Sentences with phrase «ballot line if»

Cynthia Nixon played coy Thursday on whether she would mount a campaign for governor on the Working Families Party ballot line if she loses the Democratic Party primary to heavily favored two - term incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

The governor is facing pressure from the progressive Working Families Party, which might not endorse him on the party's ballot line if he doesn't achieve public financing reform.

Cynthia Nixon played coy Thursday on whether she would mount a campaign for governor on the Working Families Party ballot line if she loses the Democratic Party primary to heavily...

Under New York law, a party retains a permanent ballot line if its gubernatorial candidate gets 50,000 votes in the general election, and not having Cuomo was seen as a huge risk.

Nicoletti previously said he would stay in the race on the Working Families ballot line if he lost the Democratic Primary, but in a show of what he called «party unity,» Nicoletti bowed out.

The added indignity was that Cuomo said he'd only take the ballot line if the party supported his platform, which included property - tax cuts, pension reform and a spending cap.

«We will not be a spoiler,» said Bill Lipton, the WFP's political director, indicating that the WFP will take Nixon off its ballot line if she loses the Democratic primary against Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Three days later, the WFP «said they didn't really mean it» when political director Bill Lipton suggested the party would take her off its November ballot line if she loses the Democratic primary to Gov. Cuomo so as not to play the «spoiler.»

He could be more of a crusader than a candidate, Republican strategist John Weaver said, and he could take the Reform Party's ballot line if he simply asks, radio host Curtis Sliwa said.

Not exact matches

He also promised «an awful lot of people are going to get hurt in the process» if legislative leaders go along with the governor's idea of scrapping third party officials» power to hand - pick who runs on their ballot lines — a pledge that no doubt sent shivers up the spines of not a few Senate Republicans.

While reacting to the likelihood Astorino will indeed announce he's running for governor, Paladino acknowledged he may need a new line on the ballot if he decides to challenge Astorino.

The email bears the subject line «this election can't be bought,» highlighting the fact that Spitzer is independently wealthy and has said he won't participate in the city's public campaignn finance system if he makes it through the petitioning process and onto the ballot.

If all else fails, Paladino is planning to petition his way onto the ballot as an independent candidate, although he will not be naming his self - created line the «Tea Party,» because that would be seen as «an anathema» to activsits, Caputo said.

And from the comments: KJ, a below the line ballot may still be counted if 90 % or more of it is completed with three errors or less (and here's the tweet that proves it, full details are here with examples).

It's possible the WFP could endorse Nixon but not give her its ballot line, putting a placeholder candidate there instead — just in case there's a post-primary peace deal between the governor and the party that requires her to go away quietly before the November general, though, as Nick reported yesterday, there are ways of getting her name off the ballot if necessary, too.

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.

If she loses, her name could still appear on the Working Families Party ballot line in the November general election.

Roger «Socks» Stone is a master of this and he could have a winner in The Knight in Shining Money Carl Paladino as for Davis if she makes it to the ballot and then gets the 50,000 votes you need to become a party and have a ballot line he has another winner.

If you vote for the SAME candidate on more than one line, the scanner WILL notfiy you, and you ARE given a chance to do the vote over on a new ballot.

If the party fails to win at least 50,000 votes for its gubernatorial contenders on its ballot line, it will both its line and its official status — and basically all but cease to exist.

Interestingly, both McDonald and Saland have the Independence Party line and could continue on in the general election even if they lose to their primary opponents after the paper ballots are counted.

The WFP gets its own line in a prime place on a New York state ballot, and if they'd put another candidate on it, that would have siphoned away significant votes from Cuomo in the general.

But while few expect him to win a Republican primary, Mr. Paladino could serve as a spoiler if he remains on the ballot on a third - party line in November.

Cutting off the WFP's automatic line — thereby forcing it to collect nominating - petition signatures if it wants a presence on the November ballot — would weaken it dramatically.

There's also former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, who is a Trump supporter, but has threatened to run on a ballot line of his own creation if Astorino is the candidate.

But a GOP insider said he wouldn't be surprised if Donovan secures multiple lines on a special election ballot.

If the Conservative candidate can attract more votes than the Republican nominee, then the Conservative Party takes ballot line B for the next four years.

The Working Families Party endorsement could give Nixon a ballot line in the November general election even if Cuomo wins the Democratic primary.

While Cuomo is still expected to win over Republican challenger Rob Astorino, it's possible that the Green Party could win Row C on the ballot, after the Democratic and Republican lines, if Hawkins garners enough votes on Tuesday.

The Conservative Party moves, if carried out, could cripple the already fragile Republican Senate majority, because the minor - party ballot line is often critical for Republicans because usually draws 10 percent of the vote, often the margin of victory.

While it's unlikely Nixon would continue to campaign against Cuomo if he defeats her in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in September, there's a chance she'd continue to use her WFP ballot line to go after the incumbent and provide an opening for some yet - to - be-identified strong GOP candidate.

Aides to James declined to say specifically if she has decided against running on both the WFP and Democratic ballot lines, saying only that she is focused on securing the party's official nomination.

Stout, who met the signature requirement to appear on the Conservative line, said he will run on that ballot line alone in the general election if he does not win the Democratic primary.

WFP officials have said publicly that Cuomo has leveled threats against the WFP, telling them to «lose my number» if they endorsed Nixon and would find ways of pulling funding from the advocacy organizations that remain with the liberal ballot 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.

Perhaps the WFP will offer Cuomo their ballot line for a third time if he wins the Democratic primary — if he will take it.

It's not immediately clear if Mr. Grimm's campaign intends to continue pressing their case legally, but it seems much more likely than not that the Independence line on the ballot will be blank this November as Mr. Grimm battles Democratic challenger Mark Murphy.

dicarlo will more than likely be on the ballot on the conservative line even if saland pulls it out.

Bellavia, who was passed over for the GOP nod in favor of Assemblywoman Jane Corwin and appears to be fighting a losing battle against her for the Conservative line, has not said whether he'll run as an independent if he doesn't get a ballot line.

For now, however, it's unclear if Bharara is jumping into the race, though the Reform Party, led by Curtis Sliwa, would be happy to have him run on their ballot line.

Regardless of where they stand on the ballot measure, she said, if it passes good government groups will be on the front lines pushing for a process that is as fair, transparent, and as democratic as possible.

«If you feel strongly about tax relief and that's the primary issue for you, then you now have a ballot line and a candidate on that line that gives you an opportunity to vote for that candidate.»

If Gallo loses the Democratic primary and fails to get on another party line, he would be left off the ballot entirely in November.

It is still possible the Conservatives change their endorsement or that Day wins the line via an opportunity - to - ballot write - in, but, if not, the failure of the moderate conservative Ed Day to earn the line could very well come back to haunt him in November.

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.

«If Cuomo were to think that Preet might be attorney general, it would be like kryptonite to Superman and would have the same effect on legislators on both sides of the aisle,» said Curtis Sliwa, a New York City talk radio host and activist who said he reached out to Bharara to offer him the Reform Party ballot line, which he controls.

There's also going to be a Reform Party primary in the district, letting him get on the ballot on that new minor party's line if he can convince a majority of the district's three registered Reform members to write his name in.

The first contours of the negative campaign in 2017 against NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are emerging, including a critical ad and a «Stop de Blasio» ballot line, even if no challengers have yet done so.

I also think Cuomo wants to give the Libertarian candidate some exposure to see if they can get a guaranteed ballot line for the next four years.