Sentences with phrase «onto the ballot if»

He insisted he will go to the convention next month — «I'm not going to say, «Oh, I'm running against the entire party,»» — but will petition he way onto the ballot if necessary.

One delegate who told me she supports Sen. Eric Schneiderman, (who was expected to get onto the ballot if the party went the one - vote route), was downright furious over Jacobs» flip - flopping on the AG vote.

Also: Independent candidates can petition their way onto the ballot if they're passed over for the special election by party leaders.

Not exact matches

It would give Levy a modicum of bragging rights if he could one - up Lazio by getting an upstater who is also a woman to be his No. 2 — assuming both of them get onto the ballot.

The email bears the subject line «this election can't be bought,» highlighting the fact that Spitzer is independently wealthy and has said he won't participate in the city's public campaignn finance system if he makes it through the petitioning process and onto the ballot.

Antonacci said he won't primary Wilson if the Westchester County Republican manages to get sufficient support to get onto the ballot, but he also expressed some doubt that might actually occur.

He has the support of 2006 GOP gubernatorial nominee John Faso, who carries some weight among party members, but it's unclear if that will be enough to put Malpass onto the ballot.

If Levy fails to get onto the ballot, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox's hold on his leadership post will likely be further imperiled.

If all else fails, Paladino is planning to petition his way onto the ballot as an independent candidate, although he will not be naming his self - created line the «Tea Party,» because that would be seen as «an anathema» to activsits, Caputo said.

If the WP vote is held first, it will be what one strategist decribed as a «test vote» for Levy — and his biggest champion, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox — both of whom have confidently predicted the party - switching county executive will receive sufficient support at the convention to get onto the ballot.

If he doesn't get the 15 percent, Ganim expects to submit signatures to force his way onto the August primary ballot.

There are also Republican and Democratic candidates who plan to, at least in part, self - fund their campaigns, meaning even if they don't qualify for the primary they could use their own money to hire petitioners to force their way onto a primary or general election ballot.

Both she and Cuomo received sufficient amounts of the weighted convention vote to get onto the ballot (more than 25 percent) if they were enrolled WFP members.

Prior to the WFP's convention, polls showed that Cuomo's lead over Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino would shrink considerably if a nameless third party candidate made it onto the ballot.

Paladino has said he will petition his way onto the ballot, spending up to $ 10 million of his own money on his campaign, if he fails to make the convention cut.

If Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy manages to get onto the GOP ballot at the convention and force a primary, then perhaps he will select someone as his running mate.

I asked what he will do if he doesn't manage to get onto the ballot and he replied with a laugh: «I'll go back to being county executive.»

It could be weeks before it's determined if his petitions withstand the inevitable challenges and he makes it onto the ballot.

Maragos, who briefly mounted a (never - realized) challenge against Schumer last fall, has said he'll spend $ 4 million to $ 5 million of his own cash on his campaign if he gets onto the ballot.

Those who would be Kingston's next mayor should — but might not — know by the end of Wednesday if they've survived the primary and made it onto Nov. 8's general election ballot.

That's a claim with which I'm sure Lazio's supporters would quibble — particularly if the party indeed is moving forward with a vote that appears structured to benefit Levy, who needs just over twice the 25 percent weighted convention vote Lazio requires to get onto the ballot.

If nobody tries to petition their way onto the ballot in coming weeks, there will be no primary in June.

Ganim said his supporters are strongly encouraging him to petition his way onto the August primary ballot if he falls short of getting 15 percent of the delegates at the May 19 convention — the automatic qualification threshold.

The primary campaign could be crowded, especially if some candidates take advantage of their right to petition onto the ballot by collecting signatures from enrolled party members.

If Rice lands the unanimous support of the Brooklyn Dems, as chairman Vito Lopez suggested at a reception he held for her last week, she'll be at 24.13 percent — just shy of the 25 percent mark she'll need to get onto the ballot.

If he gets onto the ballot, Felder will have a primary.