That major-general was to have control over elections and electoral boards, and a sufficient body of troops, it said, to enforce the electoral process in the South.
The McCain plan would give union bosses and the liberal media more control over elections by restricting First Amendment rights of individuals and citizens groups.
However, two administrative reforms within the bill concerning the National Election Commission and the National Election Bureau could centralize PiS's control over elections and further weaken democratic checks and balances in Poland.
In the South Carolina primary struggle, when Mr. Bush bounced back after his crushing defeat by Mr. McCain in New Hampshire, the Bush campaign ran a radio spot saying Mr. McCain's legislation would give "union bosses and the liberal media" more control over elections.
Mr. Bush has been running three such commercials on radio, including the one that had Mr. Harpootlian cackling, in which the state attorney general, Charlie Condon, says that "big labor comes out a big winner" in Mr. McCain's proposals for revamping campaign finance, because the proposals "would give union bosses and the liberal media more control over elections".
In the public chaos surrounding the sensational revelations, Shaftesbury organized an extensive party network, exercised great control over elections, and built up a large parliamentary majority.
Ostensibly the people have control over elections because without their vote, candidates couldn't serve or remain in office.
Parties act to benefit themselves at the polls - e.g., supporting open primaries or closed primaries in different states, depending which enhances their control over elections.
In addition, the manual recount provision is the type of state electoral law that safely resides within the broad ambit of state control over presidential election procedures.
