Sentences with phrase «last open election»

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Going into the 2014 civic elections, the last until 2018, how open are local governments around southwestern British Columbia when it comes to the spending and meetings of their mayors?

Japan's Abe secures supermajority Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe won a landslide victory in last weekend's general election, opening the way for a push to amend the country's pacifist constitution.

Eighteen Olympians will stand for election for the British Olympic Association's (BOA) Athletes» Commission after voting opened for athletes last week.

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said he now has an «open mind» about the need for a special prosecutor to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 election, following the events of last week.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was in critical condition last night after being struck by bullets fired by a lone gunman said to be distraught over President Trump's election opened fire on members of the Republican congressional baseball team at a practice field in this Washington suburb.

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Last month, Common Cause / NY joined with other government watchdog groups in calling on the NYS Board of Elections to reverse its 1996 Advisory Opinion in which it adopted an ill - advised interpretation of the campaign finance law and opened up the LLC loophole.

Democrats failed to pick up this open seat in an expensive special election last year.

In an open letter, signed by Clive Lewis and Jon Cruddas, they argued that cooperation with other progressive parties at last Thursday's local elections could have tipped the balance in close - fought councils, just as it could have delivered a Labour - led government in 2017.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said that he «totally accepts» the verdict of voters after his party's mauling at last week's European elections, but believes it was right to make a case for an open Britain that doesn't «blame foreigners.»

Simon Reevell, a Yorkshire - based barrister, was selected at an open primary last night to contest Dewsbury at the next general election.

had in his opening remarks stated that «notwithstanding the apparent victories we achieved at the last general elections in the zone, it is glaring that our party now faces more challenges than it has ever experienced since its formation».

In last year's town board elections, which featured three open seats including that of the mayor, the Republican candidates swept the Democrats, each gaining at least 65 percent of the vote.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman said he believes that if Hillary Clinton won last year's presidential election, her approach to US relations with North Korea would be «more open - minded» than the Trump administration's.

Republicans note that they made gains in Burlington County in last week's state elections including winning an open state Senate seat.

Also, the Republican chairmen of two House committees say they're opening an investigation into actions the Obama administration Justice Department took during last year's presidential election.

Of the 99 ballots opened last week at the board of elections in Kingston, 85 had been challenged by Republicans.

The state's toothless open - meetings laws, which exempt the state legislature, took another beating last week as Ulster election commissioners refused to allow video and recording equipment inside the room where the ballots were counted.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for governor, said at a press conference last Wednesday that the decision by the Working Families Party to endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo «has made this election even more interesting for us» and opens up the possibility of him winning in the election.

Last month, Heaney — a businessman who founded a website that serves as an online propane marketplace — filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and has been actively campaigning, visiting community events and opening campaign offices throughout the district.

I have been on a ballot, or have campaigned for measures on the ballot, like the Open Primary and No Budget No Pay, for virtually every election cycle we have had over the last 20 years.

Deacy, who has been a Republican district leader for the last four years, had only three weeks to prepare before opening her office, and lacked the long - term fund - raising efforts many politicians rely on to increase their visibility before an election.

Polling locations across the 102nd State Assembly District are open until 9:00 PM this evening, for the special election to replace former area assemblyman Pete Lopez, who accepted a position at the Federal EPA Last year.

Last night, Ballot Access News appealed for donations and / or pledges to COFOE (the Coalition for Free & Open Elections) for the purpose of making it possible for the Vermont ballot access lawsuit to go forward.

«I'm going to lose an amigo,» Diaz told reporters as poll numbers started coming in during his election party last night — a classy buffet dinner and open bar celebration at Morris Park restaurant Maestro's.

Former leader Ed Miliband stood down after the party suffered a hammering defeat at last week's general election, opening discussion over a leadership contest.

The last time Democrats lost an open Syracuse mayoral election was 1993, when Republican Roy Bernardi defeated Nicoletti.

At the last election, they got away with keeping their options on National Insurance open.

In the last mayoral election, most of the Democratic wannabes vowed to keep open dysfunctional city schools, just to preserve jobs for staff and cater to unions.

The position in Westchester's 37th Senate District has been left open since Jan. 1, and a special election will be held on April 24 after Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, set a date last month.

The Scottish elections are designed to make it all but impossible for any one party to have overall control - but the SNP defeated the odds at the last election in 2011, securing the first majority since the opening of Holyrood.

The Scottish council elections were last contested in 2007 and offer Labour less of an open goal although as in Wales all the seats are up for election.

Eight of Oregon's 306 school districts held emergency levy elections last week and at the start of this week because they could not afford to stay open until the next regular election in November.

It seems that the general public has enough knowledge to vote republican on every open seat they could fill this last election, and will do the same in two more years to clean out the CAGW house of cards.

Clifford Chance (CC) London managing partner David Bickerton is set to serve a second term in the role after an uncontested election opened last week.

Last week more than twenty - five health and community leaders, including Ita Buttrose AO OBE, Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM, Professor Ian Webster AO, and June Oscar AO, signed an open letter urging all political leaders and parties to put preventive health policy first this election.

One thing we have learned since the election of Donald Trump last week is that he may be open to modifying his campaign promise to entirely repeal and then replace...