Sentences with phrase «on nominating petitions»

Others suggest Kearns — who unsuccessfully opposed Brown in the 2009 Democratic primary — may lack a strong Democratic team to obtain the 2,000 signatures needed on nominating petitions to qualify for the primary ballot.

Recall the unpleasantness in New Paltz in September where an apparently overzealous Roberts campaign aide was accused of forging the name of Cahill staffer Dan Torres, a town councilman, on nominating petitions.

The Republican candidate for mayor of Tucson, Arizona has dropped out of the race due to a signature challenge on his nominating petitions.

Even then, some groups with a stake in the races are already preparing to challenge voter signatures in court, just as they challenged signatures on nominating petitions.

First, it is rare that a major party is pushed off the ballot due to signature challenges (meaning that he didn't collect enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions in order to meet the legal requirement).

Lawyers representing Perez Williams spent more than five hours at a hearing at the state Board of Elections in Albany, arguing that she had enough valid signatures on nominating petitions to appear on the ballot.

Last week, Democrats trying to force Perez Williams off the ballot claimed more than 2,400 signatures on her nominating petitions are not valid, and should be enough to disqualify her from a Democratic primary.

Democratic State Sen. Cecila Tkaczyk has been booted from the independent Women's Equality Party line for failing to get sufficient valid signatures on her nominating petitions.

The preliminary ruling by the state Board of Elections leaves Perez Williams with 1,393 valid signatures on her nominating petitions.

Candidates still have to secure signatures of party members on nominating petitions.

The candidates must submit 1,250 valid signatures on nominating petitions by April 12 to get on the ballot for the June 26 primary.

Challengers will have to get enough signatures on nominating petitions of their own to get a spot on the primary ballot.

The board formally accepted the recommendation of a bipartisan panel of hearing examiners, who ruled Tuesday that Perez Williams had exceeded the threshold of 1,250 signatures that are required on nominating petitions to qualify for the ballot.

First elected in 1964, Conyers is facing perhaps his biggest electoral challenge yet, since he learned Friday that he may not have enough signatures on his nominating petitions to qualify for the Aug. 5 ballot for the Michigan primary election.

Eliot Spitzer turned in to the NYC Board of Elections what he said was 27,000 signatures collected on nominating petitions over four days.

Katz's move leaves him eligible to run as an independent in the fall general election if he can get enough signatures on nominating petitions.

Indeed, not being on the nominating petitions is a slap in the face.

The Board of Elections said Daniel Reynolds fell short on his nominating petitions.

Deadline for securing signatures on nominating petitions is April 12.

He was forced out of the race because he failed to gather sufficient signatures on nominating petitions to withstand challenges from D'Amato's campaign.

She would need 15,000 signatures on nominating petitions by July 9th to get onto the ballot.

Democrats trying to force Juanita Perez Williams off the ballot in the 24th Congressional District claimed Monday that more than 2,400 signatures on her nominating petitions are not valid, and should be enough to disqualify her from a Democratic primary.

The Board of Elections initially kicked Martinez off the ballot, and claimed he didn't have the required 500 valid signatures on his nominating petitions.

Those that don't may no longer receive donations from the state party or get help from local Democratic clubs gathering signatures on nominating petitions.

Democrats trying to force Juanita Perez Williams off the ballot in NY - 24 claimed that more than 2,400 signatures on her nominating petitions are not valid, and should be enough to disqualify her from a Democratic primary.

While calling for the Senator to «come clean,» Erie County Republican Committee Chairman Nick Langworthy reminded the public of Panepinto's 2001 misdemeanor election fraud conviction for collecting false signatures on nominating petitions.

Bronx Councilwoman Helen Foster (NY - 16) was the only Obama delegate from 2008 to repeat with a spot on the nominating petition in that borough.

Union attorney Howard Wien said Valentin can't run because he didn't get enough valid signatures on his nominating petition after the union election committee, handpicked by Seabrook, rightfully tossed five signatures.

