Sentences with phrase «party ballot challenge»

Independent mayoral candidate Alexander Portelli, who also has the backing of the Libertarian Party, acknowledged Thursday that the Green Party ballot challenge was mounted by his supporters.

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As Nixon tries to harness progressives in her left - flank challenge to Cuomo, an early test of her staying power will come with the Working Families Party, which could give her a general - election ballot line even if the governor wins the Democratic nomination.

ALBANY — As Cynthia Nixon tries to harness progressives in her left - flank challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an early test of her staying power will come with the Working Families Party, which could give her a general - election ballot line even if Cuomo wins the Democratic nomination.

Mayor Bill de Blasio should be denied a place on the Working Families Party ballot line in November, according to a planned legal challenge that questions the party's process for selecting candidParty ballot line in November, according to a planned legal challenge that questions the party's process for selecting candidparty's process for selecting candidates.

While the race to challenge City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) was already crowded on the Democratic side, a member of his own party has stepped up for a spot on the ballot now that the lawmaker faces federal corruption charges.

De Blasio should be denied a place on the Working Families Party ballot line in November, according to a planned legal challenge by the Reform Party that questions the party's process for selecting candidParty ballot line in November, according to a planned legal challenge by the Reform Party that questions the party's process for selecting candidParty that questions the party's process for selecting candidparty's process for selecting candidates.

Green Party congressional candidate Matt Funiciello said Tuesday he has secured enough signatures to get on June 24 primary ballot, but his campaign will continue to circulate petitions as a safeguard against any signatures that might be challenged and to show the strength of the campaign.

The Connecticut Republican Party challenged (PDF) Secretary of State Denise Merrill's decision to list Democratic candidates first on the ballot this year, arguing that it violated a statute mandating that the party whose candidate for governor got the most votes in the last election gets to be listed first in all balParty challenged (PDF) Secretary of State Denise Merrill's decision to list Democratic candidates first on the ballot this year, arguing that it violated a statute mandating that the party whose candidate for governor got the most votes in the last election gets to be listed first in all balparty whose candidate for governor got the most votes in the last election gets to be listed first in all ballots.

The Indiana Democratic Party's decision to challenge Rep. Todd Young's petitions to be on the Senate primary ballot amounted to voter deprivation, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Thursday.

«The good news is that no one is going to be allowed to stuff the ballot box and retain power like a monarch,» said Kenneth Auerbach, who challenged Tinari for party leader.

The Greenwich cable television magnate was the consensus top choice of delegates on the first ballot at the state party's nominating convention, but he faces a likely primary challenge from Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim in August.

But the speculation has been Cuomo formed the Women's Equality Party in part to challenge the supremacy of the WFP as the left - leaning third party ballot line in the state, or at the very least to make party leaders nervous heading in to ElectionParty in part to challenge the supremacy of the WFP as the left - leaning third party ballot line in the state, or at the very least to make party leaders nervous heading in to Electionparty ballot line in the state, or at the very least to make party leaders nervous heading in to Electionparty leaders nervous heading in to Election Day.

Those against him can not act because they've tried everything up to and including a leadership challenge and everything so far has failed; those on his side can not put someone keener to lead into the role because despite their strength in the party, they know that were Corbyn to go, their next candidate wouldn't make it to the ballot.

While Sal Albanese, who is also challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary, has been backed by the Reform Party, Dietl and Malliotakis are each attempting to convince their supporters to help them steal the ballot line by voting on primary day — Tuesday, September 12 — using a provision in state election law that effectively allows an open vote.

Both Costello and Thornton are Independence Party members and received their party's endorsement but were challenged by Riggins and Vallarella in a right to ballot contest for the Independence Party priParty members and received their party's endorsement but were challenged by Riggins and Vallarella in a right to ballot contest for the Independence Party priparty's endorsement but were challenged by Riggins and Vallarella in a right to ballot contest for the Independence Party priParty primary.

In recent weeks, with the full support and legal assistance of the Republican Party, Johnson's ballot status has been challenged in Michigan, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Iowa and now Ohio.

On January 31, 2012, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and the Oklahoma Green Party filed a lawsuit, challenging the state's ballot access procedure for newly - qualifying parties, which this year required 51,739 valid signatures due March 1 (the state defends the early deadline on the grounds that all parties, even newly - qualifying parties, must choose nominees in the June primary).

Like Mr. Cohen, one of the Republican town board candidates, Mr. Larsen, mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge, trying to wrest an Independence Party ballot spot from either Mr. Bragman or Ms. Burke - Gonzalez, the Democrats who had been cross-endorsed.

Joe Maloney, a member of the Independence party, has lines on the ballot for the Republican, Conservative, Green, Independence and Women's Equality parties, and has challenged Allen throughout the campaigning process.

Reform party candidate John Mangelli and independent candidate Jonathan Clarke said last week they thought they had more time because of challenges to their successful efforts to get on the ballot but would file their disclosures soon.

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In a challenge to his internal critics, a spokesman for Mr Corbyn said today: «Our view is that the leader of the Labour party is on the ballot paper if there's a leadership election.»

Teachout challenged Cuomo for the Working Families Party ballot line last month.

