections in the state.

In a statement signed by its Chairman and the Executive Chairman of Enugu East of Local Government Area, Hon. Prince Cornelius Nnaji, the Association described the allegations by Ezea as baseless, false, misleading, and a calculated attempt to discredit the integrity of the PDP and competence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting transparent, peaceful and free and fair elections in the state.

«And we believe that she is been used by some political interests in the state to destabilise the party ahead of 2019 general elections in the state,» he said.

Ajimobi reiterated that there was no going back on the conduct of local government elections in the state in February 2017, noting that the newly created LCDAs were not perfect but that the government had started considering petitions received with a view to making necessary adjustments.

Cuomo loftily insisted that the legislation will «fundamentally change» elections in the state and predicted, «This law is going to force national change.»

Earlier, el - Rufai had justified the use of electronic voting in last Saturday's local government elections in his state.

Zagi said that the party was deeply saddened by the development happening few days to the long awaited local government elections in the state.

Leonard Obibi, called on party faithful to put their personal differences outside and work for the unity and victory of the party in forthcoming elections in the state.

A source close to the Minster said like the case of Ibrahim, some drivers of the APC governorship aspirant in the 2019 elections in the state are still being owed four months» salaries.

The ex-lawmaker assured they would mobilise for the APC to ensure it wins the 2019 General Elections in the state and as well as to enthrone good governance in the state.

Spokesman of the opposition political parties in the state, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, while briefing newsmen in Kaduna said that after a critical study of Mallam Nasir Ahmed El - Rufai's activities and programmes as regard the local government elections in the state and SIECOM's activities directed by governor El - Rufai, it was very clear that the governor is not interested and willing to conduct local government poll within the period of his administration.

Abdulmumini called on the Governor to reverse the extension of tenure immediately and announce date for credible local government elections in the state.

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed May 2 for judgment in a suit by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State seeking to stop the police from investigating alleged crimes committed during the December 10, 2016 national and state assembly rerun elections in the state.

The governor, who expressed dissatisfaction with the repeated plots to rig the forth - coming rerun elections in the state, asserted that nobody would be allowed to steal the mandate of Rivers people, «no matter the deployment of pliant security agencies.

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.

Sankara pledged to work for the unity and progress of the party, to win all elections in the state and at the federal level.

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, says it is fully prepared for the local government by - elections in the state on Saturday.

The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) on Monday said 900 candidates would vie for positions in Saturday local government elections in the state.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had recently threatened to boycott elections in the state and the South East in general until a referendum is granted by the Federal Government.

Jobs For New York, the real estate - backed Super PAC that dropped $ 7 million on NYC Council races this year, is eying the 2014 elections in the state Legislature.

The Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State on Sunday expressed optimism that it would win all future elections in the state.

While pledging to conduct free and fair elections in the state, Agboke informed that INEC in the state was working to ensure that no case of underage voting or foreigner is allowed to register in the continuous voter registration in the state.

Candidates in special elections in state House District 39 and House District 114 face a Friday deadline for filing campaign - finance reports.

All these elements of good governance, coupled with the governor's accessibility and closeness to the people, no doubt, contributed immensely to the overwhelming victory of the PDP in the just concluded council elections in the state.

This is the case over whether Kansas must let voters register as members of parties that are not ballot - qualified but which are active in elections in that state.

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was the first to commend the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) for organizing peaceful and credible Local Government Elections in the state, «in spite of some failed plots to undermine the exercise».

INEC had last weekend moved to conclude all the 22 rerun elections in the state, but was forced to cancel the exercise in two constituencies in Etche.

Stating that almost all his predictions for 2016 had come to pass, Fayose alleged that there were plans by the Federal Government to place Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State under house arrest on Thursday — two days before the legislative rerun elections in the state.

The mayor — whose sights lately have been on national issues — may not necessarily be sidelined from the 2016 elections in the state Legislature.

Our success or failure in future elections in the state depends on how well we are able to manage our primaries.

I don't know what the Moreland Commission is going to recommend — there's 24 other people and very diverse opinions on there — but what we've learned is that although there would be a funding source from taxpayers to finance public elections in the state of New York for Assembly, Senate, Governor, Attorney General, etc, the savings ultimately would be astronomical in the long run.

He also expressed the commission's readiness to conduct credible, free and fair elections in the state.

Corruption: Professor Zephyr Teachout has spent her life studying the roots of corruption in government and she supports public financing of all elections in the state.

GR: You were recently quoted in the Syracuse paper that so far in your inquires in the Moreland Commission, you've often been surprised by some of the things that are actually legal when it comes to money and elections in the state.

Four years ago, in one of the closest elections in state history, Malloy defeated his Republican rival Tom Foley by about 6400 votes.

He pointed out that irrespective of the resident electoral commissioner who conducts the rerun elections in the state, the APC candidates will continue to lose because the people understand that the APC can not deliver development projects.

«The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission is a statutory body with the responsibility of conducting local government elections in the State.

«But it is Mr. Espaillat, a 14 - year Albany veteran, who has been an outspoken voice for the most crucial reform of all — an independent redistricting commission to create fairer elections in the state.

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in State of the State Address In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold proposal for comprehensive ethics reform.

Following each primary election, Ballotpedia staff measured the competitiveness of the primary elections in each state based on two factors: number of contested primaries and number of incumbents facing a primary challenge.

Other elections in the state had started and ended more in the «board room» and than at the polling booths.

In 2010, Oppenheimer defeated Cohen by roughly 500 votes in one of the closest elections in the state.

«The PDP holds that the governor and the APC are jittery and unpopular of going into the grass roots elections in the state, thus the decisions to control the councils by nomenclature of executive secretaries and sole administrators, which are alien and offensive to the provisions of our Constitution, which under section 7 guarantees only democratically elected local government council administrations.»

What is more, the BJP recently suffered a setback in elections in the state of Bihar.

But that wasn't all that depressed Clinton's vote: Hansen said a far lower number of provisional ballots than typical for a presidential election played a role, as did a recent strict voter - ID law that was in effect for its first presidential election in the state.

That could do some damage to the president, and the Republican Party, before the midterm elections in states that turned out for Trump in 2016.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced that 30 political parties have already submitted the names of their candidates for the November 26th, 2016 governorship election in the state.

An Ekiti - based socio - political group, the Ekiti Rebirth Organisation (ERO), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the recently released schedule for governorship election in the state.