Former Rep. Michael Grimm's campaign on Tuesday announced plans to take the Conservative
Party ballot line from incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in the 11th congressional district.
Not exact matches
Paladino, an enrolled Republican, would have to seek the approval
from the Conservative
Party in order to gain the
ballot line.
Andrew Cuomo, then running for governor in 2010, at the last minute agreed to run on the WFP's
ballot line, thus saving them
from spiraling into the political black hole that swallowed up the now - defunct Liberal
Party.
Not surprisingly, state Conservative
Party Chairman Mike Long is not at all pleased with the talk in Albany these days of going away with so - called fusion voting by repealing or amending the Wilson - Pakula statute that requires candidates who aren't enrolled in a particular party to get permission from that party's leaders to run on their ballot
Party Chairman Mike Long is not at all pleased with the talk in Albany these days of going away with so - called fusion voting by repealing or amending the Wilson - Pakula statute that requires candidates who aren't enrolled in a particular
party to get permission from that party's leaders to run on their ballot
party to get permission
from that
party's leaders to run on their ballot
party's leaders to run on their
ballot line.
The email comes as
party leaders
from across the state and the political spectrum question or outright oppose ending the law, which allows members of one political
party a waiver to run on another
ballot line.
Lazio on the Conservative
ballot creates the awful choice for Conservatives of voting for Paladino to defeat Cuomo versus voting the Conservative
line to give the
party its needed 50,000 votes thereby helping Cuomo by taking away a vote
from Paladino, the only candidate who can beat Cuomo.
In the wake of the latest bombshell corruption scandal, which netted two New York City GOP officials
from Queens and the Bronx, other
party leaders were quick to volunteer that knew absolutely nothing about the scheme to essentially buy a GOP
ballot line in the NYC mayor's race for Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith.
The Reform
Party, a
ballot line formed last year by Republican gubernatorial nominee Rob Astorino, filed its first campaign finance report since it was rechristened this election season, showing a single, massive donation
from a limited liability company.
The Working Families
Party can endorse someone from another party (usually a Democrat) and give them their ballot line; all the votes a candidate receives on different party lines are added up toge
Party can endorse someone
from another
party (usually a Democrat) and give them their ballot line; all the votes a candidate receives on different party lines are added up toge
party (usually a Democrat) and give them their
ballot line; all the votes a candidate receives on different
party lines are added up toge
party lines are added up together.
A
party line that appears on
ballots as «WEP,» the thinking went, might siphon off votes
from people intending to support the WFP.
Some Democrats had counted on Doheny keeping the Independence
Party ballot line, siphoning votes
from Stefanik.
There has been a lot of criticism recently of Governor Cuomo's calls for the elimination of the Wilson Pakula Act — the law that gives
party bosses the power to let candidates
from other
parties run on their
ballot lines.
(Unlike with the WFP
line, she would not need permission
from party leaders to run because she is a registered Democrat, so the threshold to
ballot access — while still daunting — is slightly lower).
The papers Sliwa tried serving on de Blasio stem
from an apparent violation in city election rules governing how political
parties can give their
ballot lines to candidates who are not enrolled in the
party.
The eyebrow - raising push came this afternoon in the form of an email
from the Working Families
Party, which spurned Teachout in May in favor of giving Cuomo the labor - backed party's ballot line this
Party, which spurned Teachout in May in favor of giving Cuomo the labor - backed
party's ballot line this
party's
ballot line this fall.
The Conservative
Party's executive committee voted last month to formally oppose the new
ballot line, and its county chairs are being urged to dissuade candidates
from the taking the Reform
Party line.
But ironically, keeping the WFP's
ballot status, much less its spot at Row E, appears to be increasingly a concern for
party leaders and activists as the governor pushes for voters to back him on the Women's Equality Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from the
party leaders and activists as the governor pushes for voters to back him on the Women's Equality
Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from the
Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support
from the WFP.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has faced criticism
from the Working Families
Party over the formation of the Women's Equality
Party ballot line, which WFP officials said helped siphon votes away
from their
ballot line.
Many
Party members will take the same
line as LabourList and want to convince themselves that elections in our
Party are fair and above board.Sadly this is not the case.Last year after the CAC Election a number of delegates,
from several different Regions, came forward and said full time officials encouraged them to vote against Katy and myself.This is totally against the Code of Conduct and, to me, is little different to
ballot rigging.An investigation is underway.We have a good idea who was behind it.LeftFutures will keep you updated.
«I am proud to be on the Green
Party ballot line and I will work tirelessly as a Senator to protect our environment and make sure Long Island is prepared for any future natural disasters as we continue to recover and rebuild
from Hurricane Sandy.»
With endorsements
from both the Independence and Conservative
parties, Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican, will now carry four
ballot lines in her November state Senate -LSB-...]
Cuomo also created a third -
party ballot line, the Women's Equality Party — one letter different from the WFP — which ended up siphoning enough votes from the WFP to push the party down below the Green Party to Row E on the ballot
party ballot line, the Women's Equality
Party — one letter different from the WFP — which ended up siphoning enough votes from the WFP to push the party down below the Green Party to Row E on the ballot
Party — one letter different
from the WFP — which ended up siphoning enough votes
from the WFP to push the
party down below the Green Party to Row E on the ballot
party down below the Green
Party to Row E on the ballot
Party to Row E on the
ballot line.
They say Skelos has rewarded Westchester Independence
Party leader Giulio Cavallo with patronage jobs and other support — in hopes of getting Independence backing for Senate candidates next year — at the same time that Cavallo was blocking Astorino from getting his party's ballot
Party leader Giulio Cavallo with patronage jobs and other support — in hopes of getting Independence backing for Senate candidates next year — at the same time that Cavallo was blocking Astorino
from getting his
party's ballot
party's
ballot line.
