Sentences with phrase «electoral votes during»

While Florida remains the only swing state that's still too close to call, Obama bested his Republican challenger Mitt Romney regardless, as he raked in at least 303 electoral votes during yesterday's election.

Not exact matches

This kind of landmark judicial pronouncement is understandably rare in every jurisdiction not excluding the most advanced democracies for the obvious reason that it has always been considered prudent for the preservation of the state, democracy and the peace to ensure that proactive mechanisms are put in place before, during and after voting day to deliver credible electoral outcomes rather than rely on costly post electoral judicial reviews.

Furthermore, many governors disappointed in their role as «locomotives» during the December 2011 election, failing to meet their United Russia vote quotas while being indiscreet in their attempts at electoral manipulation.

Recent stark examples of the absurdity in a «winner - takes - all» system occurred in Florida and New Mexico during the 2000 presidential election when candidate George W. Bush won both states by a fraction of a percentage point, but gained the total number of each state's electoral votes.

Subsequently, votes would be distributed to candidates on a proportional basis: candidates would receive a fraction of the electoral votes of each state, equivalent to the percentage of the popular vote they garnered during the election.

The maximum amount that a party may be paid in donations made to the Electoral Commission for the benefit of that party during a specified period is 10 % (excluding any interest paid under section 208E (2)-RRB- of the maximum amount of election expenses allowed under section 206C (1) to be incurred by a party that is listed in the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote and that has a candidate contesting every electoral district.

During his re-election bid, he managed to win only eight of 531 electoral votes — the poorest performance of an incumbent president seeking re-election.

The fact of the matter is electoral violence before and during elections threatens the individual's right to vote, which is valued both as an opportunity to affect the outcome of specific elections.

Golden Globes host Jimmy Fallon mocked Trump several times during his opening monologue, comparing the president - elect over the course of four minutes to the menacing and murderous King Joffrey from «Game of Thrones,» and joking about Trump's difficulty finding inauguration performers and said the ceremony, unlike the U.S. electoral system, still valued the popular vote.

A coalition of electoral reform activists were joined by Democratic state lawmakers during their annual pilgrimage to the New York State Capitol Tuesday to call for legislation that would remove barriers to the ballot and ensure that eligible New Yorkers are provided more opportunity to vote.

[2] A person who has two homes (such as a university student having a term - time address and living at home during holidays) can register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, and can vote in the local elections for the two different local councils.

He said: «Election Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora voters), the biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust electronic databases, accreditation of voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.

[n 9] A person who has two homes (such as a university student who has a term - time address and lives at home during holidays) may be able to register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, but can only vote in one constituency at the general election.

The electoral register would become progressively more out of date during its period of validity, as electors moved or died (also people studying or working away from home often had difficulty voting).

The Electoral Commission's summary of electoral offences states: «A person is guilty of treating if either before, during or after an election they directly or indirectly give or provide any food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence any voter to vote or refrain from voting.»

Lawyers for Mr Sanni and ex-colleague Christopher Wyllie published a 50 - page legal opinion on Monday which they argued pointed to «a prima facie» case that Vote Leave broke electoral law during the fiercely - contested 2016 poll.