Sentences with phrase «ballot status by»

The labor - backed Working Families Party all but apologized for nominating Cuomo, as it tried to preserve its ballot status by courting left - leaning voters disaffected by Cuomo's proudly moderate policies on issues like hydrofracking and tax cuts.

Lower the threshold for a new political party to maintain ballot status by lowering the number of votes they must get from 2 % of the votes for Governor or President to 0.25 % of the vote for Governor, President, or any council of state office, whichever is less.

The minor parties established their ballot status by riding on the coattails of major party candidates they cross-endorsed.

The Greens, like the Democrats and Republicans, achieved their ballot status by running their own candidates.

Not exact matches

Pulpit Freedom Sunday, an annual event organized by the Alliance Defending Freedom (formerly the Alliance Defense Fund), flaunts an IRS tax code restriction stating that churches risk their tax - exempt status if they endorse specific political candidates or positions on ballot issues.

In California, you must request a vote - by - mail ballot for each election unless you have permanent vote - by - mail voter status.

This e-mail is being forwarded around by Warren Redlich, who is also trying to petition his way onto the ballot and has been endorsed by the Libertarian Party (which doesn't have ballot status, hence the petition drive).

«By any reasonable criteria — support demonstrated by poll numbers, a ballot status party with its own candidate, a serious statewide campaign, the only progressive option on the ballot — I should be included in debates,» Hawkins addeBy any reasonable criteria — support demonstrated by poll numbers, a ballot status party with its own candidate, a serious statewide campaign, the only progressive option on the ballot — I should be included in debates,» Hawkins addeby poll numbers, a ballot status party with its own candidate, a serious statewide campaign, the only progressive option on the ballot — I should be included in debates,» Hawkins added.

Hawkins obtained official ballot status for the Green Party 4 years ago by pulling more than the required 50,000 votes.

This ostensibly guarantees that any party with formal status in New York State (e.g. a permanent ballot line) is democratically governed by its members.

Of the 12,729 eligible voters in Saugerties, 5,530 cast votes; 510 absentee ballots were issued in Saugerties; so far, 332 have been received by the Ulster County Board of Elections, making definitive results of the Districts 1 and 2 races, along with the status of Schoonmaker's 42 - vote lead on Republican Donald Tucker, unknown until the ballots are counted on November 15.

Insiders say the Conservatives fear the new name could jeopardize their status as the third line on the ballot by stealing votes away.

After Rockland County Democrats scored a victory late last week by re-affirming ballot status for the county's Women's Equality Party candidates, Onondaga County Republicans on Monday scored a win in court, knocking some 20 candidates from the ballot line.

In the hopes that it's not over for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, his local volunteers are watching Erie County election workers this week review the affidavit ballots that were filled out on primary day by voters whose status to vote was unclear.

The WEP was created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo before the 2014 gubernatorial election and gained official party status when he received more than 50,000 votes on that ballot line.

Hawkins restored ballot status for the Green Party by receiving more than the threshold 50,000 votes during his first run for governor in 2010 — the year Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo was first elected.

Earlier this month, a state supreme court justice quickly dismissed a challenge to Cruz's ballot status brought by two individuals who claim the senator's birth in Canada makes him ineligible to run for president under the Constitution's requirement that anybody serving in this office be a «natural born citizen.»

When Howie Hawkins ran for governor in 2010, his fledgling Green Party scored a significant milestone by netting enough votes to qualify for «permanent» ballot status — barely.

If a party's standard - bearer doesn't get 50,000 votes it loses its automatic ballot status, a change that's seen by many as a deadly blow.

Barrett led by a single vote following the primary election on Sept. 10, while the opening of six absentee ballots a week later reversed the status and put Meyer ahead by one.