Sentences with phrase «federal election held»

[15] Bipartisan support was reaffirmed by both major parties as election commitments in the federal election held in August 2010.

He says that during campaigns for the federal election held in July — after the massive bleaching event of earlier this year — both major political parties promised measures to protect the reef, but neither offered anything to address the «root cause of the problem, which is global warming.»

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, France, Germany, and the Netherlands will hold federal elections in 2017, and some argue that the surprise victory of President - elect Donald Trump in the U.S. could signal a similar win for far - right candidates abroad, including Marine Le Pen of France and Geert Wilders in the Netherlands.

It told the pro-statehood ruling party to change the language of the ballot if they wanted federal funds to hold the election.

Trump himself has invested between $ 3 million and $ 5 million across three of Paulson's funds, according to his filings with the Federal Election Commission (which remain the only available window into the president's financial holdings).

An election year usually means limited action on the federal policy front, but 2016 holds prospective wins — and challenges — for entrepreneurs.The Kauffman foundation highlighted these areas of change:

An election year usually means limited action on the federal policy front, but 2016 holds prospective wins

The election of Mr. Locke would give the federal Liberals a toe - hold in Calgary, a city where they have not elected an MP since 1968.

Since the by - election was called, I suspect more federal Liberal MPs have visited the riding since the party held their leadership convention at the Saddledome in 1990.

Although we are still years away from the next round of municipal, provincial and federal elections in Alberta, a handful of provincial and municipal by - elections will be held in the first half of 2016.

This potentially paves the way for Merkel to retain her post when Germany holds federal elections in late September.

Buffalo is currently represented by Liberal MLA Kent Hehr, who is running for the federal Liberals in Calgary - Centre, and has elected Liberals in six of the eight elections held since 1986.

The two candidates will face off once again in the new Fort McMurray - Cold Lake riding when the next federal election is held in 2015.

Providing a distraction from the four provincial by - elections currently being held in Alberta, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that federal by - elections will be held in Ontario's Whitby - Oshawa riding and Alberta's Yellowhead riding.

There has been plenty of activity this week as candidates from all political parties put forward their names to run in Canada's next federal election, scheduled to be held in October 2015.

The November 26 by - election in Calgary - Centre will be the fourth federal by - election held in Alberta in the past twenty - six years.

The federal MOVE Act requires states hold primaries no later than 44 days prior to the general election.

Trump raised $ 107 million for his Jan. 20 swearing - in ceremony, more than doubling the previously record - holding $ 53 million President Barack Obama raised for his 2009 inauguration, according to Federal Election Commission records made public yesterday.

Kayle's been awol from the site b / c of successive Canadian elections keeping him busy (he holds province - wide party office with the Ontario New Democratic Party), but his left - wingers made major gains in recent federal and provincial elections, so we'll forgive him — this time.

Lawmakers remain at odds over unifying the state's primary dates for federal elections — held in June by court order — and state and local party primaries, held in September.

Notably, unlike the UK which suspended elections during WWII, the US has never failed to hold an election every two years for federal office (although Union govt elections were suspended in the Confederate states where Confederate election were held instead, until the states were readmitted to the union).

In a lawsuit filed todayin the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, the ALCU says the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity violated federal public access requirements by holding its first meeting in private, without public notice.

Localities throughout New York will be forced to hold an unneeded fourth election this year because the Senate Republican majority stubbornly refused to conform our election law to a federal court's ruling.

The Tenants PAC does not endorse candidates in federal elections, but it did honor one of Wright's opponents in September — Sen. Adriano Espaillat — for participating in a sit - in in support of rent control that was held at the Capitol in June.

The Jan. 27 ruling that New York must hold its non-presidential federal primary on June 26 set up the potential of having three party primaries this year: One on Sept. 11 for state elections and a third on April 24 for the GOP presidential primary, a costly consideration for local Boards of Election.

Republicans hold all of the state senate seats in Nassau and Suffolk counties, as pointed out by Daily Kos Elections, which can be a sign that the district is more competitive than the federal election results suggest.

Quebec separatists routinely dominated Canadian federal elections (held under first - past - the - post) within their province after two defeated independence referendums, usually winning two - thirds of Quebec's 75 seats.

