Podcast: Education Next's Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk this week (Nov. 19) about what the results of the 2009 off -
year elections mean for education.
Education Next's Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk this week (Nov. 19) about what the results of the 2009 off -
year elections mean for education.
Not exact matches
The GOP holds just a one - seat majority in the chamber after the surprise victory of Democrat Doug Jones in last
year's Alabama special
election; that
means they can lose just one Republican vote, even under reconciliation (Vice President Mike Pence would cast a tie - breaker in the case of a 50 - 50 split).
A majority Conservative government
means no
election for four
years — and those
years should be invaluable for the NDP.
An
election year usually
means limited action on the federal policy front, but 2016 holds prospective wins — and challenges — for entrepreneurs.The Kauffman foundation highlighted these areas of change:
An
election year usually
means limited action on the federal policy front, but 2016 holds prospective wins
UK Prime Minister Theresa May then unexpectedly announced
elections to be held in June,
meaning the scheduled two
years of negotiations to determine the terms of the United Kingdom's departure seemed unlikely to make much headway until after the results of the UK vote — and probably the German
elections as well — were known.
After more than a
year of rallies, primaries, debates, controversies and scandals, we're only one day from the Presidential
election —
meaning investors are closer than ever to that long - awaited clarity on how the
election will be felt in the markets.
Icahn also called for the company's directors to be elected at the same time, as opposed to the current system, in which board
elections are staggered, which
means that it would take two
years for Icahn to obtain a majority of the board.
The death of Progressive Conservative MLA Manmeet Bhullar on Nov. 23, 2015
means that a by -
election will be held to choose the next MLA for the Calgary - Greenway constituency early this
year.
And I think really what I
mean by that, in Europe, again, we have seen three
elections this
year, which I think on the face of it are very much status - quo outcomes.
If BO wins this
election it
means, God has abandoned USA... say hello to dark age the next 4
years, this is just the start, you ain't see nothing yet..
Following an
election year when evangelicals were divided between their support for Trump, the
mean rating for evangelicals remained at 61 while the
mean rating for Buddhists, Mormons and Hindus shifted from relatively neutral to warmer ratings.
One Australian prime minister ten
years ago received strong criticism and contributed to loss of an
election by saying on television: «Life wasn't
meant to be easy!»
Once Nov. 5 has passed, that doesn't
mean that politics cease to matter until the next
election year.
But I digress... I blame this crazy
election year and my sleepless nights thinking about what a Trump presidency would
mean for the health our of nation's children.
It simply
means that as a National political party, we decided not to go by the seriousness we have been attaching over the previous
years to this
election.»
This would be a bigger deal in
election years where one party has a contested primary and the other one doesn't (
meaning there's not too much of a reason for people to go vote in one of them, so why not vote in the other?).
So that
means the fight for control of the Senate will head into the general
election in a presidential
election year that traditionally draws out more Democratic voters.
Only three
years ago, pundits and political scientists saw the 2008 American presidential
election as the beginning of a new era in Washington: the rise of President Obama and a strong Democratic majority in both houses of Congress
meant that after eight
years away from Pennsylvania Avenue, liberals could again implement political programmes and reforms free from Republican meddling.
The state Democratic committee on Friday released an organizing email
meant to boost candidates running down ballot this
year, pegging the April 24 special
election as a «D - Day» for action.
Even the deal to unite the party, forged late last
year, was criticized by liberals for holding a special
election after the budget is
meant to come due, effectively keeping Republicans at the bargaining table.
The state Conservative Party is so far sticking by Hoffman, but GOP leaders are wondering if the lack of national attention on NY - 23 in the upcoming general
election could
mean last
year's Tea Party cause célèbre no longer has sufficient star power to carry their banner into the race.
The stakes could not be higher: a poor speech puts May at immediate risk of an internal leadership challenge; a solid speech
means the assumed timetable of a two
year premiership remains viable; a great speech
means people might even start believing she's capable of leading the Party into the next
election.
This
means that, in contrast to the position in the last five parliaments, none of the ward level results this
year can be compared directly with what happened at the time of the last general
election.
Totals for Assembly races have not been compiled for the past couple of
election cycles, but they had previously come out to be about $ 40 million every two
years,
meaning that somewhere around $ 200 million can be expected to be spent on legislative races every four
years.
