Sentences with phrase «previous gubernatorial»

This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to require that the signatures on a petition to directly initiate legislation be of voters from each of the State's 2 congressional districts and that the number of signatures from each congressional district be not less than 10 % of the total vote for Governor cast in that congressional district in the previous gubernatorial election.

In previous gubernatorial elections, the 16 - year - old WFP barked and whined about seeing its issues pushed by the Democratic candidate, but in 2010 tucked its tail between its legs and went directly to Cuomo with its ballot line — the better to secure the minimum 50,000 votes needed to maintain it.

Under weighted voting adopted a few years ago, delegates at nominating conventions are awarded to those districts with the greater turnout of party voters in the previous gubernatorial election.

The threshold for qualifying a ballot measure is based on participation in the previous gubernatorial election.

Unlike Connecticut's two previous gubernatorial contests there has been a lack of public polling about this year's race.

An analysis of Andrew Cuomo's 27 - day post-general election filing by NYPIRG's Bill Mahoney found that while the Democratic governor - elect spent less overall on his successful campaign than previous gubernatorial contenders, he spent more in the final days of his bid than all but self - funding candidate Tom Golisano.

Not exact matches

Large portions of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke's jobs plan for Wisconsin appear to be copied directly from the plans of three Democratic candidates who ran for governor in previous election cycles.

The previous week, Cuomo reportedly threatened retaliation against unions affiliated with groups that endorsed gubernatorial challenger Cynthia Nixon, such as Citizen Action of New York, Make the Road Action and NYCC.

The stakes are higher for the two parties than for Cuomo: a political party appears automatically on the ballot only if its gubernatorial candidate gains 50,000 or more votes in the previous election.

In his previous capacity as a gubernatorial aide, Maloney worked with Quinn on a number of issues and said he always found her helpful and effective.

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In the previous ten gubernatorial elections in Minnesota, six have resulted in the seat changing party hands.

Malloy won by less than 1 percentage point four years ago in the closest Connecticut gubernatorial election in more than 50 years, and previous Quinnipiac University polls this year have shown the two combatants are in a dead heat.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins said while he is supportive of the governor's initiative, more funding and reforms are necessary, particularly when Cuomo's previous budget cut proposals are taken into account.

The next day, political observers from previous mayoral and gubernatorial administrations took turns weighing in on the political consequences of de Blasio's cathartic outburst.

Howie Hawkins will also discuss and take questions about the previous night's gubernatorial debate.

He has hosted fundraisers in previous years for Bill de Blasio when he was running for mayor in 2013 as well as for Sen. Charles Schumer, gubernatorial candidate Andrew M. Cuomo, and Rep. Steve Israel.

[8] Democratic gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson III was favored to win this election, having lost the previous election by a narrow margin.