Mike Benedetto challenger Egidio Sementelli tellin» us that not only the incumbent east Bronx assemblyman's cover sheet on his nominating petition was wrong, but also the AMENDED version, which he claims are automatic grounds for getting tossed off the primary ballot.

Republican and Democratic candidates need only 1,250 signatures on a nominating petition.

Not exact matches

The deadline to file nominating petitions is Monday, and two candidates are expected to be placed on the March ballot, Smith said.

It's unclear if Goode will have sufficient support even to be nominated (you need 10 state committee members» signatures on a petition first).

Johnson's decision comes after Republicans had already submitted nominating petitions on his behalf.

The loyalty clause, which was added in 2002, prohibits the following activities, by a committee member, involving candidates other than the party's endorsed candidate: circulating nominating petitions; appearing in advertising; permitting the committee member's name to be used in advertising or on stationery; directly or indirectly contributing financially to a campaign; and appearing at political functions, meetings or support groups organized by a rival candidate.

The final return date for the candidate questionnaires for that election year is one month after the final return date for the nominating petitions to be a candidate on the Green Party ballot line.

[We are] planning on circulating independent nominating petitions for our statewide candidates in order to create an issue - themed additional voting line...» the letter states.

Cutting off the WFP's automatic line — thereby forcing it to collect nominating - petition signatures if it wants a presence on the November ballot — would weaken it dramatically.

After nearly a monthlong legal battle, Democratic congressional contender Thomas Suozzi on Friday withdrew his nominating petitions for a «Fix Washington» ballot line on Nov. 8.

Saying it was «time for me to undertake new endeavors and spend more time with my family,» Owens» announcement came on the eve of required fundraising reports, just weeks before potential candidates would start circulating nominating petitions ahead of a June primary.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, seen here on May 11, 2017, is officially a lame duck after failing to file nominating petitions to run for re-election on an independent ballot line.

A Republican candidate for Common Council gets knocked off the ballot in Kingston for failure to include the proper year on one of her nominating petitions, while a dead woman signs a nominating petition in Rochester.

And to throw another awkward log on the fire, the race spawned two police investigations — one involving the arrest of Democrat Ernest Everett after the primary for allegedly forging nominating petitions, and one looking into who may have leaked Gordon's wife's 911 call to the media.

The claim lodged with the Board of Elections today alleges that Mr. Cabrera's nominating petitions to get on the ballot for the Democratic primary were signed and even carried by members of the GOP — which is not permitted under New York's partisan election law.

Capital NY noted this morning that the Republicans are on the offensive and dredging up old convictions not just in this race, but also in the 60th SD (Grisanti's seat), where they are reminding voters that the Democrat who emerged from Tuesday's primary, Marc Panepinto, had his law license suspended for 30 days in 2001 after pleading guilty to falsely saying he witnessed voters sign nominating petitions.

Political party candidates seeking placement on the primary ballot must be nominated via designating petitions.

«Rick received a letter from the New York State Commission on Public Integrity informing him that he must file a financial disclosure statement «within seven days after the last day allowed by law for the filing of independent nominating petitions.»»

Such candidates, who would not be from any of the current parties with a ballot line in New York State through 2014, could receive the Green Party nomination and put their own line on the ballot by independent nominating petition.

In a strange twist of fate, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown's name is appearing on Republican nominating petitions that also have the name of former City Councilman Dennis Gallagher, who Brown's office prosecuted in 2007 on sexual assault allegations.

Based on a combination of official campaign fundraising reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission and nominating petitions on file with the state board of elections in Albany, Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck is leading the Democratic pack in the race in the 19th congressional district, closely followed by Brian Flynn of Elka Park, Greene County.

Candidates for the Democratic nomination for attorney general can be nominated at state party committee meetings over the next month or file petitions with voter signatures in June to get on the ballot.