In Manhattan,
County Committee members voted over the weekend 72.2 percent for Newell and 27.9 percent for Kavanagh.
In Queens,
the county committee members voted on Monday to endorse Paul J. Massey Jr., a millionaire real estate sales executive who has shown fund - raising prowess but has yet to energize the party.
Not exact matches
Opponents of a proposed gas station on the northeast corner of Butterfield Road and Route 53 near Glen Ellyn caught a break Tuesday when
members of the DuPage
County Development
Committee voted 5 to 1 in favor of sending the issue back to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
It's important to remember that not all
Committee Members vote the way their respective
county chairs wish them to
vote.
By my calculation, Long currently has the support of 9.30 percent of the weighted
county vote (with the usual cavet of all the
committee members following their respective chairs» lead).
Maragos has been endorsed by the Nassau and Suffolk
county GOPs, which account for almost 19 percent of the weighted
vote at the convention, assuming all the
committee members vote in a bloc, which, as past experience has demonstrated, is not a foregone conclusuion.
The operative for whom Team Lazio is searching would basically take over the convention
vote whipping operation — the calling and maintenance of
committee members who have pledged their support — and also manage the proxies pledged by those people to make sure nothing goes awry after their delivery to state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, who has endorsed Suffolk
County Executive Steve Levy over Lazio.
In a dramatic turn of events the amendments were motioned for review by the Party's Executive
Committee instead of being afforded an up or down vote by the county committee's members as required by Par
Committee instead of being afforded an up or down
vote by the
county committee's members as required by Par
committee's
members as required by Party rules.
Brooklyn, NY
Members of the Executive
Committee of the Kings
County Democratic Party
voted on Tuesday night to make final amendments to their by - laws to incorporate major changes to the way the party does business.
The proposed reforms were motioned for a
vote as five separate amendments to the Party Rules by
members of Kings
County Democratic
Committee.
A straw poll of 83
county chairs and state
committee members showed strong support for Molinaro: he won 55
votes, compared to five for Holland and 23 for DeFrancisco.
This afternoon,
members of the Manhattan Democratic
County Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of Paul Newell, a stalwart progressive reformer and District Leader in Lower Manhattan, putting him within a few points of the nomination.
Yet Brooklyn party boss Frank Seddio intends to throw his weight behind another candidate, without allowing
County Committee members within the district to
vote.
This group, comprised of
members selected by
County Committee leadership, modified and
voted on these commonsense reforms behind closed doors (at a meeting where zero women were present!)
She spent almost $ 60,000 in December 2013, during the lead - up to the
vote, as she sprinkled money around to some fellow
members and
county committees.
Colety's endorsement pushed Molinaro over the 75 percent threshold of the weighted nominating
vote, assuming Republican
committee members vote with their
county leaders at the party's convention in May.
More than 1,000 Democratic
Committee members gathered in Lackawanna on Saturday to
vote on candidates for Chairman of the Erie
County Democratic
Committee.
According to the release, the Seneca
County GOP
Committee members are joining their chairman in backing Paladino, taking a
vote on the matter Monday night prior to a local campaign event this evening.
Dadey, who is not
voting today (state GOP Chairman Ed Cox has a
vote, as do the state's two national
committee members), is in Washington with Erie
County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy.
However, Markowitz is neither a
county leader nor a state
committee member, and thus has no
vote at the weighted Democratic convention.
With many Democrats already unhappy over the
vote by McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn) against health - care reform, Democratic
county committee member John Lavelle Jr. said it was «disturbing» to see the lawmaker's campaign staffer on Ms. Malliotakis» page, especially given the fact that Ms. Hyer - Spencer represents a swing district crucial to McMahon's re-election chances this fall.
The
vote of Republican
committee members from each
county is based on how many people in that
county voted on the GOP line in the last election for governor, in this case the 2014 race.
About 180
County Committee members allocated several thousand
votes within Lower Manhattan's election districts.
By 4 p.m. Friday, Molinaro had secured the backing of Republican state
committee members from
counties that will represent about 40 percent of the weighted
vote at the GOP nominating convention in May, his campaign said.
The
County Committee shall be constituted by the election biennially in each Election District in the
County of New York, at the Primary Election held in each odd - numbered year, of two
members of the
County Committee plus an additional
member if 300 or more
votes and less than 451
votes were cast in such Election District for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election, and an additional
member if 451 or more
votes were cast in such Election District at said time.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules and Regulations, the Policy
Committee may establish procedures which shall govern the conduct of the
County Committee members from New York
County at any such joint meeting, including rules covering such matters as proxy
voting, method of balloting and identification of
members.
Members of the Onondaga
County Democratic Committee, representing the largest county in the 24th District, plan to vote Feb. 24 at a designating meeting after hearing from all four candi
County Democratic
Committee, representing the largest
county in the 24th District, plan to vote Feb. 24 at a designating meeting after hearing from all four candi
county in the 24th District, plan to
vote Feb. 24 at a designating meeting after hearing from all four candidates.
Any
member or officer of the
County Committee may be removed from such office or membership for good cause shown, by a two - thirds
vote of the Executive
Committee after a hearing on written notice specifying the charges.
Members of the
county committee voted on the endorsement at a convention held at the Westchester County Center Wednesday
county committee voted on the endorsement at a convention held at the Westchester
County Center Wednesday
County Center Wednesday night.
