Both the legislative election last year and the presidential election in April went smoothly.
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After all, two brand-new parties, the Democrats and Prosperous Justice, together polled almost 15% of the vote in April's legislative election.
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In a legislative election in March his party won just five seats in the 102-seat Senate and only four in the lower house.
Mr Bush, his wife and his father all campaigned for the party in the recent legislative election in Virginia, helping the Republicans take the statehouse for the first time this century.
After October's legislative election, it is the biggest party in both chambers of Congress, with power both to block legislation requiring a two-thirds majority and to force ministers to appear for public roastings when it so wishes.
During the first legislative session after her election, her administration passed a state ethics law overhaul.
During the first legislative session after her election as governor, her administration passed a state ethics law overhaul.
The election of former MHK Geoff Corkish to the Legislative Council means there will be a by-election to fill his seat in West Douglas.
The opposition hopes to secure a legislative majority at a parliamentary election next year.
The push could help voter turnout in a year when the governor and all 120 legislative seats are up for election.
With a brand new home secretary, a Home Office already suffering from acute legislative drafting fatigue and an election around the corner, the dangers of Number 10 rushing to meet the deadline of March 14th (when the existing detention powers expire) should have been obvious.
Although her political career, which began with election to the state legislative body in 2003, has blossomed of late, it may soon face re-direction.
Ruling coalition member Shizuka Kamei says Japanese voters are flocking to forceful local leaders, such as the mayors of Tokyo and Osaka, who may field their own legislative candidates in the next national election.
The election for mayors and the Legislative Assembly was held on January 18th, 2009.
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In dire danger of losing the House, the Republicans appear to be planning to play the national security card in the last 15 legislative days before Congress recesses for the election.
They are attending an election rally by Park Bom Jin, a legislative candidate for the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP).
The First Minister said it was unlikely that the draft pre-legislative bill would come forward this side of a general election.
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Barack Obama survived a presidential election against a weak opponent despite an underwhelming legislative record and his own failure to define the choice in positive terms.
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In addition to its immediate legislative significance, the larger political importance of the Massachusetts election rests in what it signals for House and Senate Democrats who will face reelection in November.
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Denny Hastert, has cast doubt that there is enough time left in the legislative calendar to push through any major reforms before the election.
Santorum a significant legislative accomplishment in the midst of a hotly contested re-election campaign.
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Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black said it was "astonishing" Labour had taken so long since the election on 5 May to "cobble together" a legislative programme.
Kennedy asked Gov. Deval Patrick and state leaders to "amend the law through the normal legislative process to provide for a temporary gubernatorial appointment until the special election occurs, " according to the letter, dated July 2.
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Most of the legislative work associated with the Act was completed in 1995, another pre-election year.
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Legislative legal analysts said Mr. Christie had three options: calling a special election for Mr. Lautenberg's seat in October this year, calling one for this year's current election date of Nov. 5, or waiting until November 2014, when Mr. Lautenberg's term would have expired.
Mr. Cuomo said he would turn the duties over to the attorney general's office if he failed to get an nominee for the position of chief election enforcement officer confirmed by the Senate by the end of the current legislative session, and defended his preference to create an independent enforcement unit at the board.
The Legislative Council primarily acts as a revising chamber for bills and each candidate in the March election must initially be nominated by a member of the House of Keys.
The scenes that played out Friday on the steps of City Hall underscored the shifting landscape of election-year politics as leading figures in the mayoral race grappled with a legislative deal that will force many employers to offer paid sick days.
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