Sentences with phrase «restore voter confidence»
The April 19 special election to replace the former legislative leaders in the Assembly and Senate has the specter of corruption hanging over the candidates as they pledge to restore voter confidence.
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Labour lost because they: a) broke manifold electoral promises b) lied shamelessly to the people and parliament c) engaged in industrial - scale corruption and lame cover - up d) wilfully enraged their newest supporters e) eschewed democracy at every opportunity f) treated the electorate like idiots g) alienated a vast constituency of voters with strong personal interest in the well - being of our servicemen h) inherited the most benign of economies and recklessly maxed out the public debt i) devoted inordinate time and effort to policies based on immature class war antics j) engaged in open internal dissent while being too cowardly to take any definitive action k) offered a wholly negative electoral campaign Unless confidence is restored in these areas, Labour will continue to be despised.
The overriding priority must be to restore trust in the party — the sense that it is not only working for voters but with them, and prepared to take them into its confidence.
• Mayoral control of schools: Though the status quo fought it, mayoral control of schools has proven to be the vital first step towards fixing public schools and, more important, restoring middle class voters» confidence in them.
«Individual voter registration is crucial if public confidence in our elections is going to be restored and maintained and we look forward to working with the parties on this reform in the Lords.