Sentences with phrase «electoral process by»

Nor is there any exploration of the nature of this ban; is it punitive as it would appear the French believe it to be or is it in a slightly different vein, a means to protect the integrity of the electoral process by excluding certain inappropriate and untrustworthy individuals as suggested by the German submissions?

A Balika Mela is a fair organised exclusively for young girls, in 2003 Gill worked with an NGO group that, in addition to providing all the usual attractions of a fair, was aiming to raise awareness of the electoral process by holding mock elections.

«We are attempting to win,» she emphasized to The Hill... But she also spoke about the longer - term goal of opening up the electoral process by providing a template for how a campaign can be run without going to any great lengths to solicit big - dollar donations.

District Leaders are an essential role in our electoral process by educating voters about various candidates and help mobilize voters to vote on Election Day.

And, with your help, we can ensure what's most important — preserving the integrity of our electoral process by sending to Congress the candidate with the majority of the votes after a full and accurate count.

«Edo State was another example of the security agencies interfering in the electoral process by trying to dictate the date for election which we felt was a major interference in the independence of INEC.

Nwankwo said that Nigerians were keen on discussing the issue of security interference in elections organised by INEC as they would not want a relapse into the pre-2007 and 2010 days which were marked by subversion of the electoral process by security operatives.

Unilateral nuclear disarmament did not cause the secession of the SDP, since it did not become Labour Party policy until two years and a General Election after that direct intervention in the British electoral process by a President of the European Commission as such, a true betrayal of Gaitskell, Bevan, Bevin, Attlee, the lot.

By the same token, his shambolic attitude is begetting other further shambolic acts from the Zambezi Street, Abuja headquarters of INEC, as the macabre dance steps in Kogi, Bayelsa, Gombe and the unfolding drama in Anambra Central senatorial district could have been avoided had Mr. President paid more attention to the need for an improved electoral process by obeying the Constitution regarding the composition of INEC.

«This legislation helps to safeguard the inclusivity of our state's electoral process by being mindful of the needs of every New Yorker,» Carroll said in a statement.

It further urged members of the public to continue to support the electoral process by promptly bringing any irregularities to its attention for speedy resolution.

Mission Statement: The mission statement for the Oneida County Board of Election's office is to establish and increase public confidence in the electoral process by conducting voter registration and elections with the highest level of professional election standards, integrity, security, accuracy, and fairness.

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They also argue that it threatens due process rights because it may not get done by the federal deadline to certify the vote, putting Wisconsin's electoral votes in jeopardy.

The rich have also used their resources to «influence electoral, legislative and regulatory processes,» and the political process is now distorted by gerrymandering.

His tweet got the instant like from Minister of Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad who had earlier warned the Facebook of taking «stringent action» if any attempt was made by them to influence the electoral process in India.

Every year, the firm's Democracy Index provides a snapshot of global democracy by scoring countries on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture.

Trump frequently calls Mueller's investigation a «witch hunt,» and believes it is motivated not by a desire to make sense of Russia's meddling in the US electoral process, but rather a partisan plot to undermine his presidency.

Apart from being named by Alexander Nix in the video leak which blew up the scandal, there isn't much empirical evidence of Cambridge Analytica actually tampering with South American electoral processes.

Campaign finance refers to the rules that govern the use of money in electoral processes such as general elections, by - elections, and referenda.

He argues vehemently that if there was any usefulness to the election, it was that it provided an insight into how democratic process could be subverted by an organized electoral pirates who worked to enthrone a regime of anomie in pursuit of a Hobbesian fiefdom that Ekiti has become.

it is imperative that INEC as a public institution run with the approval, and from the funds of the public perform its responsibility of facilitating / regulating the electoral process responsibly as failure may lead to losing public / peoples support and by extension, its existence.

Given the potentials the card reader has for disinfecting the process with the scrutiny of authentication of the voter register, all those who stand for genuine electoral reform have no choice but to improve the enabling policy ambiance for supporting the card reader by ensuring judicial clarity which supports its use.

Election campaigns and access to the electoral process continue to be affected by traditional barriers, security concerns, absence of female voters and female observer groups.Past elections reflect significant obstacles women have faced as candidates, voters as well as election workers.

If a process is meant to improve the integrity of the electoral process, judgments that shoot it down can not advance the cause of our development; it means we have chosen a path of regression to the era where elections are decided by unsavory self - help in bloating the voter register with strange names on the part of politicians.

The electoral college distorts the political process by providing an incentive to visit competitive states, especially large competitive states.

New York's political nominating conventions are in two weeks, and the electoral process will unfold this summer regardless of who is appointed by the state Legislature.

This situation has only been exacerbated by the election of Mursi, which should have signalled the end of the transition, but which has not been received as such, due to the flawed electoral process, and the military council's ongoing domination of executive powers in Egypt.

