Sentences with phrase «run election systems»

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A notorious Russian «troll factory» had a $ 1.25 million budget in the run - up to the 2016 presidential election to interfere in the US political system, according to charges filed by the Department of Justice.

The Abacus study also asked those who voted in the 2015 Canadian General Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral election had it been run under different electoral systems.

Ken (unlike many in a highly tribal Labour Party) is now used to running for election under a PR system.

The USA runs on the Presidential System with fixed elections.

Only about 20 countries around the world look to the international marketplace to procure electronic systems which will help their elections run smoothly.

Had the 2015 general election been run under a more proportional system, we would almost certainly have got the hung parliament that most of the forecasters had assured us we were destined for.

An administration source earlier today said the governor was open to statewide public financing system that would take effect next year, and be phased in for open - seat elections where no incumbents are running.

«Yet the Coalition is preparing to replace that House with a new second chamber elected by means of regional party lists» Factually untrue, Tories hate closed list PR even more than Lib Dems do, the plan is, and always was, for elections to be run using STV (also known as the British Proportional System, as used for the Australian Senate).

In the run - up to the Scottish parliamentary elections due to be held in 2016, The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling on Scotland's political parties to prioritise the four tax principles of Adam Smith: equality, certainty, convenience and economy, in their design of a new council tax system.

There are no viable Republicans running in the California Senate race, so thanks to the the state's top - two primary system, the two Democrats will face each other both in the June primary and again in the November general election.

«Throughout the history of the presidential public finance system, the program has operated admirably to the point of fairly equalizing campaign expenditures between the major party candidates, and providing primary candidates with the resources to be able to run campaigns,» said Holman «It made elections very competitive, quite open and fairly scandal - free.»

Mayor's right about the horrible turnout numbers, but did he forget that he gamed the election system more by getting to run for a third term???

This is why we have launched a consultation to gather views from all those involved in the system: from candidates who stand for election, to the agents and parties that support them, the people who vote for them and those who are responsible for running and managing elections.

And the truth is our elections are run on a system of trust that is fundamentally the same as it was in the 19th century.

Weak election turnouts under the once - heralded single - member system in place now for almost 10 years demonstrate that a strong majority of voters don't much care who's running — or not running — for these offices.

Under California's «top two» primary system, there is a single primary among all candidates (with an option of indicating a candidate's party preference), and the two candidates getting the highest number of votes go on to run in the general election.

«This autumn both David Cameron and Nick Clegg should ask their parties to approve a binding agreement to fight the 2015 general election as coalition partners... If the voters choose to keep our current system of electing MPs, as I fervently hope they will, the pact would give parliamentary candidates in constituencies in seats held by a coalition party a free run against other parties.

In the fourth round of the mayoral elections in 2016, using the Supplementary Vote election system which requires candidates to gain a majority of eligible votes, Labour's Sadiq Khan won 58 % support in the run - off stage to convincingly beat the Tory candidate, Zac Goldsmith.

If Morgan ends up running, it's likely good news for Republicans, given the nature of Florida's partisan election system.

Ithaca City Judge Seth Peacock J.D. ’01 broke New York State court system election laws when he endorsed Howie Hawkins — a Green Party candidate running for Governor — at a rally Oct. 15.

California not only runs a modified closed presidential primary, but it also joins Washington and Nebraska in running a «top two» open primary system for all non-presidential primary elections.

During a lengthy interview with The Post, Samuels threatened to run against Cuomo if the governor fails to win approval in the Legislature of a system of publicly financed election campaigns.

Cameron is going to introduce some all - women shortlists in January (although that does not mean he's adopting the Labour system — he's just going to use the fact that Tory rules allow the party to impose shortlists on associations in the run - up to elections to ensure more women get selected).

A publicly - financed Fair Elections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in our political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district dElections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in our political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district delections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district donations.

As usual, the «red - carpeted» run - up to the elections is paced by many policy discussions about Ghana's electoral system and whether it is resilient enough to safeguard the...

Just by entering a postcode or location, the Dashboard will instantly tell voters which of the Devolved Assembly, Mayoral, Police and Crime Commissioner, Local or Parliamentary by - elections they have in their area, who is running, how the electoral system works, and a history of past results and local info.

«You overlay that with the lousy system of running elections in general — which is, voter registration laws are cumbersome, we have a closed primary system, getting on the ballot is difficult — and as a result New York has anemic voter turnout, one of the worst in the country.»

With one of the most highly regarded public campaign financing systems and term limits, City Council elections have been opened up for candidates of modest means to run, and sometimes win.

A publicly - financed Fair Elections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in New York's political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district dElections system would reduce the impact of large campaign contributions in New York's political system and boost voters» voices in elections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district delections by allowing candidates to run for office with small, in - district donations.

This system, called the instant run - off or alternative or preferential vote, is used in elections to the Australian House of Representatives, as well as in several US cities.

The desire of being elected may lead some men for a time to violent hostility; but this same desire leads all men in the long run to support each other; and if it happens that an election accidentally severs two friends, the electoral system brings a multitude of citizens permanently together who would otherwise always have remained unknown to one another.

Third: In Canada we have some 300 long - running Local Governments which replace their members using systems other than the kind of «elections» defined under the various Municipal Acts or equivalent across the country.

This system was meant to eliminate the many problems caused by judges running for office in an election.

If someone has tampered with the election results (or the system malfunctions), it is very difficult to restore normality without running the election again, even if one can find the rogue.

«It's unacceptable that it took almost a year after the election to notify states that their elections systems were targeted, but I'm relieved that DHS has acted upon our numerous requests and is finally informing the top elections officials in all 21 affected states that Russian hackers tried to breach their systems in the run up to the 2016 election,» Warner said.

Accepting that these steps by themselves won't stop all people trying to game the system, the Facebook CEO said it will, however, make it a lot harder for anyone to do «what the Russians did during the 2016 election and use fake accounts and pages to run ads».

He continued: «The default installation or subsequent use of remote - access software on sensitive election systems runs contrary to cybersecurity best practices and needlessly exposes our election infrastructure to cyberattacks.»

Mark Zuckerberg wrote that the steps alone «won't stop all people trying to game the system, But they will make it a lot harder for anyone to do what the Russians did during the 2016 election and use fake accounts and pages to run ads».