Sentences with phrase «of electoral laws»

The party's flagbearer, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, wife of former President Rawlings, was disqualified by the Electoral Commission for failing to meet some requirements of the electoral laws ahead of the December polls.

«As law abiding citizens we will continue to pursue all elements of illegality and violation of the electoral laws at the appropriate court of law.»

This story and similar ones, underscore the politics of campaign finance, the threat it poses to electoral integrity and outcomes, the enforceability of electoral laws, and the freedom of the people to choose.

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

But regardless who wins the election, a serious case can be made for the need for urgent reform of electoral laws.

Ghana currently has no electoral laws to handle the situation, and the government communique addressing the voter register admits that «Ghana should emulate the example of Kenya by codifying a set of electoral laws which adequately deter electoral fraud.»

That for us should be the «gold standard» but for our different contextual background, one that was characterized by many years of mismanaged elections and a lengthy period of minimalism and «structural capture» of the electoral laws.

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.

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.

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.

Mr Bown had a legitimate business and paid taxes in this country but the Electoral Commission found a «technical breach of the electoral law».

All donations to the Conservative Party have to comply with the requirements of electoral law.

Not exact matches

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.

The cases involve the use of a landmark voting rights law that led to the election of African - Americans across the South and Supreme Court decisions that limited the use of race to draw electoral maps.

Because your company will be aware of what our electoral law is.»

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.

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 spectre of a limited technical government looms once again - with a mission to seek a majority for the 2019 budget and to reform the electoral law.

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.

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.

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.

It leaves some ends loose (for example, on state nullification of federal laws) and undertreats some areas of current interest (for example, the electoral college).

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.

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

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.

[v] The last time the Green party formed part of a governing coalition (1998 - 2005), their electoral program had included a demand for the «legalisation of certain drugs such as cannabis under similar laws and regulations pertaining to alcohol» (p. 127).

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.

Their agenda includes electoral reforms like early voting, a strengthening of the state abortion laws, creation of a single - payer health care system, criminal justice changes like an end to cash bail, passage of the Child Victims Act, enactment of pro-immigration measures like creation of a state DREAM Act and the issuance of drivers» licenses to undocumented immigrants.

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.

# 2 is true of many countries with well - defined and long - observed electoral laws.

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

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.

Duverger's law draws from a model of causality from electoral system to a party system.

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.

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.

According to him, Kofi Adams has no knowledge of the party and the country's electoral processes, and must, therefore, stop interfering «unnecessarily» and allow the law to take its course.

Therefore, the National Assembly should tighten the electoral laws, putting the onus of proof on the accused.

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.

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.»

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.

However, electoral laws demand that the winner gain more than 50 % of the vote, which none of the eight original contestants managed to achieve.

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.

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.

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.

He, however, warned politicians and their followers to abide by the rules of the game, saying that any politician or supporter who contravened the electoral law would be arrested and prosecuted.