Sentences with phrase «rig elections»
In Arizona, whose sole reason for existence is the sun, the local utility helped rig elections for the state's public - utility commission, which in turn allowed utilities to impose ruinous costs on homeowners who wanted to put solar panels on their roofs.
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The only thing they are planning is how to rig elections.
Wike explained that Nigerian leaders would sit up and work for the development of the country if credible elections were conducted and added that INEC and the police were helping political leaders to rig elections.
«Credible elections will keep leaders on their toes and make them work for the people, instead of the present situation where leaders fail to work, but rely on INEC and police to help them rig elections.
«The redistricting reform passed today in Ohio makes it much harder for politicians to rig elections through gerrymandering and gives me hope that we can restore fairness to our elections in states around the country.
The governor said the state was peaceful and recalled that on December 10 during the re-run elections, leaders of the opposition party allegedly invaded the state with security agencies allegedly maiming and killing innocent voters with an intention to allegedly rig the elections.
But while we were campaigning, they were plotting to rig elections.
Wike also stated that the repeated use of security agencies to rig elections would endanger the unity of the country more than the agitations of different ethnic groups.
«INEC has colluded with Presidency to rig these elections from the beginning to the end.
«We have been helping them to rig elections but we say no to that in 2018.
«But let me warn that in 2019, no party, whether you are in government, whether you are INEC, whether you are security, you can not rig elections.
Our fear is that INEC is getting ready because it is a parastatal of the APC to rig elections.
How do you accuse the NPP in Ghana that they want to rig the elections?
«We have been loose by leaving the party so open for the NDCs to have a few hooligans to rig elections but this time around, we are not going to allow that.»
Earlier, Mr. Schlagbeck noted that Nigeria had in the last couple of years been a catalyst for its «zero tolerance stance against unconstitutional attempts to seize power, remain in power or rig elections in Africa, particularly West Africa».
The Assin Central MP, who was speaking on a political talk - show, «Boiling Point» on Oman FM Tuesday evening, noted that the writings were clear on the wall that President Mahama and his NDC would terribly lose the 2016 polls if the playing field was leveled by the EC and for that matter, everything was being done to rig the elections.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central «if indeed Nana Addo (the party's running mate) wins according to the pink sheets and Charlotte Osei dares to rig the elections by twisting our arms in favour of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), we will not allow it to happen in Ghana.»
«The Nigerian Police played an inglorious role during the December 10, 2016, helping the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig elections in the few constituencies were they were declared winner.
The party's Constituency Coordinator, Thomas Adongo, said the NDC has been victorious in the constituency over the years because «they have members who have been helping them to rig elections.»
We can not allow the NDC to rig the elections this year, and that is why I am employing the NPP to purchase a burglar proof... We can not entertain ballot snatching this election year.
However, Kofi Adams said the party is not surprised by this act since this will not be the first time the NPP is trying to rig the elections.
According to the group, the NDC leaders had relied on their unholy alliance with the EC to rig the elections, asking the outgoing ruling party to explain to the public where its so - called collation centre was located.
This last article refers to previous articles I had written in defence of the 1992 Constitution against the John Dramani Mahama Government in the previous year some of which the petitioners referred to in their petition, particularly charges 1 and 2 in which I expressed my views that the Government designed to rig the elections.
He said: «The sign is there that they want to rig the elections.
• The NPP will secure fake and already thumb - printed ballot papers, thumb - printed in the name of the NDC and scatter them all over to portray to Ghanaians that the NDC had brought in already thumb printed ballot papers to rig the elections.
• The NPP will engage the services of NPP activists who will pose as NDC supporters and supply food to Electoral Officers on duty and they (NPP) will turn round to accuse the Electoral Commission (EC) of working together with the NDC to rig the elections.
He also said; «if indeed Nana Addo (the party's running mate) wins according to the pink sheets and Charlotte Osei dares to rig the elections by twisting our arms in favour of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), we will not allow it to happen in Ghana.»
According to the National Organizer of the party, Kofi Adams, who spoke to GhanaPoliticsOnline.Com ruling party does not have any intention whatsoever to rig the elections but rather it is the NPP that is scheming to do so.
In 2014 — seven years after the suspected Russian hack — engineers at the University of Michigan studied Estonia's online - voting system and concluded that determined hackers — such as Russian operatives — could feasibly penetrate it, creating fake votes or altering the totals in order to rig elections «quite possibly without a trace,» they wrote in their report.
Instead she is running for president in what looks like a rigged election,» Trump tweeted on Saturday.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on claims about a «rigged election,» firing off a few early - morning tweets in which he accused the press and the Hillary Clinton campaign of trying to «poison the minds of the American Voter.»
Indeed, just months after that speech, millions of Iranians took to the streets to protest rigged elections and political repression, begging for help from Obama's «open hand.»
In fact, the only people who have displayed any ability to run the country better are Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich — neither of whom have a snowball's chance of even being the candidate, much less winning a rigged election.
The South African nation has long suffered under President Robert Mugabe, who has been accused of rigging elections, wrecking the economy, and attempting to control churches.
Since 1806 Mexico has suffered military intervention at least ten times by U.S. troops, and if there are no interventions in the offing now, perhaps it is largely because the U.S. has been shoring up the rule of one party, which wins rigged elections and then fails to challenge U.S. investment and business practices that increase human suffering for campesinos and urban poor there.
Among other tactics, they rigged an election in order to claim the existence of a pro-slave majority in the territory.
The ANC has welcomed ZANU - PF delegations to South Africa, and the South African government has certified every one of Mugabe's obviously rigged elections.
When they're not doping their athletes systematically for the olympics or paying off FIFA for the right to host the WC or taking over (and, in the case of Hearts, ruining) British football clubs, they are busy rigging elections at home and abroad, fomenting civil war in the Middle East, annexing parts of other countries, sponsoring terrorism, and shooting people who try to stand up to them.
He further asked, «How on earth can an election observer rig an election?
Is Adam Ruins Everything - Why Rigging Elections Is Completely Legal an accurate description of gerrymandering?
He made the assertion that NDC is noted for rigging elections, but this time around, the New Patriotic Party is also prepared to rig and make sure they secure a massive victory in Kumasi.
He posited that, plans by the NDC to rig the election are fast advancing.
Large - scale protests followed the last federal parliamentary elections on Dec. 4, 2011, after widespread reports of electoral fraud and rigged elections.
«What we in NDC do is always talk to people to canvass for their votes rather than plan to rig the election... the people of this country have said that they want a party that's progressive and have the young at heart and also, do what's right», he stated.
Anyone who knows the NPP well knows that with all the noise it wants to rig the election... that is what everyone in the NDC should beware of.
Instead she is running for president in what looks like a rigged election
Our analytics partners at Zignal Labs saw more mentions of a «rigged election» this weekend than in the rest of October combined.
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«Astorino is being sued for federal racketeering for conspiring with a family and accomplices to rig his election through election fraud.»
The report accused Nana Akufo Addo of provoking unrest and inventing claims of a rigged election in order to draw media attention and have firm hold of his party supporters.