Sentences with phrase «ballots from party members»

Today's conference was one of the final opportunities for the two Tory leadership candidates to put forward their case for succeeding Michael Howard, ahead of the deadline for ballots from party members next Monday.

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The email comes as party leaders from across the state and the political spectrum question or outright oppose ending the law, which allows members of one political party a waiver to run on another ballot line.

Furthermore, write David C.W. Parker and Caitlyn M. Richter, in the case of the Scottish Parliament, both the electoral system and the change implemented prior to the 2007 election, whereby candidate names were removed from party - list ballots, have an impact on how Members of the Scottish Parliament spend their time and resources.

Republicans cast 6,168 absentee ballots, Democrats accounted for 5,330 and 1,072 came from members of the Conservative and Independence parties, which backed Toulon.

If after a vote at Conference i) the proposal from the Commons Party is agreed but ii) the majority is less than 2 / 3rds then, if after further consideration, the Commons Party still wishes to support the arrangement with one or more other parties then at their request the Federal Executive shall arrange a ballot of all Party members pursuant to clause 6.11 or 8.6 of the Constitution, the consent of a majority of those voting shall be taken as giving support to the arrangement.

The Liberal Democrats have used all - member ballots to choose their leaders since the party was formed from the merger of the Liberals and the Social Democratic Party in party was formed from the merger of the Liberals and the Social Democratic Party in Party in 1988.

Some of the more conspiracy theory - minded members of New York's political class wondered what the governor was up to, and if he was hoping to confuse voters and dilute the WFP vote — potentially bumping the labor - backed party from its hard - fought position on Row D, or even perhaps robbing it of ballot status altogether.

To get on the ballot, a candidate must have the endorsement of 200 members from 20 local party organisations as well as 10 % of the parliamentary party, which amounts to needing the support of less than one of the eight remaining Lib Dem MPs.

It is chaired by the party president, currently Sal Brinton, and includes members of the party - at - large elected every three years in an all - member ballot, as well as representatives from the state parties, MPs, peers, MEPs, and councillors.

Many Party members will take the same line as LabourList and want to convince themselves that elections in our Party are fair and above board.Sadly this is not the case.Last year after the CAC Election a number of delegates, from several different Regions, came forward and said full time officials encouraged them to vote against Katy and myself.This is totally against the Code of Conduct and, to me, is little different to ballot rigging.An investigation is underway.We have a good idea who was behind it.LeftFutures will keep you updated.

To help take the load off those folks, Reform Party members from across the country sprang into action, working with state members to obtain the documentation required to ensure the members and voters of Louisiana would still have a Reform choice for President at the ballot box.

However, the Governor doesn't seem to understand that the U.S. Constitution requires all states to provide ballot access procedures for independent candidates, separately and distinct from members of political parties.

Candidates who don't get the party designation will have to find 1,000 signatures from party members to appear on the ballot.

To get on the ballot, a candidate must have the endorsement of 200 members from 20 local party organisations as well as 10 % of the parliamentary party, though the latter requirement equates to less than one of the eight remaining Lib Dem MPs.

Nicoletti will need 24 signatures from registered party members to get on the ballot.

TROY — A Rensselaer County grand jury is investigating two Democratic City Council members and a party operative in the absentee ballot fraud probe stemming from the 2009 Working Families Party primary, according to a witparty operative in the absentee ballot fraud probe stemming from the 2009 Working Families Party primary, according to a witParty primary, according to a witness.

Both grand juries have heard testimony from Working Families Party members about never receiving absentee ballots nor applying for them.

Top of the agenda will be the thorny issue of whether Mr Corbyn should automatically be on the ballot of Labour Party members, or whether he — like each challenger — must win support from 51 Labour MPs and MEPs.

To get on the ballot, a candidate must have the endorsement of 200 members from 20 local Lib Dem parties as well as 10 % of the parliamentary party.

County Board of Elections officials said there are more than 2,700 absentee ballots still outstanding, including 1,318 from Democrats, 1,169 from Republicans, 26 from Conservative Party members and 206 from voters unaffiliated with any major pParty members and 206 from voters unaffiliated with any major partyparty.

But while New York's fusion voting system allows candidates who are registered Democrats to receive the ballot line from a party in which they are not enrolled, the party's officers still must be members of that party.

Each Democratic candidate needs 1,000 valid petition signatures from party members to get on the primary ballot.

To qualify for the ballot, candidates must collect 1,000 signatures from party members in the 53rd Senate District by July 10.

The primary campaign could be crowded, especially if some candidates take advantage of their right to petition onto the ballot by collecting signatures from enrolled party members.

To earn a place on the ballot, candidates must secure signatures from 5 percent of enrolled party members in the election district.

A qualified signer may be a «registered member of the party from which the candidate is seeking nomination,» a «registered member of a political party that is not entitled to continued representation on the ballot,» or an independent.

The e-mail recalled a survey of the group's New York members that showed 73 percent of them wanted to see a challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo from the left, and the drama of the Working Families Party convention in June — where the labor - backed third party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second Party convention in June — where the labor - backed third party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second term.

It meant the party had to scramble to weed out infiltrators from other parties and many members complained about not getting ballot papers.

He explained their discussion about the idea of abandoning the practice of cross party endorsements, because of the abuses stemming from the «Wilson - Pakula» that empowers Party Chairpersons to place members of other parties on their own party's baparty endorsements, because of the abuses stemming from the «Wilson - Pakula» that empowers Party Chairpersons to place members of other parties on their own party's baParty Chairpersons to place members of other parties on their own party's baparty's ballot.

Collecting signatures from registered party members is a requirement to earn a spot on the ballot.

To qualify for the November ballot, New York state election law requires each candidate for the 53rd Senate District to collect at least 1,000 signatures from enrolled members of each party between May 29 and July 10.

It was successfully applied only twice: in 1954 it was used to prevent Communist Party members from appearing on the New Jersey state ballot, and in 1960 it was cited to deny the CPUSA recognition as an employer under New York State's unemployment compensation system.