Sentences with phrase «first national ballot»

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In a final ballot, which was first reported by National Review, more than three - quarters voted to back Cruz.

But if neither one can garner a majority on the first few ballots, Ryan could easily get drafted as a consensus alternative with national campaign experience and a deep well of respect within the party.

Since the first - ballot vote eliminated Dr. Morton and Mr. Orman, the hard - edged conservatives of the group, the Wildrose and their friends at the Toronto National Post have been spinning the narrative that the progressives (or «soft - centrists») have defeated the conservatives in this contest.

• Flaming Cincinnati Baseball fans in Cincinnati, burning with pennant fever for the first time in almost a decade, cast two and three ballots each to place five Redlegs on the National League All - Star team, indirectly set in motion half a dozen plans for amending the selection process next year.

There's always a chance that Kezia's national presence will benefit her at the local ballot box, but as the first capital constituency to turn to the SNP it seems likely that Ash Regan - Denham will win this seat.

All delegates were bound for the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.

Under state law, these delegates were required to vote on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention for the winner of the statewide primary.

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) will ballot its members over a one - day strike, in what would be the union's first mass walkout for two decades.

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, says her first appearance on the ballot sheet to contest the December polls is a win for women and the rule of law.

«It's all about the delegates,» said Greenberg, who said Trump has a «very difficult road» to reaching 1,237 delegates needed to win on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July.

There are numerous tiers of government in the UK for which voters are regularly asked to cast their ballots, including local councils, directly elected mayors, police and crime commissioners, national assemblies and parliaments.The first past the post system for local councils in England and Wales as well as Westminster also means that the nuances of local politics can vary significantly from place to place.

It was the second Scottish Labour leadership election in as many years, the first being caused by the resignation of Jack McConnell, [2] following the Scottish National Party's victory over Labour in the Scottish Parliament election, 2007, however in this election, Alexander was unopposed, meaning that no ballot actually took place.

2 — Annie Award online voting opens 2 — Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala 3 — Deadline for receipt of final Golden Globe ballots from HFPA members 3 — Voting ends for Art Directors Guild nominations 3 — Cinema Audio Society nomination ballot voting ends 3 — NYFCC awards dinner 4 — WGA theatrical and documentary screenplays announced 4 — Art Directors Guild nominations announced 4 — PGA nominations polls close for motion pictures and animated motion pictures 5 — AFI Awards luncheon 5 — PGA Awards nominations announced 5 — PGA nominations for TV, animated, motion pictures and digital announced 5 — Academy Award nominations voting opens at 8AM PST 7 — Golden Globe Awards 8 — Final ballots go out to BFCA members 8 — Final ballots go out to BTJA members 9 — Deadline for BFCA returning final ballots 9 — Deadline for BTJA returning final ballots 9 — National Board of Review gala 9 — BAFTA nominations announced 10 — Cinema Audio Society nominees announced 10 — DGA TV, Commercial and Documentary nominees announced 11 — Critics» Choice Awards 11 — DGA feature film and first - time feature nominations announced 12 — Academy Award nominations voting closes at 5PM PST 15 — NAACP Image Awards 19 — PGA final voting closes 20 — PGA Awards 19 — SAG final voting closes 21 — SAG Awards 23 - Annie Award final voting closes 23 — Academy Award nominations announced 26 — ACE Eddie Awards Gala 27 — Art Directors Guild Awards

Announcing the ballot, Seamus Searson, SSTA general secretary said: «The National Executive is very much aware of the efforts of the Deputy First Minister to address teacher workload and promote teacher professional judgement but teacher workload needs to be reduced in the current session.

Jim Spady of Dick's Drive - In Restaurants, who has fought along with his wife, Fawn, to bring charter schools to this state, noted that the first charter - school initiative, on the ballot in 1996, drew significant contributions from the National Education Association, a charter foe that is the parent organization for the WEA.

Most critically, they dusted off an all - but - forgotten 1978 Supreme Court case challenging a ban on corporate ballot initiative spending — First National Bank of Boston vs. Bellotti.