Sentences with phrase «petition effort»
"Petition effort" refers to a collective action taken by a group of people who unite to gather signatures in support of a specific cause or request. Full definition
This contrasts with other petition efforts around the country.
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The MTGP Coordinator Danielle Breck stated that «The Montana Green Party has repeatedly shown, through our various petitioning efforts, that we do, in fact, have the «modicum of voter support» the law requires and that our candidates are not «frivolous,» but rather provide an important alternative to pre-selected, unresponsive, corporate controlled candidates offered by the two - party oligarchy.
«Our volunteer base was drained from petition efforts in June and July and a lot of them signed petitions, so it was tricky.
The six - figure campaign, which kicks off this week, will include a mix of television and digital ads and an online petition effort organizers say is meant to galvanize grassroots support.
That would have shut out other candidates, who would have been forced into laborious and expensive petitioning efforts to run in a primary.
«This school stands in stark contrast to the parent - trigger petition effort at 24th Street Elementary School,» notes the AFT advisory.
It took lawsuits and petitioning efforts by the Center for Biological Diversity, NRDC, Greenpeace, and other organizations to overcome the resistance to this listing, which would have profound implications on how polar bear habitat is used — that is, whether its arctic territory would become territory of oil companies as well.
Kim Fazio, a friend of Sutter's, is helping lead the petition effort.
Klein, along with IDC Sen. Diane Savino and Assembly lawmakers Mark Gjonaj and Michael Benedetto, backed the petition effort.
Sources said Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Mondello likes the idea of an independent line because he thinks it might help his hometown US Senate candidate, Bruce Blakeman, in the general election against the Conservatives» nominee, former Rep. Joe DioGuardi (assuming DioGuardi doesn't succeeed in his petitioning effort to get onto the primary ballot and defeat both Blakeman and David Malpass in September).
Addressing those who participated in the petition effort, Spitzer said, «I pledge to stand with you against the special interests and on the crucial issues.»
Tony Hoffmann of the Campaign Committee thanked everyone who participated in the petitioning effort reporting that VID had secured 700 signatures for Jerrold Nadler, more, he thought, than any other club.
«Some of Joanie's supporters are helping with the petition effort.»
To my knowledge, Maloney has not, but his support by the DCCC is significant and carries a lot of weight — assuming it helps him with his petitioning effort to get onto the ballot.
The petition effort earned the formal endorsements of the Niagara County Legislature, Niagara Falls City Council, North Tonawanda Mayor Rob Ortt, Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker, the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce and numerous town and village boards in Niagara County.
Riverhead Republican Committee chairman Mason Haas said many members of his group oppose the implementation of Common Core and are helping with Mr. Astorino's petition effort to get the new party line on the ballot.
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the GOP challenger facing Governor Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming election, has launched a petition effort to establish a Stop Common Core party line focused on capturing voters unhappy with the controversial Common Core State Standards initiative.
Last week, another teacher was allegedly assaulted by a student and has since taken time off, according to Bullard teacher Scott Hatfield, who has been leading the petition efforts.
Matt Lewis, a parent who led the petition effort, expressed disappointment about the decision.