One of the plaintiffs part of a lawsuit challenging Governor Cuomo for
not holding a special election after Rep. Louise Slaughter's death says he was recruited to join the suit by a representative for the Republican candidate...
Reformers are blaming New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for
not holding special elections that might have provided the votes.
Not exact matches
Jones himself will
not be up for re-
election until 2020, at which time he will likely be the Democrats» version of former Senator Scott Brown, the surprise Republican winner of a 2010 Massachusetts
special election, who was unable to
hold the seat under more normal conditions.
First off, any stab at reunification can't take place until after a
special election is
held to fill two vacancies that won't even materialize until January.
I'm sorry, I don't see the value in
holding a
special election on 11/2.
«Due to serious concerns over the rollout of new electronic voting machines in several counties within the district, the local financial burden of
holding a
special election so close to the regular election cycle, as well as the possible disenfranchisement of overseas military voters who would not be able to participate, I will call for a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010.
special election so close to the regular election cycle, as well as the possible disenfranchisement of overseas military voters who would not be able to participate, I will call for a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010
election so close to the regular
election cycle, as well as the possible disenfranchisement of overseas military voters who would not be able to participate, I will call for a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010
election cycle, as well as the possible disenfranchisement of overseas military voters who would
not be able to participate, I will call for a
Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010.
Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010
Election to be
held on November 2, 2010.»
He did
not hold that line earlier that year, when he first secured his legislative seat in a
special election against Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter, which he also won handily, 7,152 to 3,447.
Mr. LaValle said Governor Andrew Cuomo put in a certificate of necessity for a
special election in New York City, but
not on Long Island, so it would seem that there will be no
special date for the Assembly seat and the
election will be
held in November.
Beekmantown Town Supervisor Samuel Dyer, a former legislator for Area 3, told county lawmakers last Wednesday that the town hadn't budgeted for the cost of
holding a
special election and asked that the county reimburse the town.
Although he favors a
special election, Mr. LaValle did
not support
holding it at the same time as the school votes.
In
special elections, parties do
not hold open primaries — instead, a panel of party insiders called the county committee selects the candidate.
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Even after a federal judge ordered Mr. Cuomo to declare a
special election for a vacant Staten Island Congressional seat, party leaders did
not foresee that Mr. Cuomo would decide that the federal
election and state
election would be
held on the same day, May 5.
The
special election to replace Mr. Sampson is likely to be
held in November and Mr. Barron, a proud radical, is
not being considered by the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
Respondents misplace their reliance on Smith v. Allwright, 321 U. S. 649, and Terry v. Adams, 345 U. S. 461, which
held not that party affairs are public affairs, free of First Amendment protections, see, e. g., Tashjian v. Republican Party of Conn., 479 U. S. 208, but only that, when a State prescribes an
election process that gives a
special role to political parties, the parties» discriminatory action becomes state action under the Fifteenth Amendment.
That year, Cuomo cited the high cost as a reason
not to
hold special elections.
When I mentioned Scozzafava's ties to the ACORN - run WFP, Boehner political operative Don Seymour insisted this did
not change his boss's support for her or his desire to have a Republican succeed Rep. (and incoming Secretary of the Army) John McHugh in the
special election likely to be
held November 3rd.
(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined
not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general,
special, or primary
elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
In case you haven't heard, a
special election is being
held in the Bronx today to determine who will be the next borough president.
The relevant town board was then required to
hold a
special election within the boundaries of the relevant political district
not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days after receiving the petition.
Doheny doesn't yet have competition for the GOP nod, since the man he defeated in the primary last year, Doug Hoffman, (the Tea Party darling of the 2009
special election, who forced former Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava out of the race and then split the vote with her, costing the Republicans a seat they'd
held for more than a century), hasn't yet decided whether to run.
Special elections for state office do
not involve primaries: instead, each party's local county committee — a panel of political insiders —
holds a convention to select a candidate to award their line.
A letter from state Democrats last month laying out the Senate unity plan indicated the
special elections won't be
held until after the budget process is completed.
Since a primary will
not be
held for the vacated seat, county Democratic leaders will be tasked with choosing a candidate to run in a
special election.
David Paterson (D) exploited this loophole so the state would
not have to
hold a separate
special election to replace Rep. Eric Massa (D - N.Y.) after Massa's resignation in March.
Since a tie vote was considered a «failure to elect,» Seaman remained in her seat until the next
election, as the board did
not choose to
hold a
special election due to its expense.
That would assume, though, that the Republicans don't
hold the seats in
special elections.
March 28, 2018 • Judges want Scott Walker to
hold special elections for two Wisconsin state legislative seats the governor says he doesn't need to
hold.
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin law doesn't require him to
hold special elections for two legislative seats, which some say his party could have trouble keeping.