chairman of the electoral umpire, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, expressed disappointment that the National Assembly is yet to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill barely one year to the conduct of parties’ primaries.
The process they will follow is largely the same as the one that guided past quadrennial gatherings, though a new law called the Electoral Count Reform Act, passed in the aftermath of the 2021 insurrection, will make it more difficult for dissident lawmakers to raise objections to any state’s...
that the congressional debate at the time showed that the only intention of the Amendment was to give the newly freed slaves citizenship. Judge Ronald Gould, a Bill Clinton appointee, said: "I don't see any language in there textually that says they have to be domiciled. Scratch that vote...
amendments to Electoral Count Actelectoral vote countinghistory of legislation about presidential election vote-counting disputes and resolutionlegislative historylegal biographyInspired by the April 4, 2022 issuance of "Principles for ECA Reform" by the working group convened by the American Law Institute...
Constitution Acts Amendment Act (no. 2) 1963. 11. Phillips, Electoral Law in the State of Western Australia, 14. 12. Phillips, Electoral Law in the State of Western Australia, 14. 13. Janet Wilson and Deirdre McKeown, “E-Brief -A Matter of Public Importance: Votes for Women”, https...
If this could possibly be the impetus for some sort of reform, like a constitutional amendment requiring presidents to take a yearly fitness test, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen, especially while Donald Trump, who is plenty doddering himself, is in office. The ...
The KKK was a very strong supporter of the 19th Amendment, and of the 18th Amendment — and of women, which was the common denominator for the support of the18th and 19th Amendments. The second Klan were “progressive”, and they spent most of heir “energy” protecting women and children...
and said that in terms of the Fourteenth Amendment issue, nothing other than a nationwide injunction is workable to avoid having one's citizenship turn on the state where one happens to be located. Imagine being a citizen in California but being stripped of citizenship if one moves to Texas?
National Assembly’s recommitment to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, and challenged the House of Representatives, to concur with the specific amendments of the Senate, in order to make the job of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a lot easier ahead of the next set ...
In its draft Electoral Amendment Bill, Zesn called for far reaching reforms, which if implemented, will remove the Justice ministry from interfering with the operations of Zec. "The electoral Act does not empower Zec to make and approve electoral regulations. Zec still needs to get approval from...