Sentence examples for rules of the election from inspiring English sources

There was a widespread perception that everybody knew the rules of the election beforehand.

The next easiest way is to change the rules of the election.

Yet the rules of the election are flawed in such a way that Golkar could remain in power even if it does badly at the polls.

"The people have the right to choose a candidate and not have the rules of the election changed in the middle of it".

Michael Carvin, a lawyer for Mr. Bush, argued that "federal law will not allow this court or the Florida Legislature to change the rules of the election after the election has taken place".

"I am not aware of there ever having been a basic change in the rules of the election in the middle of the game, to facilitate one candidate over another as would be the case here," said Alan Brinkley, professor of history at Columbia University.

WHEN Michael Howard announced that he would stand down as leader of the Conservative Party, he added that he would change the rules for the election of his successor before he went.

VATICAN CITY — A week ahead of his expected resignation, Pope Benedict XVI is considering changing the rules for the election of his successor, potentially making the process start sooner, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

It follows a decision by the Chinese government in Beijing to introduce extremely tough rules for the election of Hong Kong's chief executive.

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have threatened to embark on an "era of civil disobedience", including bringing the financial district to a standstill, in protest against China's decision to impose strict rules for the election of the territory's next leader in 2017.

In a segment that aired Dec. 16, Fox News' Steve Doocy discussed a report from the Administrative Conference of the United States that dinged the Obama administration for delaying the enactment of environmental, health, and safety rules ahead of the election.