Sentences with phrase «in electoral laws»

Nigerian opposition parties on Friday called for a change in electoral laws to allow municipal polls to be overseen by the national election commission and not «partisan» state authorities.

We believe that the rules and regulations and the legal processes provided in the electoral laws of Ghana are good enough if observed by all parties to ensure peaceful and credible elections in Ghana on the 7th of December 2016.

They believe that «the rules, regulations and the legal processes provided in the electoral laws of Ghana are «good enough if observed by all parties to ensure peaceful and credible elections in Ghana on the 7th of December 2016.»

A loophole in electoral law in the United Kingdom means that although anyone donating even small sums of money to a political party has to declare this as a matter of public record, those loaning money at commercial rates of interest did not have to make a public declaration.

In electoral law there are (seemingly) strict rules and limits on what qualifies in each category.

The first third consists of a series of short, informative essays on subjects such as by - elections, changes in electoral law since 2005, how the internet will shape the election and the expected demographics of the next House of Commons.

There are a series of in - depth articles dealing with different aspects of elections, ranging from the changes in electoral law to the anticipated role of the internet.

Gavin Millar, a QC and expert in electoral law, described the situation as «highly disturbing».

In particular, we welcome proposals to strengthen the role of individual Returning Officers and to address the present shortfall in funding electoral administration, to simplify law and to establish a principle that all changes in electoral law must be finalised at least six months before any election.

Last year we revealed exactly how Vote Leave took advantage of loopholes in electoral law to funnel # 625,000 to the 23 - year old fashion student Darren Grimes.

«It may surprised you that we made a proposal for certain amendment in the electoral law but the amendment came two days to the elections of 2019.

Not exact matches

One option, cited by Italian newspaper La Republicca, is where the main two parties Lega and M5S agree to allow for an interim technocratic government that would modify the electoral law and pass the budget, with the view to return to elections back in October.

Since his electoral win in November, Trump has rightfully noted that the president is exempt from criminal conflict of interest laws.

Federal judges found more problems in Texas» voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office.

This scandal is only the latest in a string of worrisome disclosures about the use of social media by third parties, from foreign governments and electoral candidates to law enforcement agencies, to spy on the activities of users — especially immigrant, Black and other vulnerable communities.

We anticipate an eventual easing of tensions in Spain over Catalonian independence and view a potential populist government following elections in Italy in 2018 as unlikely after recent changes to the electoral laws.

On politics, we think the trickiest votes for the region happened last year (France, Germany, the Netherlands), and while Italy faces fresh elections in March 2018, a new electoral law reduces the risk of extreme outcomes.

Mattarella will have to embark on a round of consultations with party leaders before naming a new prime minister — Italy «s fifth in as many years — who will be tasked with drawing up a new electoral law.

Bernstein and Politi add some interesting detail (gleaned from recently released Soviet archives and interviews with Reagan Administration officials) to the story of how the Holy See and the White House helped nurse Solidarity through the imposition of martial law in December 1981 and the hard years of struggle that led to the electoral dismantling of Polish communism in June 1989.

Cuomo has not yet formally proposed any electoral reforms in the wake of last week's back - to - back corruption scandals, but he has talked about the possibility of rescinding the Wilson - Pakula law following Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith's arrest for allegeding trying to bribe his way onto the GOP line in the New York City mayor's race.

Duverger's law states that in a first past the post electoral system, the system will end up with a two party system.

The chapter also discusses the intellectual history of British electoral law and its application in south Punjab's colonial courts.

«The few soldiers that were deployed only helped in maintaining law and order and never interfered with the electoral process.

There is also the prospect of a slew of Tory held by - elections caused by the seeming systematic breach of electoral law at the last election, predominantly in places where Ukip were pressing the Conservatives hard.

Under the country's electoral laws, voters are required to vote in the districts where they registered.

It can help to explain not only why some of the supposed iron laws of politics failed to hold, but also the changes in the electoral map from 2015.

Another law also prohibits the formation of coalition outside periods of electoral campaigning, and yet another law states that «organizations should notice four days in advance to local authorities if they plan a demonstration of a party meeting.

In terms of the electoral law — well, it's FPTP, so you're going to have a lot of councils where the winning party won an overwhelming majority of seats on less than 50 percent of the vote.

The electoral law (link in Spanish) begins its VIII Chapter (Electoral Felonies and Faults) with the Article 137:

Allegations that Vote Leave breached election spending laws in the 2016 referendum add to calls for electoral spending reform.

Are we comfortable having some of the loosest electoral laws in the democratic world?

Chair of Electoral Commission, who is probing possible Russian meddling in the Brexit vote, urges urgent reform of electoral laws to stop cheats

Commenting on how the New Patriotic Party has gone about with the electoral commission's Steering Committee, he said that it doesn't matter who will be appointed — rather, what matters is the electoral commission's steadfastness in working with the laws of the country.

Laws also fails to answer the question implicitly posed throughout as he reels off Liberal Democrat achievements in government — what could the party have done differently to avoid such a humiliating electoral rout in 2015?

Husein, a serving commissioner in the state, and one of the two aspirants that were presented for the screening exercise, was disqualified for his failure to comply with the party's guidelines and electoral law.

«We don't have to go to Albany and deal with that political dysfunction in order to get this electoral reform,» he said, an apparent reference to that fact that many other voting and election laws are dictated by the state.

Moore contributed to an LSE report published in April that concluded UK's electoral laws were «weak and helpless» in the face of new forms of digital campaigning.

A source within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state told DAILY POST on Saturday that Husein, who is a serving Commissioner was accused of flouting the electoral law, which stipulates 30 days for anyone who is in a public servant to resign his / her appointment before vying for an elective office.

The heads of the security agencies that engage in illegal electoral acts should be made to face the law.

For this reason, for a party not to field a candidate in a constituency where it wins the highest share of the party vote, would be a contravention of electoral law.

The statement said the Electoral Commission (EC) used the electoral laws as an oppressive tool against them, forcing them to spend six weeks in court to litigate the injustice.

Both APC guidelines and electoral law made it compulsory for any individual in a public service employment to resign or withdraw before contesting for an elective office.

However, the Independent National Electoral Commission after investigation indicted the governor, but said he could not be prosecuted in line with electoral laws because of the immunity he currently enjoyed.

Ukip leader inadvertently broke electoral law when he failed to declare donation in kind, Electoral Commission rules

These could be labelled social or constitutional ones, but citing them shows that a more atavistic label is in order: the EU, the ECHR, law and order, immigration control, electoral reform, Lords reform, English votes for English laws.

[78] In July 2005, a new law for electoral reforms was approved which prevented electoral gerrymandering by cutting the number of electoral districts from 25 to 5.

Electoral systems with election of just one winner in each district (i.e., «winner - takes - all» electoral systems) and no proportional distribution of extra mandates to smaller parties tend to create two - party systems (Duverger's law).

By law, they were not supposed to declare a winner, but they had gone ahead with that, in flagrant disregard for the electoral law,» he said.

In October 2008, the Electoral Commission cleared the Conservative Party of breaking electoral law by using an MIC - funded company, Coleshill Campaigning Services (aka Constituency Campaigning Services), as a front to provide millions of pounds of services to Tories fighting marginal seats.

«If the Commission believes that the privacy protections granted by the IRS undermine accountability in the electoral process, then it should lobby Congress to make changes, but the Commission's charge does not pertain to reevaluation of those federal laws and policies,» the filing says.