Sentences with phrase «recent vote for governor»

Under current law, a new party must get signatures equal to two percent of the most recent vote for governor or president to qualify for the ballot.

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Despite the recent attempt by the Cuomo campaign at a rapprochement with the Rev. Al Sharpton, the prominent black leader publicly announced over the weekend that he will be voting for NYC Councilman Charles Barron for governor on the Freedom Party line.

Cuomo Ignores Calls for Debates A recent poll conducted by Siena College shows that although a large majority of New York voters believe Governor Andrew Cuomo's handling of the Moreland Commission was inappropriate, they still view him favorably and would vote to re-elect him.

American Third Position Party candidate Harry Bertram, who got 0.35 % of the vote for Governor of West Virginia in the recent special election, ran a controversial ad in the campaign's closing days that proclaimed him to be the «voice for white American issues,» according to WTOV channel 9.

For an initiated state statute or veto referendum, signatures equal to 5 percent of votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election are requirFor an initiated state statute or veto referendum, signatures equal to 5 percent of votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election are requirfor governor in the most recent gubernatorial election are required.

The Akwa Ibom state Liaison office in Abuja has been locked down by protesters over the alleged failure of Governor Godswill Akpabio to fulfill his promise to pay each staff N50, 000 for travelling home to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the recent general elections.

Hawkins has pulled 7 % in two recent polls, which would be the highest vote ever for a progressive third party candidate for Governor in New York history.

In other recent news, last November, New Jersey voters, who haven't voted for a Republican for president since 1988, threw out their incumbent Democratic governor, Jon Corzine.

Actually, every recent poll has included Hawkins in the question about who they will vote for Governor.

«When someone is running for governor or someone is running for mayor, they take a look at those numbers and they see whether that community comes out or not [to vote],» Mr. Espaillat told the Observer during a recent interview at a favorite Inwood, Manhattan spot.

Lower the number of signatures an unaffiliated candidate for statewide office must collect from 2 % to 0.25 % of the votes for Governor or President in the most recent election whichever is less.

While Governor Cuomo's recent push in cyber security and transparency for elections is an important step forward to ensure that New York's elections remain fair and safe, our basic voting processes also demand improvement.

Williams — who is running for governor in Georgia, which holds its vote this November — similarly praised the «cautious» approach being taken by federal regulators, citing recent actions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in particular.