Sentences with phrase «ballot access for»

Judge Story had dismissed the case, because Georgia ballot access for other office has been upheld before, and Judge Story had cited three cases relating to ballot access for Governor and Congress.

Philly News of June 29 has this article about Pennsylvania ballot access for minor parties and independent candidates.

So far he has talked about foreign policy, social spending, and ballot access, including the possibility of the Justice Party suing the state of California in order to obtain ballot access for 2012.

The proposal comes after Sen. Malcolm Smith and five others were arrested in an alleged bribery scheme in order to secure ballot access for the Republican mayoral line through the Wilson - Pakula process.

• Does your state have ballot access for the Green Party?

Many of our faithful supporters over the years know the problem of Georgia election law and ballot access for our candidates.

In his race for Alaska's only U.S. House district, Jim McDermott received 11,051 votes, or 5 percent, in a 4 - way race, which retained ballot access for the state.

Bruce Majors, the Libertarian Party candidate for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, won ballot access for the LP in Washington, D.C., for the first time in the party's history.

This is the bill that makes only slight improvements in ballot access for new and minor parties.

Oklahoma State Senator Rob Johnson (R - Kingfisher) has introduced SB 668, which does not improve ballot access for newly - qualifying parties in presidential election years, but which does improve it in midterm years.

According to the story, Representative Hamilton didn't like people advocating instead for HB 494, which removes all mandatory petitions and lets the filing fee requirement be the only barrier to November ballot access for independents and minor party candidates.

In 1985 the 11th circuit ruled in Bergland v Harris that states must be more lenient on ballot access for president than for other office, and that Jenness v Fortson doesn't necessarily apply to presidential candidate procedures.

On March 1, the 3 - judge U.S. District Court in San Antonio, Texas, confirmed new rules for the 2012 election, for ballot access for independent candidates and newly - qualifying parties.

Georgia did improve ballot access for statewide office only, in 1979 and again in 1986.

In 1985, the 11th circuit ruled that states must provide easier ballot access for President than for other office.

Bruce Majors finished second in a 3 - way race for Delegate to the U.S. House for Washington D.C. with 13,462 votes, or 5.8 %, gaining ballot access for the LP in the district for the first time ever.

In other U.S. House races, Jim McDermott of Alaska's At - large (only) Congressional District received 11,051 votes, or 5 %, in a 4 - way race, which retained ballot access for the state.

August 19, 2011: Ohio Democratic Referendum Petition Might Indirectly Restore Minor Party Ballot Access for 2012 August 16, 2011: Ohio Libertarian Party Ballot Access Lawsuit to be Heard August 30 August 15, 2011: Ohio Libertarian Party Asks for Quick Injunctive Relief in Ballot Access Case

Georgia requires slightly more than 50,000 signatures for independent or newly - qualifying ballot access for President.

For example, Oklahoma and Tennessee have extremely easy ballot access for non-presidential independent candidates, but extremely difficult ballot access for new and minor parties.

Because Georgia's election laws are even more restrictive, we have the opportunity to obtain ballot access for our presidential candidate this year.

Alabama State Senator Cam Ward (R - Alabaster) has introduced two bills to improve ballot access for minor parties and independent candidates.

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!

Hawkins easily helped the third party achieve ballot access for this coming election by surpassing the 50,000 - vote threshold....

The March 28 Birmingham News has this editorial, in support of Senator Cam Ward's SB 15, which eases ballot access for newly - qualifying parties and independent candidates.

This newspaper has been a strong supporter of easier ballot access for many years now.

100 % of your tax - deductible donation will be used toward the legal expenses incurred in the struggle to obtain ballot access for Constitution Party in Georgia.

For a party that only four years ago had to struggle to gain ballot access for the next election cycle, the Green Party has achieved a new level of permanency in state politics.

The lawsuit was filed in 2012 and pointed out that the U.S. Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit have both ruled that ballot access for President has more protection than ballot access for other office (Georgia is in the 11th circuit).

Nader commends U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for fighting for voting rights for voters, but points out that the administration has been silent about ballot access for candidates.

On April 10, the Missouri Senate Elections Committee unanimously passed HB 1236, the bill that improves ballot access for newly - qualifying parties.

The two parties advocate these policies for minor party and independent candidate ballot access for 2012:

Reform Party Candidate Breaks Through Two - Party Glass Ceiling: Alexandrenko Secures Ballot Access for Party Next Election Cycle

On March 22, two bills to ease ballot access for minor parties advanced.

The company had boasted of never failing to ensure ballot access for a client.

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

These are all attempts to persuade the legislature to pass SB 195, which eases ballot access for minor parties and independent candidates.

On February 27, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously passed SB 668, which eases ballot access for newly - qualifying parties in midterm years, but does not reduce the number of signatures in presidential years.

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However, some proponents do not believe the proxy access right goes far enough and a shareholder submitted proxy access proposal is on the ballot for the upcoming meeting.

The bill comes after U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe declared June 26 as the primary for Congressional races in order for the state to comply with a law governing timely access to military and overseas ballots.

Not surprisingly, the Working Families Party is opposed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call to end Wilson - Pakula, which allows party leaders to grant waivers for ballot access to non-party candidates.

All that said, the best way for you to find out exactly what it takes to get on the primary ballot is to: (1) hire a good election law attorney, or (2) contact the Suffolk County Board of Elections and ask them to provide you with the rules for ballot access, candidate qualifications (such as residency requirements in the district), deadline dates, and filing fees.

The Assembly legislation would move the filing deadline for petitions in 2012 to April 16, reduce the number of designating signatures for Assembly ballot access from 500 to 375.

According to Ballot Access News, the Kansas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case this week on whether or not the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate can withdraw his name from the November bBallot Access News, the Kansas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case this week on whether or not the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate can withdraw his name from the November ballotballot.

A major or minor political party must file the name of its presidential candidate with the secretary of state if the party meets the requirements for ballot access.

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Hawaii ballot access.

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Flanagan says he does think it's time for a «discussion» on voter access, and says some items he does support include having a larger font on ballots so they can be more easily read by voters.

A party meets the requirements for ballot access if a candidate nominated by the political party at one of the two immediately preceding statewide general elections received at least 5 percent of the vote, or if a combination of candidates nominated by the political party for a combination of districts that encompass all of the voters of the entire state polled at least 5 percent of the vote in each of their respective districts.

The statement of candidacy is the only federally mandated ballot access requirement for presidential candidates; all other ballot access procedures are mandated at the state level.