Sentences with phrase «only at election time»

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«The electoral advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some point — perhaps before the next presidential election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

By the time the final result of the by - election was called, members of Goldsmith's family were in tears and the former Conservative MP could only look down at the floor as the end of his political career was confirmed to the room.

Last May, she wrote of Muscat: «It's only a matter of time before that corrupt bastard begins quoting Francis of Assisi's famous prayer at us again as he did in the last general election.

Sam Brownback uses religion for political purposes only, mostly at election time.

This flood of information — updated constantly as elections approached — not only supplemented the campaign's internal polling, but at times (including during the run - up to the Iowa Caucuses) provided a more accurate view of the electorate:

Chair of the EC Jenny Watson said: «A UK general election can be called at any time, and there might only be a few days to register to vote in time, once it has been called.

At the same time, Cuomo had called on lawmakers to «make the case» for a pay increase by personally testifying to the commission — a gambit only a handful took up in an election year.

And that will only likely grow by the time the July 15 filing is due at the state Board of Elections.

Only five states will hold elections in 2015 (VA, NJ, LA, MS, and KY), and two of those (VA & NJ) lack a statewide election held at the same time to encourage the coordination of resources.

Where the specified information is requested for a by - election or poll to be conducted at some time other than a triennial general election, the Electoral Commission may supply only such of the specified information as is relevant to the conduct of the by - election or poll.

At this age and time, the NDP insists «our voters register is not only compromised but also outmoded when there has been a global switch from this anachronism to electronic voting machines (EVMs) with the only requirement of a single definitive voter identity», citing India which has since 1998 been switching to electronic voters machine and perfected it in its 2014 general elections with what they described as «highly unprecedented efficiency.»

NEW YORK, NY — New York City voters can only make one choice at a time in local elections.

At the same time, Lib Dem voters were the only group to disagree that «what Phil Woolas was accused of was no worse than what goes on all the time in election campaigns».

At the last election only two in three votes cast across the UK as a whole were expressions of support for one of the two largest parties, fewer than at any time since 1922 (the year that Labour first displaced the Liberals as Britain's principal party of the leftAt the last election only two in three votes cast across the UK as a whole were expressions of support for one of the two largest parties, fewer than at any time since 1922 (the year that Labour first displaced the Liberals as Britain's principal party of the leftat any time since 1922 (the year that Labour first displaced the Liberals as Britain's principal party of the left).

The lesson of the election is that Labour can't and mustn't be a party which only does community campaigning at election time, or that sees changes in central government policy as the only way to persuade people to support them.

The amendment must then be put on the statewide ballot, but only at a time when an election for governor is also being held.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

He said most of those elections were not only adjudged to meet international standards but had also produced varied outcomes for different political parties at different times.

Only the residents of election District 10 will continue to vote at the school, while others will now have to go to either the middle school or the community center, which will serve as a polling site for the first time.

Most of these elections have not only been adjudged to meet international standards but have also produced varied outcomes for different political parties at different times.

«The only time we got mad at each other was at election time.»

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

However, tipped as the «sacrificial lamb» during the Hutton inquiry into the death of government scientist David Kelly — due to his role as defence secretary at the time of the war and stiff performance during the investigation — Hoon in fact emerged unscathed, not leaving defence until after the 2005 election, and only then for the job of leader of the Commons.

At its most cynical, look at it this way: high visibility with their constituents is grist to the mill come election time, and only the most idiotic or arrogant politician would dismiss an opportunity — any opportunity — to present him or herself as «working hard for you.&raquAt its most cynical, look at it this way: high visibility with their constituents is grist to the mill come election time, and only the most idiotic or arrogant politician would dismiss an opportunity — any opportunity — to present him or herself as «working hard for you.&raquat it this way: high visibility with their constituents is grist to the mill come election time, and only the most idiotic or arrogant politician would dismiss an opportunity — any opportunity — to present him or herself as «working hard for you.»

Several times in recent years, Democrats thought they had a good shot at taking control only to see the GOP pull out election wins or retain power by exploiting Democratic disunity.

The only way to do this is to ensure that we do not only register for the 2019 general elections but we also jealously protect our voters» cards and put them to effective use at the right time.

The Staggered Senate Elections The fact that each state elects only one senator at a time means its an all - or - nothing proposition.

None of their 57 MPs is black or comes from an ethnic minority, and the only one in modern times was Parmjit Singh Gill, who won Leicester South in a by - election in 2004, but lost it at the general election a year later.

Yesterday the NYTimes [the loathsome Kornblut] repored that becasue James Carville [who is only an entertainer, at this point in time, he has no constinuency] said on TV that credit for this election goes to Rahm Emmanuel and that the Dems wanted to replace Howard Dean with Harold Ford... so that becomes the new Conventional Wisdom.

