Sentences with phrase «electoral rules in»

Although current electoral rules in Northern Ireland allow political parties to protect the identities of donors and funding, the government is expected to announce this will soon change.

The rows is the latest twist in the ongoing saga which has seen Brexit campaigners accused of flouting electoral rules in the EU referendum campaign.

The electoral rules in Australia require that if you vote below the line you are required to give a preference ordering to every candidate on the list.

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.

In this context, Canada has adopted a broad set of rules in relation to key political actors, including election candidates, political parties, electoral district associations, and third partieIn this context, Canada has adopted a broad set of rules in relation to key political actors, including election candidates, political parties, electoral district associations, and third partiein relation to key political actors, including election candidates, political parties, electoral district associations, and third parties.

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

The legislation and court rulings to which it led effected sweeping changes in the structures of education, employment, and electoral politics.

In the past three weeks, he has returned home to lead a call for electoral reforms that has earned him instant celebrity, sent a stab of anxiety through the ruling class and raised fears of trouble at a planned rally in Islamabad on MondaIn the past three weeks, he has returned home to lead a call for electoral reforms that has earned him instant celebrity, sent a stab of anxiety through the ruling class and raised fears of trouble at a planned rally in Islamabad on Mondain Islamabad on Monday.

A referendum asking Arlington Heights voters whether a non-binding vote should be taken before gambling is introduced or expanded in the village has survived a challenge and will remain on the November ballot, the village electoral board ruled Monday.

Since the current electoral system is the same to all candidates, and all candidates agreed to these electoral rules, it is better to talk about the «particularities» of the system and how these affect candidates; in fact all of the candidates try to use those rules to their advantage (by courting swing states, etc.).

As a doctoral student in Politics (DPhil), Raphael's current research examines the impact of electoral rules on legislative behaviour as well as determinants of MP - level party loyalty in European legislatures.

Raising the electoral mountain Labour would need to climb to form a Government, exercising minority or coalition rule let alone governing with a majority, is an unexpected gift for the fifth largest force in UK politics: Momentum.

And I'm afraid the idea that in general or other elections the Electoral Commission does enforce even the rules that do exist, let alone that those rules create a level playing field or are even enforceable at all, betrays the fact that those who write such are not actually that closely involved in electoral politics.

By contrast, the unit rule (by which states award all their electoral votes to the plurality winner in the state) that 48 states employ under the electoral college encourages third parties, especially regional candidates like Strom Thurmond in 1948 or George Wallace in 1968.

So if the government is committed and the allowance restoration isn't about amassing political capital to maximise the electoral prospects of the ruling government then that commitment should be extended to cover all nursing students in public universities.

In one state after another, the electoral rule that allowed the workers (mostly Democrats) to unite with the farmers (mostly Populists), was changed.

With their votes at the party conference, they could help to push through rule changes that assisted the centrists — perhaps to reintroduce the old electoral college for choosing leaders — and overturn the left's majority on the NEC, as they did in the early 1980s.

Bharara last week did not rule out running for attorney general because he thought the job was important, especially in light of actions by the Trump administration, but was reluctant to step foot into electoral politics.

As the Louisiana statutes for holding primaries are similar to those of Texas, our ruling in Classic as to the unitary character of the electoral process calls for a reexamination as to whether or not the exclusion of Negroes from a Texas party primary was state action.

That distinction between challenges and vacancies was enshrined in a rule change in 1993, when the electoral college was re-weighted evenly between the three voting sections.

Be enrolled as a Green or, if not, be authorized to run in accordance with our rules on electoral fusion

In electoral law there are (seemingly) strict rules and limits on what qualifies in each categorIn electoral law there are (seemingly) strict rules and limits on what qualifies in each categorin each category.

Labour shadow ministers who sneered at the idea they might offer Proportional Representation to the Libdems, on the eve of the election, will now have to face the fact that only permanent coalition politics or electoral reform can give them a chance to rule in future.

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.»

A source within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state told DAILY POST on Saturday that Husein, who is a serving Commissioner was accused of flouting the electoral law, which stipulates 30 days for anyone who is in a public servant to resign his / her appointment before vying for an elective office.

