Sentences with phrase «election for governor of»

Richard Ciceron couldn't vote this week in the election for governor of New York, but the 12 - year - old spent the past few months analyzing campaign ads and even grilled representatives of the candidates at a town hall forum.

Diebold's Mark Radke points out that during the recall election for the governor of California last year, fewer than 1 percent of the voters that used Diebold machines submitted blank ballots — a rate well below that for optical - scan cards (2.7 percent) and punch cards (6.3 percent).

For these reasons, the County Executive race — like this year's election for Governor of Virginia — is seen as a bellwether in regard to whether the impact of the 2016 election and the «Trump effect» will reverberate down to state and local levels.

Dear New York MoveOn member, Let's get this out of the way: The election for Governor of New York on Tuesday won't be a nail - biter.

If the double vacancy occurs until three months before the mid-term state elections, [2] a special election for Governor of New York and Lieutenant Governor is held.

1 * If the 2010 election for governor of New York were held today would you vote for Republican Carl Paladino or Democrat Andrew Cuomo?

Not exact matches

But as of 2016, Scott, who was a hospital executive before launching a bid for Governor, had a net worth of nearly $ 150 million, according to his public financial disclosure forms, and he used funds from his personal fortune on his gubernatorial elections in 2010 and 2014.

She also supported Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential election, and ran for governor of California in 2010.

Opponents also could try to force recall elections of Republican lawmakers who voted for the laws, or of Republican Governor Rick Snyder.

Governor Greg Abbott has called for a special election to cover the remainder of Blake Farenthold's term after his abrupt resignation last month.

However, the chances of her party gaining significant support in the election tailed off when the Tokyo governor confirmed her reluctance to stand for parliament herself, increasing uncertainty about the opposition's strategy.

Just weeks after Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, surprised the world with a bold plan to inflate Japanese assets and weaken the Japanese yen by buying 80 trillion yen ($ 680 billion) in Japanese bonds, exchange - traded funds and real estate investment trusts, prime minister Shinzō Abe upstaged him by calling a snap election for mid-December, two years ahead of schedule.

Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to former United States Congressman Blake Farenthold demanding that he cover all costs for the upcoming emergency special election for the 27th Congressional District of Texas.

Were he to either lose the [upcoming Jakarta governor's] election because of this situation, or face jail for blasphemy charges, that would be a very serious setback for pluralism in Indonesia.»

Peter Anyang» Nyong «o, the governor of the third - largest city in the East African nation, also supported postponing the vote for the presidential election re-run and described counter plans as a «joke».

Please let's not judge lest we will be judged, on the other hand Mr. Obama we are supposed to pray to God all the time, in health and in sickness, and in the time of election or at any other time, May God Bless America, Governor Romney and President Obama, so the best for the Country would win

My first introduction to this world on a personal level was at Virginia's Boys State program, when one of my closest friends ran for governor and was stabbed in the back by a last - minute, back - hallway deal that shifted support to another candidate in exchange for supporting someone else's election as Lieutenant Ggovernor and was stabbed in the back by a last - minute, back - hallway deal that shifted support to another candidate in exchange for supporting someone else's election as Lieutenant GovernorGovernor.

The populace must certainly believe so, for it is no exaggeration to say that many a gubernatorial election in Georgia has been carried by means of votes gained at barbecues, and no campaign for Governor is complete without a series of such popular feasts.

We're nearing the end of election season, a time of year when we get to vote for president of the United States, members of Congress, governors, and, in some states, even dog catchers.

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has dismissed the possibility of contesting for any political post in the next general elections.

The governor has been sabre - rattling for some time about calling the Legislature back to Albany between the primary and general elections in hopes of getting lawmaker to act (in some cases yet again) on his property tax cap proposal.

The court also mandated INEC to recognise the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP headed by Sen. Ahmed Markarfi, former Governor of Kaduna State in all matters pertaining the conduct of Primary Elections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oElections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oelections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

@MontyHarder Agreed, and an interesting fact to note is that we got rid of that model for Senators in favor of direct elections because an Illinois governor was involved ina scandal to sell the Senate seat to the highest bidder... and almost 100 years to the day of that amendment to the constitution you had another Illinois governor do the exact same thing.

Former state Sen. Terry Gipson has taken another step toward running for governor, forming a campaign committee to explore a statewide run next year, according to a filing posted Friday at the state Board of Elections.

I say we make this election for the children and the college aged students who call the hudson valley their home and not make it about one man who is part of the problem, the easy solution is we boot him out of office and put in a fresh face who will stand up to shelly silver, the Governor and imagine this maybe even to some fellow republicans who can't be trusted with our childrens futures in their hands....

(DUNKIRK, NY)-- Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, today called Democrat Governor candidate Andrew Cuomo «desperate and misleading» for attacking Carl Paladino's business in his first general election television advertisement.

According to them, by nullifying elections in 18 out of 31 local government areas, Section 179 (2)(b) of the Nigerian Constitution, which required that a candidate vying for the office of the Governor would be declared winner if he has not less than one quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two - thirds of the local government areas, has been breached.

