Sentences with phrase «file party members»

By contrast Ms Harman has faced claims she has embarked on a «leadership campaign by stealth» after adopting a series of political positions likely to win favour with rank - and - file party members.

Question: What specifically would you do to make the Conservative Party more democratic and would you support having an Annual General Meeting of all rank - and - file party members at which the Party Chairman submits a report and the Party Treasurer submits the party's accounts for adoption?

Under the plan, the electoral college system for leadership elections - which gives a third of the votes each to the unions, rank and file party members, and the MPs and MEPs - will be scrapped for a system of one member, one vote.

The current electoral college system gives a third of the votes each to the unions, rank and file party members, and the MPs and MEPs.

Voting closed on Wednesday in the complicated electoral college race, where MPs and MEPs have one - third of the vote, with rank - and - file party members and up to three million trades unionists who pay a political fee to Labour sharing the rest.

With the Rochester GOP convention at which rank - and - file party members will select an opponent — or opponents — to face off against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand looming, opponents of attorney Wendy Long are trying to nip her growing support in the bud.

The councilman said Ragusa's defense of Queens GOP First Vice Chair Stephen Graves is a «slap in the face» to rank - and - file party members, and he called on fellow elected officials and GOP leaders to boycott the Queens Republican Party dinner, which is scheduled for April 18.

Perhaps the rank and file party members know that he doesn't have what it takes to take them to victory.

: Right now, Donald Trump is the Republican Party, writes Peter Beinart, and there's little evidence that rank - and - file party members will challenge him in 2020.

Not exact matches

Rodrigues, a member of the opposition Rede party (led by former presidential candidate and environment minister Marina Silva), has proposed blocking the president's decree, and plans to file lawsuits in Amapá and Pará to carry out the preventative measure.

Before his meeting with Senate Republicans, Trump visited with the House GOP conference in what leaders billed as a chance for rank - and - file members to get to know the party's presumptive presidential nominee.

If federal Conservative MPs decided to back Mr. Kenney's bid, an orchestrated takeover could be possible, but there is significant animosity among rank and file PC members to a merger with the more hard - line Wildrose Party.

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A rare poll of Conservative party members has revealed a rank - and - file increasingly at odds with the leadership and considering transferring its allegiance to Ukip.

UPDATE: Doheny released a statement in response to Stefanik's endorsement by the Conservatives, calling it a «shocking» move by party officials that ignores the will of rank - and - file members who signed his nominating petitions and backed him two years ago.

Several Conservative Party chairmen and many rank - and - file members collected all our signatures.

We write to inform Ghanaians especially the rank and file of our party members that the 3rd NDC Unity Walk which will take place tomorrow, Sunday - 5th November, 2017 is coming on as scheduled and advertised.

The ruling Zanu - PF party, which at the weekend voted to make Mnangagwa its leader and demote Mugabe to a rank - and - file member, introduced the motion to impeach and the opposition seconded it.

He said over the last six years, the Republican party has done a much better job galvanizing its rank - and - file members.

Luthmann said he plans to file the objection on behalf of Reform Party member Frank Morano.

Mr Crabbe was suspended after two members of the party, Mr Boye Laryea and Ms Gladys Tsotso Mann - Dedey, filed a complaint against him for allegedly uttering words in the media that had the potential to bring the party into disrepute.

Article 45 demands of members to defend, protect and be loyal to the party at all times, while 47 outlines the processes to file complaints against the conduct of a member deemed to have violated the party's Constitution.

Since then, Conservative grassroots members» views on Europe appear only to have hardened — and, as a new report from the Project published yesterday by the Mile End Institute shows, they are one of the many things that set the Tory rank and file apart from the members of other political parties.

Vice President Kwesi Amissah - Arthur has directed the rank and file of the NDC to target floating voters during the party's campaign and not concentrate two much on members and supporters.

Further, some of his critics have argued that Corbyn has destabilised relations with the Parliamentary Labour Party by inviting rank - and - file members to apply pressure against MPs who back intervention in Syria.

Most of the members came out of the meeting in a jubilant mood with some of them dancing as a sign of victory for the party on the issue, which has in the last weeks, deepened the cracks within the party's rank and file, our correspondent reported from the party's headquarters

As Capital NY reported this morning, Cuomo has made progress re-establishing his ties with the leaders of several of the unions that are key members of the Working Families Party, but it looks like many of the rank - and - file, with whom the endorsement decision ultimately rests, are less pragmatic and harder to convince.

