Sentences with phrase «with electoral officials»

The company also plans to expand its team working on election integrity and build better connections with electoral officials in many nations.

Not exact matches

Bernstein and Politi add some interesting detail (gleaned from recently released Soviet archives and interviews with Reagan Administration officials) to the story of how the Holy See and the White House helped nurse Solidarity through the imposition of martial law in December 1981 and the hard years of struggle that led to the electoral dismantling of Polish communism in June 1989.

«Consequently the commission notes the request of the security agencies and considering the security implications of proceeding with the election the safety of elgable voters, electoral officials, including ad - hoc staff and other stakeholders has decided to reschedule the Edo governorship elections to Wednesday 28 September 2016.

Ibrahim Idris, IGP The IGP who spoke at a dialogue session he had with a coalition of Civil Society Organization, CSOs, under the aegis of Situation Room, said he has put necessary manpower and logistics in place to secure electorates, electoral officials, observers and election materials that will be used for the Anambra poll.

If an electoral official requires specified information for any purpose other than a purpose specified in subsection (1), and the latest information already available to the electoral official is not suitable for the purpose, the electoral official may make a special request to the Electoral Commission for the information, which must be supplied subject to, and in accordance with, any regulations made under section 267.

The electoral official may (without limiting the definition of that term in section 3 (1)-RRB- be a person of one of the following kinds that the Electoral Commission engages for the purpose of assisting with the performance of its functions:

Any electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) may, on payment of the prescribed fee, and in accordance with regulations made under this Act, obtain from the Electoral Commission a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing specified information, for the purpose of conducting an election for any body, where the Electoral Commission is satisfied that --

electoral official means any person that the Electoral Commission employs or engages for the purpose of assisting with the performance of its functions

If an electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) wishes to obtain, for the purposes of compiling a roll of electors for the local authority and for no other purpose, any specified information, the Electoral Commission may, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, give that electoral official, on payment of the prescribed fee, a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing that information.

Every electoral official must exercise or perform his or her powers, duties, and functions in accordance with any directions given by the Electoral Commission.

@Andy: not only that, but you can also stay and see that no - one sets fire to any ballot until the final count is announced (and compare that with the newspaper report of the official numbers for your electoral district).

Elected officials are heavily favored, with little to no electoral challenges.

Board President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, Angelo Vivolo, had this to say; «With no firm answer from our City's Mayor on whether the monument to Columbus will stay or go, we are forced to reach out to all New York City elected officials and 2017 electoral candidates to demand their position on this important part of our Italian - American history.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2017 / PRNewswire - USNewswire / — The Columbus Citizens Foundation has partnered with over 39 other Italian - American organizations and announced today that they are reaching out to all NYC elected officials and 2017 electoral candidates for their stance on the preservation or removal of the Columbus Monument and Statue at Columbus Circle.

It will provide you with an understanding of key security procedures required to ensure safety of election officials on election duties and equip you with skill sets that would enable you balance the imperative of securing the electoral process with the need to allow voters unfettered opportunity to come out and cast their votes without fear or intimidation as a result of the presence of security personnel.»

It specifically congratulated the NEC leadership and officials for the «professionalism demonstrated throughout the electoral process,» and also lauded the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for its support to NEC, particularly with the airlift of electoral material to Counties that are inaccessible by road.

«These include: training and capacity building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process like youths, women, persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons; biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies and geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units.

The City Council heard testimony Monday on a broad package of bills that would prevent conflicts of interest between elected officials and political nonprofits, limit the electoral influence of those who do business with the city, and make it easier for first - time candidates to navigate the city's campaign finance system.

The UNDP report also stated that the «the electoral process in Ghana is faced with a number of challenges such as electoral fraud, violence, bloated register, and intimidation of election officials.»

The danger, for anyone interested in putting an end to a process that protects unresponsive officials, is not that Cuomo will fail to get the legislature to go along with him; it is that he will cut a deal, in exchange for something else he wants, that would allow the legislature to keep a firmer hand in the process of drawing electoral lines than the reform proposal currently calls for.

Besides, it seeks to, among others, promote the concept of independent and impartial election organizations and administrators, strengthen public confidence in the electoral process through free, credible electoral procedures and develop professional election officials with integrity, a strong sense of public service and commitment to democracy.

By getting involved in your local Green chapter and online, we will elect more officials, run more ballot initiatives, be visibly in solidarity with justice movements, achieve ballot access quickly, and be a network of communities resisting two - party electoral oppression.

Public charter schools were at the heart of the electoral fights, with some officials calling for a moratorium on charter school growth.

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.

A couple days ago I reported about the Japanese Minister of Science and Technology Ichita Yamamoto paying an official institutional visit to the Japanese servers of Dragon Quest X, and chalked it as something definitely cool, but apparently many Japanese players don't agree with me, and are protesting on the net because the visit might have violated the game's own terms of service, articles 10 and 12 of which explicitly prohibit any political activity or any form or electoral campaign within the game.

On a purely legal level, it is particularly noteworthy that a state has essentially expressed its opinio juris to the effect that the customary principle of non-intervention requires it to prevent a private actor operating from a place within its jurisdiction from interfering with the electoral process of a third state by leaking the content of a campaign official's private emails.