Sentences with phrase «from electoral processes»

The Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Mutiu Agboke, on Monday warned religious leaders across the country not to distance themselves from electoral processes so as...

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His tweet got the instant like from Minister of Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad who had earlier warned the Facebook of taking «stringent action» if any attempt was made by them to influence the electoral process in India.

Apart from being named by Alexander Nix in the video leak which blew up the scandal, there isn't much empirical evidence of Cambridge Analytica actually tampering with South American electoral processes.

In an effort to take U.S. and world attention away from the positive assessments of Nicaragua's electoral process, the U.S. manufactured a «MIG» crisis.

Leaders from various opposition political parties told me that the U.S. embassy offered them bribes in an effort to get them to withdraw from Nicaragua's electoral process in 1984.

Since the deal has resulted in extensive financial inequality, Christian justice counsels us to insulate the electoral process from the distortions that disparities in wealth can introduce.

Opposition leader Mr Raila Odinga, whose legal challenge to the election results led to the vote being nullified, withdrew from the new election, saying the process was not credible because of the lack of electoral reforms.

@user4012 about 2), the final election day is just the end of a lengthy electoral process; if voters are better educated and use that education all through the process a demagogue should be stopped earlier in the process (so, for a party supporter it would not be end as [My demagogue] vs [candidate from other party], because [My demagogue] would have been voted out in the primaries; in these primaries such a voter would have the option to vote for other candidates more ideologically acceptable).

it is imperative that INEC as a public institution run with the approval, and from the funds of the public perform its responsibility of facilitating / regulating the electoral process responsibly as failure may lead to losing public / peoples support and by extension, its existence.

However, if a more isolationist or nationalist US president emerges from the 2016 electoral process in America, and European electors give ever higher levels of support for nationalist - oriented parties, then we have little reason to expect partnership on foreign policy issues, and even fewer reasons to expect multilateral responses to global problems.

Mr. Dzakpasu explained that the perception emanates from the low education of voters about the commission and electoral processes.

As the Louisiana statutes for holding primaries are similar to those of Texas, our ruling in Classic as to the unitary character of the electoral process calls for a reexamination as to whether or not the exclusion of Negroes from a Texas party primary was state action.

«The Legislature should appoint a placeholder to serve as the acting Attorney General — someone who will not stand for election — allowing the voters to select from a competitive field of candidates as part of the normal electoral process in the Fall.

But, one fundamental obstacle that will prevent this from coming to fruition is the subjective view of the electoral process / positions by the youths as a right which must be given, even in the face of obvious inabilities, and gross absence of planned programs and pragmatic strategies to making a positive impact by the power - seeking youths.

«The Commission is reviewing the entire City Charter and welcomes ideas from all New Yorkers on how to improve city government and the electoral process,» Matt Gewolb, the commission's counsel and executive director, said in a statement.

The delegation, led by the Electoral Commissioner of DR Congo, Nangaa Yobeluo Corneille, sought to acquire from Ghana how activities of various institutions and systems including Ghana's faith - based organisations, the National Peace Council and Political Parties impact on the electoral process of Ghana.

What they're saying: «From our observations, there is a great deal of anxiety among the public regarding nearly every part of the electoral process,» Dr. Martin Mwondha, national co-ordinator, Citizens Election Observers Network — Uganda.

CADA also believe that it is important to state from the outset that the intent is to impress upon EC and the country's Security Forces to work together to incorporate stringent security management for electoral processes into its existing core activities to steer 2016 Ghana general election from violence.

While warning on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed on Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Fayose said «Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.»

Ahead of the elections, Mr. Mahama is heading to Sierra Leone, where he will be leading a number of meetings aimed at ensuring a peaceful electoral process, according to a statement from the former President's office.

In theory this could be interpreted to support an argument that a parliamentary party ought to have the power to elect their party leader directly, and indeed, at least historically, parliamentary system parties» leadership electoral procedures usually called for the party's legislative caucus to fill a leadership vacancy by electing a new leader directly by and from amongst themselves, and for the whole succession process to be completed within as short a time frame as practical.

Beginning from the Kogi governorship election of 21st November 2015, through to the latest Anambra governorship election held on 18th November 2017, the Commission has demonstrated the capacity to fine - tune its operations, sustain stakeholder engagements and rapidly respond to field challenges in our continuing effort to maintain the integrity of the electoral process.»

«These, among others, account for the incremental improvements in our electoral process culminating in the seamless and unprecedented transfer of power from one political party to another in the nation's political history.

Distinct from the process of electoral alliances in that the political parties remain separately listed on the ballot, the practice of electoral fusion in jurisdictions where it exists allows minor parties to influence election results and policy by offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate.

Fasano said Democrats undermined the CEP in 2013 by allowing unlimited organizational expenditures from state central committees, which he said opened the electoral process to «a flood of special interest money.»

