Sentences with phrase «voter access to the ballot»

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Thousands of Democratic campaign pollwatchers across the country will use any phone with mobile web access to log in real time which voters have cast ballots.

While it's too early to determine how solid Spitzer's lead is — it is still unclear if he will have enough petition signatures to gain ballot access — 67 percent of voters in the poll believe the former governor should be given a second chance after resigning amid a prostitution scandal in March 2008.

Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly have sought to apply post-budget pressure to Republicans to consider voter reforms designed to enhance ballot access and make it easier to vote as well as to register.

I have been an ally in the fight to protect voters rights for many years and will continue to advocate for increased access to the ballot box.»

Both of the Michigan Libertarian Party ballot access cases are still actively trying to win a court ruling that will make it possible for voters to vote «Libertarian» for President without the need to cast a write - in vote.

«Laws that would allow for automatic voter registration, early voting, no - excuse absentee voting, and consolidation of primary elections will empower voters and give greater access to the ballot,» she said.

The Arizona League of Women Voters will ask the Arizona legislature to ease ballot access for independent candidates.

Dan talks about giving equal right to access the ballot for the roughly 20 % of the voters with no party preference.

Saying that the effort will help ensure equal access to the ballot box on election day, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced an Election Day hotline designed to help ensure that minority - language voters, people with disabilities and all eligible voters are able to cast «an effective ballot» during the September 10th primary election.

«We will not be complying with this request and I encourage the Election Commission to work on issues of vital importance to voters, including ballot access, rather than focus on debunked theories of voter fraud.»

Through the convention process, voters can introduce term limits for lawmakers, require public campaign financing, enable early voting and increase access to absentee ballots — all proposals that will encourage more competitive elections.

The Department of Defense denied New York's most recent attempt to get a waiver from the MOVE Act, a law that is aimed at provider broader ballot access to military and overseas voters.

Or, in many states, they do not meet petition requirements in which a certain number of voters must sign a petition for a third party or independent candidate to gain ballot access.

Newsday has this April 5 editorial, calling on the New York state legislature to ease ballot access restrictions, and to ease restrictions on voters who wish to change political party affiliation.

However, several states have threshold requirements for parties to obtain automatic ballot access to the next general election without having to submit voter - signed petitions.

Your tax - deductible donation to VOTER - Ga, an all - volunteer educational and research organization assisting in the legal effort, can help us reach the goal and obtain ballot access for our party in 2012!

A judge in Ramsey County granted the Franken campaign access to information it requested on voters whose absentee ballots were rejected.

Pages 11 - 12 mention ballot access, and cite to studies and recommendations from the past that say petitions to get on the ballot should not exceed 1 % of the number of voters.

Though the number of signatures required to gain ballot access as an independent is related to the number of registered voters who are not affiliated with recognized political parties, the affiliation of those signing the petitions does not matter as long as they have not already signed a political party candidate's petition.

One of the big questions that emerged from the 2012 White House race is whether down - ballot candidates running on shoestring budgets would ever have access to the same data and technology President Barack Obama used to target voters.

State Officer Mark Kravis is leading the Reform Party of California in a voter registration drive to boost its membership numbers this election cycle as well, in order to qualify for ballot access in 2016.

The commission is considering easing access to the ballot for candidates by lowering the number of signatures needed to get onto the ballot - but is not ready to open access to the ballot for voters.

Utah law required 2000 registered voters to signature their intention to join a new party in order for that party to win ballot access.

It will help fund our fight to change ballot access laws throughout the country to give voters more choice.

«We invite all Greens and others concerned with creating a just and sustainable future to rally to our ballot access efforts so we can offer Georgia voters a meaningful way to cast their ballot this November.»

How about moving deadlines for registering to vote and for changing parties closer to election dates, automatically registering eligible voters when they do business with state agencies, early voting, and making candidates» access to ballots easier?

In their lawsuits, filed last May, the groups argued that Proposition 39, a state ballot measure passed by voters in 2000, grants charters» access to facilities in...