Sentences with phrase «board opened its election»

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«I know that this is new, but there is a great opportunity to show that North Carolina is truly open to new emerging markets,» Wilder said in an email to the elections board.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

The three newcomers and one incumbent running for the two open seats on the Palatine Park District board talk about issues including a district - owned stable and the future of a municipal golf course as being key in the April 9 election.

Five candidates, including a challenger and four incumbents, are running for the four open Arlington Heights village board trustee seats that will be filled in next month's election.

«The Board of Elections opened up this loophole through their own action,» Squadron said.

Earlier this month, it came to our attention that the New York City Board of Election might have some difficulty holding a special election for the three open Assembly seats in the city on the same day as the Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries, which is AElection might have some difficulty holding a special election for the three open Assembly seats in the city on the same day as the Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries, which is Aelection for the three open Assembly seats in the city on the same day as the Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries, which is April 19.

The Saratoga County Board of Elections will begin opening absentee ballots on Tuesday morning.

On Wednesday, Schneiderman tweeted a screenshot of a statement announcing that his office will also open an investigation «into alleged improprieties in yesterday's voting by the New York City Board of Elections.»

Small Donations Fueled «Wide - Open» Elections Last Year A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years Open» Elections Last Year A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 yElections Last Year A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 yelections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years ago.

The Waterford Green Party endorsed nine candidates for the 2017 municipal elections: one for each board with an opening.

Last month, Common Cause / NY joined with other government watchdog groups in calling on the NYS Board of Elections to reverse its 1996 Advisory Opinion in which it adopted an ill - advised interpretation of the campaign finance law and opened up the LLC loophole.

A report by the New York City Campaign Finance Board shows that the city's 2013 elections were «the most wide - open» since the city's small - donor matching system was put in place 25 years ago.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman later said his office has opened an investigation into «allege improprieties» in Tuesday voting by the city Board of Elections.

Spitzer didn't go public about his run until the evening of July 7; the next morning, the Board of Elections opened the window for accepting completed petitions from candidates.

Molinaro opened a campaign account with the state Board of Elections in November for a potential gubernatorial bid but said at the time that he had not made a decision about running.

«I appreciate that the criterion for removal is very narrow, however, I believe that to remove an elected school board member, overturning an election, it should be done by the Board of Education, providing for transparent, open hearings and ensuring due process,» said former School Board President James Samboard member, overturning an election, it should be done by the Board of Education, providing for transparent, open hearings and ensuring due process,» said former School Board President James SamBoard of Education, providing for transparent, open hearings and ensuring due process,» said former School Board President James SamBoard President James Sampson.

D. Billy Jones, the Democrat running for the open 115th Assembly District, was required to release an internal poll to the state Board of Elections after supporters leaked a portion of the poll to the media.

The Times Union editorial board writes this week that the three seats left open by retiring Assembly members will create new opportunities for more competitive races during the next election cycle.

Commissioner Evelyn Aquila is retiring from the state Board of Elections after serving for 24 years, opening a rare vacancy on the four - person bBoard of Elections after serving for 24 years, opening a rare vacancy on the four - person boardboard.

«The Board of Elections created this loophole and they can fix it,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, referring to the state BOE's 1996 ruling that opened the loophole.

According to Valerie Vasquez - Rivera, a spokesperson for the Board of Elections, the Board of Elections will follow normal recanvasing procedures where a bipartisan team opens up polling machines to get an official ballot count and then counts and validates all paper ballots (such as absentee ballots).

Astorino, a Republican, has opened a campaign account with the New York State Board of Elections that allows him to raise money for this year's gubernatorial race.

The board race was Hartford's only municipal election this year — a quiet affair with just five candidates competing for four open seats.

Full disclosure: Among the people backing Fordham law professor and former Howard Dean internet director Zephyr Teachout's effort to challenge sitting NY Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, according to the filings by her and her running mate Tim Wu with the state board of elections: Union Square Ventures» Brad Burnham ($ 20,000), Tumblr founder David Karp ($ 20,000) WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg ($ 5,000), Netflix VP Chris Libertelli ($ 5,000), Kickstarter's Fred Benenson ($ 5,000), campaign finance reform activist Arnold Hiatt ($ 2,500), Lawrence Lessig ($ 2,500), Reddit's Alexis Ohanian ($ 2,500), our own Andrew Rasiej ($ 1,500), Digg's Andrew McLaughlin ($ 1,000), Open Technology Institute's Sascha Meinrath ($ 1,000), Harvard Law School's Jonathan Zittrain ($ 1,000), Duke law prof Jedediah Purdy ($ 1,000), Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen ($ 1,000), EchoDitto founder and former Dean webmaster Nicco Mele ($ 600), net neutrality campaigner Marvin Ammori ($ 500), Blue State Digital's Joe Rospars ($ 500), Progressive Strategies» Mike Lux ($ 450), former Dean data - wiz Kenn Herman ($ 300), former Dean developer Josh Koenig ($ 250), Fight for the Future's Tiffiniy Cheng ($ 250), MIT's Ethan Zuckerman ($ 250), Brooklyn law prof Jonathan asking ($ 250), Public Campaign's David Donnelly $ 250), former Dean developer Zack Rosen ($ 250), the ACLU «s Christopher Soghoian ($ 100), Sunlight Foundation's Ellen Miller ($ 100), former Dean blogger Mathew Gross ($ 100), and yours truly ($ 100).