Irked by these worrying realities, Nigerian youths as observed, like their counterparts in the other parts of the world resolved to democratically redress the situation come 2019 general election by actively participating in the electoral process; a move that has prompted many to angle for different political positions including that of the presidency.

On the reasons why the party lost the 2016 election, implicitly in agreement with Former President Mahama's assertion that the reasons are multifaceted, he said the electoral college constituted by the party and failure to monitor the process effectively led to malfeasance and manipulation of the process which usurped the power of the genuine supporters of the party which automatically, denied the party the opportunity of going into the election with some genuine supporters on its side.

But, one fundamental obstacle that will prevent this from coming to fruition is the subjective view of the electoral process / positions by the youths as a right which must be given, even in the face of obvious inabilities, and gross absence of planned programs and pragmatic strategies to making a positive impact by the power - seeking youths.

«The amendment to Section 138 of the Principal Act to delete two crucial grounds upon which an election may be challenged by candidates, unduly limits rights of candidates in elections to a free and fair electoral review process.

Naturally, we will ensure that robust arrangements are put in place to ensure that personal data are securely held and processed by electoral registration officers.

In the recently published book «An Encounter with the Spymaster,» this writer disclosed categorically that «the movement of large cash in local and foreign currencies by the two major political parties, APC and PDP, to win primaries and general elections in 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the country.

The delegation, led by the Electoral Commissioner of DR Congo, Nangaa Yobeluo Corneille, sought to acquire from Ghana how activities of various institutions and systems including Ghana's faith - based organisations, the National Peace Council and Political Parties impact on the electoral process of Ghana.

According to him, the position of the Electoral Commission on the preparation of a credible voters register for the elections, which is just six months away, appears unsatisfactory in view of what it calls the lackadaisical posture by the Commission towards the electoral process.

There is no avoiding it — the UK's electoral process is well past its sell - by date.

This by extension and in the opinion of CADA means that no private or state institution can directly or indirectly get involved in matters of elections without the express permission of EC and once the permission is given, EC must have oversight responsibility to ensure that activities, actions and inactions of any private, public institution or individual involved in elections do not impinge on the integrity of the electoral process.

They believe that «the rules, regulations and the legal processes provided in the electoral laws of Ghana are «good enough if observed by all parties to ensure peaceful and credible elections in Ghana on the 7th of December 2016.»

While warning on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed on Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Fayose said «Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.»

We believe that the rules and regulations and the legal processes provided in the electoral laws of Ghana are good enough if observed by all parties to ensure peaceful and credible elections in Ghana on the 7th of December 2016.

It explained that the action was to standardize the electoral process, ensure certainty in the dates for elections and to also allow for proper planning by stakeholders.

While imploring the general public for their understanding and cooperation towards the enforcement of this order, the Force noted that the order was informed by the need to forestall plans by criminal elements to undermine the electoral process as gathered through intelligence reports.

His words: «I am glad to say that our collective commitment to improve upon the electoral processes has been yielding positive results as illustrated by the outcome of the series of elections that the Commission has conducted.

In theory this could be interpreted to support an argument that a parliamentary party ought to have the power to elect their party leader directly, and indeed, at least historically, parliamentary system parties» leadership electoral procedures usually called for the party's legislative caucus to fill a leadership vacancy by electing a new leader directly by and from amongst themselves, and for the whole succession process to be completed within as short a time frame as practical.

La Follette, 450 U. S. 107, 124 (1981)(«A political party's choice among the various ways of determining the makeup of a State's delegation to the party's national convention is protected by the Constitution»); Cousins v. Wigoda, 419 U. S. 477, 491 (1975)(«Illinois» interest in protecting the integrity of its electoral process can not be deemed compelling in the context of the selection of delegates to the National Party Convention» (emphasis added)-RRB-.3 A political

GOVERNMENT ASSURES THE JUDICIARY, MANAGERS OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND ALL GHANAIANS OF THEIR SAFETY Government has noted the rising spate of abusive and incendiary language used by some political actors and the threat this poses to the nation's security and stability.

«The declaration by INEC that one Yahaya Bello polled the highest number of votes is an embarrassing travesty of the nation's democracy and electoral process.

«We should increase trust by closing the LLC loophole and open up the electoral process with public financing, but not our current public financing system that has public financing but private loopholes,» Cuomo said during his State of the State address.

It is the expectation of the Electoral Commission that all political party representatives on Committees (collectively set up by IPAC) will raise any concerns they may have about any reforms or the electoral process at IPAC to be discussed and addressed collectively.

But what section 140 of the Electoral Act did quietly was to annul that decision of the Supreme Court by saying that for a candidate to be pronounced winner you must have participated at every level of the electoral process.