Sentence examples for selection of delegates ' from inspiring English sources

Until the 1970s, few nationwide rules governed the selection of delegates to the Republican National Convention.

The gatherings tomorrow don't actually have an impact on the selection of delegates to the Republican National Convention.

The local chairman assists in the selection of delegates and acts as the campaign's surrogate in the city, however futilely.

Founded in the wake of the disastrous and violent Democratic National Convention in 1968, the McGovern Commission put forth guidelines for the selection of delegates.

Supporters of democratisation in Labor's left faction have gained two positive votes for rule changes that would give rank-and-file members a say in Senate preselections and in the selection of delegates for future party conferences.

But the state-by-state rules governing the selection of delegates were stacked against him, and his rival was the clear favorite when the convention opened, with 530 delegates to the war hero's 427.

Compared to their 16th century ancestors, modern conferences are more inclusive than they have ever been, with diverse selections of delegates and speakers from around the world.

For the Democrats, the voting tonight will have more influence on the selection of actual delegates.

The panel did decide that Iowa's Republican caucuses could be held in January, concluding that the presidential "straw poll" taken at the caucuses did not directly connect to the selection of convention delegates.

But in 1800, after Republicans made a strong showing in local elections in New England, the Federalist-dominated legislatures of Massachusetts and New Hampshire repealed the popular vote, and put the selection of Electoral College delegates in their own hands.

With Mitt Romney ahead by 239 votes at latest count, Mr. Madore is hoping simply to pull in as many people as possible to a complicated day of caucusing that will involve a nonbinding straw poll and the selection of state delegates.