Sentences with phrase «general election period»

The donation was one of dozens made during the general election period, with political parties receiving over # 50m in donations in the first half of 2015.

Typically we would expect at least 50 % of all bets on an event like this to be placed in the last two weeks, but judging on current trends [these few weeks] are set to be bigger than the last general election period put together.

Obama opted out of taking public funds during the September to November general election period, becoming the first candidate for president to opt out of public financing since the system was created in the 1970s.

Not exact matches

Indeed, over the period of time when Italy was in recession, the country's political scene has been nothing short of a mess, having gone from the scandal - hit tenure of billionaire businessman Silvio Berlusconi, to a technocratic government and two general elections in the space of a year.

The majority of the electorate simply do not share their views so try as they might every time, someone running on the platform to outlaw abortion or make gay people bad, etc. will just not win in the general election, period.

General election 1945Clement Atlee's landslide victory in July 1945 came as a complete surprise to the Conservatives who were hoping to capitalise on Winston Churchill's hugely successful period as Britain's wartime coalition prime minister.

With the Commons sorely in need of a makeover at the 2010 general election, it is worth noting that the House of Lords will provide an important source of parliamentary continuity over the election period.

In the short term, including the period leading up to the general election, the pressure is likely to assert itself in terms of the willingness of voters to elect independent candidates - especially in constituencies where the sitting MP has been named in the expenses saga.

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».

As well as the month or so after the general election debacle, the other perilous period for the PM was after her disaster at the Tory conference.

«The prime minister's view is that it is no bad thing for a spotlight to be shone on his commitment that should he remain the prime minister [after the 2015 general election] he will have an in - out referendum and that will happen following a period of renegotiation,» the prime minister's spokesperson added.

But the resistance of backbenchers to development on their patches, the ambiguity of the Liberal Democrats (some of whom are pushing More Garden Cities Now), the lateness of part of the Treasury push and the long timetable for building houses conspire against the Chancellor getting big housing growth in the little - more - than - two - year - period between now and the general election.

The Electoral Commission must, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the regulated period for a general election, publish in the Gazette notice of --

While the data pertain to the period immediately prior to the election campaign, longitudinal analyses and other polling data suggest that the results are still relevant at the time of the general election.

the period beginning on 9 November 2008 and ending with the close of the day before polling day for the next general election after that date; and

Asantehene wondered why periods proceeding, during and after general elections since 1992 has been characterized by violence or fear of a possible break - out of violence though there the police service is mandated to maintain law and order.

Such loans have been reported in party accounts though the annual accounts are not yet published for the period covering the 2005 general election.

He said the Lib Dems received loans from three people in the period before the 2005 General Election and had declared their names and the sums lent.

They indeed started doing so in several areas, but public sector was not touched at all (most probably due to the short period before general elections).

Prior to the UK General Election on June 8 2017, the Government entered a period of «purdah» where the actions of the civil service were limited.

After its defeat in the 1979 general election the Labour Party underwent a period of internal rivalry between the left represented by Tony Benn, and the right represented by Denis Healey.

Under the terms of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011, the period between one general election and the next is fixed at 5 years, unless the Commons passes a motion of no confidence in the Government sooner than that, or if the House of Commons, with the support of at least two thirds of its members, resolves that a general election should take place sooner.

He also spent a brief period at Conservative Central Office, working as a press officer, in the 1997 General Election campaign.

I'm running period, even if it's detrimental to our chances in the general election.

Gen Richards» comments come in a period of huge competition between the armed services as preparations for the strategic defence review, which will take place immediately after the general election, reassesses Britain's defence priorities.

For most of the period from 1945 the Nuffield volumes on each General Election almost stood alone, with little in the way of serious competition.

During the 4 year period in the run up to the next general election the whole country will now of the no confidence in the MPs from their Labour Party constituencies.

Sango advised politicians to start preparing for the 2019 general elections «in earnest», stressing that winning elections required long and proper planning that required massive efforts over a long period of time.

Hillary Clinton is consolidating her support among Wall Street donors and other businesses ahead of a general - election battle with Donald Trump, winning more campaign contributions from financial - services executives in the most recent fundraising period than all other candidates combined.

(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general, special, or primary elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Abubakar also called on the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, to replace security personnel in Taraba State with new teams from neighbouring Gombe, Bauchi and Adamawa States during the period of the re-run election

Nevertheless, to put the issue beyond doubt, and in line with our practice at the last general election, we had already started a «close» period, during which no new self - signups or member referrals to YouGov will be invited to take part in political polls.

Independents can petition onto special election ballot, but that's a heavy lift as the petitioning period is shorter than in a general election.

Under section 14 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 was amended to extend the period between the dissolution of Parliament and the following general election polling day from 17 to 25 working days.

She noted the October 24 deadline set by the New York City Campaign Finance Board, which kicks off the start of the disclosure period for the general election.

In the prior reporting period, Rangel's campaign had raised $ 162,000 specifically for the general election, but had only $ 150,000 in overall cash - on - hand, suggesting the campaign might run out of money to spend on the primary.

President - elect of the United States is the title used for an incoming president of the United States during the period between the general election on Election Day in November and noon Eastern Standard Time on Inauguration Day, January 20, during which the president - elect is not in offelection on Election Day in November and noon Eastern Standard Time on Inauguration Day, January 20, during which the president - elect is not in offElection Day in November and noon Eastern Standard Time on Inauguration Day, January 20, during which the president - elect is not in office yet.

Angus has edited the Today programme since 2013, a period that's taken in the Scottish independence referendum, last year's general election and the EU referendum.

Before winning with Malloy in both the primary and the general election in 2010, Occhiogrosso was involved in numerous losing campaigns over a 15 - year period.

He commended the stakeholders for maintaining a peaceful atmosphere throughout the electioneering campaign period, saying that the attention of security agents and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) had already been drawn to possible threats to the conduct of the elections.

Miliband has faced a difficult period since May's local and European elections, in which Labour failed to make the breakthroughs expected of an opposition party a year before a general election.

Giving the background, Prof Yakubu said: «Soon after the 2011 General Elections, the Commission developed an extensive 5 - year Strategic Plan covering the period 2012 - 2016.

General News of Friday, 18 May 2018 Source: Jubilee House Communications Directorate President Akufo - Addo The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, has indicated that the period of stay of his administration has witnessed the fulfilment of a number of promises he made to the Ghanaian people in the run - up to the 2016 elections.

«Tony Blair has said that he will not fight the next General Election, he has stated that he wants an orderly and stable transition over the next period.

The wash - up period is the last few days while a Parliament of the United Kingdom continues to sit after the Prime Minister has announced the date when Parliament will be dissolved so a general election can be held but before Parliament has been formally adjourned, prorogued or dissolved.

The last instance of either of the two predecessor seats being held by an MP from a party other than the Labour Party was the period for both before the 1935 general election.

Drawing on data from Labour's time in opposition during these periods it is possible to see how well it has polled since the general election last May.

He called the results «Black Thursday», said the Conservatives needed to fight the next general election on a «balanced ticket» and that «no one seriously supposes that the Prime Minister would be Prime Minister throughout the entire period of the next Parliament».

The regulated period for political parties runs for the year leading up to the 8 June general election, meaning it has already begun.

For the 2015 general election, there were two regulated periods for candidates known as the «short campaign» and «long campaign».