Sentences with phrase «circulating petitions»

Targets of SLAPPs in various parts of North America have been local residents, neighbourhood associations, municipal governments, and peaceful protesters, who have been sued for acts such as reporting bylaw violations, speaking at municipal meetings or even just picketing and circulating petitions.

In the coming months, volunteers will be circulating petitions to place «The Ohio Puppy Mill Prevention Amendment» on the November 2018 ballot.

If you're a registered voter in Ohio and you'll be hitting the polls on Tuesday, make sure to check your polling station for volunteers who are circulating petitions to place «The Ohio Puppy Mill Prevention Amendment» on the November 2018 ballot.

This is an outspoken group circulating petitions, spreading the word, and pressuring government to keep the Gold Gate National Recreation Area lands open to dogs and their people.

When initiative supporters began circulating the petitions necessary to get it onto the ballot, some CTA members tried to intimidate petition signers physically.

At the end of 2013, a newly formed group called Missourians for Children's Education — backed with $ 300,000 from the Catholic Church, and with the support of the Show - Me Institute — began circulating petitions to put a tuition tax credit measure on the ballot this year.

They require posting a sample petition on a website, public disclosure of financial support, including the payment of full - time staff, for groups circulating petitions, and forbid paying for signatures.

Now, Roberts is circulating petitions for both Valesky and Kessner.

The Post reported that Teachout, a Fordham U. Professor, began circulating petitions on Friday in her quest to take on the formidable Cuomo, heavily favored to win re-election.

This week marks the official start of the «silly season,» as candidates for a variety of local offices begin circulating petitions to get on the ballot.

The unofficial nominee has the advantage of party committee members circulating her petitions.

A 1977 graduate of The Cooper Union in New York City, Doonan began his career in politics circulating petitions for an anti-war congressional candidate in Springfield MA in 1968.

Syracuse businessman Ian Hunter is circulating petitions to appear on the June 24 Republican primary ballot.

At least one candidate, Syracuse businessman Ian Hunter, is circulating petitions to appear on the June 24 primary ballot.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat, a Demonican - American (sic) Democrat, is circulating petitions to get on the ballot against 21 - term congressman Charlie Rangel.

To comply with a new federal law, a judge is considering moving New York's congressional primary to June, which means would - be candidates would have to start circulating petitions at the end of February.

John Haggerty, under investigation for funneling money between Michael Bloomberg and the Independence Party of New York, was in charge of circulating petitions.

Candidates (and committee apparatchiks assisting them) can begin circulating petitions in the first week of March.

On the Democratic side, delegates are circulating petitions that put them on the ballot as official backers of Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention later this year.

Nassau County Democratic committeemen are tasked with circulating petitions for political candidates and helping get them on the ballot.

While the three people who have declared their candidacies for county executive all began circulating petitions, Mangano wasn't sharing his intentions about the process.

Republican congressional contender Christopher Cox last week began circulating petitions to wage what's called an «Opportunity to Ballot,» aimed at setting up a write - in primary Sept. 14 against Randy Altschuler, the minor party's designee.

There is now a Democratic primary for the 144th State Assembly District seat held by Sean Ryan as activist Kevin Gaughan on Tuesday began circulating petitions for a race.

«I authorized some of the district leaders in the district to begin circulating petitions after the 26th of the election day, and I will be considering my personal decision whether or not I will accept the signatures and move forward in a reelection bid... I said that I would not circulate petitions or would I submit petitions to the Board of Elections while I was running for Congress.

Espaillat told reporters that he authorized district leaders to start circulating petitions for his likely re-election bid AFTER June 26.

Democrats have held back circulating petitions until they had a county executive candidate.

«Committee members are prohibited from ever circulating petitions for any candidates for other parties who oppose our Democratic candidates in November.»

Seven Democrats have announced campaigns to deny the lawmaker a third term, and have also been circulating petitions ahead of this week's filing deadline.

Earlier this year, Republican former city Councilman Tom Ognibene was interested in running for the job and went as far as circulating petitions, but ultimately declined.

In hopes of undercutting her Democratic opponent, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney's supporters are helping a third candidate for county executive, Baldwinsville resident Oscar Peterson, who is circulating petitions to challenge Shelley for the Conservative Party nomination.

The Erie County Green Party said local Republican operatives co-opted its line by circulating petitions in NY - 27 for a candidate who does not represent party values.

But circulating petitions is an expensive effort, and it's not immediately clear how it will work in terms of reimbursements from the state commitee, which is not swimming in cash by all accounts.

According to Torres — calls to Roberts have not yet been returned — on the weekend of Aug. 16 - 17 persons circulating petitions on the Stop Common Core Party line canvassed the New Paltz Gardens apartment complex where the councilman and his new wife live.

The minor party is circulating petitions with the name of its chairman, Rick Bellando, as its county executive candidate.

Peterson, reached Friday at the hospital, said that he is circulating petitions but has not committed to campaigning for office, given his health issues.

Probation departments statewide are circulating petitions asking state to fully fund the measure.

She said hundreds of people who supported her mayoral campaign last year are circulating petitions.

Kessner, a Democrat herself and Syracuse Common Councilor, was circulating petitions to challenge Valesky (D - Oneida), unless he rejoined the mainstream Democrats in the state Senate.

Three days after Perez Williams contributed to Balter's campaign, she began circulating petitions to secure a spot on the Democratic primary ballot in the 24th Congressional District.

Local Democrats like Assemblyman Guillermo Linares and Mark Levine, who lost to Espaillat in the September 2010 primary for AG Eric Schneiderman's old seat, would then scramble for Adriano's Senate seat and start circulating petitions.

Hiram Monserrate, is reportedly circulating petitions to get onto the ballot.

The NY Post reported this morning that Teachout planned to begin circulating petitions today in order to get onto the September primary ballot.

Of course others will have started circulating petitions for that state legislative seat weeks before.

(A congressional candidate seeking to also get on the ballot for a legislative election might need to start circulating petitions to get onto the September 11th state ballot while still campaigning for the June 27th congressional primary.)

Potential Republican Congressional candidate David Gurfein said he has not started circulating petitions because he is still weighing what race to take on.

He's not circulating petitions to collect the 15,000 signatures necessary to create a new line, which are due on Aug. 17.

On June 5, candidates for state office begin circulating petitions to appear on the ballot.

He had sent out campaign - related press releases as recently as March, raised over $ 200,000 in the last three months of 2011 after being caught with less than $ 12,000 in his campaign account over the summer, and has been circulating petitions to be on the ballot.

A political party is granted automatic ballot status — the right to field a candidate in any race in the state without circulating petitions — if its gubernatorial candidate wins more than 50,000 votes in a general election.

Club endorsements are important because members act as volunteer foot soldiers in campaigns, circulating petitions on behalf of chosen candidates and assisting with literature drops, phone banks, and other GOTV efforts.