Sentences with phrase «election ballot also»

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Small - business owners around the country are casting their ballots as the race to the 2014 Midterm Election finish line comes to an end — and how Main Street votes could determine not just who will go to Washington, but also the outcome of key initiatives that affect all of our bottom lines.

The Abacus study also asked those who voted in the 2015 Canadian General Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral election had it been run under different electoral systems.

Voting with a preferential ballot would have produced an even larger false majority in the 2015 Canadian General Election, the study also found.

She has also been a strong voice for cooperation among progressive parties rather than for continued competition that mainly serves the interests of the Right (yes, yes, I know the argument that having many choices on your ballot is supposed to be a good thing, but the outcomes of Alberta elections suggest that in fact for progressives, it's just the opposite).

He filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia after the elections board refused a ballot initiative on same - sex marriage, and when denied, followed it all the way up to the US Supreme Court (which also denied it).

Dohney has been endorsed by the state Independence Party, which means he also has an assured spot on the general election ballot should he lose the GOP primary.

Of course, I believe all of these candidates are also attorneys, which means they can be nominated for judgeships to get them off the general election ballot.

He was accused of trying to keep Corbyn off the ballot when the Labour leader faced a challenge in 2016 and some also held him responsible for Labour failing to make even bigger gains at last year's general election.

Wagner, a Hudson Valley lawyer, says he's also filed 3,225 petition signatures this week with the state Board of Elections in order to achieve ballot access.

Also, he he might have bought himself some goodwill with fellow Democrats with these endorsements, what everyone is really curious about is what Cuomo will do in the general elections — particularly now that two Republican senators who voted «yes» on same - sex marriage might lose their respective spots on the GOP ballot line in November.

The leader of the House is also completing a process of democratising the Commons that has slowly taken place throughout this parliament: the Speaker's election is now the only one which doesn't take place by secret ballot.

There are also Republican and Democratic candidates who plan to, at least in part, self - fund their campaigns, meaning even if they don't qualify for the primary they could use their own money to hire petitioners to force their way onto a primary or general election ballot.

Martins now argues that the general election should also be moved to allow adequate time for the winner to campaign against Democratic candidate Thomas Suozzi and to comply with a federal law that requires 45 days for ballots to be able to reach military and overseas voters.

It is also important to note that in 2007, 84 per cent of the population participated in the ballot, that is there was a 16 per cent abstention rate, whereas in these elections the rate of abstention was 54 per cent at the first round and 49 per cent in the second.

The 2012 results are a reminder that voter enrollment is just one factor in forecasting elections, with fundraising, incumbency, top ballot races and issues also playing an important role [ii].

Most notably, he's also been endorsed by the Working Families Party, a group that could theoretically provide a general election ballot line in addition to troops on the ground.

Alex Gomez, who was also thrown off the ballot, will run on an independent line in the November election.

Elections officials also will count any emergency ballots — cast when a machine breaks down — and affidavit ballots, which generally are cast when there are questions about a voter's registration or address.

The Independence Party of New York State also has endorsed Tedisco to run on their ballot line, which has proven to be important to many election victories.

(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.)

The push also comes as Cuomo raises women's issues this election cycle through the Women's Equality Party, a ballot line designed to promote the WEA.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo established his own ballot line last year, the Women's Equality Party, which will also continue through this current election cycle.

While Sal Albanese, who is also challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary, has been backed by the Reform Party, Dietl and Malliotakis are each attempting to convince their supporters to help them steal the ballot line by voting on primary day — Tuesday, September 12 — using a provision in state election law that effectively allows an open vote.

The amendment must then be put on the statewide ballot, but only at a time when an election for governor is also being held.

Both Lamont and Davidson secured big majorities in the union section (65 % and 61 % respectively) whilst even Lamont failed to win a majority amongst individual members by a long way, winning less than 37 % in the first ballot — Davidson won just a quarter of that section, whilst Cathy Jamieson won about 43 % in the last Leadership election in 2008 (admittedly in the second ballot — Lamont may also have achieved that had this gone to another round).

The race between Saland and Gipson was close enough at the end of Election Day, Nov. 6, that it could not be decided until the paper ballots in the race, which also included Conservative Party candidate Neil DiCarlo, were counted.

