Sentences with phrase «says his petition drive»

John Tobacco says his petition drive to force an Independence Party primary with Rep. Mike McMahon is going well.

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Patty Parker, a sales representative from Arlington Heights and petition - drive organizer, said about 1,600 people have been circulating through the northwest suburbs since Saturday morning and have collected about 40,000 signatures in Dotson «s behalf.

The three citizens who filed objections to the petition drive — including Board President Jack Durkin — produced a 418 - page analysis Tuesday detailing what they say are the petitions» shortcomings.

«If you put in a path, they're going to party even more along the banks,» said Nikola, who helped organize the petition drive.

Long couldn't help but get in a bit of a parting dig at state GOP Chairman Ed Cox (without specifically calling him out by name), saying the «dysfunction of the Republican Party, and with happened with leadership... cutting Rick off at every turn» gave Paladino an opening through which to mount a long - shot petition drive to force a primary — and win.

Carvin has said he's willing to spend $ 1 million on his campaign, which would theoretically be enough to fund a petition drive — and then some.

Paladino admits he's unlikely to get onto the ballot at the GOP convention this week, saying he intends to take his case «directly to the Republican primary voters» with a petition drive.

Before leaving, Kwatra did not set up a paid signature - gathering operation, a source close to the campaign said, because Kwatra was tasked solely with handling day - one media, and did not at any point have a hand in the petition drive.

Although the former governor said he would easily be able to collect his 3,750 signatures by the deadline — now just three days away — he did not appear to have a campaign staff in place at the petition drive.

Ganim said he hasn't ruled out petition - drive only path to the primary and withdrawing his name from consideration Saturday.

The story says 22 states do not permit a new political party to start petitioning, registration drives, or other tasks involving getting on the ballot until January 1 of the election year.

Ganim, who is conducting a petition drive in case he doesn't reach the 15 percent, said the state party could be running afoul of campaign finance laws by charging candidates.

Michel said the meeting will kick off the petition drive.

But Joseph J. DioGuardi, a former New York representative, failed to make the threshold, and said he would seek a spot on the ballot through a petition drive.

Daniel Warren, who initiated the petition drive, said he has drafted a petition to force a public vote on whether to borrow $ 1.9 million for the library / community center.

The outlook for the Republican Party was further clouded on Thursday when Carl Paladino, the wealthy Buffalo developer and outspoken candidate for governor, said that he would spend about $ 500,000 to mount a petition drive for a spot on the Republican primary ballot and to create a third party to attract Tea Party supporters.

If another petition drive is mounted and is successful to force a public referendum on borrowing $ 1.9 million, the report said the town could:

«It's somewhat disappointing that they knew the will of the people that elected them that wanted a vote,» said Daniel Warren, who organized the first petition drive.

«Some in the media and some in the party in Hartford are pretending like this is not a normal process,» Smith said of his day - old petition drive.

«It was like a big cheerleading session,» said parent Omar Calvillo, who is on the school site council and the English Learner Advisory Committee and one of the parents who started the petition drive under the state's Parent Empowerment Act.

«One of our roles is to bring everyone together,» says Purtill, who is also overseeing a grassroots petition drive against toxic testing.

The group says it will launch a petition drive this year.

«A petition drive is a poor way to make drastic changes within a school setting,» said Kristen Fisher, president of the Anaheim Elementary Education Association, a union representing more than 800 teachers in California's Anaheim City School District.

We are particularly pleased by this telling story excerpt on the TV stations» web sites: «Opponents to the petition, including the Maine Renewable Energy Association, a non-profit trade association supporting renewable energy, says it's merely a stall tactic that will create uncertainty and drive away developers.»