Sentences with phrase «open elections»

This eliminates concerns about vote - splitting and spoilers, allowing more open elections with more than two viable candidates.

The most likely event that could crack open the election would be a crisis in....

Assembly Democrats had announced that they would appoint Morelle as interim speaker and hold open elections for the post on February 10, but with Heastie rapidly amassing a majority of votes, that plan is now in question, and a full vote could come sooner.

According to the International Herald Tribune, seven Chinese lawyers lost their jobs after they signed a petition calling for open elections in the government - controlled Beijing Lawyers» Association.

Though Singapore holds open elections, and Lee's party had always won big — partly because it delivered, partly because it commanded the most resources — he was not always a fan of democracy.

The judge's ruling opening the elections back up comes in response to a suit filed by a group of nine 17 - year - olds, who disputed the interpretation.

«This will ensure a fair and open election process.

These changes included open elections for the membership, and crucially chairs, of committees, where these positions had previously been in the gift of party whips.

Scarborough recalled that when he first joined the club, he wanted to run for several open elections, but she forbade him to do so due to his inexperience.

In the last open election in 2009, 22,384 people voted for mayor in a city of more than 140,000.

When Selina (Julia Louis - Dreyfus) monitors the first open election in the Republic of Georgia, you can't help but think about Russia.

While not explicitly political, Ms. Cao's piece inevitably calls to mind the recent democracy protests that convulsed the city for months as protesters, many of them young residents of Hong Kong, took to the streets to demand open elections for the territory's chief executive.

The statement however goes on to critisize an organization called Sierra Leone Open Election Data Platform (SLOEDP) and Tamba Lamin, who Agora claims has launched a vendetta against them, and are responsible for all the backlash that Agora is receiving.

The board opened its Election Meeting to non-members, and more than 350 people attended.

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.

On behalf of IGDA Finland, we wish to remind you that IGDA org has open election for the IGDA Board of Directors where we have the best candidate from Finland — Christopher Hamilton!

An example of a democracy with a polity score of +10 is Sweden, which elects its parliament in free and open elections.

We have free and open elections, with campaigning not only allowed but encouraged on the part of all kinds of parties, candidates and viewpoints.

The United States emerged from the idea that the authority to govern comes not through God, primogeniture, or a monopoly on force, but from the people, when they engage in free and open elections.

«The NPP is hereby serving notice that it remains totally dissatisfied with the response from the EC and reiterates its conviction that only a new credible register will guarantee us a free, fair, transparent, and open election,» Mr Mac Manu insisted.

The report released today by Citizens Union found the rate of re-election for incumbents would be lower and open the elections to more candidates, thus ensuring increased competition in state races.

The Coalition for Free & Open Elections holds an annual meeting every spring.

HARTFORD — Opening an election - year legislative session in which the state faces a projected budget surplus, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday called for modest tax relief and investments in education, jobs and social services that he said will help put...

That means, come November, the winner of today's special election will have to choose between retiring from politics, taking on Golden or Sampson, or running for the open election in the new Jewish district.

The SOS said she needed to collect 18,859 signatures — 5 percent of the 377,189 active and eligible voters in the 2010 open election — by Aug. 7.

The Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) has just made a donation to help fund the lawsuit Stein v Chapman, the ballot access lawsuit pending in Alabama.

The video shows various people looking into the camera calling for «fair and open elections» and «outstanding public schools» and a state government that helps mass transit.

He believes that open elections have benefits for less partisan candidates.

An open election could erode some of that natural advantage.

Last night, Ballot Access News appealed for donations and / or pledges to COFOE (the Coalition for Free & Open Elections) for the purpose of making it possible for the Vermont ballot access lawsuit to go forward.

The Coalition for Free & Open Elections is attempting to raise funds so that the Vermont ballot access appeal Trudell v Markowitz can go forward.

But the GOP clearly sees the scandal as an opening this election season, with Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long using Lopez scandal to knock Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

It works to ensure fair and open elections, honest and efficient government, and a civically engaged public.

Please take action now for free, fair and open elections.

The Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) held its annual board meeting on July 15 in Baltimore.

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In 1985, along with several minor party representatives, Winger helped found the Coalition on Free and Open Elections (COFOE).

The speech outlined Mr. Stringer's first year in office — touting audits that uncovered waste in the New York City Housing Authority and city schools, his efforts to bring more transparency and open elections to the boards of major corporations, and his ClaimStat program to track suits against the city.

It was a referendum on whether or not he would continue in office for another eight years, or would call for a free and open election.

At each Annual General Meeting at least one of the eight elected positions is to be made available for an open election.