At the risk of sounding cynical, everything about this — including the perfect timing — suggests to me that it's being staged: 1) Labour is on course for a huge defeat 2) no - one wants to take on the leadership of the doomed party at the 11th hour 3) GB's popularity (such as it is) is at an all - time low Given that no - one else wants the job on the eve of such a crushing defeat, surely the only chance Labour have of gaining support and mounting any semblance of an election campaign is to first restore some faith in their battered leadeAt the risk of sounding cynical, everything about this — including the perfect timing — suggests to me that it's being staged: 1) Labour is on course for a huge defeat 2) no - one wants to take on the leadership of the doomed party at the 11th hour 3) GB's popularity (such as it is) is at an all - time low Given that no - one else wants the job on the eve of such a crushing defeat, surely the only chance Labour have of gaining support and mounting any semblance of an election campaign is to first restore some faith in their battered leadeat the 11th hour 3) GB's popularity (such as it is) is at an all - time low Given that no - one else wants the job on the eve of such a crushing defeat, surely the only chance Labour have of gaining support and mounting any semblance of an election campaign is to first restore some faith in their battered leadeat an all - time low Given that no - one else wants the job on the eve of such a crushing defeat, surely the only chance Labour have of gaining support and mounting any semblance of an election campaign is to first restore some faith in their battered leader.

«There can only be one leader at a particular time, if you lose now, you can win tomorrow, APC is no longer that baby of yesterday it growing, more people must be given the opportunity to join with a bid to forming a formidable force that can win elections,» she said.

The Daily Mirror was the only leading national newspaper to remain loyal to Labour and Gordon Brown at a time when opinion polls showed the party on course for their worst election result since 1983.

Postal primaries under the Carswell scheme could only happen at election times and many constituencies don't vote every year.

[n 9] A person who has two homes (such as a university student who has a term - time address and lives at home during holidays) may be able to register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, but can only vote in one constituency at the general election.

and still only in her late 30s — she'll still be only 39 at the time of the next election.

We looked at what we could achieve pretty quickly, from a software perspective, using programs we were already familiar with and which we knew people would use, because we didn't have much time — only 18 months from the time I was hired until the election.

But you only have to go back to 2012 to find the last time school choice was mentioned at a general election debate.

At the time, State Senator Gayle Slossberg, the only Democrat to vote against Malloy's plan, was quoted as saying, «I just think that the proposal in front of us undermines the independence and the integrity of the [State Election Enforcement Commission and the other] watchdog agencies,»

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You can only be reimbursed for qualifying expenses, from the election that was in place at the time the expense was incurred.

One need only look at the coverage of the recent Greek election to see that following these matters in real - time is at best a distraction and at worst a real hazard.

As expected, the current fiscal year budget deficit is forecast to come in at just shy of $ 30 billion ($ 29.4 billion, to be exact) and to fall only a bit next year (to $ 29.0 billion), nearly three times the size of deficit promised during the election campaign.

As for the charge of cherry picking, 538 was the only source I spent any time looking at prior to the election — I made no search for the «best» predictions after the fact.

Any GOP expression of interest in carbon taxes at this time can only muddy the election - year battle lines between what may loosely be called the pro - tax / anti-energy party and anti - tax / pro-energy party.

The Justices of the Supreme Court and District Judges shall each receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law and paid in the manner provided by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they shall have been elected, unless a Vacancy occurs, in which case the successor of the former incumbent shall receive only such salary as may be provided by law at the time of his election or appointment...

Not only will Biff Tannen lose badly (so we won't need to use a time machine to fix things), he will lose ignominiously because he «ll claim that the election was rigged by «Crooked Hillary and the media» (as he's already doing at the time of writing).

The justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the court of appeals and the district judges are each entitled to receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law and paid in the manner provided by law, which must not be increased or diminished during the term for which they have been elected, unless a vacancy occurs, in which case the successor of the former incumbent is entitled to receive only such salary as may be provided by law at the time of his election or appointment.

Rix LJ agreed and considered that «where the time for decision had already come and the meeting only fell within the purdah period for exceptional reasons, and where either proceeding or delaying the meeting date in relation to the forthcoming election might be criticised either way... I do not consider that the fair - minded and informed observer would infer that there was a real possibility that, because the decision was taken at one time rather than another, therefore it was taken by councillors with closed minds».

Instead, Facebook's 13 - page report only referred vaguely to «malicious actors» who attempted to influence the presidential election, but the company opted not to assign blame at the time.

«Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime; Winston Churchill lost every public election until becoming prime minister at age 62; Henry Ford went bankrupt five times; Albert Einstein was a terrible student and was expelled from school; Sigmund Freud was booed from a stage,» says Waldschmidt, author of «Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Achieve Outrageous Success,» (www.EdgyConversations.com).