Sentence examples for elections subject from inspiring English sources

The Constitution expressly gives Congress power to "make or alter" laws that regulate the "manner" of federal elections, while state governments retain broad authority over state and local elections (subject to constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination and poll taxes).

Since 1991 the two parties have taken part fully in only four polls, with the other elections subjected to boycotts or army intervention.On November 18th Bangladesh's president swore in members of an interim government, who have the task of overseeing the election, which must be held by late January (January 9th is said to be favoured as voting day).

There soon were suits everywhere, on every conceivable election subject, by both sides, in various Florida courts.

Based on these results, we urge the Gore campaign to accept the finality of the election subject, of course, to the counting of the absentee, the overseas absentee ballots, in accordance with law.

Iraq may even fade as an election subject, if the number of Americans killed in action continues to decline as a result of the "surge" of troops into the area around Baghdad.

Although polls of primary elections are subject to much larger errors and anomalies than those of general elections, Mr. Gingrich would need to overcome roughly twice the polling deficit that Hillary Clinton did in her upset win over Barack Obama in the 2008 New Hampshire primary.

Campaign consultants once probed prospective candidates' policies and qualifications; they now ask only "how much money can you raise and from whom?"American elections are subject to a de facto "wealth primary" in which well-off citizens pre-select candidates for office excluding non-wealthy citizens from an integral part of the electoral process and degrading the meaning of their vote.

Yet in the run-up to the recent general election, the subject was barely mentioned.

Months later, after Mr. Duane had won his election, the subject of eating disorders came up in conversation.

While praising Smith as "a man of unusual intelligence, splendid courage and rare political wisdom," White insisted that his election would subject the nation to Tammany rule.

He said that come that election the subject would become "the main issue will be a referendum in the province like the Scots had – oddly enough, I think Peter Robinson [Northern Ireland's current first minister] will also seize the issue and get the unionist electorate energised and fired up to get out and vote".