Sentences with phrase «state election agencies»

Information about filing requirements for local - level offices is not available in this article (contact state election agencies for information about local candidate filing processes).

In all, 12 million records were mailed in CD format Wednesday afternoon by the state elections agency to the federal elections panel.

But his party committee paid more than $ 300,000 to the state election agency to keep secret his and others» 2014 Malloy campaign emails.

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 26: A Muslim woman, Sarah A. Aly, Mentorship Coordinator at Network for Arab American Professionals, poses for a photo during an exclusive interview for «Anadolu Agency (AA)» on raising hate speech and islamophobia ahead of the US presidential elections in New York City, NY, USA on October 26, 2016.

Warner told USA Today that he was pushing intelligence agencies to declassify the names of the states affected by those cyberattacks so they could prepare for midterm elections in 2018.

CNBC's Eamon Javers sits down with Rajesh De the Former General Counsel for the National Security Agency; Michele Reagan the Secretary of State of Arizona; and Mark Testoni the President and CEO of SAP National Security Services to talk about the concern of foreign interference in this year's presidential election.

During an August conference call with election officials from every state, Johnson reiterated that «we must ensure the security and resilience of election infrastructure,» and offered his agency's assistance.

As part of its 2006 election platform, the Conservative Party promised to «create an Independent Budget Authority to provide objective analysis directly to Parliament about the state of the nation's finances and trends in the national economy; require government departments and agencies to provide timely information to the Parliamentary Budget Authority to ensure it has the information it needs to provide accurate analyses to Parliament; and ensure that government fiscal forecasts are updated quarterly and that they provide complete data for both revenue and spending forecasts».

The statement from Mr. Clapper and the Department of Homeland Security, which is primarily responsible for defending the country against sophisticated cyberattacks, said the intelligence agencies were less certain who was responsible for «scanning and probing» online election rolls in states around the country.

According to the Commissioner, the State Government and security agencies will leave no stone unturned in ensuring a free and fair election, while ensuring safety of electoral officials and voters.

Ayorinde explained that as the election that would bring on board a new set of public officers for the next four years at the local government level, the restriction of movement will allow the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) and the security agencies to distribute electoral materials in good time and ensure a seamless electoral process.

The election was postponed two weeks ago after security agencies raised alarm of possible use of the election period to unleash terror on a part of the state.

The security agencies in Osun state on Wednesday vowed to deploy the full arsenal of the law to ensure peaceful processes of the forthcoming bye - election in the Osun West Senatorial District.

Some of you still remember the tension that had built up before the 2015 elections, so much so that doomsday predictions emerged from many quarters including from agencies in the United States that Nigeria would disintegrate in 2015.

This assurance was given by the heads of the security agencies in the state following the announcement of the electoral umpire to conduct the bye - election into the vacant seat of the district next month.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

Mr President, the desperation so far exhibited by your person and your government in manipulating sensitive agencies of state like the judiciary and now the electoral commission to further your bid to win the 2020 election is totally against the spirit of democracy and peace bestowed by the NDC in conceding defeat at the Presidential election.

Unfortunately, there have been serious questions raised about conflicts of interest, selective enforcement, and politicized investigations by state agencies — JCOPE and the Board of Elections — and those questions should be examined.

He called on the state Board of Elections «other appropriate agencies to pursue civil action» against the mayor.

The Electoral Commission may seek assistance from any State sector agency in order to facilitate the effective administration of elections.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is the only agency authorized to regulate the financing of presidential and other federal campaigns (i.e., campaigns for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives).

U.S. intelligence agencies said in a report in January that the television station, which broadcasts on cable in the United States, is «Russia's state - run propaganda machine» and that it contributed to the Kremlin's campaign to interfere with last year's presidential election in favor of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump.

«Security agencies in the state are hereby alerted to this clandestine move by the PDP goons aimed at introducing a violent dimension to the politics of the state ahead of the July 14 governorship election.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President commended the people of Anambra State, the governorship candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission, election observers as well as security agencies and other stakeholders, on the peaceful conduct of the November 18 election in the sState, the governorship candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission, election observers as well as security agencies and other stakeholders, on the peaceful conduct of the November 18 election in the statestate.

