Sentences with phrase «primary election planned»

Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, under the aegis of Concerned Imo APC Stakeholders, have faulted the proposed mock primary election planned by Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha.

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The plan requires both the IDC and mainline conference to work together on filling two open Senate seats in a special election and drop support for primary challenges against each others» members.

Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately calls special elections for the two Senate seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.

There are also Republican and Democratic candidates who plan to, at least in part, self - fund their campaigns, meaning even if they don't qualify for the primary they could use their own money to hire petitioners to force their way onto a primary or general election ballot.

``... I'm planning to win the GOP primary election on September 14th.

Meanwhile, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) makes good its vow to hold its governorship primaries in Bayelsa State today, the state Governor Timipre Sylva, has said that he had no plan to interfer with the election.

Nassau County Democrats, increasingly confident they'll win an upcoming special state Senate election, dropped plans to urge Cuomo to hold off on setting April 19 — presidential primary day — as the date to fill the now - vacant Skelos seat.

He should announce his resignation plans in enough time for Gov. Rick Scott to call for a special election to coincide with the upcoming primary and general elections.

«Not only did he fail in his plan to influence the NY - 01 Republican primary, which is in his own backyard, but now Lee Zeldin and Elise Stefanik are rolling into the general election with top rate campaigns and the kind of momentum that will lead them to victory in November.»

About one - and - a-half weeks after she left her job at Rochester's WROC - TV, former TV news reporter and anchor Rachel Barnhart announced she plans to challenge incumbent Assemblyman Harry Bronson in a Democratic primary election on Sept. 13.

The PAC plans to assist eight to 10 candidates in this election cycle, but the Hanna vs. Tenney fight is the only primary battle in which it is taking sides.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, of Brooklyn, and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer have publicly disavowed any active plans to run against de Blasio in a 2017 primary election, even as they have emerged as two of his most consequential critics on the left.

Planned Parenthood, which has become an ideological minefield in the 2016 presidential election, will endorse Clinton — its first endorsement in a presidential primary in the nonprofit's 100 - year existence.

At the time of the meeting with Kerr, Lewza was still planning to seek a fourth term as town supervisor and had stated privately to others that he intended to become chairman of the county Board of Supervisors and did not want to engage in a primary election with any challengers, including Kerr.

He's neither made any plans nor had serious conversations about running, though he's heard the speculation that he could run either in the Democratic primary or as an independent in the general election.

Walker scheduled special elections last month to fill the spots, planning to hold primary contests on May 15 and the general elections on June 12.

The latter concern stems from the backdrop of the planned senatorial primary election by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as well as the inconclusive and questionable primary conducted by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to nominate another candidate to replace its candidate in the cancelled election.

Teachout, who returned to the classroom the night after the primary, has also said that she does not plan to endorse in the gubernatorial general election until the end of October.

A very senior Cabinet minister has told me that the Coalition has now scrapped its radical plans to pay for primary elections to choose party candidates in 200 safe seats.

The two Democrats have publicly disavowed any active plans to run against Mr. de Blasio in a primary election, even as they have emerged as two of his most consequential critics on the left.

«I do plan to win the primary soundly, for those of you who are not [Green Party Members],» Brisport added, in referencing to the subsequent general election.

That bid was derailed when the current town supervisor, Jeremy Wilber, soundly defeated Rosenblum in the Democratic Party primary and went on to win the general election over the Republican Party nominee, Planning Board member Lorin Rose.

Stachowski, facing primary and general election opponents, had been counting on the plan greatly benefiting SUNY Buffalo, which has major expansion plans.

Darcy Richardson, a contributor to IPR who challenged President Barack Obama in five Democratic Party presidential primaries, says he now plans to «actively seek» the presidential nomination of the Reform Party and several single state ballot - qualified parties in hopes of attaining ballot access in a dozen states for the general election.

But which Democrat will ultimately run against Astorino in November likely remains undecided at this point, as Jenkins all but confirmed that he plans to primary Latimer for the right to represent Democrats in the general election.

He explains his plan at a Web site, specterforthecure.com, that also urges visitors to contribute to his election campaign — he's facing a difficult primary battle to hold onto his seat in 2010.

The main thrust of the interview was about plans to ensure all pupils take a times table test at the end of primary schools - and an indication, by nodding when it was suggested, that the Conservatives would pledge to protect the schools budget - from age five to 16 - if the party wins the next election.

Under the plan, referendums would only be allowed on the regularly scheduled election days (spring primary and general each year and the partisan primary and general in even - numbered years, or the second Tuesday in November of odd - numbered years).

Among these are the implementation of LCFF, with all school districts approving their Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) by July 1, the primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, the deadline for districts» administration of pilot versions of Common Core State Standards tests, and a ruling in the Vergara lawsuit, around teacher tenure and job protection laws and students» right to access equal education.

Under the plan, referendums would only be allowed on the regularly scheduled election days — spring primary and general each year and the partisan primary and general in even - numbered years, or the second Tuesday in November of odd - numbered years.

The idea of ending these partisan primary elections was at one point in 2014 part of Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor's plan to change the state's judicial election system, but was eventually dropped.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey congratulates the two winners of the New Jersey gubernatorial primary election, Democratic candidate Phil Murphy and Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno.

Midterm primary elections are coming this November, and the Planned Parenthood site womenarewatching.org keeps track of restrictive changes to abortion laws and the candidates who support them.

Not only did he publicly state that restoring Planned Parenthood funding was at the top of his priority list the very next day after he won the primary election, he also pledged to work to fill the gap left by eight consecutive years of lost funding.