Sentences with phrase «major party ballot»

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Due to a voter - approved initiative that has the two highest primary vote - getters appearing on the general election ballot regardless of party, some November races for major state offices are contests between a leftwing Democrat and a radical Democrat.

(Other parties are listed on a ballot but the choice is still effectively limited to the two major parties.)

No major statewide or coordinated campaign questions the need for a Digital Director staff position, yet down - ballot — at the state legislative and state party level — you would be hard - pressed to find one, except in rare high - dollar races in major media areas.

WASHINGTON (AP) Candidates outside of the two major parties are struggling to get a place on the ballot in some U.S. states.

A major or minor political party must file the name of its presidential candidate with the secretary of state if the party meets the requirements for ballot access.

Dietl failed to earn a major party endorsement, and will be running as an independent on the «Dump the Mayor» ballot line.

In New Hampshire, a presidential candidate seeking the nomination of a major party must file a declaration of candidacy and pay a $ 1,000 filing fee in order to have his or her name printed on the primary ballot.

In these cases, the board will be counting only the first vote, which benefits the major parties that appear at the top of the ballot.

For major - party candidates (Democrat or Republican), prospective candidates file with the county party organization in the county of their residences, and then the parties will conduct a primary whose winners will be placed on the general election ballot.

The two major parties dominate American politics due to these restrictive ballot access laws, along with the use of redistricting gimmicks and of course money.

The Reform Party of New York has put over 2,000 people on the ballot, which is a major step towards rebuilding a viable Reform Party.

The junior coalition party suffered at the ballot box across England, Scotland and Wales in last week's elections, their first major electoral test since entering power last year.

The DC Statehood Green Party has major party status and ballot access in WashingtonParty has major party status and ballot access in Washingtonparty status and ballot access in Washington, DC.

Whenever there is a partisan election in which only one of the two major parties runs anyone, any minor party nominee on the ballot in that election typically polls at least 5 %.

On April 10, several North Carolina legislators from both major parties introduced HB 794, to improve ballot access.

In a year with no federal or statewide races, both major parties in Nassau made the district attorney's office — the only countywide seat on the ballot — a top priority.

At this point the Stein campaign is the major force in establishing Green Party ballot lines across the country.

The script for the spot, in which the candidate insists he «can not be bought» and lambastes both major parties for their support of «trade deals like NAFTA» --(remember: He tried to run on both of their ballot lines, and only went the independent route after he was turned down)-- appears after the jump.

(New York is one of six states that permits «fusion voting,» or permitting votes cast for a candidate appearing on multiple ballot lines to be counted for that one candidate; thus, New York is home to several minor parties — the Independence Party on Row C, the Conservative Party on Row D, and the WFP on Row E — that «cross-endorse» major party nominees for offParty on Row C, the Conservative Party on Row D, and the WFP on Row E — that «cross-endorse» major party nominees for offParty on Row D, and the WFP on Row E — that «cross-endorse» major party nominees for offparty nominees for office).

Major party members are required to «vote the ballot» of their party.

But «all the major parties allow members of minor parties and unaffiliated voters to vote their ballots upon request,» the site says.

Davis is bankrolling his independent NY - 26 bid after being turned down by both major parties in his quest to run on their ballot lines.

Distinct from the process of electoral alliances in that the political parties remain separately listed on the ballot, the practice of electoral fusion in jurisdictions where it exists allows minor parties to influence election results and policy by offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate.

It is especially egregious for the Republican Party of Alabama to oppose letting independent and minor party candidates on the general election ballot, because the Alabama major parties have the statutory right to block anyone from running in their primaries if the party feels that the candidate is not «loyal» to that major pParty of Alabama to oppose letting independent and minor party candidates on the general election ballot, because the Alabama major parties have the statutory right to block anyone from running in their primaries if the party feels that the candidate is not «loyal» to that major pparty candidates on the general election ballot, because the Alabama major parties have the statutory right to block anyone from running in their primaries if the party feels that the candidate is not «loyal» to that major pparty feels that the candidate is not «loyal» to that major partyparty.

