Search results for: “electoral legislation”
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Electoral Legislation
Electoral Legislation in Voting Law Definition of Electoral Legislation in the context of the United States election law: Set of constitutional, legislative, regulatory or other texts which govern the election process.
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Electoral Legislation
Electoral Legislation in Voting Law Definition of Electoral Legislation in the context of the United States election law: Set of constitutional, legislative, regulatory or other texts which govern the election process.
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Referendum
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Referendum Meaning of Referendum A method of submitting an important legislative measure to a direct vote of the whole people. It is a right reserved by the people of a state or political subdivision to […]
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Parliament
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Parliament Meaning of Parliament The legislative division of English government consisting of the Queen, the house of commons and the House of Lords. Parliament […]
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Regional and Local Authorities
Hierarchical Display of Regional and local authorities Politics > Executive power and public serviceLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Source of law > Legislation > Local legislationPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Election > Local electionEuropean Union > European […]
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Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Assembly in Voting Law Definition of Freedom of Assembly in the context of the United States election law: Right for all candidates and political parties to campaign freely without unreasonable restriction, hold meetings and travel freely. It also requires that voters should be free […]
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Local Government
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Local government Meaning of Local government Government confined to a certain locality. The autonomous government of a minor subdivision of a state or country, as opposed to the general government. […]
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Judicial Review
Generally, the phrase denotes the power of Superior Courts to review the decisions and proceedings of inferior courts. However, the phrase has now specifically come to denote that jurisdiction of the superior courts whereby it issues the prerogative writs of Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari […]
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Gender Mainstreaming
Gender Mainstreaming in Voting Law Definition of Gender Mainstreaming in the context of the United States election law: The process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. It is a […]
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Apportionment
Resources See Also Law Dictionaries.Elections; Legislation; Representation. Congress of the United States; Voting. Congress, United States ; Connecticut Compromise ; Preferential Voting ; Primary, Wh…
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Apportionment
Resources See Also Law Dictionaries.Elections; Legislation; Representation. Congress of the United States; Voting. Congress, United States ; Connecticut Compromise ; Preferential Voting ; Primary, Wh…
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Ward
A person without legal capacity such as an infant, placed by authority of law under the care of a guardian. A territorial division of a county, city or town for electoral purposes, also known as a riding. A separate place such as a room in a prison, hospital, etc.
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Complaint
Meaning of Complaint in Spanish Description/ translation of complaint into Spanish: denuncia, querella[1] Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where complaint belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here. Notes and References Translation of […]
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Complaint
Meaning of Complaint in Spanish Description/ translation of complaint into Spanish: denuncia, querella[1] Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where complaint belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here. Notes and References Translation of […]