Comparing the election night totals with the final totals suggest that provisional ballots strongly helped President Obama, and also slightly boosted Gary Johnson.

Saujani also indicated «it's not over» if she loses, suggesting she'll run again next time, and added, «I might not vote (in the general election)» if Maloney is on the ballot instead of her.

The Elections Board also ruled Tuesday Ralph Hernandez's name will remain on the ballot, despite a challenge to his petitions.

And although Latimer has also received the official support of the Democratic Party, he will likely have to win that party's primary election in order to appear on the November ballot.

Also, a petition was filed at the Suffolk County Board of Elections to create an opportunity to ballot for the Women's Equality party line in the 1st Congressional District on the East End, where Democrat Anna Throne - Holst has gotten the minor party's nod.

He made some good points but he also suggested that voters could have two boxes on their ballot papers at election time - one to vote as normal but another to award, if they chose, say # 3 in annual funding to that same party.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) also announced the results of the Council's Election Day survey Tuesday, in which nearly 1,200 city residents from 300 different polling sites across the city participated and a third reported problems with the ballot design and small font size.

He also ran into more controversy recently when the State Elections Enforcement Commission opened an investigation into a complaint by a Bridgeport resident who said he never signed a petition that allowed Ganim to get on the primary ballot.

Another unsuccessful primary challenger, Aaron Foldensuer, will also be on the general election ballot on the Liberal party line.

Perhaps the most value the WFP offers is an actual line on the ballot come election time: In New York and seven other states, candidates can run with the endorsement of multiple parties, and Democrats who also run on the WFP line get the help of the party's ground troops and the coveted imprimatur of being a progressive candidate.

The ballot for Deputy Speaker at the beginning of a Parliament also determines the election of the Second Deputy Speaker.

Also remember Slaughter has taken more than $ 1.9 million in campaign cash from big labor unions and cosponsored legislation to try and take away a worker's right to a secret ballot in union elections.

Though he technically dropped out of the race, Deneberg's name remained on the general election ballot, and he was easily defeated by Republican Michael Venditto, also a former county legislator and son of longtime Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

The ads also highlight the claims made in the controversial wording that will appear on the ballot on Election Day, saying the plan «keeps good jobs and casino revenue in New York» and will bring «hundreds of millions of dollars to out schools.»

The legislation would also take the nominations for special election candidates out of the hands of the local party apparatus and have candidates petition their way onto the ballot, similar to a general election.

That this House notes the improved security of ballots in Northern Ireland following implementation of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 which has also resulted in increased levels of voter registration; further notes the successful prosecutions for electoral fraud in Slough, Peterborough and Birmingham; further notes the 2007 Council of Europe investigation into electoral fraud in the UK and the recent report entitled Purity of Elections in the UK: Causes for Concern, published by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd which highlights how vulnerable the electoral system is to electoral fraud; and calls on the Government to improve electoral security across the rest of the UK.

«The security taskforce main agenda is to send 6 or more taskforces to NPP strong holds, hot spots on election day and that day, we are going to lynch them if they try it, we have also head that the security will be snatching ballot boxes and we want to tell them we [are] going to lynch them if they try it,» he stated.

Voters in the 62nd Assembly District who are also voting in either of the presidential primaries must fill out two separate ballots and submit them to separate scanning machines, a process the Board of Elections is confident it can undertake.

2012 will also be the first presidential election since 1908 in which no state has a primary screen - out for all methods to the general election ballot.

«We also propose to address an oversight in existing legislation passed during the previous Government's time in office which allows a candidate standing for a single party in a UK parliamentary election to use an emblem on their ballot paper, but does not allow jointly nominated candidates to do so.

And with Astorino and Cuomo having so many ballot lines, guaranteeing them a spot in the general election, the reality is that any debate involving either one of them should be open to any candidate that will also be on the ballot for the general election.

With much interest from possible Republican candidates, a September primary is also likely, pitting multiple candidates against one another to get on the general election ballot in November.

«Opportunity to ballot» races in the Independence and Conservative parties, where challengers won the right to hold a write - in election for those parties» mayoral lines by filing petitions, will also be finalized.

Two constitutional amendments also will appear on the 2017 general election ballot.