Sentences with phrase «party ballot»

Often, a third party ballot line provides the margin of victory for candidates in close elections.

The bill is apparently an attempt to repair the old law for minor party ballot access, because the old law was held unconstitutional in 2006.

A fight between labor unions representing the interests of working people and a third party ballot line is not something we are interested in engaging.

It is a resolution to create a committee to study the issue of minor party ballot access.

The law shows that, at least for small - population states, there is no need for restrictive ballot access laws for political party ballot access.

If she loses, her name could still appear on the Working Families Party ballot line in the November general election.

The Reform Party ballot line on Wednesday endorsed Republican Julie Killian in the special election for the 37th Senate district.

A television ad from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign is pushing voters to back his re-election on the Women's Equality Party ballot line in order to give it automatic ballot status in the next election cycle.

Congressional candidate Nan Hayworth has beat out Rep. John Hall to run on the Independence Party ballot line in November, giving the Republican challenger a voting column that could prove critical in a close race.

It's a campaign to maintain the Green Party ballot status across the state.»

Republican Bob Antonacci, the Onondaga County comptroller, moved a step closer to locking up the Conservative Party ballot line in the race for the New York State Senate seat left open by the retirement of John DeFrancisco.

We are inviting candidates (or their representatives) seeking the Democratic Party ballot line for the following offices:

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In an effort to unseat American Labor Party congressman Vito Marcantonio, [2] in 1950, he ran for Congress on both the Democratic and Republican party ballot lines.

Actress and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon said she's «not prepared to say» whether she'd stay on the third party ballot until November if she wins its nomination but loses the Democratic primary.

These pages include maps showing state by state breakdowns of party ballot access and the campaign's quest to reach the 20 state threshold for matching funds:

Yet another mayoral candidate — that'd be No. 7 — emerged Thursday on the final day to file party ballot petitions.

Andrew Cuomo and former City Council speaker Christine Quinn helped organize Women's Equality Party ballot effort.

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When a NP voter comes in, the Precinct Officers are supposed to ask whether they want a NP party ballot, but they often do not do so, and the voter has to actively request one.

The poll, conducted for Hochul's campaign by Global Strategy Group, shows Corwin leading Hochul just 31 percent to 30 percent, with Jack Davis, an independent candidate running on the Tea Party ballot line, picking up 26 percent.

Grisanti retains the Independent Party ballot line and is the last sitting Republican in the Senate to have supported same - sex marriage.

«The WFP situation could now replicate a new «IDC» dynamic, dividing democrats to the benefit of Republicans, and a fight between labor unions representing the interests of working people and a 3rd party ballot line is not something we are interested in engaging,» said Cuomo campaign adviser Sarah Paden.

Like Mr. Cohen, one of the Republican town board candidates, Mr. Larsen, mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge, trying to wrest an Independence Party ballot spot from either Mr. Bragman or Ms. Burke - Gonzalez, the Democrats who had been cross-endorsed.

Honig is running in the Democratic primary and also has the Liberal Party ballot line for November.

Finch's campaign then threatened to take legal action against the Secretary of the State's office for improperly barring Finch from the Job Creation Party ballot line.

Martin Babinec, a businessman who is launching an independent bid for a central New York congressional seat, has filed more than 10,000 signatures with the Board of Elections in order to form the Upstate Jobs Party ballot line, his campaign on Monday announced.

On July 17, U.S. District Richard W. Story dismissed the Green Party and Constitution Party ballot access lawsuit which challenges Georgia's petition requirement for minor party and independent presidential ballot access.

And then she tried to get his job, running on the Anti-Prohibition Party ballot - and airing ads that called for the immediate legalization of gay marriage.

The Latino guy with a major party ballot line should make way for the rich white lady running as a petitioning candidate.

Independent mayoral candidate Alexander Portelli, who also has the backing of the Libertarian Party, acknowledged Thursday that the Green Party ballot challenge was mounted by his supporters.

On primary day, Albanese's name will appear on the Reform Party ballot next to an area that allows for a write - in vote.

WFP leaders had accused Cuomo of creating the Women's Equality Party ballot line last year as a way to potentially undermine the left - leaning, union - backed party.

Laura Lavine is the sole Republican candidate running for mayor, but the self - described «multi-party candidate» and social liberal is also running on the Reform Party and Independence Party ballots in Tuesday's primary elections.

He also knocked Shelley off the Conservative Party ballot line after winning a write - in campaign during the primary.

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The development comes as McDonald is considering whether to continue on in the race after losing the Republican Party ballot line to Saratoga County Clerk Kathy Marchione.

Nixon said she's «not prepared to say» whether she'd stay on the third party ballot until November if she wins its nomination but loses the Democratic primary.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano lost one of his last shots at a minor party ballot line for re-election when a potential stand - in candidate collected too few signatures to run on the Independence Party line, election officials said.

«It appears that the complex deal to vacate a political party ballot line in the general election is back - room political dealing at best, indicates coercion of a county employee, and may rise to the level of judicial impropriety and the need for a complaint to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct,» Smyth said.

Nixon says she's «not prepared to say» whether she'd stay on the third party ballot until November, if she wins it's nomination but loses the Democratic primary against Cuomo.

Roseanne Barr's campaign has also declared a priority of achieving Green Party ballot access across the country.

Some of those candidates who are running on Astorino's Reform Party ballot line include Democrats, he said during a Capital Tonight interview.

You can change your party affiliation before the election, allowing free choice of any one of the party ballots.