This is a ballot access case, which challenged the North Dakota law on how a minor party candidate for the state legislature gets on the ballot.

Poloncarz winning ballot status on the WEP line comes as the fledgling party faces a host of legal challenges.

The state Conservative Party has endorsed Dutchess Legislator Susan Serino to challenge Democratic Sen. Terry Gipson this fall, guaranteeing her a second line on the general election ballot regardless of how she fares in the September GOP primary.

At the time, Teachout was challenging Cuomo for the Working Families Party ballot line, which ultimately failed.

Following his defeat at the GOP convention on Wednesday, Coughlan said he will take the fight for the party line to the people by launching a primary challenge against Rolison for the GOP spot on the November ballot.

With the party beaten down by the aforementioned legal challenges, the added risk of losing the ballot line due to insufficient votes for its gubernatorial candidate was not deemed worthwhile.

Grimm will challenge Donovan on the Conservative Party line via a write - in campaign in the primary election after his campaign circulated and filed petition signatures with the BOE for an opportunity - to - ballot, which will allow voters to write in a candidate on the Conservative line.

Cox is now trying to force a write - in effort to get onto the Conservative ballot, to challenge Randy Altschuler, the businessman who has the minor party's backing.

His expertise in ballot security operations came in handy when the Republican party handed lists of voters to poll workers at every poll site that were meant to be challenged.

The Green Party of Georgia, and the Constitution Party of Georgia, challenged Georgia's ballot access procedures for presidential candidates on May 25, 2012.

Had Mr. Schneiderman not received the Democrats» endorsement for supervisor, he would have run on the Independence line alone, without a chance of challenging for the additional ballot spot, because a candidate can only force a primary if he or she is a registered member of that party.

Altschuler has the Conservative Party line, although he's being challenged for that in a long - shot opportunity - to - ballot bid by Chris Cox, the third GOP candidate in the race.

Ravitch wrote on her blog today that she voted for Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham Law School professor who challenged Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic Party ballot line.

Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson has survived a challenge to his nominating petitions and will likely appear on the New York presidential ballot this November, party officials Party candidate Gary Johnson has survived a challenge to his nominating petitions and will likely appear on the New York presidential ballot this November, party officials party officials said.

While there's no way to prove with certainty that an independent WFP candidate would have crossed the 50,000 - vote threshold, Frase notes that the Green Party got 59,906 votes for its independent candidate, Howie Hawkins — suggesting that it was possible for a third party to hold a ballot line with a Left challenge to CParty got 59,906 votes for its independent candidate, Howie Hawkins — suggesting that it was possible for a third party to hold a ballot line with a Left challenge to Cparty to hold a ballot line with a Left challenge to Cuomo.

Nixon is challenging Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for governor and is seeking the ballot line of the Working Families Party.

Teachout, a Fordham Law professor who first challenged Cuomo for the nomination of the Working Families Party, successfully collected petitions to appear on the Democratic ballot in September.

On January 10, a U.S. District Court held oral arguments in Green Party of Tennessee et al v Goins, a lawsuit in which the Green and Constitution Parties challenge the Tennessee ballot access law for new and previously unqualified pParties challenge the Tennessee ballot access law for new and previously unqualified partiesparties.

August 4, 2011: Jack Wagner: Ideas to help the Green Party win June 28, 2011: In This Year's Tucson Mayor's Election, Green Party is the Only Party with a Choice on its Primary Ballot June 22, 2011: Republican drops out of Tucson mayoral race due to signature challenge, leaving only Democrat and two Greens

Cuomo tacked left earlier this year in order to win that party's ballot line and try to ward off a progressive challenge from Zephyr Teachout.

In a preemptive attack, Spitzer said, «anybody who'd challenge 27,000 signatures would be sending a statement they don't really believe in democracy,» adding, «We don't believe that bosses dictate who gets on the ballot» (a dig at his opponent's support among the party establishment).

August 21, 2011: Tucson Newspaper Feature Story on Contested Green Party Primary for Mayor August 4, 2011: Jack Wagner: Ideas to help the Green Party win June 28, 2011: In This Year's Tucson Mayor's Election, Green Party is the Only Party with a Choice on its Primary Ballot June 22, 2011: Republican drops out of Tucson mayoral race due to signature challenge, leaving only Democrat and two Greens

While Sal Albanese, who is also challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary, has been backed by the Reform Party, Dietl and Malliotakis are each attempting to convince their supporters to help them steal the ballot line by voting on primary day — Tuesday, September 12 — using a provision in state election law that effectively

First, it is rare that a major party is pushed off the ballot due to signature challenges (meaning that he didn't collect enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions in order to meet the legal requirement).

The e-mail recalled a survey of the group's New York members that showed 73 percent of them wanted to see a challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo from the left, and the drama of the Working Families Party convention in June — where the labor - backed third party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second Party convention in June — where the labor - backed third party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second term.

• Winning local office • Running an ideological or educational campaign to build party presence • Ballot access • Challenging an incumbent • Raise important issues, get into the political debate

Sheldon Silver's chosen successor, Democrat Alice Cancel, has won a tight race in a special election to fill the shamed former speaker's Assembly seat — beating back a strong challenge from Yuh - Line Niou, who ran on the Working Families Party ballot.