If there's one takeaway from this election, it is that we need real campaign finance reform in this country, and we need to elect leaders who have dedicated themselves to getting corporate money out of our electoral process.»

Furthermore, he warned on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed to Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, saying «Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.»

He, therefore, urged all stakeholders as well as voters to abstain from acts that could undermine the electoral process (NAN)

Miliband will insist on it; ballot his Party and win; decouple Labour from the unions altogether (throwing them out of the electoral college that elects the Party's leader in the process) impress voters as a strong leader - and transform their view of him and his Party.

By the same token, his shambolic attitude is begetting other further shambolic acts from the Zambezi Street, Abuja headquarters of INEC, as the macabre dance steps in Kogi, Bayelsa, Gombe and the unfolding drama in Anambra Central senatorial district could have been avoided had Mr. President paid more attention to the need for an improved electoral process by obeying the Constitution regarding the composition of INEC.

And he also said his decision not to prosecute «does not foreclose the BOE or others from pursuing any civil or regulatory action that they determine might be warranted by these facts; such a remedy might well provide guidance to those involved in the electoral process.»

And I had a wonderful message this morning from the Albino Foundation that they are finding support for their participation in the electoral processes in Africa for the first time through this programme.

Efforts by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to get more women involved in the electoral process received a boost recently, when Gender Desk officers of the Commission from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) met in Lagos between 19th and 24th March to undergo a Bridge Training workshop on how to achieve that goal.

From the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu has come a strong assurance for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria, that the Commission would do everything possible to ensure their full participation in the electoral process.

«With these new safeguards, New York — in the strongest terms possible — will combat unscrupulous and shadowy threats to our electoral process, as well as break down fundamental barriers that for far too long have prevented New Yorkers from being heard and from exercising their right to vote,» Cuomo said.

Same - day registration would let would - be voters register and cast their ballot on Election Day itself, so that «onerous and counter-intuitive registration deadlines do not prevent New Yorkers from having the opportunity to participate in the electoral process,» according to the Governor's Office.

He said the immense contributions by the media and CSOs to the work of the Commission, through constructive criticisms, suggestions, observation reports and feedbacks from the field, were helping to deepen democracy, strengthen the electoral process and in policy formulation.

From the provision of basic security to voters at political party rallies and campaigns, to ensuring that result forms are protected, the whole electoral process is defined by security considerations, especially in view of the number of election personnel involved, election materials that need to be moved, difficulty of the terrain to be traversed as well as the polling locations that need to be protected.

«The Commission is reviewing the entire City Charter and welcomes ideas from all New Yorkers on how to improve city government and the electoral process,» Gewolb said in a statement.

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.

On her part, the Chairperson, Executive Committee of the Electoral Commissions Forum, Southern African Development Community (ECF - SADC) and Chairperson, Electoral Commission of Namibia, Advocate Notemba Tjipuena, said sharing experiences from the Western and Southern African regions would deepen collaboration among EMBs and strengthen the credibility of the electoral processes of member countries.

During their stay in Ghana, the observers will participate in briefings on the Ghanaian political and electoral processes from Ghanaian experts, political leaders, election administrators, representatives of civil society, as well as NDI staff.

A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has urged the Electoral Commission to ensure that the electoral process, particularly the time - table, is not disrupted by the several disagreements arising from the decision to disqualify some presidential aspirants.

In the cases, just this last couple of elections, where stem cell politics, for example, has been played out in the electoral process, stem cell research is [has] done better than the winning candidates for offices; and I think, apart from that, I think that we do have a serious problem in general education of the sciences and that accounts for the reluctance of a large segment of the population to accept the principles of evolution and think that there is still a debate about it, which there isn't — and that's a problem we need to solve, — but I still think there is an incredible constituency for science in this country.

Notwithstanding the influential nature of it in the electoral process, one only needs to see how bags of dough from the mega-rich-one-percenters — largely led by Bill Gates — have bought their way in their attempt to corporatize K - 12 education (see, for example, here).

If we've learned anything in the last month, it's that our once resolute institutions — from Congress and the electoral process to our favorite museums — are under fire from the marginalized groups who feel left out.

On a purely legal level, it is particularly noteworthy that a state has essentially expressed its opinio juris to the effect that the customary principle of non-intervention requires it to prevent a private actor operating from a place within its jurisdiction from interfering with the electoral process of a third state by leaking the content of a campaign official's private emails.

The current electoral process over-weights Convocation with litigators who have a very different experience / skill - set from solicitors — this skews discussions / decisions, as we saw in the articling debate.

Apart from being named by Alexander Nix in the video leak which blew up the scandal, there isn't much empirical evidence of Cambridge Analytica actually tampering with South American electoral processes.

The Government has sought details from Facebook on if any such downstream entity «misused» data, what is the protection available to the data subject and what are the specific steps proposed to be taken by the social media company to prevent any misuse of personal data for potential interference in, or manipulation of the Indian electoral process?