Sentences with phrase «on general election ballots»

September's in - party match - ups will decide whose names appear on the general election ballots in November.
Each state, and the District of Columbia, has its own law to determine the order of candidates on general election ballots.
FWIW, in decades of active political party involvement in Ohio, Michigan, New York and Colorado I've never seen a political party provide any support to a non-partisan candidate (not counting candidates nominated in partisan judicial race primaries whose affiliation doesn't appear on general election ballots which Ohio once did and may still do).
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.
Dohney has been endorsed by the state Independence Party, which means he also has an assured spot on the general election ballot should he lose the GOP primary.
A third «no», Sen. Bill Stachowski, was defeated by a «yes», Erie County Legislator Tim Kennedy, in the Sept. 14 primary, but he remains on the general election ballot on the Independence and WFP lines.
An independent candidate must petition for placement on the general election ballot.
According to Richard Winger, publisher of Ballot Access News, between 1892 and 2012 there were 401 instances in which a state required an independent or unqualified party candidate to collect more than 5,000 signatures in order to appear on the general election ballot.
Louisiana utilizes a two - round electoral system in which the names of all eligible candidates are printed on the general election ballot.
To qualify for placement on the general election ballot, an independent presidential candidate must submit a petition containing the signatures of at least 3,000 registered voters and pay a $ 250 filing fee.
If the party's nominee for gubernatorial candidate received more than 1 %, then the party is entitled to place its candidates for state and county offices on the general election 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.
Most offices on the general election ballot are partisan.
In 2010, his Right to Life supporters urged voters to write in his name on the general election ballot rather than vote for Hayworth — even though that might arguably have helped her Democratic opponent, then - Rep.
On September 1 (Saturday), the Ohio voters who challenged Gary Johnson's placement on the general election ballot withdrew their challenge.
Nader ultimately appeared on the general election ballot in 22 states and received 685,297 votes, or 0.7 percent of all votes cast.
Bayh won't have a lot of time to shake off any rust from his campaign apparatus since he hasn't been on the general election ballot since 2004.
An independent presidential candidate must petition for placement on the general election ballot.
TICONDEROGA The only contested races on the general election ballot for southern Essex County are for town council.
But in both of these races, a candidate who lost the Democratic primary to Warren appeared on the general election ballot on the Working Families and Independence lines, and the share for that second Democrat decreased from 39 percent to 14 percent.
Another unsuccessful primary challenger, Aaron Foldensuer, will also be on the general election ballot on the Liberal party line.
It's a perfect echo of what happened last year in the run - up to the Working Families Party convention, where Cuomo - aligned unions blocked the minor party from endorsing Zephyr Teachout, and spared Cuomo a mainstream, left - flank challenger on the general election ballot.
In 2012, there were 3 Peace and Freedom candidates on the general election ballot, not one as an earlier version of this story stated.
The state Conservative Party has endorsed Dutchess Legislator Susan Serino to challenge Democratic Sen. Terry Gipson this fall, guaranteeing her a second line on the general election ballot regardless of how she fares in the September GOP primary.
Though he technically dropped out of the race, Deneberg's name remained on the general election ballot, and he was easily defeated by Republican Michael Venditto, also a former county legislator and son of longtime Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.
And you can't call it a primary debate if any of the participants are already guaranteed a spot on the general election ballot,» noted Hawkins.
With much interest from possible Republican candidates, a September primary is also likely, pitting multiple candidates against one another to get on the general election ballot in November.
If it passes, it then needs to be signed by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz before it's placed on the general election ballot in November to be approved or disapproved by the voters.
He did not appear on the general election ballot.
Maybe people do not realize this, but the Working Families Party has a line on the General Election Ballot, and Lynn Schulman, who lost to Karen by only a little over 200 votes in the primary, will be on the WFP's ballot line.
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 party.
It meant that Albanese would be on the general election ballot even if he lost the Democratic primary to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
A convention would be held in April 2019 with any amendments approved by delegates appearing on the general election ballot the same year.
Chris Fowler is attempting to get on the general election ballot as a Libertarian as well.
The day prescribed by applicable State law as the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot may be designated as the primary election for such candidate.
«Regardless of the outcome of the Oct. 6 primary, Martins is on the general election ballot — not once, but twice,» Pidot stated.
Despite dropping out, Chaves still appeared on the general election ballot.
Regardless of who wins the Democratic primary, Cuomo should retain a spot on the general election ballot.
He'll be on the general election ballot in November, on a self - created line, no matter what happens in the Reform Party primary.
So, if she lost the Democratic nomination, she could still appear on the general election ballot, splitting the progressive vote.
LEOMINSTER — State Sen. Jennifer Flanagan will be up for re-election in November after she secured the necessary 300 write - in votes Tuesday night to earn a spot on the general election ballot.
An independent candidate seeking placement on the general election ballot must file an affidavit of identity (the same as that filed by party candidates) and a qualifying petition.
On September 9, Mississippi election officials will hear from both sides, and decide which faction's nominees to list on the general election ballot.
Stachowski remains on the general election ballot on the Indpendence and Working Families Party lines.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will be on the general election ballot in Minnesota, along with the name of someone who is not actually her vice presidential running mate.
If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, that candidate's name will still appear on the general election ballot.
«She's a Republican running in a Democratic primary, trying to get on the general election ballot through a sham party.
A candidate may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot as an independent candidate if he or she is not affiliated with a political party.
Gantt will face only a Green Party candidate, Drew Langdon, on the general election ballot in November.
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