Sentences with phrase «get on the ballot as»

This is the bill that says a newly - qualifying party that only wishes to participate in the presidential election may get on the ballot as late as July.

Teachout, a Fordham University law professor, recently won an appeal to get on the ballot as a Democrat after Cuomo's supporters had challenged her residency requirement.

Finch, who became the first incumbent mayor in Bridgeport history to lose a primary, was reacting to word that his campaign failed to meet a Sept. 2 state deadline to get him on the ballot as a potential minor party candidate.

It now appears increasingly unlikely that Finch will be able to get on the ballot as a minor party candidate, and it's far too late for him to petition his way on the ballot, according to election officials.

Levy's camp has said they're confident he'll get the 50 - plus percent of the vote he needs to get on the ballot as a non-Republican - but as we head into the three - day nomination festivities, what will happen is anybody's guess.

Shelley, 48, of Otisco, said he will continue his efforts to gather the roughly 2,000 signatures required to get on the ballot as a Democrat.

Justice Emilio Colaiacova rejected on Thursday a petition from town Democratic leaders who were trying to block Jaeger, a Conservative, from getting on the ballot as a Republican candidate.

The story also says, at the bottom, that a group called «Operation Lost Vote» will help these candidates to collect signatures to get on the ballot as independents.

Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith tried to pay off some of New York City's Republican party bosses to get himself on the ballot as a GOP candidate, federal prosecutors said.

The governor's loudest, most relentless critic on the left could cause Mr. Malloy even more misery if Mr. Pelto's petition drive to get on the ballot as a third - party candidate for governor succeeds.

Not exact matches

But if neither one can garner a majority on the first few ballots, Ryan could easily get drafted as a consensus alternative with national campaign experience and a deep well of respect within the party.

I don't know what church you've been going to, but my minister goes to great pains before an election to not mention ANY candidate or particular ballot issue, but instead call on the congregation to read their scriptures (suggesting some references) and pray, pray, pray for God's guidance, as they get ready to cast their vote.

They got 5 Players on the All Star Ballot and deservedly so as they sport the best record in the League and have for quite some time..

As things stand now, a Tour player must be 40 and have 10 victories or two majors to get on the ballot.

After a while, as more and more of the legends got in one way or another, it became a little easier to get in on the first ballot.

The question is, if you're a scatterbrained person and lost your mailed ballot, can you obtain a ballot on your own initiative, and if so, how much flexibility is there as far as which specific ballot you get?

All that said, the best way for you to find out exactly what it takes to get on the primary ballot is to: (1) hire a good election law attorney, or (2) contact the Suffolk County Board of Elections and ask them to provide you with the rules for ballot access, candidate qualifications (such as residency requirements in the district), deadline dates, and filing fees.

There is no such thing as an «official» announcement; the only official ways to be a candidate are to get enough votes at a convention or signatures on a petition, and accept them in order to be on the ballot.

governor (again)-- and plans to use the comptroller's office, should he be successful in getting on the ballot and then winning the election, as a springboard.

He's convinced this plan was, as he put it, «born on the floor of the (GOP) convention to punish or get even with the Conservative Party» for holding its convention first, tapping Rick Lazio as its gubernatorial candidate and helping him to block Cox's preferred candidate, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, from getting on the GOP primary ballot.

It's looking increasingly likely that at least two of the three would - be Gillibrand challengers will get onto the ballot as 2012 shapes quickly up into a re-do of 2010 when the GOP finally settled on former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who lost big in the general election.

The Wilson Pakula threshold for anyone not enrolled in the party who wants to run on the line, as you'll recall, is just over 50 percent of the weighted convention vote — more than twice the 25 percent necessary for party members to get onto the ballot.

At least 10 and perhaps as many as 18 hopefuls are currently petitioning to get on the ballot, and a number of prominent District 7 candidates have found themselves living not just in adjoining districts, but two districts away from the people they plan to represent.

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is set to appear on ballots in at least 39 states, and party activists are working in places such as swing state Ohio to get his name before voters this fall.

In 2002 Tillard weighed a run for Congress as a Republican against Charles Rangel, but he never got on the ballot.

