Sentences with phrase «primary election costs»

According to the State Board of Elections, each primary election costs, on average, $ 50 million statewide.

And of course, these primary elections cost voters money.

Not exact matches

Former Brooklyn Councilman Sal Albanese, one of Weiner's potential Democratic primary rivals, demanded that the ex-congressman pony up $ 350,000 for the cost of the election required to fill his hastily vacated House seat two years ago.

County boards of elections are worried about the three - primary possibility in 2012, a scenario that could cost them more than $ 100,000 apiece.

«The Speaker's take - it - or - leave - it negotiating position is even more surprising given that the New York City Board of Elections said they would be forced to shell out untold taxpayer dollars to cover the overtime costs necessary to comply with holding just the congressional primaries in June.»

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If Calone doesn't win the June 28 Democratic primary against rival Anna Throne - Holst or the November general election against Zeldin, of Shirley, he could find that the financial cost of losing can be high.

In fact, it's the ghosts of the 2014 Democratic primary that are more likely to come back to haunt him in 2020 for two reasons: First, because criticisms from the left on his attempts to appease rural conservatives are largely accurate; second, the exposure of his vulnerability from the left forced him into taking positions which may cost him in a general election.

According to the Bristol Herald Courier, state election administrators estimated that implementation costs would add $ 800,000 to the cost of the June primary election.

The April 19 date coincides with the presidential primary election in New York State and was chosen to both «maximize voter turnout and minimize the cost to taxpayers,» according to Gov. Cuomo.

Gov. Scott Walker's June recall election and the primary held a month before it cost taxpayers more than $ 13 million.

Elections commissioners hope to reduce the cost of New York's expensive political process by holding only one primary in June.

«The State Board of Elections has estimated that the total cost to the state, per primary, is approximately $ 50 million.

For the three citywide positions of Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller, New York City's charter instead provides for a runoff to be held two weeks after a primary, burdening local election administrators and costing millions of dollars.

UPDATE: Shortly after I pushed «publish» on this item, Brooklyn GOP Chairman Craig Eaton released a statement saying the people of the 27th SD have gone without representation for «too long,» (some didn't have a congressman, either, until Rep. Bob Turner defeated Weiner in Septemer), and a special election that coincides with the April 24 primary would be «the quickest and most cost effective way to do this.»

Last year, after Cuomo appointed several sitting state legislators to his cabinet, he scheduled special elections to coincide with scheduled primary elections, sparing counties the significant costs associated with holding special elections.

Doheny doesn't yet have competition for the GOP nod, since the man he defeated in the primary last year, Doug Hoffman, (the Tea Party darling of the 2009 special election, who forced former Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava out of the race and then split the vote with her, costing the Republicans a seat they'd held for more than a century), hasn't yet decided whether to run.

Mr. Cuomo, however, has balked at calling the elections both because of their cost and because they empower local party organizations at the expense of open, multi-candidate primaries.

The date — which coincides with the presidential primary election in New York State — was chosen in order to both «maximize voter turnout and minimize the cost to taxpayers,» according to the governor.

Like previous special election in New York's 20th and 23rd districts, the nominees would be chosen by the county chairmen rather than a primary — a process that might well have cost Republicans the 23rd as the conservative base revolted against the choice of moderate state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava as the party's standard - bearer.

So the state would have paid for primaries very similar to those held by the Conservatives in Totnes and Gosport before the election, each of which cost the Tories around # 40,000.

The new election date coincides with the presidential primary date which Cuomo chose hoping to maximize voter turnout and reduce the cost to taxpayers.

The furore over a looming primary school place crisis has intensified during the election campaign, with Labour accusing the Conservatives of causing a crisis in primary school places because of the high costs of their free schools policy.

Cuomo says it's likely that separate primary elections, which are estimated to cost as much as $ 50 million dollars each, will also likely result in lower voter turnout.

But when a primary might cost him the election of his preferred candidate, suddenly democracy costs too much.

«Although there were concerns raised about last week's announcement, after a comprehensive review of the issues at stake, I have determined that a Special Election on Primary Day is the most cost - effective, expeditious way to ensure that the people of the 38th District are appropriately represented in the Assembly.

The smaller primaries she's expecting this year cost around $ 40,000 a piece as elections officials consolidate voting sites.