Sentences with phrase «ballot lines for»

To complicate this already complicated situation, New York election law permits the creation of special ballot lines for individual elections.

The call for repeal comes after Sen. Malcolm Smith allegedly sought to bribe his way onto the GOP ballot line for New York City mayor through the Wilson - Pakula waiver.

Nevertheless, the endorsement provides Tedisco with an additional ballot line for the November election.

Cuomo, and running mate Kathy Hochul have created a «Women's Equality Party» ballot line for November, and they're now pushing for all candidates for state office to sign a pledge in support of their «women's equality agenda.»

Along with Virgil Goode, and their Constitution Party allies, the Indy Greens collected 14,350 signatures for former congressman Goode to file for the ballot line for President in Virginia.

Astorino joined with three other Republican candidates for statewide office to create a Stop Common Core ballot line for the general election.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano lost one of his last shots at a minor party ballot line for re-election when a potential stand - in candidate collected too few signatures to run on the Independence Party line, election officials said.

So on one hand we have an incredibly detailed litany of rehashed innuendo regarding the minutiae of canvassing operations and supposed irregularities at the level of timesheets, with the implication that someone is cheating; while on the other hand we have a blithely cynical sketch of how two billionaires own a political party, with one of them forthrightly buying its ballot line for himself.

The pragmatists in the WFP argue the party needs to run as high a profile a candidate for governor as possible to ensure receiving 50,000 votes in that race this fall and preserving its ballot line for another four years.

What: Convicted for his part in a failed bribery scheme to get him the Republican ballot line for New York City mayor.

It's all designed to keep the WFP from winning the 50,000 votes it needs in November's gubernatorial race to keep its permanent ballot line for the next four years.

It made a name for itself that year by garnering 50,000 gubernatorial votes on its ballot line for Democratic candidate Peter Vallone — enough to ensure the party a place on future ballots.

Gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino and his fellow members of the GOP statewide slate will be announcing the results of their very successful petition drive to create the independent «Stop Common Core» ballot line for the November general election.

Hawkins came in third out of seven candidates in 2010 and secured a ballot line for the Green Party without riding the coattails of another party's candidate,» said Jones.

I came in third out of seven candidates in 2010 and secured a ballot line for the Green Party without riding the coattails of another party's candidate.

The party got just over the 50,000 votes needed to stay as a ballot line for the next four years, Crain's reported in January.

LaVenia's fellow co-chair, Howie Hawkins, whose gubernatorial candidacy last fall brought the Greens official party status and a ballot line for the next four years, concurred, saying:

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

The Reform Party was founded in 2014 as an extra ballot line for Republican gubernatorial nominee Rob Astorino to run on in the general election.

Paladino, meanwhile, has seemingly put aside a plan to run on a separate ballot line for governor this year and is instead launching a «Draft Trump» movement.

Long has led the party for the last 26 years, which has become a must - have ballot line for any Republican running statewide.

The Working Families Party line has been a battleground ballot line for many candidates, especially in Rensselaer County, because the added votes it can bring in a general election often decide the outcome.

Mr. Massey's decision to drop out also opened up the ballot line for the Independence Party, which had endorsed Mr. Massey.

We are not another ballot line for the other parties.

That's because WFP leaders calculated the endorsement was their best route to gaining the 50,000 votes they need to retain an automatic ballot line for the next four years.

The move comes at a time when Bloomberg is expected to seek the city's Independence Party ballot line for his re-election bid.

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.

State Republicans are planning to develop a second ballot line for the party's statewide candidates.

But had Howie Hawkins run for governor as an independent in 2010 with a Green Party of New York endorsement, he would not be on the 2014 ballot now as a Green — because an endorsement legally does not create a ballot line for the party.

The Greens need a certain percentage of the presidential vote in swing states to secure a ballot line for upcoming elections: Colorado - 1 %, Georgia - 2 %, Iowa - 2 %, Missouri - 2 %, North Carolina - 2 %, Ohio - 3 %, Pennsylvania - 2 %, Virginia - 10 %.

As the W.F.P. was threatening not to endorse Cuomo, Republican supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis — a major Cuomo donor — went public with a promise to revive the Liberal Party to provide an alternate ballot line for the governor in November.

Looking to secure a second ballot line for its candidates in this year's town elections, Southold's Democratic Party has filed petitions with the county Board of Elections to create a «Save Medicare» line.

The group American's Elect is attempting to get on the ballot line for the presidential election, even though they don't have a candidate yet.

Babinec is looking to build momentum and establish a permanent ballot line for Upstate Jobs as early as next year.

The WFP this weekend and gave its ballot line for a second time to Governor Cuomo despite his opposition to their economic agenda over the last four years.

(New York's mayor, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has appropriated the Republican ballot line for his campaigns, but calls himself an independent and endorsed President Barack Obama for reelection last year.)

That's because the Independence Party is a statewide political party that received more than 50,000 votes on its ballot line for governor in the 2014 election, while the IDC is not considered a political party under state election law.

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

Republicans in the state even created a new «Stop Common Core» party ballot line for the November election.

State Republican Chairman Ed Cox briefly acknowledged today that creating a third - party ballot line for the fall is something that is being discussed, but his congressional hopeful son, Christopher, was mum about whether he would run on such a line.

Lipton calls this putting «the interests of working families first» — but it's plainly putting his party's interests first: The WFP's overriding priority is winning at least 50,000 votes for its gov candidate this November, to ensure it keeps its ballot line for the next four years.

Cetera was also a local organizer for the Hawkins for Governor campaigns in 2010 and 2014, where he helped the Green Party secure a ballot line for the next four years as they received over 50,000 votes in 2010, and 184,419 (5 % of the vote) in 2014, enough to leap over the Independence and Working Families parties to take the fourth line on New York ballots.

Illinois is the 21st state to gain a ballot line for the Green Party.

One ballot line for each candidate with all party endorsements on that line.

In November, the candidates chosen by those six voters will appear on their own ballot line for county court judge, thanks to a wacky piece of New York election law.

We are inviting candidates (or their representatives) seeking the Democratic Party ballot line for the following offices:

So Cuomo petitioned to craft a ballot line for the WEP, with himself and running mate Kathy Hochul as the nominees.

Mr. Grimm won the party endorsement in 2012, but was booted off their ballot line for failing to file enough signatures.

Not exact matches

Some voters in Jefferson County ended up crossing party lines to cast their ballots for who they thought was the best candidate in each of the races — defying the practice of party line voting in an election that showed a deep red - blue political divide.

Carl Paladino hasn't given up on petitioning his way on the GOP ballot for governor, but today he announced he also plans to run on the yet - to - be-formed, independent Taxpayer line.