Sentences with phrase «electoral law at»

There is also the prospect of a slew of Tory held by - elections caused by the seeming systematic breach of electoral law at the last election, predominantly in places where Ukip were pressing the Conservatives hard.

«As law abiding citizens we will continue to pursue all elements of illegality and violation of the electoral laws at the appropriate court of law.»

Not exact matches

Federal judges found more problems in Texas» voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office.

We despair at Italy's persistent tinkering with electoral laws, an obsession based on the false assumption that other systems would produce fundamentally different outcomes.

A loophole in electoral law in the United Kingdom means that although anyone donating even small sums of money to a political party has to declare this as a matter of public record, those loaning money at commercial rates of interest did not have to make a public declaration.

In particular, we welcome proposals to strengthen the role of individual Returning Officers and to address the present shortfall in funding electoral administration, to simplify law and to establish a principle that all changes in electoral law must be finalised at least six months before any election.

The Commission therefore «wishes to advice political leaders to familiarize themselves with the electoral laws and regulations to enable them to insist on the right things being done at all times».

The officials, Jobey Ambrose and Mumuni Latiffa who work at the EC's Walewale District office allegedly took the sum of GH 10,000 from the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to breach the electoral laws of the country.

But speaking at a stakeholders» forum in Lokoja, Apam said the commission has also fixed first Saturday in the month of May as the day that a referendum would be conducted in line with the electoral laws.

With barely 24 hours to special voting exercise, Mr Afenyo Markin said the party is yet to be given the list of temporary election staff who are expected to serve at the various polling stations contrary to the electoral laws.

«For Obidigbo, he was ignorant of the law and the electoral process to have brought this petition to the tribunal, because we never sponsored him at all.

These are qualities of mind and character that make American markets and electoral systems work reasonably well, chiefly because they make Americans, at their best, reflective, law - abiding, mutually respectful people.

In theory this applies only to the organisation of EP elections, however, to the extent that Member States apply the same electoral code to EP elections and national elections, potentially at least a whole range of national measures restricting voting rights could be subject to judicial review under Union law and especially a requirement of proportionality.

At least when the attack ads come out for the upcoming June 2018 provincial elections, we won't have to fret about any role of Law Society money in Ontario's electoral finance regime?

It recognises the possibility of a law of a State disqualifying all persons of a particular race from voting at elections and gives any such disqualification relevance for Commonwealth electoral purposes.