Sentence examples for allow an election from inspiring English sources

This meant the prime minister was simply informing the Queen that parliament had been dissolved rather than asking her, as all his predecessors have, to dissolve parliament to allow an election to be held.

Ohr will make the initial decision on whether or not to allow an election to proceed.

The junta, quickly making a mess of governing, allowed an election.

As a result he can count on some powerful friends if he decides to try to shame Khamenei into allowing an election re-run or standing down.

The BBC's election guidelines say it should take into account past and current electoral support in determining how much coverage each candidate/party should have during the campaign, and whether they should be allowed an election broadcast.

He said: "The party has requested the Broadcasters Liaison Groupp agree that genuine 'regional' parties which stand candidates in a majority of the seats in a particular area be allowed an election broadcast".

Any way, the NEC was sneaky in this way, because they allowed an election, which they then sought to gerrymander.

Perry wrote that the process at best "made a mockery of due process and transparency" and at worst "allowed an election to be stolen outright".

Decertifying would require that 30% of the union about 130 players—sign a petition, allowing an election under the auspices of the NLRB by all NBPA members to decertify with a simple majority.

When the Supreme Court struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, it allowed an election official in the majority-minority county of Maricopa County, Arizona, to "rig" the voting system against minority voters by cutting the number of polling places in Phoenix by 70percentt.

New Jersey Republicans, urging Gov. James E. McGreevey to step down to allow a special election in November, are running a radio ad chiding United States Senator Jon S. Corzine, the presumed Democratic candidate in such an election.