Sentences with phrase «ballot access lines»

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Because of the performance of our Presidential candidates in 2016, state Green Parties have maintained ballot access in 21 states, more post election ballot lines than we have had in over a decade!

For a party to receive automatic ballot access in New York, a gubernatorial candidate must receive at least 50,000 votes on its line.

Cuomo and his running mate Kathy Hochul in 2014 received more than 50,000 votes on the WEP line, qualify the party for ballot access this year.

(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 last time a minor party candidate achieved ballot access was in 2000, when Pat Buchanan ran on the Reform Party line.

Selecting the Working Families Party ballot line specifically would contribute to the passage of the state's DREAM Act, which would qualify undocumented youth who meet in - state tuition requirements to access state financial aid and scholarships for higher education.

Despite seemingly insurmountable odds we attained ballot access on the Republican line and forced a write - in primary on the Conservative line.

† In each line the first note refers to candidates and results, the second (if any) to ballot access (the number of state + D.C. ballots, out of 51, on which the Socialist Party candidates appeared) ‡ ^ Endorsed the Citizens Party's candidates in 1984.

The campaign had submitted 4,444 signatures to gain access to the ballot line, but a hearing officer of the state Board of Elections found 3,160 of those were invalid.

Klein, interestingly enough, ran on no fewer than four ballot lines in 2012, gaining access to the GOP line thanks to some peace making with erstwhile opponent Bronx County Chairman Jay Savino, who is now facing federal corruption charges for an alleged scheme to put fellow IDC Sen. Malcolm Smith on the Republican mayoral ballot through bribery.

The filing comes as candidates around the state running in local races this November were tossed from the ballot line or denied access.

New York's easy ballot access: New York's election rules allow any «nationally known and recognized» presidential candidates to appear on the ballot, making it easy to gain a ballot line compared to some other states.

The ballot line, created by state Democrats and Cuomo's re-election campaign to promote the 10 - point women's agenda, does not have many down - ballot candidates gaining access after their petitions were tossed.

As it vies to gain ballot lines, the Reform Party is hoping that funds can be used to build parties in easy ballot access states.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Between Rocky's campaign and party efforts, Roque De La Fuente and the Reform Party have successful put together approximately twenty five ballot lines, but hope to establish ballot access in up to forty - two states.

Now, with the challenge period past and the Illinois Green Party ceritifed, we are declaring victory in winning a ballot line in one of the toughest remaining states in our ballot access struggle!

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.