Sentences with phrase «by minor parties»

Mr. Kennedy won running on just the Republican line, when these days endorsement by minor parties is believed by many politicians to be helpful, if not critical.

It is the only case against any state's top - two system that has been filed by minor parties Read more»

This means that we can't forecast the seats won by minor parties like the SNP, UKIP and the Greens.

The bill applies equally to candidates seeking the nomination of a party that nominates by primary, and also to candidates who have been nominated by a minor party convention, and also to independent candidates.

Cuomo and Nixon have each now been endorsed by a minor party with automatic general election ballot access, even as they vie for the big prize of the Democratic

This sad action maintains a 20 - year record of that Court's refusal to accept any case brought to it by a minor party or an independent candidate (not counting a 1997 case in which a Georgia Libertarian candidate challenged Georgia's law requiring candidates for state office to take a drug test).

Not exact matches

Santi said a possible way around the impasse would be for a M5S - Lega government led by a compromise prime minister agreeable to both parties, «affording Lega control of some key ministries and leaving Forza Italia to play a less visible role, with direct or indirect control of some minor cabinet posts.»

After some phenomenal successes with the help of the frontier tribesmen of Peshawar and adjoining districts, the movement suffered a serious defeat due to the betrayal of Sayyid Ahmad by his tribal followers and the disunity of the party caused by minor religious and juristic differences.

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The governor has had a rocky relationship with the WFP, and actively tried to neuter it (and other minor parties) earlier this year by proposing an end to the Wilson Pakula process, which would have robbed third party leaders of the power to control who gets their endorsement.

Green Party leaders split somewhat from their minor party colleagues, saying they would like to see an end to so - called fusion voting (which, by the way, the governor has so far NOT proposed), insisting that third parties should end their habit of cross-endorsing major party candidates in order to maintain their autonomy and remain ideologically Party leaders split somewhat from their minor party colleagues, saying they would like to see an end to so - called fusion voting (which, by the way, the governor has so far NOT proposed), insisting that third parties should end their habit of cross-endorsing major party candidates in order to maintain their autonomy and remain ideologically party colleagues, saying they would like to see an end to so - called fusion voting (which, by the way, the governor has so far NOT proposed), insisting that third parties should end their habit of cross-endorsing major party candidates in order to maintain their autonomy and remain ideologically party candidates in order to maintain their autonomy and remain ideologically pure.

Paladino also praised a man he just recently was quoted as calling a «degenerate idiot» — former Gov. George Pataki — saying his fellow Republican «put his own political best interests aside for the public good» by insisting in 2002 that the minor party gubernatorial candidates be included in debates along with his Democratic opponent, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

The commission caused alarm among minor parties after it announced in July that it would withdraw the license of non-functioning political parties by close of May 31, 2016.

By contrast, I assume that if the vote is nation - wide, then candidates may be trying to convince extremist voters to vote for their candidate, rather than sitting it out because the candidate is too moderate, or voting for a minor party candidate instead.

«I am a bit concerned that a leader of a political party would seek to make capital out of this, because it is a minor issue, it does need resolving, I'm concerned by Nigel saying that people are becoming overly sensitive to Muslim communities, I think that makes it a far more divisive issue than it needs to be.»

A remarkable success for a minor party that never before had been represented by more than one legislator.

The method works by the so called «micro-parties» agreeing to preference each other ahead of the major and minor parties.

Although Walsh is the leader of a minor party dwarfed in size by the Republican and Democratic parties, he is able to exert influence that goes far beyond the 22,401 voters enrolled as Conservatives in Suffolk.

Minor parties led by high - profile candidates such as Nick Xenophon are particularly appealing away from the big cities.

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis is opposed by former minor Presidential candidate Rocky De La Fuente, and perennial candidate from many parties Walter Iwachiw.

One private poll, commissioned by the New York Unity PAC, a pro-same-sex-marriage group, was made public and showed McDonald had a chance of winning a three - way race one the minor - party ballot line.

Sen. Roy McDonald's decision not to campaign on the Independence Party line through November is a particular blow to Republican same - sex marriage supporters, who just this morning released a poll paid for by New York Unity PAC that found the senator could have won the general election even as a minor party candidate with a single ballot Party line through November is a particular blow to Republican same - sex marriage supporters, who just this morning released a poll paid for by New York Unity PAC that found the senator could have won the general election even as a minor party candidate with a single ballot party candidate with a single ballot line.

The minor parties often gain influence by leveraging their endorsement for ideological support or patronage, according to Robert J. Spitzer, a professor at SUNY Cortland who has written about the state's third parties.

By contrast, when the original ballot access lawsuit was filed in 2007 by three minor parties, it got no publicity at all when it was filed, and even after it won in September 2010, it got very little publicitBy contrast, when the original ballot access lawsuit was filed in 2007 by three minor parties, it got no publicity at all when it was filed, and even after it won in September 2010, it got very little publicitby three minor parties, it got no publicity at all when it was filed, and even after it won in September 2010, it got very little publicity.

