Sentences with phrase «primary ballot as»

A procession of Democratic legislators — many of them on the primary ballot as potential Clinton delegates — navigated the icy sidewalks to stand on line for a picture and handshake.

Though Levy could get on the Republican primary ballot as a Democrat, he would need 51 percent of the vote at the party's convention this summer, and party leaders have indicated he'd need to change parties to truly be a viable candidate for them.

Not exact matches

The bill comes after U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe declared June 26 as the primary for Congressional races in order for the state to comply with a law governing timely access to military and overseas ballots.

The state Conservative Party has given its nod to Elise Stefanik, one of two Republicans contenders (as of today) vying for the North Country House seat of retiring Democratic Rep. Bill Owens, ensuring her a ballot line in the November general election regardless of the outcome of the June GOP primary.

All that said, the best way for you to find out exactly what it takes to get on the primary ballot is to: (1) hire a good election law attorney, or (2) contact the Suffolk County Board of Elections and ask them to provide you with the rules for ballot access, candidate qualifications (such as residency requirements in the district), deadline dates, and filing fees.

The truncated political calendar necessary as a result of the court's decision to move up the federal primaries has reduced the number of signatures necessary to get onto the ballot, but also shortened the amount of time in which candidates have to circulate petitions.

«My petition operation, once we have secured our place on the Primary ballot, will serve as the genesis of an aggressive Democratic field campaign apparatus for the New Roosevelt Initiative that can help elect New Roosevelt's throughout the State,» Samuels said.

Democratic LG hopeful Bill Samuels said today he won't seek to be nominated at the convention, but will petition his way onto the ballot to primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo picks as his preferred running mate.

For example, I think Stuart's criticism is a more valid one of a system where the party has to hold a primary ballot, and where anybody at all can put in as a candidate, and anybody can choose to vote in it.

He's convinced this plan was, as he put it, «born on the floor of the (GOP) convention to punish or get even with the Conservative Party» for holding its convention first, tapping Rick Lazio as its gubernatorial candidate and helping him to block Cox's preferred candidate, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, from getting on the GOP primary ballot.

The Times gives a big thumbs - up to primaries as Democrat and GOP leaders head into conventions to try to figure out their statewide ballots.

Here's something to chew on while you're waiting for those promised Netroots Nation after - action reports: the results of an attempt to use Facebook advertising as the primary paid outreach tool for a ballot - initiative campaign.

As expected, blanket primaries were the most competitive, with 76.19 percent having more than two candidates on the ballot.

«The results of the GOP State Convention Gubernatorial voting represent a personal disappointment, as we did not achieve the required 15 percent of delegate support for primary ballot access.

Other possible strong candidates for attorney general include former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (who reportedly may run as an independent), Queens state Sen. Mike Gianaris, and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who reportedly believes he could run in the Democratic primary, despite legal questions about whether he could also be on the ballot for Congress.

Generally, the secretary of state places candidates who are «advocated or recognized as candidates in national news media» on the primary ballot.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Monday he's collected nearly 7,000 signatures as he seeks to petition his way onto the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot.

McDonald, one of four GOP senators last year to approve same - sex marriage, is most likely at this point going to lose the Republican line to Saratoga County Clerk Kathy Marchione as the absentee ballot count in the primary race shows him falling irrevocably behind.

They've got to let as many voters as possible know Padernacht is no longer actively campaigning, despite the fact that his name will still appear on the primary ballot (unless, of course, someone manages to get him nominated for a judgeship or lands him a great job outside the state).

Green Party congressional candidate Matt Funiciello said Tuesday he has secured enough signatures to get on June 24 primary ballot, but his campaign will continue to circulate petitions as a safeguard against any signatures that might be challenged and to show the strength of the campaign.

But political hopeful Philip Pidot is pressing for a new primary in federal court after a state court judge ruled he was eligible to run as a Republican ballot but there was not enough time to get Pidot's name on the primary ballot by last Tuesday.

Guy Smith, a retired executive who served as a spokesman for President Bill Clinton during the impeachment process, has said he intends to collect signatures to win a place on the August primary ballot.

«I never had any doubt that I was a New Yorker, but now we have official court approval stating that as a matter of law, I am a New Yorker and I will be on the ballot in the Democratic primary for governor,» Teachout told the Brooklyn Eagle.

But while few expect him to win a Republican primary, Mr. Paladino could serve as a spoiler if he remains on the ballot on a third - party line in November.

