Sentences with phrase «federal election voting»

West Virginia is trialling the US» first - ever use of Blockchain in federal election voting.

Not exact matches

Not only are they almost twice as likely to vote in federal elections as younger people, it is also bad for your image to be viewed as beating up on the Golden Girls.

Canadians across the country are voting in a federal election on May 2, 2011.

They can't vote in this year's federal election, and they aren't allowed to contribute funds to federal political campaigns, but most Canadians would probably be surprised how heavily involved Canadian corporations are in the public policy realm.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission vote on Thursday to roll back net neutrality rules could galvanize young voters, a move Democrats hope will send millennials to the polls in greater numbers and bolster their chances in next year's elections.

Speaking of popularity, the Federal Elections Commission voted for the allowance of crypto donations in 2014.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

«It's part of the change that's been brought by the fixed - date election,» he said, in reference to the federal vote scheduled for Oct. 19, 2015.

Canadian millennials are the drivers of tomorrow and will represent the largest voting bloc in the Canadian 2019 federal election.

On June 6 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty reintroduced his spring federal budget, which was never passed in the rush to an election, with a key twist: Flaherty added a measure to phase out the $ 2 - per - vote subsidy to political parties by 2015 - 16.

Fully eight - in - ten (81 %) of those who voted for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2015 election say the B.C. government is wrong to try to delay the expansion of the pipeline, while supporters of the other two main federal parties are more divided.

OTTAWA — Nine million votes were wasted in the 2015 election under Canada's winner - take - all electoral system — that's more than the populations of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces combined, according to a new electoral reform primer outlining why the principle of proportionality must underpin the government's promise to bring in voting reform by the next federal election.

While the United States has been embroiled in pre-presidential election drama and speculation about what might trigger the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union and multiple central banks worldwide turned to a negative interest - rate policy in an attempt to stimulate growth.

Just last week, the Federal Election Commission, which regulates political campaign activity, voted to begin writing rules that detail the kinds of disclaimers they will require on online and mobile political ads to identify sponsors.

Before the Dominion Elections Act (1920), voting in Canadian federal elections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recomElections Act (1920), voting in Canadian federal elections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recomelections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recomelections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recommend it).

I guess the total failure of strategic voting in last year's federal election wasn't enough for you?

Even those who voted for the arguably trade - skeptical New Democratic Party in the 2015 federal election are much more likely to say the pact has been beneficial than to say it has been harmful:

The vote was taken in the Bundestag in Berlin during the last session of the German parliament before federal elections in September.

For at least the past decade, in both Canadian and U.S. federal elections, network newscasters have «announced» a winner long before millions of voters in the western parts of each nation had an opportunity to vote.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

There is no way for non-US citizens to legally vote in US federal elections, in California or anywhere else.

For federal elections, data - driven campaigns get two data points on voting behavior every two years: whether someone voted in a primary (and which one) and whether they voted in the general election.

In its federal election, Germany uses mixed - member proportional representation, where a voter makes two votes: one picks a particular candidate in local constituency, second for a party.

Popular vote totals are from the official Federal Election Commission report.

There would presumably be no legal problem if California were to hypothetically allow non-citizens to vote in all elections except those for federal offices.

There is currently a federal law against non-citizens voting in an election for a federal office (president / vice president, senator, or representative), but there is no federal law against non-citizens voting in any other state or local election.

«If the November 8, 2016, election results in a one - vote majority in the House of Representatives, for example, a December 6 special congressional election in New York would take on far greater importance than the others,» argued Martins» primary challenger, Republican Philip Pidot of Glen Cove, through his filings in a federal appeals court Thursday.

Months ago, to ensure that military and overseas citizens» votes are counted this November, a federal judge mandated, as required by federal law, that New York move its primary election for members of Congress from Sept. 11 to June 26.

In 2009, he voted yes for senate pay raises and in 2006 a no for requiring photo - IDs for federal elections.

A diverse group of local governments, environmental protection organizations, business groups, recreational enthusiasts, newspapers and former federal and state government officials and environmental leaders are asking New York State voters to help make the Adirondacks and Catskills safer for residents and visitors alike by voting Yes for Ballot Proposal # 3 — The Public Health and Safety Land Account — this Election Day.

Ms. Berney also presented the Court with copies of Milano's Federal Elections Commission filings, which reveal that Milano paid the Ragusa faction of the Queens County Republican Party and related entities $ 13,000 just before they cast the only vote to grant Democrat Milano the Wilson - Pakula certificate to run as a Republican.

On March 5, 2018, Dunlap announced that a sufficient number of valid signatures had been submitted to place the referendum on the ballot, meaning that ranked - choice voting would be used for federal and state offices in the June 2018 primary election.

Grimm, who was hit with a 20 - count federal indictment on fraud and other charges in April stemming from alleged wrongdoing in his ownership of a Manhattan health restaurant prior to his election to congress, told the audience that it was fair for voters to look at that indictment when deciding whether or not to vote for him.

Even though much of the borough votes Republican in federal elections, there are approximately 48,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.

«This is an off -, off - year election, so I'm counting on each and every one of you to get out and vote,» Murray said, underscoring the tight nature of the election that has no state or federal candidates on the ballot Tuesday.

Ballot Access News erred when it reported that the new Florida ballot access law for minor party presidential candidates requires a petition signed by 4 % of the last presidential vote, unless the minor party is recognized by the Federal Election Commission.

«The Commission is charged with studying the integrity of the registration and voting processes used in federal elections,» Heastie wrote to the board in July.

ALBANY — A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a lower court's decision not to halt last year's County Legislature elections based on a lawsuit alleging voting rights violations in the county's redistricting plan.

Under federal law, an inactive voter is one who hasn't voted in two successive federal election cycles, or shown any other activity, such as registering a change or address or signing a petition, according to county elections Director Gina Kaczala and Deputy Director LaVera Scott.

We did quite well in the 2008 Federal Conference elections, and having voted the SLF slate this time, I hope to see further progress for 2010.

In June 2017, Rep. Robert Brady introduced a bill to automatically register eligible citizens to vote in federal elections when they interact with numerous state and federal government agencies; Sens. Patrick Leahy, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin cosponsored identical legislation in the Senate.

«I think this [cutting off ACORN] will have a chilling effect on their election activities and anyone that has a relationship with them [ACORN],» Boehner told his colleagues following the House vote by 347 - to - 75 to deny federal funds to ACORN.

The review on the federal level comes after Trump claimed voter fraud was behind the popular vote victory by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and hinted during the campaign the vote itself could be «rigged.»

I believe it will take a «Federal Uniform Voting Code» to protect Americans right to vote; and to have their vote counted in hotly contested elections.

And their vote share at the 2015 federal election was 32 %.

The U.S. Justice Department announced it filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous eElections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous electionselections.

All 50 states use Help America Vote Act 2002 as a minimum for voter identification in Federal elections (president, senators, house of representatives, etc.).

While a Daley - connected circuit judge, Thomas Kluczynski (who would later be appointed a federal judge by Kennedy, at Daley's recommendation), threw out a federal lawsuit «filed to contend» the voting totals, [42] the Republican - dominated State Board of Elections unanimously rejected the challenge to the results.

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.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The city Board of Elections (BOE) voted unanimously on Tuesday to refer the filing of petition signatures for Rep. Daniel Donovan by a Grimm campaign operative to local, state, and federal prosecutors.