Sentences with phrase «open election process»

Not exact matches

Clapper, the former Director of National Intelligence, described in his opening remarks the process by which the intelligence community concluded in January that «the Russian government pursued a multi-faceted influence campaign in the run - up to the election, including aggressive use of cyber capabilities.»

Back to 2016, the Tories obviously felt some urgency to appoint a candidate and holding an open nomination process would have demonstrated that the PCs were a vibrant political organization and that they had learned a lesson from the rash of nomination scandals that bruised the party before the 2015 election.

But open primaries would just make elections into such a long and arduous process where government is seen as this far away and dangerous place, that we could end up with an American style anti-government culture, which would make ending child poverty and funding public services much harder.

The push is part of a broader effort to achieve a working 32 - member majority for the conference, a process that is deepening following the election of Democrat Brian Benjamin to an open Manhattan Senate seat.

«I appreciate that the criterion for removal is very narrow, however, I believe that to remove an elected school board member, overturning an election, it should be done by the Board of Education, providing for transparent, open hearings and ensuring due process,» said former School Board President James Sampson.

The open campaign system would make the audit process easier and less expensive for campaigns, public watchdogs and overworked election officials.

«These proposals will modernize and open up our election system, making it easier for more voters to participate in the process and helping to make a more fair, more just and more representative New York for all.»

«She would provide continuity and stability and gravitas and credibility until the democratic process unfolds through a open and clear election in the fall,» Preet Bharara, the high - profile former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, said on a new episode of his podcast, «Stay Tuned.»

The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this at the opening of a two - day workshop organised by the commission for journalists in Abuja, said there were 70 incidences of deliberate obstruction of the election process in Rivers state.

Citizens Union, a good - government group, has argued that nonpartisan elections will boost voter participation by opening the process to the 1.4 million people who aren't registered with parties.

With the secretary of state office becoming an open seat, Iowa needs a proven leader who will promote participation in the election process while ensuring safeguards to prevent voter fraud and serve the business community without political motives.

Greig says he has been paid by Clark and Campusano (though he declined to disclose how much), who opened a campaign fundraising account in late August, presumably to help meet their legal fees and will be obligated to file an «11 - day pre-primary» financial disclosure with the state Board of Election on September 1 or «10 - day post-primary» disclosure by September 22, depending on when the account is processed by the BOE.

As with open lists, local lists allow the electorate to vote for individual candidates, but that preference is expressed through local or district level election processes.

The timetable leaves open the possibility that Labour will, on cost grounds, cancel the process if Miliband loses the 2015 general election.

Ending exclusive control of our elections by political parties will open the process up to all voters.

GLA member and local councillor Bob Blackman has emerged from what appears to have been quite an acromonious selection process as the victor at an open primary election yesterday evening for the seat of Harrow East.

It wasn't particularly newsy, although he said that the Labour party would be opening up a consultation process on its election manifesto (which he still seems to be in charge of writing).

My understanding now is that CCHQ expects Bromsgrove Conservatives to hold an all - postal Open Primary to select their candidate for the general election and that Ms Kirkbride told her Executive that «if cleared by the Legg Inquiry» (whatever that means precisely), she would like to be considered as a candidate in such a process.

What is known are the words of Mr. Abdelazim in regard to the importance of open and transparent involvement of voters in the election process.

In Episode 9 of CASconversations, Megan opens up to CAS President Dr. Rosie Vojtek about the campaign process, her election victory and her plans for affecting change during her upcoming term.

To avoid abuses, the petition - gathering process — which is, in reality, an election — should be an open one, with all parents informed about what's happening at their children's schools.»

Those costs could be reduced, and the election process could be made more open, if the Securities and Exchange Commission would allow «proxy access.»

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.

Since the recent federal election there has been much discussion (and as my colleague Eugene Kung notes, an abundance of open letters) about the Liberal party's election promise to «review Canada's environmental assessment (EA) processes and introduce new, fair processes» for reviewing projects (or re-reviewing them, as in the case of major proposals like the controversial Kinder Morgan and Energy East oil sands pipeline and tankers projects).