When compared with the previous tally (from June 2012) the new tally shows that the two minor parties tallied by the state grew at a faster rate than any other type of voters.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

Equally, while the electoral system means voters can give their 1st vote to a minor party without missing out on the Ken v Boris race, that doesn't mean they realise they can and minor parties may be being squeezed by the closeness of the race.

Minor parties are also permitted to nominate candidates by petition or by assembly.

The Senate leadership coalition holds power by a narrow margin, and Governor Cuomo has already promised the minor party, the Working Families Party, that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for the party's endorsement in the fall electparty, the Working Families Party, that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for the party's endorsement in the fall electParty, that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for the party's endorsement in the fall electparty's endorsement in the fall elections.

Suffolk Conservatives are broadening their attack on local Republican state senators by giving GOP Islip town board member Trish Bergin - Weichbrodt authorization to run on the minor party line against freshman State Sen. Tom Croci of Islip.

The Senate leadership coalition holds power by a narrow margin, and Governor Cuomo has already promised the minor party the Working Families Party that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for that party's endorsement in the fall electparty the Working Families Party that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for that party's endorsement in the fall electParty that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for that party's endorsement in the fall electparty's endorsement in the fall elections.

Ballot Access News erred when it reported that the new Florida ballot access law for minor party presidential candidates requires a petition signed by 4 % of the last presidential vote, unless the minor party is recognized by the Federal Election Commission.

The jostling over the minor party's ballot line is just one twist in the scramble for attorney general, following Mr. Schneiderman's abrupt resignation last Monday after The New Yorker detailed four women's accusations of being physically assaulted by him.

It is this bandwagon effect that helps explain why support for the government increased by ten points over the course of the campaign, rather than going to minor parties — as has been the case elsewhere.

The contrived nature of the system is even more abundantly clear when it comes to the discriminatory burdens placed on the nation's minor parties and independent candidates, whether the issue is unfair ballot access laws or the arbitrary and exclusionary 15 percent polling threshold imposed by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) on the Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Greens — or any other third - party presidential candidate, for that matter — to appear in the nationally - televised debates this auParty's Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Greens — or any other third - party presidential candidate, for that matter — to appear in the nationally - televised debates this auparty presidential candidate, for that matter — to appear in the nationally - televised debates this autumn.

The impact of voting by nonparty members is much greater upon minor parties, such as the Libertarian Party and the Peace and Freedom Party.

Supporters of including all candidates note that historically, important issues have been raised by minor - party candidates, including civil rights and affordable credit for farmers.

The proposals in the Klein package are sweeping and stringent, but passage of the entire proposal seems unlikely given the opposition by Senate Republicans to public matching and the concerns the influential minor parties that would be hurt by the repeal of Wilson - Pakula.

Distinct from the process of electoral alliances in that the political parties remain separately listed on the ballot, the practice of electoral fusion in jurisdictions where it exists allows minor parties to influence election results and policy by offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate.

It was not lost on political insiders that Cuomo's email mimicked the electronic missives frequently sent out by the Working Families Party, which is frantically reminding its supporters to vote for Cuomo on Row D, even as he ignores — and even seeks to undermine — the minor pParty, which is frantically reminding its supporters to vote for Cuomo on Row D, even as he ignores — and even seeks to undermine — the minor partyparty.

But, as Paladino told me recently, he has been advised by Golisano, who ran three unsuccessful campaigns for governor, that the minor party route alone is not a path to victory.

But New York has a long history of minor parties pushing narrow issues or ideologies, then achieving disproportionate influence by pledging their ballot lines to major - party pols — in return for future considerations.

In Kentucky, if a group polls 2 % of the vote for President, it is a qualified minor party for the next four years, and can nominate by convention, with no petitioning needed.

But they failed to file a notice with the state designating Finch as the minor party's designated candidate by the September deadline, according to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill's office.

But three other minor party lines would say Cuomo / Hochul in November, and by state law, those votes would not be combined.

While Fitzpatrick has been twice touted as the most conservative member of the Assembly by state Conservatives, the minor party last week gave its line to millionaire Randy Altschuler.

Her constituency, and the surrounding borough of Waltham Forest, as well as the neighbouring borough of Leyton and Wanstead, has a large number both of new members, inspired either to join or return to Labour by Jeremy Corbyn, plus a strong existing network of leftwing groupings and minor parties.

Since then, other minor parties have similarly secured stunning lower house victories, only to be overwhelmed by internal instability.

Two years ago, Latimer defeated Killian for the same State Senate seat by a 55 to 45 percent margin, in a presidential year where Hillary Clinton trounced Donald Trump for president in Westchester by a 65 to 31 percent margin, with 4 percent to the minor party candidates.

Given the deadlock between Labour and the Tories at 40 % - ish each in the polls, for the past year, there seems to be limited scope to boost Labour's vote share by further attracting non-voters or squeezing minor parties.