Sentences with phrase «many county committee members»

Eaton said he will wait until Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a special election in NY - 11 (something the governor has shown no signs of doing any time soon), and then convene a convention of county committee members to which all potential candidates will be invited to make their respective cases.

But that too was an insider's game with 400 plus County Committee members making the decision about who the candidate will be, not the voters.

followed by impassioned pleas by County Committee members to the borough leadership.

The Party also took the opportunity to update a few other provisions of the rules, though these changes were not mailed to County Committee members in advance.

Additionally, the previous rule stating that proposed resolutions must be mailed to all County Committee members — which cost us thousands of dollars in postage!

However, several amendments were diluted or rejected outright: selection of judicial candidates will likely continue to happen behind closed doors, the Brooklyn Democratic Party will continue to refuse to provide basic support for Brooklynites looking to organize their own Democratic clubs, and unlimited power via the proxies of absent County Committee members remain in the hands of the Chair.

Withholding information and suppressing engagement of the County Committee members did a disservice to the panel of accomplished female elected officials, as many of whom spoke to the importance of providing access, resources, and support to women seeking to enter politics.

Hundreds of attendees, including both County Committee members and newcomers looking to get more involved in local politics, packed the auditorium and were even turned away due to space capacity at the Coney Island Hospital location.

Beyond this one biennial meeting, county committee members are generally only called upon when there is a vacancy.

Yet Brooklyn party boss Frank Seddio intends to throw his weight behind another candidate, without allowing County Committee members within the district to vote.

Despite this success, the need for further reform was highlighted just weeks later, when party boss Frank Seddio selected the candidate for an open state Senate seat in a thoroughly undemocratic process that ignored the will of voters and County Committee members.

A mailing was sent to all County Committee members, outlining the reforms, which were endorsed by NKD, Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform, Southern Brooklyn Democrats, and Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats.

With no primary election, the county committee members of the 62nd Assembly District would choose their candidate.

I'm proud to join the majority of Democratic County Committee members who are backing Brian's candidacy.

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.

Now, I'm honored to join the majority of the Democratic County Committee members in supporting Brian's campaign.

County committee members are expected to meet twice next year — once in the spring to pick party - backed candidates for elected office and again in the fall to elect party leadership — including Schaffer.

Just recently, county committee members from our neighborhood have twice been called together to nominate Democratic candidates for a special elections called to fill a vacancy in the State Assembly (2016) and the State Senate (2017).

So for every election district in Manhattan, there are two county committee members elected by registered Democrats every two years.

About 180 County Committee members allocated several thousand votes within Lower Manhattan's election districts.

But when these county committee members are called together it's usually for a very important purpose.

We're proud that in 2017 we elected 16 new county committee members who are founding members of Grand Street Democrats:

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.

«This really is up to the county committee members from the 43rd District,» the source said.

In order to take over, then, the Lexington Club had to elect enough County Committee members, election district by election district within the Assembly District, to seat their District Leader candidates.

«The county party has the obligation to call the county committee members into session and oversee election of a chairperson and then let them decide.»

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 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.

I ask Republican County Committee members to join me in supporting his candidacy and South Shore voters to vote for him on April 19.»

Their pick will essentially determine Squadron's successor because the district is heavily Democratic... County committee members from Silver's Harry Truman Democratic Club will have a say in filling Squadron's post.

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.

With the exception of county insiders and supporters of your handpicked candidate, county committee members have not received any notice in the mail and have not been informed.

County committee members» ballots in the nomination process are weighted according to how many votes in their area went to Cuomo in 2014.

Taylor, Joyce and Ruiz complained that Wright's operation failed to inform them of which county committee members enjoyed the greatest clout in the nomination process.

• 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.

In Manhattan, County Committee members voted over the weekend 72.2 percent for Newell and 27.9 percent for Kavanagh.

She claimed her lobbying of county committee members was simply normal outreach to prime Democratic voters.

Wright dismissed the concerns Taylor, Joyce and Ruiz named — asserting that he sent notices to all county committee members in a proper and timely fashion, that he had not and would not exert undue influence or favoritism in the process and that the Manhattan Democratic Party had a history of carrying itself with integrity.

The District Leaders are one set of YOUR elected representatives to the County Party, along with your County Committee members.

Jackson made a made a motion to terminate the gathering on those grounds, but the county committee members overwhelmingly rejected his call.

Joining Wright were an array of Upper West Side county committee members loyal to city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Democratic county committee members from the 22nd district will hold a convention May 15 to fill the vacancy.

Party Building Committee provides information and logistical support to County Committee members, Town Chairs and Town Committees regarding party building.

Each county committee member is elected to represent Democrats in their local election district.

Using that weighted system, the vote from Onondaga County committee members will count more than those in Manhattan, despite the vast population difference.

In special elections for statewide offices, the selection of the party's replacement candidate falls upon the local county committee members, who are usually citizens loyal to the Democratic establishment.

two candidates for the party position of County Committee Member for each election district within the Assembly District and part represented by the Club;

The ballots of county committee members are weighted according to how many people in their area pulled the lever for the Democratic candidate in the most gubernatorial election.

Speaking to county committee members at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield, Antoniello, a onetime Democrat, said he hoped to lead the GOP into a new era of «unity, cohesiveness and pride in our job.»

County Committee members are «party» positions which means that the members need to be registered to that particular political party to run.