Sentences with phrase «give an election line»

Savino was subsequently arrested by the FBI and, after an emergency meeting of the Town Board, he was fired for accepting a bribe to give an election line to a Democrat in the New York City mayoral race.

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While the 2012 election gave the Liberal Party its worst electoral showing in decades, including the loss of Official Opposition status to the Wildrose Party, many Liberal partisans are lining up to reaffirm Dr. Sherman's leadership.

According to Mr Obi - Okoye sections 140 and 141 of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended that though the Supreme Court gave victory to the Oguebego - led executive of Anambra PDP, the candidates in his line - up did not have the opportunity to contest the election.

The state Conservative Party has given its nod to Elise Stefanik, one of two Republicans contenders (as of today) vying for the North Country House seat of retiring Democratic Rep. Bill Owens, ensuring her a ballot line in the November general election regardless of the outcome of the June GOP primary.

This is an interesting data point, particularly since the mayor just decided to drop his latest push for nonpartisan elections — a major pet issue of his and a priority for the large - i Independence Party, which gave Bloomberg its line for the third straight time last year.

Assemblywoman Yuh - Line Niou, who was mentioned as a potential candidate to fill former Sen. Daniel Squadron's seat, today announced she is throwing her support to her Assembly colleague, Brian Kavanagh, though she pledged to work to reform the special election process to give voters more of a choice in candidate selection.

Hard - line sections, associated particularly with Maria Corina and Leopoldo Lopez, were disappointed by Capriles» lukewarm claim in last year's election campaign that he would continue the «missions», the social welfare programmes initiated by Chávez, a startling claim given his negative attitude towards these programmes as governor of Miranda state.

Both Cuomo and Astorino received more than 50,000 votes on the ballot lines, giving them automatic status in the current election cycle.

Astorino and his running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss, received the needed 50,000 votes on the line to give the party ballot status in the current election cycle.

As Nixon tries to harness progressives in her left - flank challenge to Cuomo, an early test of her staying power will come with the Working Families Party, which could give her a general - election ballot line even if the governor wins the Democratic nomination.

ALBANY — As Cynthia Nixon tries to harness progressives in her left - flank challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an early test of her staying power will come with the Working Families Party, which could give her a general - election ballot line even if Cuomo wins the Democratic nomination.

Traditionally, the kind of progressive movement that's lining up behind Nixon has been critiqued for not giving black voters — a voting bloc vital to winning elections — a seat at the table, and for putting racial justice issues second to those of economic justice.

Eeyores reckon that the party's 2010 election performance was a disaster, given the promise held out by its poll surge following the first televised leaders» debate, and they argue that Nick Clegg's credibility since backing the coalition's line on tuition fees has been very costly.

Working Families Party Nominates Cuomo for Governor At the Working Families Party's convention this weekend, the progressive third party nominated Governor Andrew Cuomo, giving him its ballot line in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

At the Working Families Party's convention this weekend, the progressive third party nominated Governor Andrew Cuomo, giving him its ballot line in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

But with Cuomo's focus on getting 50,000 votes for the new ballot line — thus giving the party automatic ballot status for the next election cycle through 2016 — concerns are being stoked the WFP could lose influence and its own ballot position, currently Row D.

The papers Sliwa tried serving on de Blasio stem from an apparent violation in city election rules governing how political parties can give their ballot lines to candidates who are not enrolled in the party.

But now the party has gone with the assemblywoman, giving her two ballot lines in the May 24 special election.

The Working Families Party endorsement could give Nixon a ballot line in the November general election even if Cuomo wins the Democratic primary.

Specifically, the Vote Better NY advocates call on lawmakers to adopt the following common - sense reforms: Early voting: (A8582 / S3813B) New Yorkers should have a two - week period including Saturdays and Sundays to ease long lines on Election Day and give voters flexibility as they juggle work and family obligations.

The Cuomo - Hochul ticket received 50,000 votes on the line last year, giving the party ballot status in the current election cycle.

