Sentences with phrase «on electoral commission»

Deputy President William Ruto has called on the electoral commission to set a date for fresh presidential elections, saying the governing Jubilee Party is ready.

The 27 came from a larger pool of 779 big donors who stood out on electoral commission records.

Well - administered election conducted under the shadow of political attacks on the electoral commission

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Bill 7: Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act introduced by Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley pushed forward the timelines to redraw the electoral boundaries before the provincial election in 2019, which could have an impact on the results of that election.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer Glen Resler spoke to the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices on September 24, 2015 about legislated timelines that require an Electoral Boundaries Commission be appointed to redraw the provincial electoral districts.

Suicide bombers stormed Libya's electoral commission in Tripoli on Wednesday, killing at least a dozen people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.

The Union Election Commission, responding to claims of fiddled voter lists and wax covering the NLD box on the ballot papers, has vowed to investigate and prosecute electoral fraud.

Ayorinde explained that as the election that would bring on board a new set of public officers for the next four years at the local government level, the restriction of movement will allow the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) and the security agencies to distribute electoral materials in good time and ensure a seamless electoral process.

An inkling of the movement for constitutional reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 1983: 1).

Young people and those from black and minority ethnic communities could miss out on voting for the next government because they are not on the electoral register, according to the Electoral Commission (EC).

According to the Electoral Commission, ethnically Chinese people in the UK have among the lowest levels of voter registration, with nearly a third not currently on the electoral roll.

Your attempt to handcuff the judiciary and the electoral commission is a subtle to foist full blown dictatorship on Ghanaians.

While the Global Commission report on Deepening Democracy provides insightful recommendations on strategies for improving electoral integrity, we must remember that elections are just one step in the democratic process.

But the electoral commission said on Twitter any questions on the issue should be referred to the UCC.

Claim 6: «The Commission signed a contract with Super Tech Limited (STL) on the premise that the Voters Registration Exercise was going to be electoral area based.

Again the results are unambiguous: only one type of spending had any influence on electoral outcomes — what the Electoral Commission calls «unsolicited materials».

The Venice Commission and ODIHR joint opinion on the electoral reform has explicitly stated that the proposed legislation raises serious concerns and has important shortcomings, and therefore should not be implemented in its current form.

But the electoral commission chief on Monday pointed to other critical politicians permitted on to the presidential ballot and shrugged off Mr Navalny's talk of «millions of supporters».

The Electoral Commission must, at least once in each year, print a main roll for each district that contains a list of all persons whose names are lawfully on the electoral roll for the relevant district on a date to be fixed for the closing of the main rolls.

If the Electoral Commission is satisfied that the name of a member elected to represent an electoral district is not correctly recorded on the writ, an Electoral Commissioner may, on behalf of the Electoral Commission, before or after complying with the requirements of section 185 (1), make any alterations to the writ necessary to ensure that the member's name is correctly recorded.

consider and report to the Minister or to the House of Representatives on electoral matters referred to the Electoral Commission by the Minister or the House of Representatives:

the Electoral Commission must, if satisfied that the person is qualified to be registered, enter the name of the person on the electoral roll; and

Any electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) may, on payment of the prescribed fee, and in accordance with regulations made under this Act, obtain from the Electoral Commission a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing specified information, for the purpose of conducting an election for any body, where the Electoral Commission is satisfied that --

If an electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) wishes to obtain, for the purposes of compiling a roll of electors for the local authority and for no other purpose, any specified information, the Electoral Commission may, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, give that electoral official, on payment of the prescribed fee, a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing that information.

The Electoral Commission must, from time to time, print a supplementary roll for a district that contains a list of all persons whose names do not appear on the main roll or any existing supplementary roll for the district but are lawfully on the electoral roll for the district on a date to be fixed for the closing of that supplementary roll by the Electoral Commission.

Where an application for registration as an elector has been received before the issue of a writ and it has not been possible for the Electoral Commission to ascertain, at the time of the issue of the writ, whether the applicant is currently registered as an elector of another electoral district, the Electoral Commission must, subject to subsection (4), include the name of the applicant on any main, supplementary, or composite roll printed as at writ day.

