Sentences with phrase «public elections»

Internet voting has been used in public elections all around the world over 100 times, w / o one security problem.

An order striking down Regulation 23 (11) of Public Elections Regulations, 2016; CI.94 as being inconsistent with Article 49 (2), (3)(a) and (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992 and Section 13 of the Representation of the People Law, 1992; PNDCL 284.

Primaries are public elections funded by taxpayers.

The Board of Election's $ 15 million salary budget, Maragos said, would be cut nearly in half, with the savings used to fund public election financing.

The system remained unused in public elections until 1855, when Carl Andræ proposed a transferable vote system for elections in Denmark, and his system was used in 1856 to elect the Rigsraad and from 1866 it was also adapted for indirect elections to the second chamber, the Landsting, until 1915.

(1) A candidate, including an incumbent judge, for a judicial office that is filled by public election between competing candidates shall not personally solicit campaign funds, or solicit attorneys for publicly stated support, but may establish committees of responsible persons to secure and manage the expenditure of funds for the candidate's campaign and to obtain public statements of support for his or her candidacy.

That's exactly what happened this week in Hartford with public election financing.

The best lesson for both British parties to draw from Mr. Obama is the one Brooks noted when Obama abandoned his pledge to take public election financing: that as well as being an inspiring speechmaker he's also «a tough - minded Chicago pol (person of Polish descent) who would throw you under the truck for votes».

«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which means public funding for public elections as we have in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance law.

Likewise George W. Bush, Clinton and George Bush Senior never attempted to participate in public elections after leaving their position, despite being far from senile.

An order setting aside the current register of voters and compelling the Electoral Commission to compile a fresh register of voters before the conduct of any new public elections or referenda in Ghana.

The first public election debate between the leaders of the seven largest parties was held on 29 October 2006, on public radio.

So should pre-election conferences, for it is right that parties should present to their members and the wider public their election platform in some detail.

The commissioner responsible for the Upper West Region, Hajia Sa - Adatu Maida revealed this at a stakeholders consultative forum on public elections (C.I. 75) held...

Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, D - Ithaca: Yes «In my first few weeks of office, I signed onto the Assembly Public Election Financing bill as one of the most important reforms we could enact to help get the corrupting influence of big money out of our elections.

All but three states impose some sort of re-election process, from public elections, to retention elections, to reappointment by the executive or the legislature.

The problem with public election promises is that they are easily measurable and this is especially true when they are reduced to black and white and released as ministerial mandate letters.

f) A Declaration that each of the Applicant's «right to vote and entitle [ment] to be registered as a voter for the purposes of public elections and referenda» in light of the Act 699 and said various laws and legal instruments is not subject to any condition precedent aside the article 42 age and sanity of mind criteria;

b) to be issued voters Identity Cards «to enable» them «to vote in public elections and referenda» while resident abroad and being outside the jurisdiction of the Republic of Ghana at the time of such elections, and doing so from / at their places of residence abroad or designated centres close to their places of residence abroad or from / at the Ghana Mission / Embassy within their jurisdiction abroad;

Removing names by due process, using the quasi-judicial methods outlined in the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2016 (C.I. 91) and by the Supreme Court, is the democratic, constitutional and civilised way to go; unless we are already fed - up with the Rule of Law and Due Process and are longing and yearning for the return of dictatorial rule.

g) A Declaration that it is discriminatory for Respondents particularly 1st Respondent to continue to register abroad and ensure that a category of citizens studying abroad or working in Ghana's Missions / Embassies abroad vote in public elections and referenda while in abroad to exclusion of the Applicants.

c) «to vote in public elections and referenda» particularly Presidential and Parliamentary elections while resident abroad and being outside the jurisdiction of the Republic of Ghana at the time of such elections, and doing so from / at their places of residence abroad or designated centres close to their places of residence abroad or from / at the Ghana Mission / Embassy within their jurisdiction abroad;

1st Defendant is the Ghanaian constitutional body mandated under Article 45 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana and the section 2 of the Electoral Commission Act, 1993 (Act 451) with the mandate of conducting all public elections including Presidential and Parliamentary elections inter alia.

A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 49 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992, «special voting» as provided for by Regulation 23 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2016; CI.94 is a part of public elections.

«What if the NFL was four hours late in starting the Super Bowl, arguably something that you can make a case is not quite as important as democracy and public elections?»

I don't know what the Moreland Commission is going to recommend — there's 24 other people and very diverse opinions on there — but what we've learned is that although there would be a funding source from taxpayers to finance public elections in the state of New York for Assembly, Senate, Governor, Attorney General, etc, the savings ultimately would be astronomical in the long run.

Fournier isn't seeking any public election funding, and expects to spend less than $ 1,000 on his third - party candidacy.

«The Public Elections Regulations, 2016 (CI 94) in the Schedules part at pages 48 and 49 has a sample of the exact format that the law says Form Eight or the Pink Sheet for both parliamentary and presidential results should take.

According to ASP Darkwa, the suspects» action had breached Article 63 of the 1992 Constitution, the Criminal Offences Act, Act 29, the Public Elections Regulations, 2016, C.I. 94 and PNDCL 284.

«A casual reading of the reasons provided by the Commissioner in that document leaves an ordinary reasonable person with the conclusion that the decision to disqualify each of the presidential candidates was premised upon an alleged non-compliance with regulation 7 of the Public Elections Regulation, 2016 (C.I. 94).

It rightly quashed the arbitrary and unlawful decision of the Commissioner made on the 10th of October 2016 invalidating the nomination of the applicant as a candidate for the coming Presidential Election for alleged non-compliance with regulations 7 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2016 (CI 94) and ordered the Commissioner to comply with the Regulations.

His strongly worded statement said: «A casual reading of the reasons provided by the Commissioner in that document leaves an ordinary reasonable person with the conclusion that the decision to disqualify each of the presidential candidates was premised upon an alleged non-compliance with regulation 7 of the Public Elections Regulation, 2016 (C.I. 94).

What the Court said is that such an exercise must be done according to law, in this case, the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2016 (C.I. 91).

The state's winner - take - all rules don't apply here because it is not a public election; this is the party's internal business.

Fischer has launched many quixotic campaigns in the past including an unsuccessful effort to force the public elections of board members to the Long Island Power Authority.

In the appropriate cases, to afford candidates, the opportunity to comply with regulation 9 (2) of the Public Elections Regulations, 2016 (C.I. 94).

They also want a declaration that «it is discriminatory for respondents, [particularly the Electoral Commission] to continue to register abroad and ensure that a category of citizens studying abroad or working in Ghana's Missions / Embassies abroad vote in public elections and referenda while living abroad to the exclusion of the applicants.»

He said after the speech that he liked a lot of it, but was opposed to using taxpayer money to fund public elections.

«We're trying to force a public election of LIPA trustees.»

The Court further ordered that the Commission should in appropriate cases afford the candidates the opportunity to comply with Regulation 9 (2) of the Public Elections Regulations, 2016 (C.I. 94).

They two were seeking true and proper interpretation of Article 42 of the Constitution in relation to the use of the NHIS card as a proof of qualification to register as a voter pursuant to Public Elections.

[2] It also campaigns for improvements to public elections and representative democracy, and is a regular commentator on all aspects of representation, public participation and democratic governance in the United Kingdom.

You realise when you're well known that you have won the public election: you are in office of a sort, and what you say does matter.»

Are you interested in helping middle and high school students understand how important it is to vote in a public election, how laws come into being, and how to keep in contact with their representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate?