Sentences with phrase «of election ballot»

During Mr. Sparaco's tenure in this second position, he was brought up on charges of election ballot fraud in a takeover attempt of the Republican Party in which Mr.Ballard is now accused of being complicit.

Major Frank Britton, of the Election Ballot Services at the Electoral Reform Society, observed that the final plus one of the Droop quota is never needed.

This is the first of three questions that will be put to New York State voters on Tuesday, appearing on the flip side of the election ballots.

Not exact matches

Eight out of nine marijuana - related ballot measures were approved during the November 2016 election.

Estonia disputed the claims, saying that it had worked flawlessly in six elections and that it had «a level of security greater than was possible with paper ballots.»

Paper ballots are counted after the end of voting in the Italian general elections on March 4, 2018 in Naples, Italy.

But that wasn't all that depressed Clinton's vote: Hansen said a far lower number of provisional ballots than typical for a presidential election played a role, as did a recent strict voter - ID law that was in effect for its first presidential election in the state.

A ballot initiative slated to appear in the November elections proposes limiting the number of nights a vacation rental can be rented out to 75 nights a year.

Some voters in Jefferson County ended up crossing party lines to cast their ballots for who they thought was the best candidate in each of the races — defying the practice of party line voting in an election that showed a deep red - blue political divide.

During a surreal exchange, anchor David Muir grilled Trump over his continued spreading of the falsehood that millions of illegal ballots were cast in the 2016 election, which Trump had previously said was the reason for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton beating him in the popular vote by 3 million ballots.

As the ballot approaches in late April, the outcome appears more unpredictable after the surprising Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, one analyst told CNBC that France is the current big concern.

Small - business owners around the country are casting their ballots as the race to the 2014 Midterm Election finish line comes to an end — and how Main Street votes could determine not just who will go to Washington, but also the outcome of key initiatives that affect all of our bottom lines.

Moore, whose campaign filed a last - minute «election fraud» complaint on Thursday just before the results were certified just after 2 p.m. EST, claimed that widespread voter fraud had contributed to his more than 20,000 vote loss to Jones, a number that was not significantly altered by the inclusion of military and provisional ballots that were later counted.

Bocskor says the combination of an election year and marijuana on the ballot will bring people to the polls who are not usually politically active.

Leslie Bocskor, founder of marijuana business consulting firm Electrum Partners, says he believes cannabis ballot initiatives in Arizona, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Ohio will draw youth voters — ultimately impacting the presidential election.

On the morning of November 3, 2010, for example, the day after Election Dight, Facebook announced that 74 percent of House of candidates with the greatest number of Facebook fans on their ballots won their contests, while in the Senate 81 percent of candidates with the most Facebook fans won seats.

With two deeply unpopular nominees on the presidential ballot this year, the number of voters in Maryland who wrote in their own candidate for president more than tripled, according to state election data.

The USIC and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assess that it would be extremely difficult for someone, including a nation - state actor, to alter actual ballot counts or election results by cyber attack or intrusion.

Airbnb found this out recently after dueling in the run - up to a San Francisco election over a ballot initiative that would have cut the supply of short - term rentals, affecting the company's business in its hometown.

But 71 percent of voters cast ballots in the November 2014 general election.

It told the pro-statehood ruling party to change the language of the ballot if they wanted federal funds to hold the election.

«A full 70 per cent of eligible voters in this age group cast their ballots in the 2004 election... Zoomers own the ballot box.»

The Abacus study also asked those who voted in the 2015 Canadian General Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral election had it been run under different electoral systems.

We are now one of those banana Republics that support elections where all parties are allowed to run but the ballots only have one choice.

She has also been a strong voice for cooperation among progressive parties rather than for continued competition that mainly serves the interests of the Right (yes, yes, I know the argument that having many choices on your ballot is supposed to be a good thing, but the outcomes of Alberta elections suggest that in fact for progressives, it's just the opposite).

Mr. Aftergood recently appealed to the CBC Ombudsman for the removal of an article reporting his jail sentencing in 2007 for improper handling of ballots in the 2004 Calgary municipal election.

A high - level of rejected, declined and spoiled ballots in the Senate elections suggests that many Albertans are unengaged in this process.

It will be interesting, then, to see how Okotokians, especially those thousands who ostensibly flocked to town specifically because of its environmental reputation, mark their ballot in the next provincial election if forced to choose between a not - so - green Smith and a pro-growth PC candidate such as Morton.

The 2008 election saw the lowest voter turnout in Alberta's history, with only 41 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot (CBC.ca, 2008).

The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, which propelled President Mohamed Mursi to power in a June election, said an unofficial tally showed 64 percent of voters backed the charter after two rounds of voting that ended with a final ballot on Saturday.

«Needless to say, when the next elections came around, the ballot box was once again waiting for the monks on the table of the monastery refectory.»

Polls opened at 8 a.m. Friday in Iran as Iranians cast ballots in the first parliamentary elections since the 2009 vote that sparked riots and accusations of rigging.

That exhortation is worth recalling, now that the very idea of marriage is being contested on four state ballots, and in the national election, on Nov. 6:

The DC Board of Elections denied the request for a ballot initiative saying it would violate the city's 1973 Human Right Act, which prevents discriminatory ballot initiatives.

Elections in the age of low - intensity conflict are generally managed more efficiently than in the past when ballot boxes were stuffed and opposition candidates killed, bribed, or exiled.

Due to a voter - approved initiative that has the two highest primary vote - getters appearing on the general election ballot regardless of party, some November races for major state offices are contests between a leftwing Democrat and a radical Democrat.

He filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia after the elections board refused a ballot initiative on same - sex marriage, and when denied, followed it all the way up to the US Supreme Court (which also denied it).

He urged all voters to consider all of the issues raised as they cast their ballots on the June 8 General Election.

In the history of the ballot, Martinez is the 28th player to gain 70 percent of the writers» vote but not gain election in that year.

On August 14th, the Park Board of Commissioners voted to place a referendum question on the November 6 general election ballot asking voters to choose whether or not to support a $ 39 million bond issue.

The Glen Ellyn and Oak Brook Park Districts will proceed with a lawsuit Wednesday against the Du Page County Board of Election Commissioners despite a successful petition drive in Glen Ellyn to place three alternative referendum questions on the ballot.

The first step in the process is gathering residents» signatures on petitions asking the Cook County Board of Elections to add the question to the November ballot, according to Ron Castrogiovanni, a spokesman for a group of residents.

The Orland Park Village Board this week unanimously approved a request from the Orland Park Library Board of Trustees to place the question on the March 19 primary election ballot.

Barbara Sheldon, one of three candidates for Buffalo Grove village president, has been disqualified from the April 2 ballot because election officials found her nominating petitions faulty.

When Wilmette voters cast ballots in the November election, they may be determining the fate of two revered local institutions - New Trier High School and the village's lakefront.

While New Trier and the park district have yet to make a final decision of whether or not to place the referendum requests on the November ballot, officials from both organizations said they are talking to each other and understand the potential challenges of asking voters to support two measures in one election.

The Oak Brook Park District joined the Glen Ellyn Park District this week in suing the Du Page County Board of Elections in an effort to get non-binding referendum proposals on the November ballot.

Barring a sudden change of heart, a referendum question would be placed on the November or April 2009 election ballot.

Yepsen lost out on the chance to run in the 2008 Senate election when she came up 32 signatures short of the required 1,000 to make it on the primary ballot.

You can change your party affiliation before the election, allowing free choice of any one of the party ballots.