Sentences with phrase «candidate made it onto the ballot»
Prior to the WFP's convention, polls showed that Cuomo's lead over Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino would shrink considerably if a nameless third party candidate made it onto the ballot.
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State GOP Chairman Ed Cox insisted following the failure of his preferred candidate, Steve Levy, to make it onto the ballot at the convention today that the party - switching Suffolk County executive's gubernatorial campaign is finished and he will not be trying to launch a petition drive for an independent bid.
Cox insisted he hadn't encouraged Mermel to (the theory goes that he's trying to broaden the field in hopes of siphoning off support from Lazio to help Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, or perhaps make an argument that there are so many candidates everyone should simply be automatically allowed onto the ballot).
Now is not the time to fantasise about an alternative ideal candidate — they do not exist and could not make it onto the ballot.
Candidates need at least 1,250 valid signatures to make into onto the primary ballot.
Since California implemented the top - two primary system, minor party and no party preference candidates have had a harder time making it onto the ballot.
DuHaime, who also worked on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's successfull campaign last fall and is now with Mercury Public Affairs, joined the Malpass campaign back in March as the would - be candidate was gearing up to make a push to get onto the ballot at the state convention.
Candidates must get a certain number of signatures on a petition to make it onto the ballot.
Under party rules, the candidates must gather nominations from 15 % of the parliamentary party — the equivalent of 35 MPs - by 15 June in order to make it onto the final ballot list in August.
During the GOP convention, DioGuardi was the only candidate that didn't make it onto the ballot for US Senate, after he failed to get 25 percent in a three - way battle with David Malpass and Bruce Blakeman.
Sometimes the most popular candidate, like John McCain this year or Buddy Roemer in Louisiana in 1991, can't even make it onto the ballot.