Local government's four -
year electoral cycle
means that the baseline with which to compare these
elections was 2011, when most of the actual council seats up this
year were last won and lost.
This
year's
election is
meant for us to protect our future because when we make the mistake and vote for President Mahama again, we will continue to face hardship in the next four
years», he stated.
This
means persons holding any of these positions ought to resign latest by next
year ahead of the 2020
elections.
And even if it does not feature in the British
election debate, the idea of replacing
means - tested cash benefits with an unconditional, universal weekly payment to every adult citizen as a right of citizenship will soon be tested at the Swiss ballot box, with a referendum on basic income in Switzerland due sometime this
year.
This includes fixed terms for five
years (when average time between
elections has been four); the vote to dissolve parliament before calling a general
election requiring 55 per cent support in the House of Commons (
meaning the Liberal Democrats can not withdraw their support from the Tories and cause a general
election as the Lib - Dems, Labour and other parties altogether hold less than 55 per cent of the seats); and stuffing the House of Lords with many more Conservatives and Liberals to weaken opposition there.
We're also looking at what the immediate implications are for the Conservative pledge to repeal the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011, which
means that general
elections are only held every five
years.
No 57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman absconded from duty and deserted the Force on the 24th September, 2010 but contested the Bauchi central senatorial
election in 2011 general
elections under Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and got suspected forged retirement letter dated 5th March, 2014, this
means that for four
years, he is still a Police Officer which made it a criminal act for him to contest
election as a Police Officer in service and this is another fraud the Police is investigating against him.
«I think after the
election last
year, it's important for Democrats to reinforce what it
means to be a Democrat,» said Basil Smikle, the committee's executive director.
ABQ was registered with the city Campaign Finance Board as an independent expenditure —
meaning it should have been uncoordinated with other
election year efforts — and most of its funding came from the anti-horse carriage group New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets.
When Kakto takes office, it will
mean the 24th Congressional District seat has changed parties every
election since former Rep. Jim Walsh retired before the 2008
election after 20
years in office.
The challenge of reducing the country's deficit over the coming
years means education is likely to be a bitter battleground in the
election.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER On an off -
year election night, a wave of revulsion at the radical and chaotic presidency of Donald Trump
meant big wins for Democrats and the
election of LGBTQ candidates — including eight who are transgender — and their allies in local races nationwide.
Negron's resignation
means Senate District 25 can have a regular 2018 primary and general
election cycle, though it will be only for the final two
years of the term he was elected to in 2016.
General
election matching funds, which could
mean several million dollars for the Green Party come the
year 2016, can only be achieved by our presidential ticket winning 5 % of the vote this November.
Under the Fixed - Term Parliaments Act rules dictate that general
elections are held every five
years,
meaning there can be no
election before 2020.
Term limits would have to pass through both houses in the state legislature in two successive legislative cycles,
meaning it could be placed on an
election year ballot as early as 2019.
Statewide, officials were seeing relatively «normal turnout» for an off -
year, municipal
election,
meaning that overall turnout could be 30 percent, said Av Harris, a spokesman for Secretary of the State Denise Merrill.
It's not an
election year, but that doesn't
mean state elected officials aren't raising boatloads of cash.
What this could
mean: Lawmakers in an
election year will almost certainly be spurred to push for more money in the state budget that would flow to schools and their local municipalities.
One of those factors will likely be what his run would
mean for his fellow Senate Republicans, who are gearing up for a re-match with the Democrats for control of the chamber in what's shaping up to be a challenging
year, thanks to the twin corruption convictions of two former top conference leaders — ex-Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous and ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos — as well as a presidential
election that will likely boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.
A House investigative committee on Thursday charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, dealing a serious blow to the former Ways and
Means chairman and complicating Democrats»
election -
year outlook.
Mr Huhne said his
years as a member of the European Parliament before going to Westminster at the last general
election meant he was «fairly well - known within the party».
And if we get fifty thousand votes then that
means we have the ability to put one of the people on the ballot in every
election and we'll start winning seats starting next
year.»
Nigel Farage has established himself as the preeminent motormouth on all things EU - related, and has helped take his party from nowhere to third place in last
year's general
election — no
mean feat.