Sentences with phrase «place on the ballot»

Their platform also calls for a statewide $ 1.9 billion school construction bond referendum placed on the ballot.

Then it will be placed on the ballot during the next election (in 2016, most likely).

In the year 2000, we were instrumental in defeating the most expensive transportation bond issues ever placed on the ballot.

In these meetings the commission may decide to place on the ballot amendments that relate to state taxation and the state budgetary process.

Paladino did help the Conservative Party gain third place on the ballot for the first time since losing the line in 1998.

The «con con» is a once - in - a-20-year opportunity, and is automatically placed on the ballot in November.

It emerged on Tuesday that the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD) had drawn up proposals for the party's ruling national executive committee that would see the incumbent's name automatically placed on the ballot paper, and lower the threshold for the MPs and MEPs who would need to nominate him, from 15 % to 5 %.

A flurry of phone calls was placed over the weekend in hopes of pushing former Rep. Joe DioGuardi off the Conservative line to make way for the winner of the primary between the two Republicans placed on the ballot at the convention last week in the race against Democratic US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

The Democratic convention officially gets underway in Rye this morning with a breakfast hosted by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, who are expected to easily placed on the ballot by the party faithful.

This past election cycle, Krogh first worked for gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio and is credited with masterminding his GOP convention strategy that blocked his would - be primary opponents, Democrat - turned - Republican Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Carl Paladino, from getting placed on the ballot.

The executive committee picked Macey by majority vote, he said, «to be placed on the ballot on the Republican line in the upcoming general election.»

MPs have argued that Corbyn would struggle to secure enough nominations, but the leader's advisers believe that he would be automatically placed on the ballot.

He was unanimously placed on the ballot via voice vote, since he has no opposition, freeing him up to focus solely on his Democratic target: State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

But Sliwa's celebrity power in New York City could attract the 50,000 votes needed to give the Reform Party an automatic line on ballots for the next four years, ending the expensive and difficult effort to securing thousands of signatures for petitions to be placed on ballots statewide.

On the eve of the GOP convention at which the fate of his gubernatorial campaign would be (negatively) decided, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy had settled on an LG contender but wouldn't reveal that person's identity until after he was — or, as it turned out — wasn't placed on the ballot.

Davis said opponents also could benefit from having the proposal in a prominent place on the ballot.

Tedra Cobb will make brief remarks and be available for comment when she delivers thousands of petition signatures to place her on the ballot as the Democratic candidate in the general election in November.

One sign of the un-level playing field for rural schools is that of the 956 operating referendums (asking taxpayers for extra funding just to pay teachers and keep the lights on) that public school districts have placed on ballots since 1998, 73 percent have been for rural schools.

It includes questions placed on ballots through a citizen - initiative process as well as measures that legislatures have put before voters in statewide referendums.

If you do your homework, you will realize that everytime, you try to force the issue (i.e. placing on a ballot) you continue to be defeated therby embolding your opposition.

A similar proposal seeking operating expenses will be placed on the ballot again this November.

The Cortland County Board of Elections has sample ballots and polling places on its

«I don't even know if the state Constitution provides that... those plans could be placed on the ballot just because we want to,» he said.

In Tennessee, a presidential candidate seeking the nomination of a political party is typically placed on the ballot by the secretary of state.

With a permanent place on the ballot secured by his last run, he was able to devote more time this summer to campaigning, rather than dealing with the requirement to gather enough petition signatures.

Allison began the VCL SALDF's involvement in this issue by having members go out into their communities and collect voter signatures in an effort to help meet the required numbers needed to have the initiate placed on the ballot.

Qualified judges names will be placed on a ballot mailed to all the litter nominators for their votes on first, second and third choices of judges for the competition three years in the future.

It has been suggested that a referendum be placed on the ballot locally about the Seneca County wind project.

If it passes the legislature, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has until October 2 to sign it in order for the act to be placed on the ballot in November.

He and Bruce Blakeman were placed on the ballot at the GOP convention, but DioGuardi, who had been endorsed by the Conservative Party, did not.

Legislation to make it easier for voters to get a bond referendum placed on the ballot was signed into law by Gov. James Thompson.

Both Gillibrand and Schumer were unanimously placed on the ballot this morning by a voice vote, with no opponents even nominated.

Davis says opponents could also benefit from having the proposal in a prominent place on the ballot.

It gained enough signatures to be placed on the ballot as a referendum vote during the general election on November 8, 1994.

Judges in New York City are placed on the ballot by local party leaders and generally run without serious opposition, as DeGrasse had done in 1988 when he ran for his first 14 - year term, and in 2002 for his second.

Now it is almost certain that a constitutional amendment will be placed on the ballot that will preclude the recognition of same - sex marriage and may cut back on existing provisions for same - sex unions.

Some critics, however, suggested the measures were placed on the ballot to block any recall efforts.

Plainfield Park District officials said the three advisory questions were placed on the ballot to help gauge community feelings on the issues.

If even half of the contested signatures were removed, there would be no referendum item because it required just under 3,000 signatures, or 20 percent of the district's registered votersto be placed on the ballot.

If the referendum issue is placed on the ballot, members of the Pierce Downer's Heritage Alliance will ask the DuPage County Forest Preserve District board to match that amount, said Goodman.

Only as long as you dutifully pass the levies they place on the ballot.

«Another candidate has stepped forward and she clearly has the resources and infrastructure that are needed to secure a place on the ballot and win.

A candidate must pay his share of the expenses of the election before his name is placed on the ballot.

WASHINGTON (AP) Candidates outside of the two major parties are struggling to get a place on the ballot in some U.S. states.