Sentences with phrase «new electoral law»

Lebanon's new electoral law also allowed generous campaign financing which enabled parties to win votes by offering significant material incentives varying from direct cash (between $ 40 and $ 1000), school tuition fees, gas coupons and healthcare coverage.

[273][274] The new electoral law was supported by PD and his government ally Popular Alternative, but also by the opposition parties Forza Italia and Lega Nord.

Backsliding, such as the new electoral law would influence decisions on the pending budget support payments.

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.

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.

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When a corporate charter is alleged to contain a restriction on the fundamental electoral rights of stockholders under default provisions of law ---- such as the right of a majority of the shares to elect new directors or enact a charter amendment — it has been said that the restriction must be «clear and unambiguous» to be enforceable.

The government could easily amend the law to allow the population of each of the new electoral divisions to be closer to the provincial average, perhaps within plus or minus 10 percent or 5 percent deviation.

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.

New Labour stormed the Conservatives» key electoral strengths on the economy and law and order and combined them with their own, the NHS, education etc..

Akufo - Addo running away from assets declaration — Kofi AdamsThe flag bearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) should abide by electoral laws and declare his assets if he is not corrupt, governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Campaign Coordinator Kofi Adams has said.

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.

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.

[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.

«As we seek reforms to tighten up our existing campaign finance and electoral laws, it's important that we know more about the New York City experience and what it has meant for hardworking taxpayers.»

The officials, Jobey Ambrose and Mumuni Latiffa who work at the EC's Walewale District office allegedly took the sum of GH 10,000 from the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to breach the electoral laws of the country.

«The electoral process is sacred and New York law has strong safeguards in place to prevent sharing of sensitive voter data and harassment against those who exercise their right to vote,» Cuomo said in June.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has started investigating reports that the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, flouted electoral laws during the voters» register exhibition exercise.

The Working Families Party benefits from New York's electoral fusion voting laws that allow cross-endorsement of a single candidate by multiple parties.

«The electoral process is sacred, and New York law has strong safeguards in place to prevent sharing of sensitive voter data and harassment against those who exercise their right to vote,» Cuomo said Friday in a statement.

35 days: introduce new laws to allow a referendum to be held on electoral reform — the alternative vote - plus system proposed by the late Lord Jenkins — that would be held on day 100.

Though it won't happen, New York should clean up its electoral mess and reform its laws to disallow cross-endorsing minority parties.

Television New Zealand on various administrative and public law obligations, including in relation to electoral broadcasting