GOP Congressman Michael Grimm lost the Independence
Party's
ballot line when he did not turn in enough valid signatures
from voters in the district, but he appealed the decision arguing that a systemic problem with the Board of Elections unfairly placed obstacles in his signature - gathering efforts.
Regarding Scozzafava's ties to the WFP and the recent attacks
from Hoffman and the Conservative
Party, Burns and other Republicans in upstate New York reminded me that this is a «first,» that since 1998, more than eighty Republican candidates have sought office running with both the Conservative and WFP
ballot lines.
A pair of labor unions on Friday announced they are withdrawing
from the Working Families
Party a day before Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is potentially endorsed by the
ballot line.
After Rockland County Democrats scored a victory late last week by re-affirming
ballot status for the county's Women's Equality
Party candidates, Onondaga County Republicans on Monday scored a win in court, knocking some 20 candidates
from the
ballot line.
Democrats in Rockland County late last week scored a victory for candidates running on the Women's Equality
Party line after the Republican elections commissioner sought to toss them
from the
ballot.
He is on the
ballot and can not simply withdraw
from it and the Conser / vative
Party can not simply award the
line to Padadino.
Paladino, who is a registered Republican, would need permission
from Conservative
Party Chairman Mike Long to run on the
ballot line.
But the WEP fell under controversy
from women, as well as
from the labor - backed Working Families
Party, who saw the effort as a way to siphon votes
from the liberal
ballot line that has differed with the governor.
He has pledged to withdraw his
party's endorsement and
ballot line from all four GOP senators who voted «yes» and enabled the bill to pass, 33 - 29, last month.
The board, made up of one Republican and one Democrat
from each borough, also voted unanimously to keep Donovan on the Reform
Party ballot line.
Such candidates, who would not be
from any of the current
parties with a
ballot line in New York State through 2014, could receive the Green
Party nomination and put their own
line on the
ballot by independent nominating petition.
Finch's campaign then threatened to take legal action against the Secretary of the State's office for improperly barring Finch
from the Job Creation
Party ballot line.
Female leaders of the Working Families
Party are fuming that Gov. Cuomo has created a new party geared to women that threatens to siphon votes from their ballot
Party are fuming that Gov. Cuomo has created a new
party geared to women that threatens to siphon votes from their ballot
party geared to women that threatens to siphon votes
from their
ballot line.
WFP leaders now fear Cuomo's new
party line could siphon enough votes
from their
party that it loses its
ballot position.
The governor then filed petitions to create a new «Women's Equality
Party,» which many insiders view as an effort to siphon votes
from the WFP in order to keep it
from receiving the 50,000 votes it needs to maintain its
ballot line.
Sal Albanese is the only candidate whose name appears on the Reform
Party ballot, but Dietl and rival candidate Nicole Malliotakis are each mounting write - in campaigns aimed at wresting the Reform
Party line from the
Party leadership's chosen candidate.
«I think these candidates need to be much more specific in terms of the plan for the way forward,» said Lazio, who gave his remarks on the final day for receiving a judicial nomination by the Bronx Republican
Party, which he has to accept in order to be removed
from the Conservative
line under New York's arcane
ballot laws.
But the WEP also barely gained 50,000 votes and may have siphoned support
from the WFP — the Green
Party line netted more votes than the WFP, allowing them to appear higher on the
ballot for the next four years.
A television ad
from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign is pushing voters to back his re-election on the Women's Equality
Party ballot line in order to give it automatic
ballot status in the next election cycle.
The DCCC seized on our report earlier today that the Independence
Party removed Matt Doheny
from its
ballot line in the NY - 21 race and nominated Republican Elise Stefanik in his place, giving voters three options to vote for her in the November election.
It will be identified as WEP on the candidates» slate, which is just one letter away
from WFP, which is how the Working Families
Party line will appear on the
ballot.
This result moved the Green
Party up to
line D
from line F on the
ballot, ahead of the Working Families and Independence
parties.
Nixon said she'd received a mailer
from the Women's Equality
Party that didn't actually feature any women on it, and she said the lack of State Senate candidates running on the
ballot line would hurt the chances for passing legislation to help women.
But while New York's fusion voting system allows candidates who are registered Democrats to receive the
ballot line from a
party in which they are not enrolled, the
party's officers still must be members of that
party.
The meeting in Manhattan — and a news conference that followed — were held, in part, to promote Governor Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality
Party, a third - party ballot line he created to procure support from women voters and highlight his Republican opponent's opposition to abor
Party, a third -
party ballot line he created to procure support from women voters and highlight his Republican opponent's opposition to abor
party ballot line he created to procure support
from women voters and highlight his Republican opponent's opposition to abortion.
But voters ought to hear
from candidates chosen by
parties with permanent
lines on the
ballot.
In a recent article for Jacobin, Green
Party Lieutenant Governor candidate Brian Jones argues that the party made substantial progress because the party's improved showing this year allows the party to move over two positions on the ballot line from Row «F» to Row «D&ra
Party Lieutenant Governor candidate Brian Jones argues that the
party made substantial progress because the party's improved showing this year allows the party to move over two positions on the ballot line from Row «F» to Row «D&ra
party made substantial progress because the
party's improved showing this year allows the party to move over two positions on the ballot line from Row «F» to Row «D&ra
party's improved showing this year allows the
party to move over two positions on the ballot line from Row «F» to Row «D&ra
party to move over two positions on the
ballot line from Row «F» to Row «D».