Election of the President The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of: • elected members of the two Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the States - Article 54 • It includes the national capital territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry • The President’s election is held in accordance with a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote • there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the
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The Religiosity of Presidential Elections In early 2012‚ the political tumult over providing contraception to employees of religiously affiliated institutions reminds us again of the symbiotic relationship between American government and religion. The debate has taken on greater significance in light of the most recent presidential election last November. The buildup to that election brought an increased level of political religiosity beyond just this issue. The primary process was filled with
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2012 Presidential Election The United States presidential election of 2012 is scheduled for Tuesday‚ November 6‚ 2012. It will be the “57th quadrennial presidential election‚ in which presidential electors‚ who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States on December 17‚ 2012"(2012 Presidential”). Incumbent President Barack Obama is running for a final term during this election. Who will be more than likely running against Obama is Mitt Romney? There are several candidate
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Ontario regulation 455/07 and the demerit point system The Ontario regulation 455/07 and the demerit system work together in order to promote safe driving on roads and to discourage dangerous activities on roads. Regulation 455/07 is a very detailed article containing rules against extreme drivers. It contains rules prohibiting stunts and racing on roads. Withing the article‚ stunts are defined as drivers attempting to lift one or all of the vehicle’s wheels off of the road‚ to lose traction
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machinery for the conduct of elections. For this it was necessary that an independent election commission with its vast paraphernalia should be set-up in country such a commission could ensure fair and free elections of the representatives of the pie at all levels. Articles 324‚ Dr. Ambedkar contended‚ "proposed centralise the election machinery in hands of a single commission‚ be assisted by regional commissioners working under the supervision direction control of the election commission and not and
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Election commission of India The Election Commission of India is an autonomous‚ constitutionally established federal authority responsible for administering all the electoral processes in the Republic of India. Under the supervision of the commission‚ free and fair elections have been held in India at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution. The Election Commission has the power of superintendence‚ direction and control of all elections to the Parliament of India and
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Differences between Election Protest and Quo Warranto Proceedings While both have one objective which is to remove the winning candidate from office‚ an election protest may be distinguished from quo warranto proceedings as follows: DIFFERENCE ELECTION PROTEST QUO WARRANTO As to who may file Filing is limited to a candidate who has duly filed a certificate of candidacy‚ and has been duly voted for Petition may be made or filed by any voter. As to the grounds Based on fraud or irregularity
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selfish interest‚ while doing this‚ they map out strategies that will enable them to rig the election either by crook or hook‚ this things are not mostly peculiar with the Nigeria system alone but is common due to the fact that most of the leaders even come out openly to declare their stands to fight with their last breath to win election. The following are the various problems facing the conduct of election in the country. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION The Independent National Electoral
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Elections‚ Voting and Campaigns I. Why do they run? II. Who is eligible? III. The strategy of winning IV. Financing the Campaign V. Why some Americans do not vote? VI. How do voters decide? Democrat or Republican? Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors I. Why do they run? Self Starters: To further their careers To carry out specific political programs Example: Americans with Disabilities Act In response to certain issues or events Example: Anti Obama or Anti Bush Ambition‚ Power Recruited: To fill
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Both primary and general elections are important in order to determine who will be president of the US‚ but the first primary election nominates the candidate that best fits to become president from each political party. Primary elections are difficult to vote in‚ since they are a few candidates running for the same party‚ which makes it tough to make a big decision based on the information you have gathered from the person. This is hard when you know little to nothing on a nominee. Having little
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