Adeyeye, who, a few days ago resigned his position as the Pro-Chancellor of Ekiti State University in protest, after the state chapter of the party dashed his hopes and adopted Governor Ayodele Fayose's deputy as the party's flag bearer said, «the governor and myself are friends and I believe reason will prevail and we cooperate together,» and then «fight for next year's election, and win by the grace of GodGovernor Ayodele Fayose's deputy as the party's flag bearer said, «the governor and myself are friends and I believe reason will prevail and we cooperate together,» and then «fight for next year's election, and win by the grace of Godgovernor and myself are friends and I believe reason will prevail and we cooperate together,» and then «fight for next year's election, and win by the grace of God.»

And, in a bit of a dig at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with whom Spitzer has never really seen eye - to - eye, the former governor says Hillary Clinton is a lock for the Democratic nomination in 2016, but isn't necessarily a sure thing to win it all in the general election.

In light of today's Cuomo - Paterson summit, which is about to start any minute now, I thought it might be timely to check the archives and determine where we at this time four years ago following the election of then - Governor elect Eliot Spitzer (the last executive New Yorkers actually voted for).

Now, however, Democrats have been putting the brakes on, citing the prohibitive cost of a special election as the main reason for their reluctance to make good on the governor's pledge.

DeFrancisco, who said in the interview he is «actively pursuing» the Republican nomination for governor, predicted a «deeply personal» statewide election on the merits of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

«For me this has been a phenomenal experience, I made history as the first Latino (in serving as Secretary of State) and we have reaped many successes because I've had a phenomenal employees but things change, the governor decided not to stand for election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community serviFor me this has been a phenomenal experience, I made history as the first Latino (in serving as Secretary of State) and we have reaped many successes because I've had a phenomenal employees but things change, the governor decided not to stand for election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community servifor election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community service.

«When the governor sets a date for a special election, ten days after that, you have to have all your paperwork and filing of nominating petitions in.

Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately calls special elections for the two Senate seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.

As the All Progressives Congress rounded up its campaign tour of the West Senatorial zone ahead of Saturday by - election, the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Chief John Odigwe Oyegun, the Governor of Borno, Kashim Shetima, his Kebbi State counterpart, Bagudu, revved the campaig canverse for the party's candidate in election.

The DN isn't waiting until after the GOP primary to choose a favorite in the race for governor, dismissing both Carl Paladino and Rick Lazio out of hand and backing the Democratic frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo in an editorial that appears in today's paper — with more than two months to go until the November general election.

I kid slightly because I suppose six years is not all that long, but it's been two previous election cycles where the Governor's support for Senate candidates of his own party has been anywhere from «tepid» to «agnostic.»

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, in April 2010, perhaps Delphically, suggested that whoever were the victors of the election in May 2010, given the austerity they'd have to inflict upon the nation, would be «out of power for a generation».

Many of my people see me as the arrowhead and close lieutenant of Ogbeni Aregbesola and so, my election was seen as revenge for my committed role to support the governor I so much trust compared to my kinsman....

Good information is creeping out about how Democrat Terry McAuliffe used digital and data tools to win the Virginia governor's race last week, and you can look for my analysis piece in the next issue of Campaigns & Elections mag.

Tomorrow the 180 or so members of the New York County Democratic Committee for the 65th Assembly District will gather on East Broadway to pick their candidate for the April 19 special election called by Governor Cuomo last Saturday.

Former Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, who was defeated by Ekiti State Deputy Governor at the Peoples Democratic Party primary election has dumped the ruling Party in the state

Moss ran for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of New York on the same ticket as gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.

One of the plaintiffs part of a lawsuit challenging Governor Cuomo for not holding a special election after Rep. Louise Slaughter's death says he was recruited to join the suit by a representative for the Republican candidate...

Politico New York confirms that in the final stretch of the election none of New York's six statewide elected officials will speak out publicly in favor of a state constitutional convention and the only one who once did so, Governor Cuomo, has long since stopped doing so for compelling political reasons.

• Transforming the ethical environment in Government: Governor Cuomo's «Clean Up Albany» agenda would institute campaign finance reforms including a system of public financing for elections, limits on contribution levels, creating an independent redistricting commission, creating independent monitoring and enforcement of ethics laws, and requiring full disclosure of outside income and clients.

Immediately after an Electoral Commissioner has endorsed the writ in accordance with section 153A or section 153B or section 153C, the Electoral Commission must notify the Governor - General of the need for a fresh election because of the death or the incapacity of the candidate concerned.

A member of the Bauchi state House of Assembly representing Lere / Bula constituency, Hon. Aminu Tukur says the All Progressives Congress, APC, under Governor Mohammed Abudullahi Abubakar is forcing the House of Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara to dump the party for another ahead of the 2019 elections.

Though Election Day is fast approaching, much of the political news that revolves around speculation on a race for next year: the governor's race.