Sentences with phrase «independent petitions»

It permits independent presidential and vice-presidential candidates to be on the November ballot, even if they had some association with a qualified political party in the preceding period; (2) it moves the non-presidential independent petition deadline from March to May.

(NOTE: It takes a minimum of 15,000 names to get on the ballot — the deadline for independent petitions is Aug. 17, I believe.

He received fewer than 42,000 votes, and thereafter the Greens have been forced into the expensive and labor - intensive task of independent petitioning to gain a place on the ballot each time they have wished to field a candidate for anything.

Claire LaPine will still be a candidate for town board, while the other seat has been filed for election via and independent petition by Ken Hughes.

The two petitions combined, requiring a total of 9,027 signatures, still total fewer signatures than the statewide independent petition, which requires 18,053 valid signatures.

Gilbert said he may still seek independent petitions to run on the Constitution Party line.

(A subsequent independent petition drive will be mounted later this summer for a third party that may or may not end up being called the «Taxed Enough Already» — TEA — Party).

He is also circulating independent petitions now.

The method that is most commonly used is for a group to run a candidate for Governor or President, using the much easier independent petition.

July 31, 2011: Kentucky Gubernatorial Poll July 29, 2011: Louisville Courier - Journal Story on Re-Organization of Kentucky Green Party July 21, 2011: Gatewood Galbraith Submits Ballot Access Petition to run for Kentucky Governor as an Independent

The state Board of Elections has posted a list of all the third party candidates — both statewide and legislative — who filed independent petitions to run in the November election.

ELIZABETHTOWN Several anticipated races for town supervisor never materialized as the time came and passed for independent petitions to be filed to the Essex County Board of Elections.

In 2012, the only statewide minor party or independent petitions that succeeded were the Libertarian Party's petition for President and U.S. Senate, and the Independent Party's U.S. Senate petition.

Today is the first day to file independent petitions; Tuesday, Aug. 19 is the deadline.

The independent petition requirement for legislative races is typically Read more»

The independent petition requirement for legislative races is typically less than 100 signatures.

But that's not to say they won't be facing opposition — independent petitions are due next month.

Therefore, most of the nation's nationally - organized political parties enjoy party status in Mississippi, and don't need to use the independent petition procedure.

If it did, in 2012 the independent petition deadline would be May 29.

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.

Randall Buck Wood said he was asked about two weeks ago to represent Bloomberg «in Texas for an independent petition for president» but Wood respectfully declined because he doesn't think Bloomberg can win.

No statewide minor party or independent petition for statewide office has succeeded in Georgia since 2000.

The Georgia petition deadline for minor party and independent petitions has now passed.

Both will remain on the November ballot on third - party lines along with Micah Dexter, a minister, who filed independent petitions.

TICONDEROGA An incorrect date at the top of his independent petition could mean former town supervisor William «Bill» Grinnell's run for his former seat could be over by mid-September.

Kristin Davis, one of eight candidates who secured positions on the November ballot by filing independent petitions, lists herself as the gubernatorial candidate of the Anti-Prohibition Party, according to the New York State Board of Elections.

On February 16, the New York Assembly Election Law Committee passed A9271, which moves the independent petition deadline from August to May.

Of course, the independent petitioning process is open to all registered voters, not just party members.

Independent Ben Walsh will also be collecting signatures during the independent petition period, since he is trying to create his own ballot line.