Sentences with phrase «of electoral fraud»

The regime has also been careful to pay some attention to the claims of electoral fraud in 2011.

Doing so will significantly diminish the likelihood of electoral fraud, which is a huge issue despite the prevalence of electronic voting systems.

Mr Biggs» predecessor, Lutfur Rahman, was removed from office after he was found guilty of electoral fraud in his 2014 election.

A SENIOR Labour leadership campaigner to Jeremy Corbyn who lives between two homes in Brighton and London is at the centre of an electoral fraud row.

There have been cases of electoral fraud with postal votes in the UK (including at the 2004 European and local government elections in Birmingham).

Large - scale protests followed the last federal parliamentary elections on Dec. 4, 2011, after widespread reports of electoral fraud and rigged elections.

Responding, Tom Watson told ITV if Farage does have evidence of electoral fraud he should raise it with the police, but said it does sound like «sour grapes».

In a situation like that, even a small amount of electoral fraud, or a small number of people whose vote was swayed by a negative story about a candidate, could be enough.

The anti-crime charity Crimestoppers has teamed up with the Electoral Commission to raise awareness of electoral fraud among voters.

«Although the number of electoral fraud cases reported last year is relatively low, we can't be complacent and we believe it is important to continue to raise awareness of the issue.

In an email passed by the voter to the Electoral Reform Society (ERS), they wrote: «We have reviewed the evidence presented in your email and we would tend to agree that the presentation of electoral fraud statistics in the letter is misleading.

The Tory MP argued that recent episodes of electoral fraud in local contests illustrate a wider problem of corruption whereby votes are cast in other people's names.

«Root - and - branch» reform of Britain's electoral system is needed because of increasingly frequent instances of electoral fraud, a report says.

Greg Clark, the communities secretary, said investigations into elections were a regular occurrence after Gloucestershire police launched an inquiry into an allegation of electoral fraud relating to the 2015 poll.

There is NO evidence that Labour activists commit more fraud than Tories; in fact more Tories have been convicted of electoral fraud than Labour if you really want to get into it.

Omisore had over the weekend accused Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of electoral fraud, claiming that he won the 2014 gubernatorial election, but for manipulation of the process in favour of the incumbent governor.

He has clients in places like Uzbekistan and Nigeria, where he represented Nasir El - Rufai, a former cabinet minister facing jail time, and Mallam Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, another politician who claims he was the victim of electoral fraud.

This sub-factor incorporates elements of electoral fraud and intimidations (for those countries where elections are held), as well as the prevalence of coup d'etats, and the extent to which transition processes are open to public scrutiny.

Trump formed — then disbanded — a commission to study unfounded allegations of electoral fraud in 2016, but not one to study Russian interference.

Tower Hamlets was placed into special measures in 2015 after the former mayor Lutfur Rahman was found guilty of electoral fraud.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has announced the revocation of the Certificate of occupancy of Novotel for allegedly being the centre of electoral fraud and malpractice...

I can confirm that South Yorkshire Police is investigation an allegation of electoral fraud in relation to the forthcoming Sheffield City Regional Mayoral elections.

«I am sure that Members on both sides of the House are concerned when they read of allegations of electoral fraud, including those alleged to have taken place at elections this year.

However, Mantu is not the only politician to declare that politicians are guilty of electoral fraud.

Kent Police have confirmed that they are looking into an allegation of electoral fraud in the Thanet South constituency seat.

[52] Despite overwhelming evidence indicating the ease with which this wide - scale postal fraud was achieved, the judge noted that the government had published a statement in which it claimed that «the systems already in place to deal with the allegations of electoral fraud are clearly working.»