Sentences with phrase «ballot signature petitions»

In July, Clark and Campusano submitted nearly 2,000 ballot signature petitions, four times the 500 - signature minimum for district leaders.

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Proponents of a measure that would require companies to disclose the data they collect from consumers have submitted signatures on petitions to qualify the initiative for the November ballot, paving the way for a heated battle over privacy.

The petition contained 350,000 signatures, and only 241,153 validated signatures are required to qualify for the November 2013 ballot.

The first step in the process is gathering residents» signatures on petitions asking the Cook County Board of Elections to add the question to the November ballot, according to Ron Castrogiovanni, a spokesman for a group of residents.

The residents gathered more than 5,400 signatures on petitions to persuade the Wilmette Park District to place a $ 25 million tax referendum question on the March 19 ballot to buy the land.

The truncated political calendar necessary as a result of the court's decision to move up the federal primaries has reduced the number of signatures necessary to get onto the ballot, but also shortened the amount of time in which candidates have to circulate petitions.

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.

Generally speaking, you need to collect a minimum number of signatures on government - approved petitions to qualify for the ballot in New York.

There is no such thing as an «official» announcement; the only official ways to be a candidate are to get enough votes at a convention or signatures on a petition, and accept them in order to be on the ballot.

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.

The congressman is expected to begin petitioning for signatures to get on the ballot this week.

Wagner, a Hudson Valley lawyer, says he's also filed 3,225 petition signatures this week with the state Board of Elections in order to achieve ballot access.

Democrats trying to force Juanita Perez Williams off the ballot in NY - 24 claimed that more than 2,400 signatures on her nominating petitions are not valid, and should be enough to disqualify her from a Democratic primary.

Dell Smitherman, a former Local 1199SEIU political director, filed petitions with 4,000 signatures — four times the number required to get on the ballot — to take on Sampson, who was indicted for allegedly stealing from housing escrow accounts and making false statements.

Typically candidates can name a committee and list them on their designating petition, which is the green form where candidates collect signatures for ballot access.

In some cases, political parties and / or candidates may need to obtain signatures via the petition process to gain ballot access.

After Spitzer appeared Monday afternoon at his petition drive with no staffers in tow — and few volunteers canvassing the area — questions remain about whether his hurried campaign will be able to collect the 3,750 signatures from registered Democrats required to qualify for the ballot by the midnight deadline this Thursday.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer arrived late to and left early from a last - minute «petitioning party» thrown to boost confidence in his surprise comeback bid for city comptroller as he races against the clock to collect the nearly 4,000 signatures he needs to make it onto the ballot ahead of tomorrow's deadline.

In Southeast Queens, former City Councilman Leroy Comrie filed petitions with 5,800 signatures to take on Smith, who was accused of trying to bribe his way onto the 2009 mayoral ballot.

Candidates can start collecting signatures on petitions starting June 2 for the DA race on the November ballot so the party must make a selection on Sunday, the chairman said.

To qualify for placement on the general election ballot, an independent presidential candidate must submit a petition containing the signatures of at least 3,000 registered voters and pay a $ 250 filing fee.

Please help the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania get ballot access petition signatures on Tuesday, May 15 — Primary Day in Pennsylvania.

However, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that certain ballot access requirements, such as filing fees and submitting a certain number of valid petition signatures do not constitute additional qualifications and thus few Constitutional restrictions exist as to how harsh ballot access laws can be.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Monday he's collected nearly 7,000 signatures as he seeks to petition his way onto the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot.

Sliwa's celebrity power in New York City could attract the 50,000 votes needed to give the Reform Party an automatic line on ballots for the next four years, ending the expensive and difficult effort to securing thousands of signatures for petitions to be placed on ballots statewide.

Three former campaign workers for Bronx Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo's reelection bid were charged with forging nearly 100 signatures, including Derek Jeter's and Kate Moss», on the candidate's primary ballot petitions.

ALBANY — Cynthia Nixon said Monday she is likely to try to secure a spot on the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot by gathering petition signatures rather than contesting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at the party primary next month.

Green Party congressional candidate Matt Funiciello said Tuesday he has secured enough signatures to get on June 24 primary ballot, but his campaign will continue to circulate petitions as a safeguard against any signatures that might be challenged and to show the strength of the campaign.

The Board of Elections initially kicked Martinez off the ballot, and claimed he didn't have the required 500 valid signatures on his nominating petitions.

But Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs confirmed to Crain's that his group collected petition signatures for Rice to help get her on the ballot in 2016 and for the midterms this November.

Democrats trying to force Juanita Perez Williams off the ballot in the 24th Congressional District claimed Monday that more than 2,400 signatures on her nominating petitions are not valid, and should be enough to disqualify her from a Democratic primary.

Perez Williams acknowledged Thursday that the DCCC paid for a «small number» of canvassers who collected signatures for her petitions seeking a spot on the ballot.

THE BRONX — Three former campaign workers for Bronx Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo's reelection bid were charged with forging nearly 100 signatures, including Derek Jeter's and Kate Moss», on the candidate's primary ballot petitions, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.

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.

Submitting petitions doesn't guarantee names will be on the ballot in November as the validity of the signatures could be challenged.

Paladino is now in the process of gathering the signatures needed to petition his way onto the GOP ballot.

Carl Paladino says he is confident he will be on the GOP Primary ballot, after gathering roughly 28 thousand signatures for his petition, which is roughly 13k more than the required 15 thousand.

She would need 15,000 signatures on nominating petitions by July 9th to get onto the ballot.

Ben Walsh secured a second line on the Syracuse mayoral ballot, submitting 2,439 petition signatures to the Onondaga County Board of Elections to create an Upstate Jobs Party slot.

The poll did not ask about Teachout, who has not yet gotten onto the ballot and must circulate petitions, collecting at least 15,000 valid signatures from enrolled Democrats across the state, to do so.

NY Union Proud (NYUP), the slate of insurgent union members competing for the leadership of PEF, has gathered the requisite petition signatures needed to make the ballot.

Luthmann was kicked off the ballot in July after the Board of Elections ruled he did not have enough signatures on his petition to run.

The commission proposed cutting the number of petition signatures needed to get on the ballot for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president and Council by half.

The petition to put a new party on the ballot only requires 1,000 signatures, for groups that only want to run a presidential nominee, but no nominees for other office.

The meaning of a signature on a ballot access petition was explained well by U.S. District Court Judge Philip Pratt, a Nixon appointee, in Hall v Austin, 495 F.Supp.782 (eastern district of Michigan, 1980).

In 2013, Luthmann was kicked off the ballot for Borough President by the Board of Elections after it said he didn't have enough signatures on his petition.

Teachout says she filed 45,000 petition signatures — three times the amount she needs to win a spot on the Democratic primary ballot.

July 16, 2011: Socialist Workers Party Submits 7,080 Signatures in Special New York U.S. House Race July 10, 2011: Socialist Workers Party Launches Fast Petition to Get on Ballot in Special New York U.S. House Election July 8, 2011: New York Special U.S. House Election Procedure Gives Only 12 Days for Independent Candidate Petitions

Three of New York's five district attorney positions will be voted on this fall — in Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx — and signature petitioning to get on the ballot begins the first week in June.

Earlier today, Obama for America volunteers delivered 56,586 petition signatures to the New York State Board of Elections to place President Obama on the New York ballot for the primary in April.