Sentences with phrase «of electoral fusion»
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.
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New York is one of eight states that have «electoral fusion» — which allows more than one political party to support a common candidate.
Consider his interactions with the Working Families Party, a homegrown New York third party of unions and liberal groups that, because of the state's unique fusion voting system, has become an electoral powerhouse over the past decade.
It is the kind of cynical prevarication that turns people away from electoral politics and only the latest example of why Opportunity to Ballot and «fusion voting» should be abolished in New York State.»
The Working Families Party benefits from New York's electoral fusion voting laws that allow cross-endorsement of a single candidate by multiple parties.
In the most recent election, the Reform Party of New York, through electoral fusion, fielded over 2,000 candidates for local offices, and supplied the margin of victory for over 300 candidates.