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.

Ukip leader inadvertently broke electoral law when he failed to declare donation in kind, Electoral Commission rules

Anyone who's ever run for elective office before knows that America's electoral system is riddled with booby traps, landmines and incomprehensible rules seemingly put in place to prohibit regular Americans from ever running.

It would be unwise to rule anything out about what is a very unpredictable electoral environment in 2015.

If Mr Hain is found in breach of the rules governing party donations the electoral commission can do no more than chastise him, as it only has the power to fine political parties, not individuals.

The USA, in creating rules for its domestic elections, has decided that citizens are free to consume whatever media they like when making electoral decisions.

Corruption attacks the foundation of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law, causing human rights abuses and creating bureaucratic quagmires leading to public sector corruption which in turn drives private sector corruption.

«Unless we apply the break and uphold the rule of law and democratic conventions and practices in all ramifications, our greatest losses, moving forward, will not be economic recession, lack of critical infrastructure, among others, but an irredeemably deteriorated civilian rule where the decisions of the courts, letters and spirit of the law, resolutions of the legislature, electoral choices of Nigerians as expressed through the ballot no longer count.»

This has epitomized the ruling government's grip on the region as its electoral world bank in successive elections.

«Secondly, the manner in which elections are conducted by the state independent electoral commissions where the ruling party in state wins all positions is worrisome.

He explained that all concerned authorities must wade in to ensure that the ruling part, APC does not violate the electoral laws like the previous election.

Both candidates agree that the eventual aim was to get the party into a position where it can be in a coalition government again, though both have ruled out entering into a coalition without a guarantee of electoral reform from their governing partner.

Conservative Chairman Sayeeda Warsi has refused to rule out electoral co-operation and a recent ConHome poll of Tory members found that 35 % were wholly opposed to a limited non-aggression pact in Lib / Con marginals.

But in its ruling on Friday evening, the court held that the decision of the electoral tribunal was right as it was anchored on the provision of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended).

After being asked four times to rule out such discussions on electoral reform, Cameron said: «Put the question in, you know, Serbo - Croat, if you want to — but you're going to get the same answer.»

At a pre-election press conference in an Accra Tuesday, Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei outlined some rules and measures rolled out by the electoral body to ensure a free, fair and credible elections.

They would crow that the tactical AD routing of 2003 (no thanks to Olusegun Obasanjo's well reported electoral double - cross of the then AD South West governors) is, in 2016, resulting in a strategic triumph, with the Ondo AD vanquishing both APC and PDP — one, the current federal ruling party, the other, the former one.

However the ruling today by the Second Circuit rejected the claim of disruption in the electoral process.

The Political Scientist believes a new register will put to rest the doubt in the minds of the opposition parties, especially the New Patriotic Party (NPP), that the electoral roll is bloated to favour the ruling party.

The ruling gives Senate Republicans, who face electoral headwinds this cycle given the presidential election and their narrow majority in the chamber, one less district to defend this November.

Now, a string of emails released under Freedom of Information laws to WhatDoTheyKnow and seen by openDemocracy demonstrate the full scale of the loophole in Britain's electoral rules which allowed Grimes and Vote Leave to spend this extraordinary sum — and the worrying implications it has for British democracy.

But the defining characteristics of modern politics in the United States are a corrupt campaign finance system that enables corporate and wealthy elites to purchase political outcomes; and an abundance of anti-democratic electoral, ballot access and debate rules designed to minimize participation and choice.

A professor of constitutional law, Prof. H.K Prempeh, has blamed the Supreme Court for the Electoral Commission's delay in implementing the electoral reforms recommended after last year's election petition ruling.

McKenzie said New York's electoral rules, like closed primaries and a requirement that voters register in a party six months before the ballot, had left many Sanders supporters shocked, disillusioned and determined to bring about a change.

The Labour Party came into government under the leadership of Tony Blair in May 1997 after the electoral wipeout of the Conservative government, led by John Major; this ended 18 years of Conservative rule.