Following the report of the Electoral Commission under section 77 (6), the Government Statistician shall prepare a report on the General electoral population and the Maori electoral population in accordance with the provisions of this Act, based on the results of the periodical census conducted in the year 1991, and the report of the Electoral Commission made pursuant to section 77 (6), and shall report the results of the census and his or her calculation of the electoral populations to the Surveyor - General and to the other members of the Commission.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana announced that former Vice President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama won the Ghana presidential election, 2012 on 7 December 2012 and John Dramani Mahama was sworn in, amidst announcement of electoral fraud, as the reigning President of Ghana on 7 January 2013 to serve a four - year term that expires on Saturday, 7 January 2017.

«I was overwhelmed when these elders unanimously made me sign all the documents that were sent to the electoral commission on Friday, November 6th, 2015 as an interim General Secretary of the party,» he said.

On Thursday, May 5, the Supreme Court ordered the Electoral Commission to delete from the electoral roll names of persons who have not established qualification to be on the register as well as deceased persons and minors.ghanapoliticsonkine.cOn Thursday, May 5, the Supreme Court ordered the Electoral Commission to delete from the electoral roll names of persons who have not established qualification to be on the register as well as deceased persons and minors.ghanapoliticsonkine.con the register as well as deceased persons and minors.ghanapoliticsonkine.com

The Electoral Commission has given approval for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections to be held on November 7 as part of proposals for electoral reforms.

For the interest of readers who feel they want to catch up on the complexities of electoral reform options, this was the report of the «Independent Commission on the Voting System» — the so - called Jenkins Commission — as published in 1998: http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm40/4090/contents.htm

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday in Jos, began public hearing on hate speeches and electoral violence, witnessed during and after the...

«The Commission is reviewing the entire City Charter and welcomes ideas from all New Yorkers on how to improve city government and the electoral process,» Matt Gewolb, the commission's counsel and executive director, said in a Commission is reviewing the entire City Charter and welcomes ideas from all New Yorkers on how to improve city government and the electoral process,» Matt Gewolb, the commission's counsel and executive director, said in a commission's counsel and executive director, said in a statement.

Liberia's Supreme Court on Monday put a presidential run - off on hold until the electoral commission can investigate claims of irregularities and alleged fraud in last month's first round of voting.

Weah, a retired international footballer and standard bearer of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) was declared winner on Friday after the Boxing Day run - off polls by Liberia's national electoral commission.

According to him, the position of the Electoral Commission on the preparation of a credible voters register for the elections, which is just six months away, appears unsatisfactory in view of what it calls the lackadaisical posture by the Commission towards the electoral process.

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 Senate on Tuesday reached a resolution to reconsider Ahmed Mahmud, nominee for the position of resident electoral commissioner, representing Zamfara state on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

While criticising the Independent National Electoral Commission for its speedy handling of the process, the upper chamber of the National Assembly alleged that the electoral empire was making extra-budgetary spendings on Melaye's recall.

Stuart Wilks - Heeg receives funding from The Electoral Commission for research on electoral integrity in the UK.

The Supreme Court will today [Thursday], June 30 2016, hear the suit in which former People's National Convention (PNC) Youth Organizer, Abu Ramadan, is asking it to compel the Electoral Commission, to delete names of voters on the register, who got onto the electoral roll through the use of the National Health Insurance Scheme card as a proof of Ghanaian...

According to him, the largest share of responsibility for nurturing, sustaining and continuously deepening Nigeria's electoral process rests on the Commission, as a result of which it must take the lead in demonstrating to the general public and all staff, that the integrity of the electoral processes is the defining moment for credible electoral outcomes.

He said: «In the two years since our inauguration on 9th November 2015, the Commission has made tremendous progress in deepening, sustaining, and defending the integrity of the electoral process.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday in Jos, began public hearing on hate speeches and electoral violence, witnessed during and after the 2015 general elections in North - Central states.

Educating the gathering on electoral issues, the Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr. Serebour Quaicoo, urged the youth in the Ashanti Region not to be passive about issues regarding the 2016 general elections but do their best to fully participate and let their voices be positively heard.

Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, gave the charge when the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is also the President of ECONEC, led other members of the sub-regional electoral body on a visit to the leadership of the Senate in Abuja.

Toby S. James has previously received funding from the ESRC, AHRC, British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, Electoral Commission, International IDEA and the Nuffield Foundation for his work on electoral administration.