Sentences with phrase «ballot with other candidates»

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Unlike other parts of the province where the new government's policies may be met with varying levels of hostility or cynicism (and where NDP MLAs were elected with thin margins), support for Ms. Notley's party is deep in Edmonton where 64 percent of voters cast ballots for NDP candidates.

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

Sliwa, a radio host and state chairman of the fledgling Reform Party, was trying to serve de Blasio with paperwork related to the party's attempt to boot de Blasio and two other citywide candidates off the Working Families Party ballot line.

Sliwa, state chairman of the fledgling Reform Party, was trying to serve de Blasio with paperwork related to the party's attempt to boot de Blasio and two other citywide candidates off the Working Families Party ballot line.

[83][84] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,037 votes (51.7 % vs. 45.8 % countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,663 votes (42.2 % vs. 48.0 %), Independent Chris Daggett with 181 votes (4.6 % vs. 4.7 %) and other candidates with 24 votes (0.6 % vs. 0.5 %), among the 3,937 ballots cast by the borough's 7,449 registered voters, yielding a 52.9 % turnout (vs. 50.0 % in the county).

[94][95] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,204 ballots cast (47.2 % vs. 48.0 % countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,116 votes (45.3 % vs. 45.8 %), Independent Chris Daggett with 299 votes (6.4 % vs. 4.7 %) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.2 % vs. 0.5 %), among the 4,666 ballots cast by the borough's 8,203 registered voters, yielding a 56.9 % turnout (vs. 50.0 % in the county).

In a low - turnout election, with four other candidates on the ballot, it might be enough to squeak out a victory.

Harris - Tigg won with 846 votes, while there were only 288 other ballots for write - in candidates.

It has two ballot access improvements: (1) it moves the independent candidate petition deadline (for office other than President) from March to May; (2) it makes it clear that the law, barring independent candidates from the ballot if they had too close an association with any political party, doesn't apply to actions taken outside Montana.

(b) Each Democratic organization shall have a written constitution which provides among other things (i) that the annual election of officers be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization; (ii) that membership in the organization be open to all enrolled Democrats residing in the political subdivision for which the organization is to function; (iii) that there be periodic financial reports to the membership, with at least one report each year and that the receipts and expenditures of the organization may be reviewed upon the written request of any member of the organization at a reasonable time and place fixed by an officer of the organization designated for that purpose; (iv) that endorsement of all candidates for party position or public office in the party primary be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization.

They say Skelos has rewarded Westchester Independence Party leader Giulio Cavallo with patronage jobs and other support — in hopes of getting Independence backing for Senate candidates next year — at the same time that Cavallo was blocking Astorino from getting his party's ballot line.

Perhaps the most value the WFP offers is an actual line on the ballot come election time: In New York and seven other states, candidates can run with the endorsement of multiple parties, and Democrats who also run on the WFP line get the help of the party's ground troops and the coveted imprimatur of being a progressive candidate.

Some candidates have gotten on the ballot with barely more signatures than required, while others have been removed with more than 3 times.

Regarding Scozzafava's ties to the WFP and the recent attacks from Hoffman and the Conservative Party, Burns and other Republicans in upstate New York reminded me that this is a «first,» that since 1998, more than eighty Republican candidates have sought office running with both the Conservative and WFP ballot lines.

[155][156] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 62.3 % of the vote here (9,095 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 29.5 % (4,307 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.6 % (673 votes) and other candidates with 0.9 % (138 votes), among the 14,593 ballots cast by the city's 34,844 registered voters, yielding a 41.9 % turnout.

Voting The voter has two ballot papers with separate, independent votes - one vote for the Candidate you want as your local MP - on your first ballot paper, and one vote for the Party you really support - on the other ballot paper.

Michael Blake is on the ballot along with four other candidates.

So that leaves Heastie and the members of his conference with a tough choice: Appoint the qualified woman from downstate, clear the field for a bunch of other men with political ambitions, or let the qualified woman already in office serve her time and let every interested candidate fight it out at the ballot box.

In sharp contrast, every other minor party with a permanent ballot line backed either Democratic Gov. Cuomo or GOP candidate Rob Astorino, thanks to New York's bizarre system of allowing cross-endorsements.

It has two ballot access improvements: (1) it moves the independent candidate petition deadline (for office other than President) from March to May; (2) it makes it clear that the law, barring independent candidates from the ballot if they had too close an association with any political party, doesn't apply to actions taken outside Read more»

«It's safe to say our next assemblyman will be named Kevin,» said Bell, who was hoping that being on the ballot would enable him to publicize his views in debates with the other candidates.

[5] After facing no opposition in the Democratic primary, both incumbents will go equally unchallenged in the general election with no other candidates on the ballot.

Of the five other Democratic candidates who filed petitions with the state's Board of Elections to appear on the third party ballot line created by Governor Andrew Cuomo and championed by his running mate, Kathy Hochul, four of the petitions were reviewed by the B.O.E. and determined to be invalid.

Five other candidates were on the mayoral ballot, with Reform Party candidate Sal Albanese coming in third with 2 percent (22,891 votes).

«When U.S. voters complete their ballot, they are providing confidential information in the form of their candidate or proposition selections, which may — or may not — align with the majority of voters» beliefs and / or how other people want them to vote,» she said.

KIDS VOTING MISSOURI... Kids Voting USA is a national non-partisan, non-profit program in which students in grades K - 12 study portions of special KVUSA grade specific citizenship activities and then go to special Kids Voting Missouri polls with their parents or other adults on or near Election Day to cast ballots for many of the same candidates and issues as the adult voters.

48 (1) The elector on receiving a ballot shall forthwith proceed to one of the voting screens and there, using a pencil or pen indicate the candidate of his or her choice by marking one of the circular spaces on the ballot with a cross or other mark in any colour.

The stakes are high in this year's state election, with candidates for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and other races on the ballot.