Sentences with phrase «on city council elections»

After dominating spending on City Council elections, the political action committee backed by the Real Estate Board of New York is looking to tip...

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The qualifying period begins Tuesday for Boca Raton's March 14 elections for two seats and a mayoral position on the City Council.

Our city council put that on the ballot last election but we couldn't get the levy passed.

When the City Council had confirmed the election, the candidate was ordained, the pastors laying their hands on him.

However, there are occasionally small elections (for instance, someone on a city council resigns and they have to have an election just for that office) where they don't want to spend the money for a full - fledged election, so VBM is the only option.

Local government elections don't have any direct impact on each other and there is no consensus way to quantify the fact that an election in a small city, or a city with more seats on its council, may be less important than in a major city, or a seat with fewer seats on its council.

Good - government group Citizens Union released a report this morning that found more competitive elections take place on the New York City council level than at the state level, which they attribute to in part a public - financing of campaigns.

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

In 2008 Mike hired a giant campaign bus with «Mike Ricatto Special Election 32nd City Council District» emblazoned on the side to drive up and down Cross Bay Blvd.. The bus hit and killed an innocent kid.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said she expects the seat of former Sen. Bill Perkins, a Harlem Democrat who won a City Council post, to be filled by another mainstream Democrat when a special election is held on May 23.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has raised close to $ 1 million dollars this election cycle, even though her name will not appear on the ballot this November.

Former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Thursday celebrated the Women's Equality Party reaching its 50,000 - vote threshold to become a permanent line through the next election cycle.

In all, 24 submissions were made to the Constituency Commission in relation to this revision of European Election constituencies — a decidedly lower number than the levels of submissions made in relation to reviews of Dail election constituencies and City / County Council election constituencies but an increase on the number of submissions specifically referring to European Parliament constituency boundaries in the 2007 and 2012 Constituency Commission reviews (eight in both cases) and the thirteen submissions made to the 2003 revision of European Election bouElection constituencies — a decidedly lower number than the levels of submissions made in relation to reviews of Dail election constituencies and City / County Council election constituencies but an increase on the number of submissions specifically referring to European Parliament constituency boundaries in the 2007 and 2012 Constituency Commission reviews (eight in both cases) and the thirteen submissions made to the 2003 revision of European Election bouelection constituencies and City / County Council election constituencies but an increase on the number of submissions specifically referring to European Parliament constituency boundaries in the 2007 and 2012 Constituency Commission reviews (eight in both cases) and the thirteen submissions made to the 2003 revision of European Election bouelection constituencies but an increase on the number of submissions specifically referring to European Parliament constituency boundaries in the 2007 and 2012 Constituency Commission reviews (eight in both cases) and the thirteen submissions made to the 2003 revision of European Election bouElection boundaries.

Syracuse, New York, held partisan city elections for city council on November 8, 2011.

City Council Member Ben Kallos, who chairs the committee on governmental operations, said in a phone interview that «All of these [reforms] should've happened before Election Day and if there's an Albany special session it should be part of that agenda.

District 9 incumbent Bill Perkins, a former State Senator who won a special election in February to replace Inez Dickins when she was elected to the State Assembly, won a full term on the City Council.

Weprin campaigned on his experience both in his two terms on the City Council, where he served as chairman of the Finance Committee, and his short tenure as an assemblyman since he was elected to that office in a special election in February.

On November 5, 2013, Green Party members won these non-partisan elections: Anna Trevorrow to the Portland, Maine, School Board; Josh Plourde to the Bangor, Maine, city council; Cam Gordon to the Minneapolis city council; and Brian Cummins to the Cleveland, Ohio, city council.

The state's highest court in a ruling on Tuesday found that a special prosecutor can continue an investigation into whether the labor - backed Working Families Party broke election laws during a 2009 Staten Island city council race.

Watertown is holding a primary election next Tuesday for two seats on the City Council.

The departures come at the end of a heated election season, during which the firm, which is headed by Scott Levenson, worked for a host of campaigns, including the «Anybody But Quinn» effort on behalf of New Yorkers for Clean Livable And Safe Streets and other donors, which has been credited with helping to bring down former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in the mayor's race.

Also at the City Council on Wednesday: The Committee on Rules, Elections, and Privileges will meet at 10:30 a.m. to receive three nominations from the Mayor for appointments to city agencies: Fernando Bohorquez and Anthony Crowell for the Conflicts of Interest Board, and Salvatore Scibetta for the Board of Standards and AppeCity Council on Wednesday: The Committee on Rules, Elections, and Privileges will meet at 10:30 a.m. to receive three nominations from the Mayor for appointments to city agencies: Fernando Bohorquez and Anthony Crowell for the Conflicts of Interest Board, and Salvatore Scibetta for the Board of Standards and Appecity agencies: Fernando Bohorquez and Anthony Crowell for the Conflicts of Interest Board, and Salvatore Scibetta for the Board of Standards and Appeals.

To endorse Andy King for City Council in District 12, the Bronx, in the special election on Nov. 6 to replace ex-City Councilman Larry Seabrook.

The New York City Board of Elections» executive director testified to the City Council this morning that there is little evidence to support a Democratic election commisioner's caught - on - camera claims of extensive and systematic voter fraud in minority neighborhoods across the five boroughs.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - City Councilor Jake Barrett held on by a 38 - vote margin to win re-election to his 1st Council District seat representing Syracuse's North Side, elections commissioners said today.

