Sentences with phrase «in electoral choices»

Alas, as Buhari has proved, the potential for buyer's remorse is always there in electoral choices.

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In that case, if the naked choice is between primaries and electoral reform, then it's wise for the left to keep agitating for the latter than go along with the former.

Research from the good - government group Citizens Union confirms that the New York City elections, where public funding is already in place, allow for greater voter choice and more electoral competition, when compared with New York State races.

«I think it would be a big mistake if that was eroded or taken away, because it sends out a message that involvement in the democratic process, being on the electoral register, is a lifestyle choice and is optional,» Mr David said.

But if the process really does draw in lots of voters, it is more likely in general to pull parties to the centre and further diminish electoral choice.

In 2014, he was still a new mayor, one who had ridden into City Hall on a hard progressive platform and a 73 percent electoral tsunami, who had installed the Council speaker of his choice and built a line of political credit with Gov. Andrew Cuomo by securing him support from liberal groups over the summer.

Of further note, the conference was joined by Sam Smith of the Progressive Review in Washington, DC; by Mike Feinstein of the California Green Party, who had just helped organize a very successful «Green Parties of the West» conference; by representatives of the Reform Party; by Rob Daniels» «Campaign for a New Tomorrow»; and by the Center for Voting and Democracy, a national organization headed by Rob Richie dedicated to promoting Instant Run - off Voting, Ranked Choice Voting, proportional representation, and electoral reforms supported by many Greens through the Center's FairVote organizing work.

La Follette, 450 U. S. 107, 124 (1981)(«A political party's choice among the various ways of determining the makeup of a State's delegation to the party's national convention is protected by the Constitution»); Cousins v. Wigoda, 419 U. S. 477, 491 (1975)(«Illinois» interest in protecting the integrity of its electoral process can not be deemed compelling in the context of the selection of delegates to the National Party Convention» (emphasis added)-RRB-.3 A political

«Unless we apply the break and uphold the rule of law and democratic conventions and practices in all ramifications, our greatest losses, moving forward, will not be economic recession, lack of critical infrastructure, among others, but an irredeemably deteriorated civilian rule where the decisions of the courts, letters and spirit of the law, resolutions of the legislature, electoral choices of Nigerians as expressed through the ballot no longer count.»

«This is about giving people a choice and it can unite those who believe in electoral reform with those who want to maintain a strong constituency link.»

For example, several localities in USA have laws that, in case of an electoral tie, the winner is determined by a random choice (lots, or coin toss).

But the defining characteristics of modern politics in the United States are a corrupt campaign finance system that enables corporate and wealthy elites to purchase political outcomes; and an abundance of anti-democratic electoral, ballot access and debate rules designed to minimize participation and choice.

Nevertheless, he maintained that technology «has come to stay» and expressed optimism that the coming together of election managers and experts to share experiences would prepare the EMBs in making appropriate and cost - effective choice of technologies that would increase public confidence in the electoral process.

The overall objective of the conference is to build and enhance the capacity of participants in the choice and usage of ICT in elections for strengthening the credibility, integrity and transparency of electoral processes in ECOWAS and SADC countries.

In the lead up to the Armenian presidential election on February 15th, the incumbent Serzh Sargsyan of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) emerged as the only viable choice on the ballot after four other prospective candidates dropped out of the race, one of whom was shot in an assassination attempt, while another cited electoral fraud and commenced a hunger strike in protesIn the lead up to the Armenian presidential election on February 15th, the incumbent Serzh Sargsyan of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) emerged as the only viable choice on the ballot after four other prospective candidates dropped out of the race, one of whom was shot in an assassination attempt, while another cited electoral fraud and commenced a hunger strike in protesin an assassination attempt, while another cited electoral fraud and commenced a hunger strike in protesin protest.

This adds to the nearly $ 10 million in state electoral spending by school choice proponents between 2003 and 2012, as tallied by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.