In 2012, he announced plans to run for President as a Republican but failed to qualify for any primary ballots.

Rachel Barnhart announced today she has secured the required number of signatures to get on the ballot for the Democratic primary for the 25th Congressional District, as well as a sufficient number of additional signatures to withstand legal scrutiny.

The Reform Party will hold a semi-open primary, giving about 15,000 people in Syracuse a chance to cast ballots for mayor in Tuesday's primary as well as several judicial races.

As a result, Working Families Party leaders are expected to nominate a «placeholder» candidate — someone not widely known statewide — to appear on the ballot through the primary, and replace the person in September.

Wilson should start as the favorite, but his gaffe in not securing enough signatures to qualify for the primary ballot lingers.

MAYVILLE - Two local races on primary day were too close to call and as a result, will have to await until the arrival of absentee ballots.

If that happens, the convention will conclude without officially endorsing a candidate and no one will be listed as the party's nominee on the Aug. 14 primary ballot.

As the midterm congressional primaries heat up amid fears of Russian hacking, 1 in 5 Americans will be casting their ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of their votes.

However, it does not meet a common definition of an open primary, because people registered as Republican or Democratic on voting day can not cast ballots in the primary of the other party.

The number of Onondaga County voters who either filled out affidavit ballots or went before a judge to try to get their vote counted was higher than normal for a presidential primary, said Czarny, although he noted that there are no historical numbers from past presidential primaries to use as a comparison.

Assuming she's a legitimate candidate, Neal faces some steep challenges, the most immediate being how quickly she can put together a campaign organization to carry petitions to get on the ballot, whether it be for November (as an independent) or the June 26 Democratic primary.

The Syracuse area primary was viewed as an important test of whether Sanders could rally down - ballot support for like - minded candidates.

Speaking to reporters after an event promoting the proposed school bond issue on the November ballot, he spoke at length about his plan, terming it «entirely reasonable» and describing his primary responsibility as acting «to protect the people of the state of New York.»

Hartford, CT 05/01/18 Joe Ganim opened up a Hartford campaign office as part of his statewide petition drive to get onto the August primary ballot for governor.

If Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy manages to get onto the GOP ballot at the convention and force a primary, then perhaps he will select someone as his running mate.

In 2014, Cuomo backed a Democratic - led state Senate as he received the endorsement from the WFP, a labor - backed organization that had flirted with the possibility of giving its ballot line to Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ultimately challenged the governor in a Democratic primary.

Three days later, the WFP «said they didn't really mean it» when political director Bill Lipton suggested the party would take her off its November ballot line if she loses the Democratic primary to Gov. Cuomo so as not to play the «spoiler.»

As observers wonder whether newly - minted candidate Eliot Spitzer will even be able to gather the nearly 4,000 signatures he needs to make it on the primary ballot, the city's mayoral candidates began submitting their piles of petition forms to the city's Board of Elections Tuesday afternoon — and it appears Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Liu are leading the pack.

Alabama Secretary of State explicitly noted that while «sore loser» laws would specifically prevent Strange as the primary loser from appearing on the ballot as printed independent, they don't affect write - ins.

Klein, a Bronx Democrat, recently met with Sen. Mark Grisanti, a Republican who lost his primary last month but remains on the ballot as an Independence Party candidate.

Liberals would no doubt once again seek to oust Klein and his members in party primaries — especially given the stakes of the coalition potentially continuing through the next election cycle — even as Democrats eye Hillary Clinton's likely run for president delivering down - ballot gains for them.

The GOP ballot order in New York's April 24 primary (as determined by lottery): Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum.

The Washington D.C. City Council will meet as early as next week for an emergency vote after a mistake by the city's Democratic Party threatened to leave Sanders off the presidential primary ballot in June.

Local supporters of Bernie Sanders» presidential campaign will watch tomorrow when outstanding ballots from last week's New York state primary election are tabulated, even as Hillary Clinton extends her lead over the Vermont senator in Erie County.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Ohio Gov. John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first - in - the - nation primary were cast early today.

As for the Rensselaer County executive GOP primary, the local Board of Elections says almost 1,500 absentee ballots were distributed, and as of Wednesday afternoon, 750 have been returneAs for the Rensselaer County executive GOP primary, the local Board of Elections says almost 1,500 absentee ballots were distributed, and as of Wednesday afternoon, 750 have been returneas of Wednesday afternoon, 750 have been returned.