Elections to Oxford City Council were held on 6 May 1999.

Manhattan Democrats on the City Council informally voted to nominate Andy Praschak as the next Manhattan Commissioner on the Board of Elections.

Also on Local government: The number of candidates for the Police and Crime commissioner elections on November 15th is coming through thick and fast and Birmingham City Council pays # 35 million a year in sick pay

STATEN ISLAND — Mayor Bill de Blasio set a special election for Nov. 3 to fill the City Council seat vacated by Vincent Ignizio, according to a proclamation filed on Monday.

In December, Douglas Kellner, the Democratic co-chair of the New York State Board of Elections, testified before the City Council on the 2017 elections and warned them that they had «dodged a bullet» by narrowly avoiding a runoff in the mayoral primary for the Reform PaElections, testified before the City Council on the 2017 elections and warned them that they had «dodged a bullet» by narrowly avoiding a runoff in the mayoral primary for the Reform Paelections and warned them that they had «dodged a bullet» by narrowly avoiding a runoff in the mayoral primary for the Reform Party line.

10:30 a.m. the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections will submits the names of three people to the City Council: Shampa Chanda, a resident of Queens, for appointment as a member of the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals, Helen Arteaga as a Council candidate for designation and subsequent appointment by the Mayor to the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Board of Directors, and Arva R. Rice, candidate for re-appointment by the Council to the New York City Equal Employment Practices Commission.

With the battle over, the question now is whether the Republicans can form any sort of detente that will allow them to defend several Council seats against in the next city election, take on State Sens. Tony Avella and Joe Addabbo in 2012, and defend Bob Turner «s congressional seat.

City Council candidate Ruben Wills lost his bid to be on the Democratic ticket for the November election, but that is not stopping him from trying.

The special election is on Tuesday, February 23 and Mr. Salamanca, who has support from the Working Families Party and the City Council's Progressive Caucus, faces five other challengers.

Seven of the eight candidates vying to become the next Speaker of the New York City Council convened at New York Law School on Monday night for a forum focused on government reform, running the Council, transparency, ethics, voting, and elections.

A special election to fill a vacancy for Harlem's city council seat will be held on Tuesday — Valentine's Day.

Voters in Utica supported the common council's plan to pave every road in the city in a referendum on Election Day with 60 percent of the vote.

Before winning election to the county Board of Legislators, Parker also served on the Rye City Council from 2008 to 2013.

City Council Member Gale Brewer, participating in her last meeting of the Technology Committee, which she previously chaired, before taking on her new role as Manhattan Borough President, said she was skeptical of Internet voting, noting that the potential requirement of I.D. cards was problematic given the Voter I.D. debates, but emphasized her support for improving reporting of election results and encouraging voter registration through other agencies.

The special election would fill vacancies left by the departure of Bill Perkins, a Democrat now on the New York City Council, and Republican Joseph Saladino, who departed for a post at the town of Oyster Bay.

In November, in the immediate aftermath of the election, Sarsour blasted the assemblywoman — who is the daughter of Greek and Cuban immigrants — when she tweeted that the Council should focus «half as much effort on the citizens that actually elected them» in response to a tweet by City Council's account emphasizing New York City's status as a so - called «sanctuary city» for immigraCity Council's account emphasizing New York City's status as a so - called «sanctuary city» for immigraCity's status as a so - called «sanctuary city» for immigracity» for immigrants.

A judge issued an order temporarily barring NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito from putting an ally on the city Board of Elections.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council reached an early budget agreement on Friday night that is chock full of new spending befitting an election - year budget.

Yesterday was the deadline for City Council candidates to turn in their petitions to get on the September Primary Election ballot.

The 2015 Mt Vernon Democratic primary, can not come quick enough for some, with six Mayoral candidates — Mayor Davis, Clinton Young, Ruth Hassell - Thompson, Maureen Walker & Richard Thomas (Deborah Reynolds will appear on the Conservative line in the General Election but not appear in the Democratic primary) and seven city council candidates — Andre Wallace, Delia Farquharson, Diane Munro, Lisa Copeland, John Boykin, Janice Duarte (who is a Democrat running on the Independence Party line) and Cheryl Dennis who is running as an Independent (No party), all vying for two city council seats available.

The fallen Bronx power broker said the deal was concocted after he reached out to Halloran in January 2013 for help ensuring that the City Council didn't replace one of Savino's hand - picked commissioners on the city's Board of ElectiCity Council didn't replace one of Savino's hand - picked commissioners on the city's Board of Electicity's Board of Elections.

On Wednesday, City Council Member Mark Treyger will introduce a bill to ensure that the Board of Elections, which administers voting in the city, joins these agencies in formulating its own disaster - preparedness procedures for conducting the poCity Council Member Mark Treyger will introduce a bill to ensure that the Board of Elections, which administers voting in the city, joins these agencies in formulating its own disaster - preparedness procedures for conducting the pocity, joins these agencies in formulating its own disaster - preparedness procedures for conducting the polls.

New York City «dodged a bullet» in avoiding a runoff election, said Douglas Kellner, Democratic co-chair of the New York State Board of Elections, at a Wednesday oversight hearing of the City Council's Committee on Governmental Operations.

MAYVILLE - In a reversal of what was reported on Election Night, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections has declared the Jamestown City Council At Large race, along with three other races, too close to call.

There was little money from outside the city behind the Democratic victories on the Kingston Common Council elections.