Sentence examples for validity of petitions from inspiring English sources

Although the rules are not as stringent as those in England, individual officials often have wide discretion in interpreting the validity of petitions.

The only thing that could now keep Mr. Cuomo off the ballot on Sept. 10 would be a successful challenge to the validity of his petitions, a hallowed political tradition in New York.

If the town verifies the validity of the petition, it will hold a public hearing, followed by a vote by the Town Board.

The interest in ensuring the validity of the petition is small because the state already has an independent verification process that does not threaten the anonymity of the signers.

In addition, he said that because the city had agreed to standards for reviewing the validity of homeless families' petitions for shelter at least until 2010, they were safer than before.

Opponents of a recall of Gov. Gray Davis said today that they were planning to file a lawsuit challenging the validity of thousands of recall petitions because they said the petitions had been circulated illegally.

The court has not yet ruled on the validity of Mr. Mahony's petitions to enter the Conservative primary or William Neild's petitions to enter the Independence primary.

The federal case has been unfolding as the three candidates have been skirmishing in state courts over the validity of specific challenges to petitions.

Last month, Mr. Parker sued Mr. Sharpe and the city's Board of Elections, seeking to have the board reject Mr. Sharpe's effort to place his name on the ballot, challenging the validity of Mr. Sharpe's voter petitions.

The accord created a direct threat to Mr. Musharraf because the restored judges could act on petitions challenging the validity of his re-election last October when he was still head of the army.

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