Sentences with phrase «open primaries for»

At a national level reform measures could / should include an elected second chamber, a directly elected post of Prime Minister, and open primaries for all members of Parliament, giving the people the power to apply their own checks and balances to the system as well as allowing individuals to chose their Parliamentary representatives free of party machines.

This morning, the Independent notes the Coalition's lack of movement on open primaries for the selection of Parliamentary candidates.

He supports open primaries for all special elections, rather than relying on party bosses in «smoke - filled rooms» to pick candidates for statewide office.

As it happens, I'm against a system of open primaries for Conservative Parliamentary candidates (as opposed to individual Associations having the discretion to use them).

Further support for Labour open primaries for Parliamentary candidates has come from the ubiquitous and decidedly non-socialist Douglas Carswell.

As for open primaries for the mayor etc, I not Luke Akehurst is progress and not a fan, but the point of open primaries is that non members can vote for a choice, but surely if union, or for that matter Fabians or aco - op embers ca vote for labour leader, then why not non members vote for choice of mayor in primaries,

Many of us thought the idea of open primaries for the selection of candidates was dead and buried following widespread rejection by members in a Party consultation process a couple of years ago.

Republican Scott Angelle finished third in last year's open primary for governor in Louisiana.

For example, VIEW PAC didn't endorse state Rep. Christina Hagan, another woman with House Freedom Fund backing, whose fundraising has lagged behind a former NFL player's in the open primary for Ohio's 16th District, a safe Republican seat.

With no other challenger, that would have been an open primary for all voters.

Openly gay Leeds councillor Stuart Andrew has been selected by open primary for the Labour - held seat of Pudsey.

Sadiq Khan or David Lammy or even Oona King would be better candidates, but I think that she'll stand and all of Ken's lot and the unions will back her, give her the selection and she'll lose to Seb Coe unless there is an open primary for the Mayoral selection which I hope happens as a Labour supporter.

Not exact matches

Another reason floated for the polling discrepancy: Michigan's status as an open primary, in which registered Democrats and Republicans can vote in the other party's primary.

Chartbeat CEO Tony Haile, whose analytics firm has partnered with Google on AMP, says that fixing the mobile web in the way Google has proposed would also help the open web compete with proprietary apps, which for many users have become the primary way they interact with content and media.

The primary goal of our website was to serve as an archive of all of our work for the sake of the Open Web rather than a traffic generator.

As with most startups and small businesses, if your primary concern is budget, I'd advise being open about that when speaking with a photographer for the first time.

opened as an intro for a jihadist - related video on Feb. 18 in South Carolina, just days before the state's primary.

Of course, matching the landscape to your degree of extraversion is almost certainly going to be far from your primary consideration when choosing where to live, but these results suggest that if you're always had a hankering for living tucked away in a mountain valley or next to the wide open sky over the ocean, your personality very well may be behind the preference — and if other factors work out, you'll probably be happier indulging it.

The lack of space in cubicles and open office plan layouts is the primary reason for workers» frustration.

Under the TSLF, the Desk will lend up to $ 200 billion of Treasury securities held by the System Open Market Account to primary dealers secured for a term of 28 days by a pledge of other collateral.

As open - mindedness and intelligence play a primary role in a Millennial candidate's view of their potential role in the organization, key into their desire for personal and professional growth.

The three primary vehicles for investing are: Unit Trusts or Open - Ended Investment Companies (OEICS), Investment Trusts and ETFs.

Elevator Pitch: A primary problem in weather forecasting is that obtaining high - resolution atmosphere measurements has been prohibitively expensive; we solve this with pressureNET, our open platform for sensor data collection.

Probably a slightly more likely scenario with a political campus group than a religious one (as we can see by Democrats who voted for Santorum in open primary states, because they thought he would be more likely to lose to Obama), but who knows?

The problem with most unbelievers, particularly Generation X, is they google for information and other peoples opinions rather than doing their own primary, open - minded research.

As for your attack on the Scriptures, you really should open up your mind and not be so closed minded and do your research using primary sources rather than googling secondary sources.

This will be of primary importance in re-evaluating the very definition of nature; for «nature» in such a universe can never be wholly static but is always dynamic, always open to development - given the dynamic nature of the causative environment in which each being subsists.

