Sentence examples for electoral standards from inspiring English sources

They have also set out common electoral standards which demand, for example, that independent observers be welcomed before and during any national vote.

He added: "Even in a stable democracy only the total adherence to electoral standards secures the citizens' trust in our democracy".

First, he wants to persuade his fellow southern African leaders that the coming election will be fair; last year in Mauritius they all agreed that Zimbabwe should uphold certain electoral standards.

He has also long taken an interest in the issue of voter fraud and says he is on the board of True the Vote, a conservative campaigning organisation focused on US electoral standards.

The officials will be banned from travelling in the EU, because they are "responsible for violations of international electoral standards and international human rights law," according to a statement from the foreign ministers.

"President Lukashenko is subject to an EU travel ban due to the part he played in the violations of international electoral standards in the presidential elections in Belarus on 19 December 2010, and the crackdown on civil society and democratic opposition that followed," a UK government spokesman said.

Such an electoral double standard is not good enough; the problem is much too serious to just hope for Democratic landslides.

Following are excerpts from a statement last night by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III on the Florida Supreme Court decision, as recorded by The New York Times: At Monday's oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court, Justice Harding asked a key question about Florida's electoral laws and standards.

He shrugged off the attacks on her as standard electoral fare: "You can find a hater anywhere," he said.

While his defeat was the largest in a contested presidential race in terms of the margin of the popular vote, it was not the "worst defeat" ever in presidential history when judged by electoral votes — the standard most historians use.

These efforts can help Clinton pick up unconventional battleground states, fundamentally transform the standard electoral map and possibly position her for a landslide victory.