The current system allows major political parties to influence the delegate election, by grouping together a «slate» of candidates on the ballot.

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.

The Women's Equality Party, a major initiative of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) reelection strategy, was made a permanent party on the state's ballot in part because of Catch and RelParty, a major initiative of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) reelection strategy, was made a permanent party on the state's ballot in part because of Catch and Relparty on the state's ballot in part because of Catch and Release.

No other party, other than the two major parties, has appeared on the Indiana ballot for a statewide office since 2000, when Pat Buchanan petitioned as the Reform Party nomparty, other than the two major parties, has appeared on the Indiana ballot for a statewide office since 2000, when Pat Buchanan petitioned as the Reform Party nomParty nominee.

County Board of Elections officials said there are more than 2,700 absentee ballots still outstanding, including 1,318 from Democrats, 1,169 from Republicans, 26 from Conservative Party members and 206 from voters unaffiliated with any major pParty members and 206 from voters unaffiliated with any major partyparty.

By calling the elections now, the party leaders can control who gets on the major lines of the ballot.

Special elections for Council seats on nonpartisan elections — instead of running on a major party's ballot row, candidates must create and run on their own, unique lines.

The Green Party, which obtained its ballot line in 2010 after Howie Hawkins received more than 50,000 votes in his unsuccessful run for governor, does not cross-endorse candidates because the two major parties accept corporate donations....

The Green Party and its leading presidential candidate, Jill Stein, are best positioned to secure state ballot lines across the country to provide a credible alternative to the candidates of the two major capitalist parties in 2016.

New supporters, know this: only «major» political parties in Georgia (Republicans and Democrats) get automatic ballot access, state - subsidized primary elections, etc..

Will County Clerk, Nancy Schultz Voots, is notifying Will County residents on Tuesday, May 8 at 9:00 AM, in the Will County Clerk's Office, a lottery will be held to determine the order in which the major political parties will appear on the November 6 General Election ballot in Will County.

As the W.F.P. was threatening not to endorse Cuomo, Republican supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis — a major Cuomo donor — went public with a promise to revive the Liberal Party to provide an alternate ballot line for the governor in November.

Both minor party candidates only qualified for the November ballot because, in each case, only one major party member filed to run in the primary.

A candidate in Nevada may access the ballot in one of three ways: as a major party candidate, as a minor party candidate, or as an independent candidate.

«Ultimately we want to build a third major party that gives citizens access to the ballot and a voice in the system,» Mertens said.

The minor parties established their ballot status by riding on the coattails of major party candidates they cross-endorsed.

First, it is rare that a major party is pushed off the ballot due to signature challenges (meaning that he didn't collect enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions in order to meet the legal requirement).

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling for an investigation into what it calls a major security breach at Innolink, the company printing the ballot papers for the Greater Accra and Volta Regions.

It's more common to see major party primary challengers and minor party or independent candidates pushed off the ballot in this way.

LENOIR, (Dec. 26)-- Two of the major Republican presidential hopefuls are learning what third party and independent candidates have known for years, that ballot access laws in most states are rigged against offering voters any real choices in primaries and on election day, said Jordon Greene, president of Free the Vote North Carolina in a statement issued today.

A boycott by major - party candidates could conceivably drive the Independence Party off the ballot and out of existparty candidates could conceivably drive the Independence Party off the ballot and out of existParty off the ballot and out of existence.

New supporters, know this: only «major» political parties in Georgia (Republicans and Democrats) get automatic ballot access, state - Read more»

Cuomo said he does not support ending cross-party endorsements, meaning major party candidates could still have fusion ballot lines in a general election.

Bruce Majors, the Libertarian Party candidate for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, won ballot access for the LP in Washington, D.C., for the first time in the party's hisParty candidate for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, won ballot access for the LP in Washington, D.C., for the first time in the party's hisparty's history.

Ending Wilson - Pakula would be a significant blow to the clout of the leadership of the state's influential minor parties who grant the waivers for candidates of major parties to run on their ballot lines.

All three ran in races in which only one major party member filed to be on the primary ballot.