The poll is anomalous in giving the Conservatives a lead over the opposition, but it is in line with other surveys which find the public still trusts the Conservatives with economic policy, despite George Osborne admitting he would exceed the borrowing levels proposed by Alastair Darling and be unable to eradicate the deficit by the next election.

Both Cuomo and his running mate, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, received more than 50,000 votes on the line to give the WEP ballot status in the current election cycle.

Common Councilman Judd Krasher, who is running on the Working Families Party line for his 11th Ward seat in the general election against Democratic primary winner Alfredo Balarin, said including raises for mid - and high - level management is «absurd,» given the continuation of the city's trash fee and a tax increase.

The state Independence Party has announced its support of Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan's run to fil the House seat vacated by former GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, giving the Republican candidate three ballot lines in the May 5 special election.

Hours before the two candidates are scheduled to face off in the first of three televised general election debates, Democratic NYC mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio gave an indication of what will likely be his primary line of attack, releasing a web video that portrays Repubican Joe Lhota as a Tea Partier who's «wrong for New Yorkers.»

A television ad from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign is pushing voters to back his re-election on the Women's Equality Party ballot line in order to give it automatic ballot status in the next election cycle.

The DCCC seized on our report earlier today that the Independence Party removed Matt Doheny from its ballot line in the NY - 21 race and nominated Republican Elise Stefanik in his place, giving voters three options to vote for her in the November election.

Many observers believe longtime incumbent Republican Steve Saland of Poughkeepsie lost the seat in the 2012 election because the Conservative Party, angry about Saland's vote in favor of same - sex marriage in New York, gave its ballot line to Neil DiCarlo of Putnam County.

The Independence Party nod follows backing for Donovan from the Conservative and Reform parties — giving him an enviable four ballot lines in the general election.

With 6,500 signatures, the group's petition called for three bills that would not only introduce a two - week voting period «to ease long lines on Election Day and give voters flexibility as they juggle work and family obligations,» but modify ballots to make them more comprehensible and streamline the voter registration process.

«Clearly there was a deal to give the candidate on the Republican line the seat without an election,» Lipton stated.

New Yorkers should have an 8 - day period, including Saturdays and Sundays, to ease long lines on Election Day and give voters flexibility as they juggle work and family obligations.

In 2010, it was the W.F.P. that wooed a popular Cuomo: The then - attorney general agreed to take its nomination, giving the party the general election votes needed to keep an automatic ballot line.

Bbut most of the district's county boards of election did not give the Upstate Jobs Party its own line on the ballot.

Many in Clarkstown believe that Wayne Ballard gave Sparaco two jobs in the Clarkstown Highway Department — one as a part - time $ 75,000 «Constituent Services Assistant» (which the Town Board eliminated) and then a job as a $ 103,600 full - time «Confidential Secretary» — because of Sparaco's «abilities» in providing additional ballot lines at election time.

For example, Republican Ballard was given the Independence Party line in November 2013 in the race for Superintendent of Highways in Clarkstown and Sparaco claimed the ultra-left Democratic Working Families Party line for Ballard in the same election by a write - in absentee ballot campaign which reversed the vote recorded at the polling booths that had gone to Ballard's Democratic opponent.

between Jim, Maggie, and Don (and Lisa); the goosebump - raising way that the show used on - screen text to reveal the BP spill and the Giffords shooting; the structural flourishes of the 2010 election episode and the season finale; that great scene where Don gives a master class in covering trashy news; the way you can see Olivia Munn finding her bearings as an actress, and how that parallels her character becoming a confident on - air personality; the brashness of Jane Fonda, the patience of David Krumholtz, the deliciousness with which Emily Mortimer says the word «douchebag,» the way Jeff Daniels tosses off his throwaway lines, and the way he answered that «sorority girl»'s question the second time.

Unfortunately, with midterm elections fast approaching, lawmakers appear more concerned with scoring political points and toeing the party line than with the give and take of writing complicated policy.

Five Republican - appointed Supreme Court justices voted along party lines to give the contested 2000 election to George W. Bush over Al Gore.