A federal indictment accused Halloran of helping negotiate bribes with Republican Party leaders to get state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) a spot on the mayoral ballot as a Republican.

As a result, Greenfield's committee on vacancies (a group of endorsers listed on his ballot petitions) got to choose who would replace Greenfield.

The vote is likely to trigger a leadership contest — but whether Corbyn will automatically get a place on the ballot is unclear as nobody knows for sure what they party rules are.

As you'll recall, after failing to get onto the ballot at the GOP convention in early June, Levy insisted (contrary to statements made by his chief champion, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox), that he was still contemplating a run on an independent line.

They've got to let as many voters as possible know Padernacht is no longer actively campaigning, despite the fact that his name will still appear on the primary ballot (unless, of course, someone manages to get him nominated for a judgeship or lands him a great job outside the state).

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan will likely be unanimously nominated for attorney general at the GOP convention later this afternoon (assuming the governor vote finishes at some point), as Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci will end his long - shot bid to get on the ballot, according to a source familiar with the upstate lawmaker's thinking.

The PC, which has no teeth in the way of jobs or ballot lines in the way that the county chairs do, must promote itself as moving inexorably forward: get on board or be on the losing side of history.

Green Party congressional candidate Matt Funiciello said Tuesday he has secured enough signatures to get on June 24 primary ballot, but his campaign will continue to circulate petitions as a safeguard against any signatures that might be challenged and to show the strength of the campaign.

But political hopeful Philip Pidot is pressing for a new primary in federal court after a state court judge ruled he was eligible to run as a Republican ballot but there was not enough time to get Pidot's name on the primary ballot by last Tuesday.

Cox, disappointed with the prospect of former Congressman Rick Lazio of Long Island as the challenger to Democrat Andrew Cuomo, recruited Levy to run - effectively staking his chairmanship on whether the Suffolk County Executive gets on the ballot.

He was met by a throng of reporters and onlookers in Union Square as he began the process of getting the nearly 4,000 signatures he needs before Thursday night to earn a spot on the ballot.

Given the difficulty of getting a statewide petition on the ballot in New York, the law is unlikely to be overturned by a referendum, as was the case in California.

Rachel Barnhart announced today she has secured the required number of signatures to get on the ballot for the Democratic primary for the 25th Congressional District, as well as a sufficient number of additional signatures to withstand legal scrutiny.

«As I've petitioned with my volunteers to get on the ballot, I've heard from voters about their priorities and concerns.

That year he attained a small level of success as he picked up enough votes to get back on the ballot this year.

Now candidates seeking to get on the ballot for House seats would need 938 enrolled voters on a petition as opposed to 1,250.

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To get on the ballot, a candidate must have the endorsement of 200 members from 20 local party organisations as well as 10 % of the parliamentary party, which amounts to needing the support of less than one of the eight remaining Lib Dem MPs.

Smith and Halloran, Savino and Tabone — as well as the mayor and deputy mayor of upstate Spring Valley — used «an unappetizing smorgasbord of graft and greed» as part of an elaborate scheme to get Smith on the GOP ballot for mayor, Bharara said.

And as for the results — while the numbers on turnout of voters are generally tallied three times during the day, the figures on who voters cast their ballots for don't get looked at until the polls close.

Currently in Pennsylvania, as Philadelphia Weekly has investigated in the past, third - party candidates get the shortest end of the stick when attempting to get on the ballot for statewide elections; they're often required at least 10 times the number of signatures as their mainstream Read more»

He was accused of pocketing $ 20,500 in bribes as part of a scheme to get Smith, a Democrat, on the ballot for mayor as a Republican.

Malcolm Smith was recently convicted of federal bribery, extortion, and wire fraud as part of a scheme to get on the 2013 New York City mayoral ballot, and Pedro Espada Jr. is currently serving a five - year sentence for tax fraud.

Assuming she's a legitimate candidate, Neal faces some steep challenges, the most immediate being how quickly she can put together a campaign organization to carry petitions to get on the ballot, whether it be for November (as an independent) or the June 26 Democratic primary.

Halloran, Smith and former Queens Republican Party Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone are accused of trying to get Smith, a Democrat, on the ballot as a Republican for last year's mayoral election by bribing GOP bosses.