Sentences with phrase «petitions for public offices»

QUEENSBURY — The November election ballot took shape last week in Warren County as candidates filed independent party petitions for public offices — and several new candidates surfaced.

Not exact matches

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

«The Supreme Court properly denied the petition... to invalidate the petition designating Teachout as a candidate for the public office of governor...» the panel of four appellate justices wrote.

Clarkstown Town Justice Rolf Thorsen challenged Weisberg's petitions for the Independence Party and for the Working Families Party for the primary election for the public office of Town of Clarkstown Town Justice.

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

We'd also like you to commit to getting at least 50 signatures in June on the designating petitions that you (and all candidates for party or public office) need to have to qualify for the primary.

The bill would have allowed the public to petition for recall votes of elected officials — including county executives — if they are indicted on a felony charge related to their offices or convicted of a misdemeanor.

We are currently collecting signatures on a petition to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), the Prime Minister of India and the Prime Minister of the UK, as STAE enters crucial meetings with the UK Foreign Office and DEFRA when we need maximum visible public support to strengthen our hand for the elephants.

Now, finally, there is at least one document containing substantive information that has been made available to the general public in a redacted form: the Office of Unfair Import Investigation's («ITC staff») response to the private parties» (Apple and Samsung) petitions for review.

Bankruptcy petitions — individual voluntary arrangement — setting aside judgment for fraud — estoppel — HMRC's duty of care towards taxpayer under statute and at common law in assessing tax — misfeasance in public office.