Sentences with phrase «runoff elections for»

In the 2009 runoff elections for public advocate and controller, less than 8 % of Democrats - representing 5 % of all registered voters - participated.

And he noted that there are too many primaries, pointing to the June congressional primary, the September primaries, three primaries during the presidential election year and runoff elections for city races.

«And imagine what the reaction would've been if the city had to spend millions of dollars to hold a runoff election for one of the small parties, where they might've been spending as much as $ 30,000 per vote in order to administer a runoff election for one of the smaller parties.

-- «Gigi Simmons wins runoff election for Gainesville's District 1» via Andrew Caplan of the Gainesville Sun

[Notes: Daniel Squadron and Letitia James will be in a runoff election for the Democratic nomination for Public Advocate.

If de Blasio does not receive more than 40 % of the vote, William Thompson and Bill de Blasio will have a runoff election for the Democratic nomination for Mayor.]

If no candidate wins 40 percent of the vote in the primary, the top two will face off in a runoff election for the nomination.

The 1980 graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine won the runoff election for the state's 5th District on Dec. 6.

Not exact matches

The measure fell just short of the 60 votes needed for passage, despite frantic last - minute lobbying by supporters, especially Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who faces a runoff election on Dec. 6.

Gonzalez was on the ballot as a candidate for the 2016 Robstown Municipal Utility Board runoff election.

At 12:30 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and others call for instant runoff voting to be implemented in New York City elections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

When STV is used for single - winner elections, it is equivalent to the instant - runoff voting (alternative vote) method.

Starting in 2018, Maine will become the first state to use instant - runoff voting for elections for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state legislature.

Trump attendance at the private fundraiser for Handel is his first such endeavor for a congressional hopeful since he took office and confirmation that the GOP sees Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff as a barometer of the 2018 midterm elections.

A runoff election is still up in the air and is set for Oct. 1st after a recount where Bill will need to garner 40 % of the vote to avoid a runoff.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

The City Council has consistently advocated for voting and election reform in its annual state legislative agenda, including early voting, instant runoff voting for citywide primaries, and public campaign financing at the state level.

The primary elections on Tues., Sept. 10th have resulted in a runoff in the race for Public Advocate between State Senator Daniel...

The system prevents what can be costly and labor - intensive runoff elections, such as the one held in the 2013 primary election for public advocate.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

In December, Douglas Kellner, the Democratic co-chair of the New York State Board of Elections, testified before the City Council on the 2017 elections and warned them that they had «dodged a bullet» by narrowly avoiding a runoff in the mayoral primary for the Reform PaElections, testified before the City Council on the 2017 elections and warned them that they had «dodged a bullet» by narrowly avoiding a runoff in the mayoral primary for the Reform Paelections and warned them that they had «dodged a bullet» by narrowly avoiding a runoff in the mayoral primary for the Reform Party line.

On June 14, at noon, the Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will hear a proposal to eliminate Instant Runoff Voting for the city's executive position elections.

The Charter Revision Commission, the panel appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to consider changes to the city constitution, plans to take a serious look at a proposal that would eliminate the need for voters to make a second trip to the polls for runoff elections.

A special election for the position of California State Senate District 35 was called for December 9, with a runoff on February 10, 2015, if necessary.

The presidential election in Liberia is set for a runoff as none of the candidates will be able to score 50 per...

The National Elections Commission has scheduled the runoff presidential election for December 26.

Apart from a runoff election (which would cost a lot and suffers from being too French for German tastes), how could it be organized differently?

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 dollaFor 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 dollafor a runoff to be held two weeks after a primary, burdening local election administrators and costing millions of dollars.

The election for District 4 advanced to a runoff election on December 17, 2016, because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election.

Several prominent Democratic elected officials and voting reform advocates on Tuesday assembled outside City Hall to call for instant runoff voting in citywide primary elections.

San Francisco uses Instant Runoff Voting for most of its city elections.

(CNN)- Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford will join gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on the campaign trail Friday for a headline - grabbing final push ahead of next Tuesday's Republican runoff election, a Haley source tells CNN.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported yesterday it spent $ 779,116 on July 8th for independent expenditures supporting Rep. Jack Kingston, R - Ga., in the July 22nd Republican party Senate primary runoff election.

Amherst, NY (WBEN)- The runoff election in Georgia to replace Congressman turned Cabinet Member Tom Price has ended with a victory for the Republicans, and reaction is now pouring in from across the country.

Seiler and Patty Maginnis would have qualified for a runoff election prior to Seiler's resignation.

This paperwork must include signatures of voters who have not participated in the primary election or the runoff primary election of a party that has nominated, at either election, a candidate for the office the petitioning candidate seeks.

She noted that the runoff election against her opponent, State Senator Daniel Squadron, ended up costing more than the yearly budget for public advocate.

Hawkins also supports proportional representation for legislative elections, instant runoff voting for executive offices like Governor, and an amendment the U.S. Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court doctrines of corporate personhood and money - is - speech that severely restrict regulation of corporations and election financing.

In the 2013 Democratic public advocate runoff election, turnout was seven percent, compared to 18 percent in the primary, according to data provided by FairVote, a nonpartisan group that pushes for electoral reforms.

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

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The two - term senator will face off against Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in a June 8 runoff election in the battle for the Democratic nomination.

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(CNN)- Republican businessman Craig Huey has defeated Democratic California Secretary of State Debra Bowen for the second spot in the July special runoff election to replace former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman, according to updated vote results released Thursday.

There may not be a primary battle for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the mayoral runoff election in Chicago - triggered Tuesday by incumbent Rahm Emanuel's failure to get 50 percent of the vote - looks like it is going to serve as a proxy, with netroots progressives and unions on one side backing Emanuel's challenger Chuy Garcia, and high finance and the Democratic establishment backing Emanuel.

If the results hold, Busby and Bilbray, along with independent William Griffith and Libertarian Paul King, advance to a June 6 runoff, which will take place on the same day as the primary for the November general election.

Portland, Maine, used Instant Runoff Voting for its city elections last month for the first time.

(CNN)- The Associated Press projects that state Rep. Nikki Haley and Congressman Gresham Barrett will meet in a June 22 runoff election to determine the Republican nominee for South Carolina governor.

The two candidates with the most votes, who qualified for the November 21st runoff election were Kip Holden (D) and Billy Nungesser (R).

Washington (CNN)- No clear winner emerged Tuesday from the hard - fought runoff for the Georgia Republican gubernatorial nomination, setting up a possible recount to settle this GOP contest less than three months before the November election.