Nana Akufo - Addo will also be in two other constituencies where two party members have filed as independent parliamentary candidates.

According to Frederico Polsinelli, Bo Deitl's campaign manager, the petition to ballot was filed by Reform Party members who support Dietl and «felt that Bo had been shut out unfairly and felt that the Reform Party should have an open, fair process to vote.»

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere Darko has described the case filed at the Supreme Court for an order to compel the Electoral Commission to announce special voting results on the day it is held as a waste of energy.

«Since last November when I launched this campaign to change Albany, we made our case directly to county chairs in each of the four counties, as well as the rank - and - file Independence Party members who should decide this endorsement.»

An Abuja Federal High Court will today hear the suit filed by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji L'aziz Jimoh, challenging the nomination...

On May 26, the Constitution Party of Kansas filed a notice of appeal in its lawsuit which seeks the ability to have voters in Kansas register as members of the Constitution Party (currently Kansas won't let voters register as members of unqualified parties).

Lems and other Nassau Green Party members have filed an appeal and are scheduled to appear in Nassau State Supreme Court in Mineola on Sept. 29.

According to the NDC, the committee is expected to conduct hearing among the rank and file of the party, as well as solicit for views from members of the party across the country for review and restructure itself.

Queens Democratic Party officials are retaliating against GOP City Councilman Eric Ulrich for filing an ethics complaint against City Council member Elizabeth Crowley — a relative of a powerful congressman,...

Under the old system, statewide candidates could submit 150 signatures from registered party members in - lieu of a filing fee.

Cusick, still mulling a run, said, «We're working together, we're working and discussing everything with the leaders of the party and the rank and file members of the party to make sure that everyone has a say and that we do this right.»

«I had planned to run for Secretary of State, but I did not because I could not afford the filing fee,» said C. T. Weber, a member of the Peace and Freedom Party of California's State Executive Committee.

Whenever the Chairperson of the County Committee by reason of the Rules of the Democratic Party of the State of New York is a member of a District Committee of a political subdivision lying partly within and partly without New York County which is required to make a Party nomination for public office, he or she shall convene a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County, to be held no later than five days before the last day provided by law for filing a certificate of such Party nomination; he or she shall consult with such District Committee and in carrying out his or her duties as a member of the District Committee for such political subdivision, he or she shall, to the extent feasible, be guided by the advice of a majority of those present and voting at the meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County.

«There is no constitutional provision for this kind of sideshow,» said Lloyd, pointing to the fact that the leader of the party is elected by an electoral college made up of rank - and - file members as well as MPs and unions.

As members of that party continue their cash dash, Sen. Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrate, is preparing to file a report for a new political action committee called «No Bad Apples,» designed to recruit Democratic candidates whose track record on reform issues is similar to her own.

In October, Wilson filed a complaint with the state election commission alleging that family members and friends made large contributions to the Democratic state central committee, with the party then violating campaign finance regulations by shifting that funding back down to Kennedy's campaign.

A senior member of the party told this paper that whiles «It is not in doubt that the rank and file of the NDC including many party bigwigs are rooting for John's comeback... and even, the flag bearer hopefuls know this, and most of them are even willing to step down if he wants to run, John's problem with many of these people is his leadership style... and he must be ready to change that...

Referring to an earlier petition submitted by the Council of Elders of the party for the suspension of Afoko, Dr. Atupare said they objected because Prof. Mike Oquaye and Ama Busia, both members of the disciplinary committee were also members of the Council of Elders who filed the petition.

«Only someone from his tradition will support the rights of rank and file members in the CLPs (constituency Labour parties).

A party may nominate a non-enrolled member by filing a certificate of authorization, signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the meeting at which such authorization was given.

Makarfi and members of his team are currently at the Supreme Court, where they filed an appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which affirmed Sheriff as the national chairman of the troubled party.

«The National Executive Committee (NEC) of All People's Congress (APC) wishes to encourage our successfully Filed Parliamentary Candidates and members of our great Party to remain Calm and resolute as the Party leadership seek to use the legal approach to address the disqualification of our Presidential Candidate,» the statement said.

Joe Shikhman, a Grimm campaign aide, filed petition signatures from Reform Party members minutes before the BOE's deadline in April, NY1 reported.