Sentences with phrase «general election petitions»

The Virginia general election petition rules for minor party and independent presidential candidates are the same as for presidential primary candidates.

The report is titled: «An independent study of the 2015 general election petition cases for evidence of gross violations of rights to participate in government, to public service and fair election (phase two: Final report).»

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to humbly bring to your urgent attention, the recent disturbing happenings in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana, and petition your good office to impress upon the current flagbearer of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo to step down and resign from his position, in order to foster peace, cohesion and unity ahead of the 2016 general elections in Ghana.

The landmark decision on the petition by NASA leader Raila Odinga will not only change the country's political destiny, but will also be a precedence setter in determining election disputes filed over the August 8 General Eelection disputes filed over the August 8 General ElectionElection.

Two types of recall election are needed: (i) local people forcing a by - election on their sitting MP; and (ii) public petitions calling for a general election: once more than 50 % of the electorate had signed a properly conducted petition, then the sovereign would dissolve parliament for a general election.

Sources said Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Mondello likes the idea of an independent line because he thinks it might help his hometown US Senate candidate, Bruce Blakeman, in the general election against the Conservatives» nominee, former Rep. Joe DioGuardi (assuming DioGuardi doesn't succeeed in his petitioning effort to get onto the primary ballot and defeat both Blakeman and David Malpass in September).

Ladoja who spoke through the Director - General of his campaign organization, Hon. Adeolu Adeleke, during a press conference in Ibadan, said the dismissal of his petition by the Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led election petitions tribunal, did not come as a surprise, but rather a confirmation of the boasts by Ajimobi at different fora, that he had already secured victory.

DioGuardi subsequently petitioned his way onto the ballot and won the primary, but then went on to lose to Gillibrand in the general election.

Mangano, who is awaiting trial on federal corruption charges, has yet to declare that he is not seeking a third term, but his only remaining option to qualify for the Nov. 7 general election would be to distribute petitions to be an independent candidate under a nonestablished minor party.

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.

The general election is slated for November 6th, and candidates have until April 12th to file nominating petitions.

An independent candidate must petition for placement on the general election ballot.

A party that allows petitioning for primary ballot access may not have a later filing deadline for presidential candidates than candidates in the general primary election.

Independent candidates may petition for general election ballot access.

To qualify for placement on the general election ballot, an independent presidential candidate must submit a petition containing the signatures of at least 3,000 registered voters and pay a $ 250 filing fee.

Cuomo and Rob Astorino (R) spent time this summer seeking petitions for additional ballot lines in the November 4 general election.

But he was defeated in a September primary by Paladino, who petitioned his way onto the ballot and then went on to lose big in the general election to Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

Instead, he will seek to create a Libertarian line for the general election, which will require 1,349 petition signatures.

Malliotakis is the only Republican who qualified for the primary and will therefor be the Republican nominee, de Blasio is widely expected to easily win the Democratic primary and Dietl has filed petitions seeking to be on a self - created line in the general election.

Hidary is now petitioning to create his own party for the November general election ballot.

Gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino and his fellow members of the GOP statewide slate will be announcing the results of their very successful petition drive to create the independent «Stop Common Core» ballot line for the November general election.

Petition drives are already under way to place Barr, McKinney and Nkromo on the 2012 General Election ballot.

The Democrats who brought the petition are represented by Marty Connor, a longtime Democratic election lawyer and former Senate leader who filed general objections to Teachout's nominating petitions earlier this week.

This petition must contain signatures equaling at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for United States Representative in the most recent general election.

Ballot petitioning begins next week, and the Democrats are jockeying for the right to face Guilderland Republican Ted Danz and Albany Conservative Party member Joseph Sullivan in the general election.

In response to Bronx Chronicle inquiries, the Liberal Party of New York acknowledges that it «does not have a permanent ballot line at this time» and that all of our candidates are petitioning onto the line for the November general election.

On May 12, 2015, Governor Mary Fallin (R) signed into law a bill that reduced the petition signature requirement for newly - qualifying political parties to 3 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the last general election.

An independent presidential candidate must petition for placement on the general election ballot.

But according to the Board of Elections, Dionisio has captured the Independence Party and Reform Party endorsements, fulfilling his petition requirement to run on those lines in the general election.

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

Malliotakis avoided answering directly on whether she plans to challenge Dietl's petitions seeking a spot on the November general election ballot, saying «we have to wait until all the petitions are filed» before deciding.

Katz's move leaves him eligible to run as an independent in the fall general election if he can get enough signatures on nominating petitions.

Nominating petitions must be filed between the 12th and 11th week prior to the general election.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the April general elections in Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, has filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the trial tribunal which sat in Umuahia and handled his petition.

Pre-2015 general election, and the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), in a petition to Madam Amie Bensouda, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, put that pre-election butchery in grim perspective.

Now that the primary is officialy in the books, general election contests are heating up all over the state — including on Long Island, where Republican Michael Venditto is poised to release a hard - hitting ad that slams his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, for his 2005 conviction on petition fraud charges and says he'll «fit right in» with the string of Albany lawmakers busted on corruption charges.

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.

Independents can petition onto special election ballot, but that's a heavy lift as the petitioning period is shorter than in a general election.

Gusau said, «Sequel to forthcoming governorship election, I hereby inform the general public that the election petition tribunal for the governorship election has been constituted in Anambra.

Tedra Cobb will make brief remarks and be available for comment when she delivers thousands of petition signatures to place her on the ballot as the Democratic candidate in the general election in November.

Tedra Cobb delivered thousands of petitions signatures to put on the ballot as a Democratic candidate in November's general election.

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said it is typical that campaigns will file general objections to their opponents» petitions, but it is difficult to get someone knocked off the ballot.

On January 27, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed this brief in the State Supreme Court, in the lawsuit over whether the election law either permits or forbids using a stand - in presidential candidate on the ballot access petition of an unqualified party.

Registered voters have a three - day window (not including weekends) after the petitions have been submitted to file a general objection with the board of elections.

An independent candidate seeking placement on the general election ballot must file an affidavit of identity (the same as that filed by party candidates) and a qualifying petition.

However, several states have threshold requirements for parties to obtain automatic ballot access to the next general election without having to submit voter - signed petitions.

Shortly before the general elections in 2015, the All Progressives Congress had sent a petition against Jonathan to the ICC headquarters, accusing her of making inciting comments.

Vanguard however gathered that the attitude of many of the officers and soldiers being referred to, particularly those serving in the Southern part of the country, is not unconnected with recent investigations into the conduct of security personnel during the last general elections in the country whereby personnel who were performing their duties in accordance with the «laws of the land» are the victims of petitions and investigation, after allegedly «taking sides».

MAYVILLE - Thursday was the deadline for candidates to hand in their petitions to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections in order to to run for office in the 2017 general election.

Section 13 of the bill says that independent petitions are due 23 weeks before the general election, which, in 2012, works out to May 29.