Whenever the Chairperson of the
County Committee by reason of the Rules of the Democratic Party of the State of New York is a
member of a District
Committee of a political subdivision lying partly within and partly without New York
County which is required to make a Party nomination for public office, he or she shall convene a meeting of the District
Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York
County, to be held no later than five days before the last day provided by law for filing a certificate of such Party nomination; he or she shall consult with such District
Committee and in carrying out his or her duties as a
member of the District
Committee for such political subdivision, he or she shall, to the extent feasible, be guided by the advice of a majority of those present and
voting at the meeting of the District
Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York
County.
All
votes at meetings of the
County Committee shall be by voice unless the Chairperson shall decide that a
vote shall be by standing division or by roll call; however, the Chairperson shall take a roll call
vote whenever requested by 150
members of the
County Committee or 25 % of the
members present, whichever is less, or on the election of any temporary or permanent officer of the
County Committee where more than one candidate is placed in nomination.
Regular meetings of the Executive
Committee shall be held on the third Thursday of each month except July and August unless the Executive
Committee shall provide otherwise, or on call of the Chairperson of the Executive
Committee or of the
County Leader, provided further that
members of the Executive
Committee entitled to cast at least twenty - five percent (25 %) of the
votes of the Executive
Committee may call a meeting for the purposes specified in the request, in which case the notice of meeting shall contain the signatures of the persons calling the meeting and list the matters which will be
voted on.
(1) The Policy
Committee shall be composed of the
County Leader, the Chairperson of the
County Committee, the Chairperson of the Executive
Committee, the Chairperson of the Policy
Committee, the Vice Chairperson of the Policy
Committee and one
member of the Executive
Committee from each Assembly District appointed by the
County Leader with the approval of a majority of the Executive
Committee present and
voting at the meeting next held after the election of the
County Leader.
Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Chairperson of the
County Committee from cooperating with the Chairperson of the County Committee of each other county containing part of such political subdivision in convening a joint meeting of all County Committee members from such political subdivision and from acting in accordance with the advice of a majority of those present and voting at such joint meeting in lieu of convening a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within the County of New York as afor
County Committee from cooperating with the Chairperson of the
County Committee of each other county containing part of such political subdivision in convening a joint meeting of all County Committee members from such political subdivision and from acting in accordance with the advice of a majority of those present and voting at such joint meeting in lieu of convening a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within the County of New York as afor
County Committee of each other
county containing part of such political subdivision in convening a joint meeting of all County Committee members from such political subdivision and from acting in accordance with the advice of a majority of those present and voting at such joint meeting in lieu of convening a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within the County of New York as afor
county containing part of such political subdivision in convening a joint meeting of all
County Committee members from such political subdivision and from acting in accordance with the advice of a majority of those present and voting at such joint meeting in lieu of convening a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within the County of New York as afor
County Committee members from such political subdivision and from acting in accordance with the advice of a majority of those present and
voting at such joint meeting in lieu of convening a meeting of the District
Committee for the part of such political subdivision within the
County of New York as afor
County of New York as aforesaid.
We ask you to commit to fully supporting the candidate who receives a majority of the weighted
vote of all
voting Democratic
County Committee members for the 26th Senate District.
Nassau
County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs sent a memo to his
committee members, urging them to
vote for party - backed candidates tomorrow.
Ian Phillips, chairman of the Cayuga
County Democratic
Committee, said both candidates had a chance to address committee members and answer questions before
Committee, said both candidates had a chance to address
committee members and answer questions before
committee members and answer questions before the
vote.
I ask Republican
County Committee members to join me in supporting his candidacy and South Shore voters to
vote for him on April 19.»
The
members of the GOP
county committee in the 62nd Assembly District will then
vote on the recommendation and select a candidate.
County committee members» ballots in the nomination process are weighted according to how many
votes in their area went to Cuomo in 2014.
O'Halloran, who also headed the
county GOP's legislative fundraising
committee, said he stepped down from the
county committee because he had been told that several
members of the Legislature, including Chairwoman Terry Bernardo, said they would abstain from
voting on the VLT issue to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
• Lack of Access to Voting Formula: As you know,
county committee members have weighted
votes determined by the percentage Democratic
votes cast in that district in the most recent gubernatorial election.
But there are further complications, including the fact that
committee members often do not
vote with their
county leaders.
Seddio picked Kavanagh without calling on
members of the
county committee, which he oversees, to
vote on the nomination, as had taken place in Manhattan over the weekend, where Paul Newell, a district leader in Lower Manhattan, took the majority of the
votes, a spokesman for the party confirmed.
The
committee members typically
vote by proxy in unanimous blocks by
county, such as the 10 members from Onondaga C
county, such as the 10
members from Onondaga
CountyCounty.
Using that weighted system, the
vote from Onondaga
County committee members will count more than those in Manhattan, despite the vast population difference.
They shall have all the rights of
Committee Members and will be considered
Committee Members, except for the right to
vote on the
County Committee.
Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs is advising
members of his
county committee to show up and
vote Tuesday.
For instance, numbers from the state Board of Elections turnout suggest Wright's son and wife — both
members of the
county committee — would share a weight of 335
votes.
He'll need to get 50.1 % of the weighted
vote of the State
Committee members from the five New York City
counties in order to receive a Wilson - Pakula.