To keep a close liaison and coordination with state security elements for the activities — the use of armed escort as much as possible and maintaining strong security training and awareness for the personnel; careful selection of all election related sites and the maintenance of security for polling staff, electoral materials and equipment and situational awareness through a well - developed public information strategy to support election operation and ensure timely distribution of security information / advisories; identify hotspots (fragile security locations) in coordination with the Security Agencies and the most likely threats in each constituency and provide a clear order of priority for concerted efforts to be made to mitigate and manage these concerns and to allow resources to be targeted for maximum effect.

The commissioners also say that the State Board of Elections should be stripped of their enforcement powers and an independent enforcement agency be set up instead.

The spokesman for the pro-Biafra group claimed that the security agencies, particularly the army, police and the Department of State Services, had planted explosive devices at strategic places in the state, waiting to set them off during the elecState Services, had planted explosive devices at strategic places in the state, waiting to set them off during the elecstate, waiting to set them off during the election.

«This election has witnessed the clearest ever abuse of incumbency on the part of the NDC and the use the State's security agencies and party thugs to intimidate other opponents.»

National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said, «The PDP is prepared and ready for the Saturday's governorship election in Anambra State, and we are charging the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies deployed in the election to be neutral in the conduct of the election.

He, however, added that the group (ICE) would soon reach out to student unions in tertiary institutions in the state, traditional rulers and the National Orientation Agency on the need to sensitise the youths and other members of the public to shun violence during the 2019 elections.

Noting that APC was dead in Rivers, Wike stated that plot to use security agencies to rig the 2019 election will not work, «as the people would resist any form of electoral robbery.»

It was revealed that, the President felt highly embarrassed by the inability of the security agencies to provide a conducive environment for the conduct of peaceful and credible election in Bayelsa State.

The guest discussants reviewed previous governorship elections in Ekiti state between 1999 and 2014 and drew up lessons for INEC and Security agencies ahead of the 14th July 2018 governorship election.

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As the people of Anambra State prepare for the gubernatorial election on November 18, 2017, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on the...

The commission isn't technically authorized to investigate the legislative branch of state government, but Cuomo directed the commission to investigate the records of the Board of Elections and the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, both executive branch agencies.

The senator representing Anambra North, who reacted to the Anambra state governorship primary, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the party has started again to impose candidates for elections.

Horner said reformers» collective wish list includes changes to government contracting, including pay - to - play activities, and greater appropriations for enforcement agencies such as the state Board of Elections, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the Authorities Budget Office.

The Inspector - General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, has said security agencies would ensure that Saturday's governorship election in Kogi State holds without violence.

More voters — Deadlines for registering and for switching parties must be closer to election dates, eligible voters should be automatically registered when they conduct business with various state agencies, and early voting is a must, perhaps starting the weekend before Electelection dates, eligible voters should be automatically registered when they conduct business with various state agencies, and early voting is a must, perhaps starting the weekend before ElectionElection Day.

In June 2017, Rep. Robert Brady introduced a bill to automatically register eligible citizens to vote in federal elections when they interact with numerous state and federal government agencies; Sens. Patrick Leahy, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin cosponsored identical legislation in the Senate.

Commissioners opposed to the measure said at the time it was up to the Legislature to write campaign finance laws, not a state agency tasked with overseeing elections.

Lindsay Graham, a top Senate Republican and frequent Trump critic, is urging Trump to defend democracy in the United States and around the world by punishing Russia for trying to interfere in the American presidential election as U.S. intelligence agencies allege.

The governor who made his position known on the rerun election held in Rivers State on Saturday alleged discovery of fake Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) result sheets in some of the Local Government Areas, and accused security agencies of harassing, intimidating and even killing Peoples Democratic Party members

Mr. Feerick, who is dean of the Fordham Law School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election law.

It also quoted the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Mr Francis Odesanya as informing all of the readiness of the security agencies to provide a level playing field for the re-run elections.

Voter information in New York is not held by the secretary of state, but rather by the elections agency, whose two Republican and two Democratic commissioners OK'd the information transfer.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature this year dismembered the State Elections Enforcement Commission, cutting experienced staff and placing the administration and policing of the Citizens Election Program in separate agencies, weakening the program.

Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed by the Nigeria Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the federal government was yet to adopt the electronic voting procedure for elections.

Gonsalves initially told Newsday she had been filing handwritten, paper reports with the Nassau County Board of Elections and blamed that agency for failing to send them to the state.