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.
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
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.
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 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.