The lawyer challenging the wording of a constitutional amendment to authorize casinos says the Board of Elections may have violated the open meetings law in approving it.

County Legislator Samuel Dyer (Area 3) ran for Beekmantown Supervisor, potentially opening up a vacant seat on the board of legislators, but unofficial results from the Clinton County Board of Elections show Dyer down by 25 votes to opponent Norman Dboard of legislators, but unofficial results from the Clinton County Board of Elections show Dyer down by 25 votes to opponent Norman DBoard of Elections show Dyer down by 25 votes to opponent Norman Davis.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has opened a campaign account with the state Board of Elections for a potential gubernatorial bid, but he said Wednesday that he still hasn't decided whether to run for the job next year.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There will be three new faces on the board of Buffalo Public Schools following school board elections on Tuesday, when 10 candidates went to the ballot box to compete for six open seats.

In last year's town board elections, which featured three open seats including that of the mayor, the Republican candidates swept the Democrats, each gaining at least 65 percent of the vote.

Preliminary results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections show Democrats likely won all three open seats to maintain a 12 - 6 majority in the Legislature.

ALBANY — Commissioner Evelyn Aquila is retiring from the New York State Board of Elections after serving for 24 years, opening a rare vacancy on the four - person bBoard of Elections after serving for 24 years, opening a rare vacancy on the four - person boardboard.

«That's why today, we have opened an investigation into alleged improprieties in yesterday's voting by the New York City Board of Elections,» Schneiderman said.

This includes allowing registration up to 10 days before Election Day, rather than the current 25; linking existing state and local Boards of Elections databases; allowing open primaries regardless of party affiliation.

Filings with the state Board of Elections show REBNY spent $ 20,277 in mailers on behalf of Republican Senate candidate Tom Croci, who is running against Democratic candidate Adrienne Esposito in an open Senate seat in Suffolk County.

Polls open at 6 a.m. Check your local Board of Elections for poll site details, and tune in to TWC News after polls close at 9 p.m. for race results.

Rose Gill Hearn, chairwoman of the New York City Campaign Finance Board and a former federal prosecutor, plans to step down in December, leaving an opening at the helm of the nonpartisan agency ahead of next year's city elections.

The bill (S1836) permits local Boards of Elections to hire election inspectors for half - day shifts, preventing fatigue and flexibility for workers whose shifts often start before the polls open at 6 AM and end after they close at 9 PM.

«It would've been a full citywide runoff,» he said, «and considering the paucity of actual enrollees in the Reform Party, its very easy to field candidates when you need such a small number of signatures and then open the Board up to significant elections responsibilities and a potential runoff.»

Not long after polls opened, Aadahl said he began to get word that poll workers at one New Paltz voting site were denying affidavit ballots to those who requested them on orders from elections board officials.

The court ruled earlier this month that both campaigns and local election officials must agree on the ballots that were improperly rejected before the canvassing board can open and count them.

Rose Gill Hearn, chairwoman of the New York City Campaign Finance Board, plans to step down in December, leaving an opening at the helm of the nonpartisan agency ahead of next year's city elections.

All polling places in the county are open from noon to 9 p.m. Returns can be followed in the board of elections website after 10 p.m. at Voteulster.com.

To determine if your polling place will be open, contact your county Board of Elections here.

With the results still uncertain in Rep. Charlie Rangel's most difficult primary battle so far, attention has turned to the opening of absentee and affidavit ballots by the city Board of Election.

Rice has closed out her attorney general accounts with the state Board of Elections, but kept her old district attorney campaign committee open, drawing upon its $ 1.6 million - plus in funds to bankroll ads and to sponsor local groups and candidates.

«The day after the election, I learned that the town board seat was open.

That possibility remains for former county Democratic Party chair and incumbent county legislator John Parete of Boiceville, who holds a slim 20 vote lead over Democratic challenger Kathy Nolan in the 22nd district, which includes Shandaken, Olive, Denning and Hardenburgh, with 217 absentee ballots on hand at the county board of elections and a possibility of more arriving before they can be opened beginning Wednesday, November 15.

The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has held its second governing board meeting in Abuja presided over by its President Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to agree on the accelerated implementation of the body's activities and action plan, ahead of a three - day International Conference opening on Monday, on the Opportunities and Challenges in the use of Technology in Elections.

Of the 99 ballots opened last week at the board of elections in Kingston, 85 had been challenged by Republicans.

But the state's moment in the political spotlight was marred by a sometimes chaotic primary day full of reports across the city of voters missing from the registration rolls and polls opening late, prompting both the mayor and the city comptroller to call for an investigation of the Board of Elections.