Sentences with phrase «general election process»

Just as in 2008, Obama will be able to go back to his small donors again and again throughout the primary and general election process, while his chief opponents (in this case, Romney and Perry) are relying (overwhelmingly so far) on a relatively small group of geographically or professionally restricted donors who'll hit their legal maximum on campaign giving quickly.

Here's a good post from the Law Library of Congress on the fundamentals of the British general elections process, and a wikipedia page.

Not exact matches

Campaign finance refers to the rules that govern the use of money in electoral processes such as general elections, by - elections, and referenda.

What we need to ask, however, is whether the weaknesses of the electoral process are in fact signs of a more general political failure that has left us unable to support better elections.

The nature of persuasion and the constraints of campaigning mean that only the very best candidates can hope to produce that process within the few months of a general election contest.

The office of the Electoral Commission is under heavy security to safeguard its processes as it collates results of the general elections.

According to a statement signed by the General Secretary of the PNC, Bernard Mornah, it is the expectation of NEC that all stakeholders in the process will take keen interest in these decisions and work assiduously to put the party on a sound footing going into Election 2016.

We can only hope that Pakistan's democratization process will move forward; and civilian leaders who assume power after the forthcoming general elections will act as pragmatically as Jinnah and show the due political resolve to institutionalize his secular, progressive ideals of statehood.

2008 provides a useful example, when the long Democratic primary process helped Obama build a nationwide grassroots structure that helped prove decisive in the general election.

The congressman said he's glad to see the small - d democratic process unfold, and is prepared for a robust debate once his general election opponent emerges.

Instead, the Commission said it «will continue to engage stakeholders to ensure that a clean and credible voters» register is in place for the 2016 general elections through an inclusive and collaborative audit process.»

Khan, who as shadow minister for London, will have a role in setting the process to select the next mayor, has refused to announce his own intentions until after the general election.

The entire process whiffs of gerrymandering when calculations by the House of Commons library found that at the 2017 general election the Tories got one seat for every 43,018 votes nationally compared with Labour's 49,152 per MP or Liberal Democrats» 197,665 and Green's 525,665.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an interview on NY1 Friday questioned the «iffy process» of appointing an attorney general through the Legislature, virtually endorsing Barbara Underwood to remain in the post through the November general election.

Both Labour MPs and the Prime Minister had called for the process to be concluded in time for the next general election, due by mid-2010.

Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society Labour lost the election — so has spent a week on a rollercoaster ride through the classic stages of the grieving process.

A federal judge ruled last year that New York's traditional date for the primary, the second Tuesday of September, occurs too late for military absentee ballots to be processed before the general election.

As a constitutional change, the bill requires more work to pass than normal legislation: Changes must be ratified by two consecutively elected Legislatures and then by voters in the next general election (for example, casino gaming was approved by that process in 2013).

«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.

As Katie Ghose pointed out, the ideal would be to start formal convention processes now, but realistically this is unlikely to happen before the General Election.

We're hoping our crowd - sourced discussions can feed into that process and help influence the party manifestos for implementation after May's General Election

Moreover, whereas the 2012 delegates expected the at - that - time - leader Bersani to promote a process of identity reconstruction and grassroots» institutionalization, the 2013 Conference asked Renzi for concrete strategies to win the next General Elections (Martocchia Diodati 2014).

Irked by these worrying realities, Nigerian youths as observed, like their counterparts in the other parts of the world resolved to democratically redress the situation come 2019 general election by actively participating in the electoral process; a move that has prompted many to angle for different political positions including that of the presidency.

It's worth remembering that the House of Commons does not meet immediately after a general election anyway — and the process of determining who will be prime minister need not be swift just because the media and the public expect it to be.

During both the primary process and the general election, Obama's campaign set numerous fundraising records, particularly in the quantity of small donations.

After the 2005 General Election, the Conservatives went through an early process of candidate selection.

«It is surprising that the nomination process to select a leader for at least the next five years appears to have been largely decided within at most five days of a devastating general election defeat.»

In the recently published book «An Encounter with the Spymaster,» this writer disclosed categorically that «the movement of large cash in local and foreign currencies by the two major political parties, APC and PDP, to win primaries and general elections in 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the country.

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.

However, if in the process of deciding not to vote at the next general election - as advised by Russell Brand - a whole new generation of young people become politicised then we could see the currently absent youth movement make a return.

As a constituency party we now look to begin the process of finding our parliamentary candidate for the 2015 general election and winning a Labour majority.

Attorney General Schneiderman said, «New York voters deserve elections that are fair and free of coordination that distorts the democratic process.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein commended the attorney general's legislation in a statement, saying, «The Independent Democratic Conference has long been an advocate for making our election process simpler and more accessible for all New Yorkers.»

«The city board has made it unnecessarily complicated,» said state board co-chair Douglas Kellner, who urged the city to abandon the cumbersome process before the state primary and general election this fall.

Parliament should ensure that the process of individual voting is made fit for purpose - if not for the 2015 general election, then at least for all future ones.

The issue of hydro fracking played a role in the recent Democratic primary for governor in New York, and those who oppose the gas drilling process hope it will influence the general election, as well.

*** Orders partial restriction of movements Towards ensuring a proper coordination of water - tight security operations and thus guaranteeing a hitch - free and credible electioneering process in the forthcoming Kogi State governorship election, the Inspector - General of Police, Solomon Arase, has deployed -LSB-...]

However, rather than approve the timetable, members expressed concern that if we embarked on the congresses as planned, the process could precipitate a series of rancour, which might be difficult for the party to manage ahead of the coming general elections.

Outlining the tasks ahead, Prof Yakubu said: «As we move towards the 2019 General Elections, changes will be taking place in the political process that will directly affect electoral operations.

If Clegg manages to significantly outperform the worst predictions for the party's general election performance, he may in the process be able to redeem his own performance in government and his project of pulling the party centrewards.

Today, however, such a system is not commonly practiced and most parliamentary system parties» rules provide for a leadership election in which the general membership of the party is permitted to vote at some point in the process (either directly for the new leader or for delegates who then elect the new leader in a convention), though in many cases the party's legislators are allowed to exercise a disproportionate influence in the final vote.

Indeed, on the back of this speech Mr. Cameron asked his Shadow Cabinet to review every QUANGO within their respective policy briefs in a process continuing «up to and beyond the general election».

The Prime Minister called for an early general election on Tuesday just weeks after starting the formal process of Britain leaving the EU, causing exasperation amongst some EU leaders.

Heads of security agencies said they have uncovered plots by some groups to disrupt the processes leading to the 2019 general elections.

Private legal practitioner, Victor Adawudu, says general elections later this year would get a boost in credibility if members of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) assist in the election process.

Frayne, director of policy & strategy at Policy Exchange, says polling firms are beginning their «Westminster rehabilitation process» after the 2015 general election.

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of the UK Parliament published a Select Committee Publications on the «Lessons from the process of Government formation after the 2010 General Election».

We will vote in parliament to block any attempt to invoke Article 50 until Theresa May commits to a second referendum or a general election on whatever EU exit deal emerges at the end of the process.»

President John Dramani Mahama has gone through a successful verification process to ensure he can vote come December 7 general elections.

He alleged that three months to the 2012 general elections, his network of intelligence picked information that the NDC was going to rig the election and that time not through the snatching of ballot boxes but by means of IT processes and that the Castle had already secured 10 percent of the votes.