Sentences with phrase «on primary ballots»

Candidates in Maine face burdensome petitions to get themselves on primary ballots.

Yepsen lost out on the chance to run in the 2008 Senate election when she came up 32 signatures short of the required 1,000 to make it on the primary ballot.

All that said, the best way for you to find out exactly what it takes to get on the primary ballot is to: (1) hire a good election law attorney, or (2) contact the Suffolk County Board of Elections and ask them to provide you with the rules for ballot access, candidate qualifications (such as residency requirements in the district), deadline dates, and filing fees.

Naturally, I am disappointed to hear the the Executive Committee of the Conservative Party of New York State chose not to grant me a Wilson Pakula authorization to appear on their primary ballot.

«My petition operation, once we have secured our place on the Primary ballot, will serve as the genesis of an aggressive Democratic field campaign apparatus for the New Roosevelt Initiative that can help elect New Roosevelt's throughout the State,» Samuels said.

Alternatively, a candidate may petition for placement for on the primary ballot.

Rachel Barnhart, one of the people seeking the Democratic nomination for the congressional seat previously held by Louise Slaughter, says she has secured the required number of signatures to get on the primary ballot.

In New Hampshire, a presidential candidate seeking the nomination of a major party must file a declaration of candidacy and pay a $ 1,000 filing fee in order to have his or her name printed on the primary ballot.

[20] On August 11, Judge Edgar G. Walker ruled against Cuomo's residency challenge, keeping Teachout on the primary ballot.

The challenger said he's already gathered more than enough signatures to appear on the primary ballot and has raised more than $ 100,000 but still needs to raise more money to challenge the incumbent.

The two candidates have split support from the local Democratic party machines and elected officials, and have overshadowed two other Democrats on the primary ballot, community activist Tamika Mapp and former State Assemblymember Israel Martinez.

Arts. 3092 and 3111 to 3114 deal with the mechanics of procuring a place on the primary ballot for federal, state, district, or county office.

Generally, the secretary of state places candidates who are «advocated or recognized as candidates in national news media» on the primary ballot.

Even getting on the primary ballot may be a challenge: New York State requires 15,000 signatures.

The Bridgeport mayor has been collecting thousands of signatures to get on the primary ballot, and some delegates surmised that Ganim might not go forward with his convention effort if he believes that a poor showing would make him look like a weak candidate.

In theory anyone could attempt to run by collecting enough signatures to get on the primary ballot but the reality of election politics today is that only those people who are connected to the party already and have the ability to raise money for themselves and the party have a real chance of success of being nominated to a high profile position.

They've got to let as many voters as possible know Padernacht is no longer actively campaigning, despite the fact that his name will still appear on the primary ballot (unless, of course, someone manages to get him nominated for a judgeship or lands him a great job outside the state).

The Times quotes the erstwhile candidate, whose name apparently will remain on the primary ballot in spite of his decision, thusly:

Two other state senators are also trying to jump ship in Albany by seeking local elected office, and they're on the primary ballot today, too.

The man in charge of the Rules for the Massachusetts Republican Party (who happens to be a Charlie Baker supporter) says unequivocly that blanks should NOT have been counted at the convention and that Mark Fisher belongs on the primary ballot.

They rejected an 11th - hour plea by Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim to overlook his criminal record and place him on the primary ballot.

But political hopeful Philip Pidot is pressing for a new primary in federal court after a state court judge ruled he was eligible to run as a Republican ballot but there was not enough time to get Pidot's name on the primary ballot by last Tuesday.

Any candidate would need to submit 1,250 signatures from registered Democrats by April 12 to get on the primary ballot.

A former economist at Bear Stearns, David Malpass, 54, received enough votes from the Republican Party's state committee to get on the primary ballot.

In the Spring, I signed a petition to put David Soares on the primary ballot.

At the June 5 primary in California, there is one U.S. House district in which only one person filed to be on the top - two primary ballot, and there are six legislative districts with only one candidate on the primary ballot.

Columbia, South Carolina (CNN)- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's White House run in South Carolina is official after his wife submitted the paperwork and the $ 35,000 required to get his name on the primary ballot.

The other is garnering enough support to appear on the primary ballot.

Incumbent Donald Dresser and Brian Caza were also on the primary ballot.

Petition gathering to get on the primary ballot begins this Monday.

Candidates must collect 1,250 valid signatures to appear on the primary ballot.

Collier, after declaring officially only on Monday, said she has been «overwhelmed by the positive response» and believes a growing pool of volunteers will be sufficient to collect the minimum 1,250 valid signatures needed to get on the primary ballot.

Along with Katko, Hunter said he will circulate petitions — candidates must collect 1,250 valid signatures — to appear on the primary ballot for the GOP nomination.

Those candidates are placed on the primary ballot.

Lawyers for Gov. Cuomo are scheduled in court Tuesday to appeal a judge's ruling that Teachout is entitled to a spot on the primary ballot.

The group, which is tasked with electing House Democrats, paid canvassers to collect signatures to help the Syracuse Democrat secure a spot on the primary ballot.

This bill lowers the number of signatures for a member of a small qualified party to get on the primary ballot of that party for Governor.

By the time McCain is on the primary ballot, Harris, the Midwest Republican consultant, said perhaps the party will have let off its steam during the Republican convention.

Candidates who did not appear on the primary ballot, but are said to be seeking the nomination include Constitution Party nominee Virgil Goode and America's Party nominee Will California AIP Put Virgil Goode on the Ballot?

They will appear on the primary ballot without any names attached.

He also ran into more controversy recently when the State Elections Enforcement Commission opened an investigation into a complaint by a Bridgeport resident who said he never signed a petition that allowed Ganim to get on the primary ballot.

* It's the first time in 18 years that Maloney will have a challenger on the primary ballot, and Saujani did it with volunteers, and no political clubs.

As observers wonder whether newly - minted candidate Eliot Spitzer will even be able to gather the nearly 4,000 signatures he needs to make it on the primary ballot, the city's mayoral candidates began submitting their piles of petition forms to the city's Board of Elections Tuesday afternoon — and it appears Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Liu are leading the pack.

Along with having an exploratory committee and reaching a 1 percent threshold in at least five national polls, candidates hoping to participate in the debate must pay the party's $ 25,000 filing fee to be on the primary ballot by Tuesday afternoon.

The deadline to get on the primary ballot in Wisconsin is June 1.

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

Marty Masterpole has survived a challenge and will be on primary ballot for Syracuse mayor next month.

Ben Carson is on the primary ballot today.

34th Assembly District (Queens): We interviewed Michael Den Decker, a District Leader and City Council facility staff member, who is replacing the incumbent, Ivan Lafayette, on the primary ballot.

The billboard popped up around the same time a judge's ruling dashed any hopes of Davis appearing on the primary ballot for Syracuse mayor.