Sentences with phrase «only party members»

Some states (Wikipedia counts twelve) hold closed primaries, where only party members may vote in a particular party's primary, thus disenfranchising independent voters, and even voters registered to parties that do not hold their own primary.

Primaries are of two kinds — open (whereby anyone on the electoral register can have a vote to selecta Labour party candidate), and closed (whereby only party members or supporters can have a vote).

One concession Sanders supporters want in New York is more open elections, including ending the practice of so - called closed primaries in which only party members can vote in that party's primary.

He compares it to an old joke about a communist bureaucracy: The leaders wanted drivers to switch from the left side of the road to the right, «but because this was a very complicated and delicate matter, they would begin on Monday with only party members switching sides, and everyone else would drive as before.

He also questioned whether Chairman Afoko was the only party member who discussed party issues in the media, pointing out that it was unfair to single out the chairman.

They will mean that only party members, affiliated union supporters and registered supporters can vote in Labour leadership contests.

Only party members can gather signatures, with the exception of public notaries.

This means that only party members can vote in primaries, which in many parts of the state are, for all practical purposes, the deciding election.

Liberal Democrat Tom Brake was the only party member to hold his seat in London, in Carshalton and Wallington, beating Tory rival Matthew Maxwell Scott by 1,500 votes.

Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake was the only party member to hold on to his seat.

Each contributes something new to combat, allowing you to vary your tactics further: Morrie uses claw weapons and has abilities focussed on controlling Tension, the game's system for providing rapid spikes in offensive capability, while Red is the only party member to use fan - type weapons.

MeiQ's heroine Estra is the only party member capable of swapping their outfit for a different element; every other girl is locked to their respective element.

Reports that Lightning was the only party member are false, as she's followed by two constant companions named Jagged Edge and Graphical Pop - in.