Sentences with phrase «future ballot line»

(Lipton, whose criticism came after polls had closed, was referring to the governor's creation of a new Women's Equality Party, which narrowly won the 50,000 votes to guarantee a future ballot line.)

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan's AG campaign spokeswoman told me he would review future ballot line opportunities at the appropriate time.

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It made a name for itself that year by garnering 50,000 gubernatorial votes on its ballot line for Democratic candidate Peter Vallone — enough to ensure the party a place on future ballots.

«I am proud to be on the Green Party ballot line and I will work tirelessly as a Senator to protect our environment and make sure Long Island is prepared for any future natural disasters as we continue to recover and rebuild from Hurricane Sandy.»

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.

Almost five months after Governor Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Party garnered the more than 50,000 votes it needed to retain a ballot line in future elections, the party still has no formal leadership or bylaws, a spokesman for the state Board of Elections said.

That would lay the basis for future local races for municipal, county, state legislature and congressional races where the «political revolution» can continue, with independent progressive candidates using Green ballot lines.

If a party line fails to get 50,000 votes, it is removed from future ballots.