If he had converted to Lutheranism and resigned from his electoral and episcopal responsibilities, the marriage might have made a ripple in social circles, but his refusal to give up his electoral and episcopal responsibilities, his declaration of the electorate as henceforth a dynastic property, however, made his marriage of utmost political importance.
The Federal Assembly also has financial powers, the right of initiative and electoral and supervisory responsibilities.
In 1975 electoral readjustments became the responsibility of a permanent Electoral Commission.
From there, Smith was shifted sideways into the Cabinet Office, taking on responsibility for electoral issues within her brief.
Will someone be able to find the political sweet spot, the combination of fiscal responsibility and electoral smarts that brings the looting to an end?
As the shadow special minister of state, Gray has responsibility for electoral issues and fought strongly for the changes but was overruled by the shadow cabinet.
Or should it be held when the government is unpopular, so that voters choose change to snub the government?Which brings us to the final player, Jack Straw, the home secretary, who has responsibility for electoral law.
But does that give him license to obviate his moral responsibility to his electoral devotees?
To the contrary, the Twelfth Amendment commits to Congress the authority and responsibility to count electoral votes.
You don't have to agree with that proposition to acknowledge that it might be problematic for state governors of either party to have their potential advantages of executive experience, pragmatic deal-making, and budgetary responsibility become an electoral liability.