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, another former UK ambassador to the EU, said No 10 was «plum wrong» to hold the referendum in 2017 — the year of the next French presidential and German federal elections.

«The most surprising and amazing of this is that the Federal Government is watching while Nnamdi Kanu is creating a state within a State, threatening to stop Anambra State gubernatorial election by holding rallies in South South and South East states and using provocative and inciting words, granting interviews to the press, which pose a threat to national unity and security.

Even after a federal judge ordered Mr. Cuomo to declare a special election for a vacant Staten Island Congressional seat, party leaders did not foresee that Mr. Cuomo would decide that the federal election and state election would be held on the same day, May 5.

In New York state government and political news, Republicans say they're confident they'll hold on to control of the state Senate after two special Senate elections next month and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that while he favors new restrictions on firearms, they need to come at the federal level.

Thus, without deciding the issue of whether the interim provisional ballots (or those provisional ballots available under section 115.427.3's exception to the Photo - ID Requirement) are available only for federal or statewide elections and primaries, the Court holds that the transitional provisions of section 115.427.13 must be struck down together with the permanent provisions of SB 1014's Photo - ID Requirement because the former is not severable from the latter.

New York held a primary election for federal candidates on June 24, 2014, and a primary election for state candidates on September 9, 2014.

The election tribunals and Court of Appeal ordered the re-runs, after voiding the returns for most of the Rivers legislative seats, federal and state; before the Supreme Court, in a bizarre verdict, endorsed the governorship poll, held the same day, and under the same bloody conditions, as the state legislative elections.

The first federal recall election was held on January 14, 2014 in accordance with the provisions for good governance stipulated of the Continental Congress 2.0.

A federal law requires states to hold their party primaries 80 days before a general election in order to provide timely access to military and overseas ballots and the DOJ is suing New York to force the state to comply with the law.

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and his Kano State counterpart, Abdullai Ganduje have been trading words over the federal and state legislative rerun elections holding on December 10.

«To be clear, should the waiver application be denied, the State does not dispute that, at least for federal elections, the 2012 primary must be held at least 80 days before the 2012 general election.

The federal government wants New York to hold its primary no later than Aug. 18 in order to comply with the MOVE Act, which requires the vote is held at least 45 days before the election.

So far, four national offices of the party filled by elections held during the December 9, 2017 national convention of the party are being challenged before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The letter comes as the Department of Justice is attempting to force New York to hold a primary date 44 days before the general election in order to comply with the federal MOVE Act.

Martins had argued that holding the election on November 8, just 32 days after the primary would violate federal law requiring soldiers oversees to have ballots 45 days before the election.

«After months of concealing their financial operations from the (Federal Elections) Commission and the public, Representative Bishop and his leadership PAC must be held accountable for these late and misleading reports,» she said.

In his words at the public hearing on constitution and electoral reform held at Ogun State Cultural Centre, Abeokuta today, Governor Fayose said; «Even when it inherited a working system that conducted elections adjudged as free and fair by local and international communities, INEC has failed consistently to replicate the inherited working system due to overzealousness and rabid passion to work as appendage of the federal government.

Arizona law says: «Except during the final year of the term being served, no incumbent of a salaried elective office, whether holding by election or appointment, may offer himself for nomination or election to any salaried local, state or federal office.»

The Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on Saturday 16th February 2019 while Governorship, State Assembly and Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will hold two weeks later on Saturday 2nd March 2019.

Speaking at the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU - SDGN) project launch held in Abuja on 1st February, Karlsen said all objectives of the new initiative were anchored on the federal government's priorities, while also building on the recommendations of the EU Election Observation Mission which visited the country in 2015, followed by another visit led by Mr. Santiago Fisas, a member of the European Parliament last October.

There is the South Shore election to replace Dean G. Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader, in which Mr. Kaminsky, a freshman Democratic state assemblyman and former federal prosecutor, faces Christopher McGrath, a Republican personal - injury lawyer who polls show holds an edge in the contest.

Taken together, of the 170 contested elections that have been held this year for state legislative seats, for federal office, or for statewide office, the Democrat ran ahead of President Obama's 2012 showing in only 27 races.

And Sharpe indicated that he was inclined to rule on holding an August primary for House and Senate elections so that the state can comply with the federal MOVE Act.