For a few years before the Russian Revolution the attitude toward the Muslims became quite tolerant, which made it possible for the Muslims to obtain from the government a decree for the opening of primary schools in which religion and courses in Turkish language, literature, and history could be taugFor a few years before the Russian Revolution the attitude toward the Muslims became quite tolerant, which made it possible for the Muslims to obtain from the government a decree for the opening of primary schools in which religion and courses in Turkish language, literature, and history could be taugfor the Muslims to obtain from the government a decree for the opening of primary schools in which religion and courses in Turkish language, literature, and history could be taugfor the opening of primary schools in which religion and courses in Turkish language, literature, and history could be taught.

But his primary aim in developing a «third way» was to open a path for ecclesial theology to reenter the university.

In light of that fact, and the significant degree of vertical integration in the supply of groceries, it was open to the primary judge to view the appropriate market, for the purposes of determining the s 50 (1) question before him, as one incorporating the activities of the self - supplying chains.

There are reports all over the football media about Wilshere being a transfer target for our Premier League rivals Man City, with this one in the Daily Star claiming that the Manchester club will open up with a big bid of around # 40 million for the 23 - year old, if they fail to land their primary target Paul Pogba from Juventus that is.

Buffalo Grove officials have long contemplated opening an arts center, but the cost has been the primary hurdle, said Park District Executive Director Dan Schimmel, who has been with the district for 22 years.

California has an open primary system, which means that generally speaking, voters are not restricted by party as to for whom they can vote.

Ultimately, people will gravitate towards closed rather than open primaries in my view: (i) open primaries would need state involvement so are a deeper proposition (you need to run them concurrently and they would be too costly for the parties if done properly); (ii) vested interests may well prevail if the proposed reform is not building on the current system (as indeed they have in the Tory party where they experimented with this quarter - heartedly).

Both your points about freedom of association and democracy are interesting but only valid, I believe, in the unique case of a free - for - all open primary where anyone can vote.

Instead, let me set out what I see as the problem with free - for - all open primaries and the rules that I would put in place to address them.

I'm still unconvinced that Will has taken the full measure of the criticisms of «open primaries» as illiberal and bad for democracy.

Whilst it is true that most (but not all) Republican and Democratic primaries are open only to registered party supporters, the American party system is much weaker - with party affiliation only being a weak identifier for a much broader ideological spectrum, and you don't have to pay membership dues to vote - so in effect, the primaries are open for almost anyone to vote in.

Open primaries, not just for the mayoralty but also for parliamentary candidates, are one of the easiest democratic moves a party can make.

After the primary, but before candidacy for the actual election opens, the winner of the primary experiences a marked loss of popularity.

A party selects their candidate for an election through an open primary election.

The shopping list which has been dusted off includes fixed term parliaments, proportional representation, electronic voting, term limits for MPs, open primaries to select MPs, a written constitution, a smaller House of Commons, House of Lords reform and reducing the power of the whips.

For any given elected position in the US each party will see a number of its own members engage in open and brutal warfare during primaries to become the party's nominee.

However, if Republican emerges from the June 26 primary with a strong showing and if Gillibrand's popularity slips for whatever reason, big GOP donors could be spurred to open their wallets.

The big thing I don't get in this vogue for «open primaries» is that no one advocating it seems to have done their homework.

The plan requires both the IDC and mainline conference to work together on filling two open Senate seats in a special election and drop support for primary challenges against each others» members.

Zac was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park and North Kingston at an Open Primary In March 2007.

It looked an awful lot like a campaign ad, but some have insisted it can not possibly be that because she hasn't officially opened up a campaign account to challenge Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic Primary for Governor.

Earlier this month, it came to our attention that the New York City Board of Election might have some difficulty holding a special election for the three open Assembly seats in the city on the same day as the Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries, which is April 19.

Election Dates for 2018: Federal Primary - June 26, 2018 (TBD) STATE AND LOCAL PRIMARY - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 (TBD) General Election - November 6, 2018 (Polls Open 6 am tPrimary - June 26, 2018 (TBD) STATE AND LOCAL PRIMARY - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 (TBD) General Election - November 6, 2018 (Polls Open 6 am tPRIMARY - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 (TBD) General Election - November 6, 2018 (Polls Open 6 am to 9 pm)