Sentences with phrase «make it onto the ballot in»

But only having the support of 40 MPs would not be enough to make it onto the ballot in a regular contest.

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The email bears the subject line «this election can't be bought,» highlighting the fact that Spitzer is independently wealthy and has said he won't participate in the city's public campaignn finance system if he makes it through the petitioning process and onto the ballot.

Turner, one of three Republicans who will face off in the June 26 primary for the right to run on Row B against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall, is making his first return upstate since last month's GOP convention in Rochester when he, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos were all voted onto the ballot.

Cox insisted he hadn't encouraged Mermel to (the theory goes that he's trying to broaden the field in hopes of siphoning off support from Lazio to help Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, or perhaps make an argument that there are so many candidates everyone should simply be automatically allowed onto the ballot).

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer arrived late to and left early from a last - minute «petitioning party» thrown to boost confidence in his surprise comeback bid for city comptroller as he races against the clock to collect the nearly 4,000 signatures he needs to make it onto the ballot ahead of tomorrow's deadline.

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.

The DCCC designation is a coup for Perez Williams, who entered the race only two weeks ago in a last - minute attempt to make it onto the ballot and force a Democratic primary on June 26.

Perez Williams said the DCCC supplied a small number of paid canvassers to help her gather signatures from Democratic voters in the 24th Congressional District that are required to make it onto the primary ballot.

In 2000, Ralph Nader made it onto 44 ballot lines.

Those and other local concerns should be considered and addressed by East End representatives Al Krupski (D - Cutchogue) and Bridget Fleming (D - Noyac) as the bill makes its way through the Legislature and, hopefully, onto your ballot in November.

Those who make it onto the ballot would face each other in a primary on June 26.

She broke away and formed her party but failed to make it onto the ballot paper in the 2012 elections.

DuHaime, who also worked on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's successfull campaign last fall and is now with Mercury Public Affairs, joined the Malpass campaign back in March as the would - be candidate was gearing up to make a push to get onto the ballot at the state convention.

So why did Diane Abbott only make it onto the ballot paper through the intervention of David Miliband, who himself only backed her in an attempt to create a more diverse Labour leadership race?

Under party rules, the candidates must gather nominations from 15 % of the parliamentary party — the equivalent of 35 MPs - by 15 June in order to make it onto the final ballot list in August.

Foreman - Hines attempted to run in the previous election for Carmen - Arroyo's seat but she did not make it onto the ballot because she filed her paperwork late.

During the GOP convention, DioGuardi was the only candidate that didn't make it onto the ballot for US Senate, after he failed to get 25 percent in a three - way battle with David Malpass and Bruce Blakeman.

Sometimes the most popular candidate, like John McCain this year or Buddy Roemer in Louisiana in 1991, can't even make it onto the ballot.

Public Power Makes It's Way Onto the City's Ballot The boxing gloves are out in San Francisco in a fight pitting Mayor Gavin Newsom and Pacific Gas and Electric against a broad base of citizens, supervisors and politicians.