Sentences with phrase «second ballot»

Nicoletti said he is «thrilled» to have the endorsement and a potential second ballot line.

It is the Park District's second ballot initiative this year.

This does not, of course, mean that they should not be used, but it does mean that there is a danger in viewing the laptop less as a means to express a view, and more as a «second ballot box» because, unlike an actual ballot box, it is simply not available to everybody.

Losing Wisconsin won't guarantee that Trump would face a contested convention — one in which many delegates could abandon him on a second ballot — but it would make that scenario increasingly likely.

Previously, three candidates would move to the second ballot.

Unlike previous PC leadership races, according to recently changed party rules, if no candidate earns a majority of votes on the first ballot, only the first and second candidate move to the second ballot vote.

Amid this wide - open field, the only politician at this stage forecast to be present in the second ballot in virtually all scenarios is Marine Le Pen, leader of the populist, xenophobic, and anti-Europe Front National.

Two days ago it was difficult to see anyone defeating Mr. Mar on the second ballot.

Mr. Kowalski and a cadre of rural MLAs mobilized rural Alberta Tories to vote for Mr. Klein on the second ballot of the 1992 PC leadership contest after Nancy Betkowski placed first by one vote on the first ballot.

Such predictions were confirmed by his sweeping victory over right - winger Marine Le Pen in the second ballot.

Check out the Alberta PC Leadership page on this blog to track MLA support for candidates on the second ballot.

When the measure, known as Proposition 42, was approved on a second ballot (after having been voted down only a day earlier), it touched off a fire storm of criticism, mostly from coaches who stand to lose the services of youngsters whose academic prowess has not kept pace with their athletic skills.

This second ballot also offers another opportunity for a third candidate, most likely Maragos, the Nassau County comptroller, to get 25 percent and get onto the ballot.

Last week she received 199 nominations in the second ballot of Tory MPs for the Conservative leadership race, and secured the top job after her rival Andrea Leadsom dropped out of the contest.

The March push for a second ballot has more or less been airbrushed from history.

The second ballot paper only features a list of parties, not candidates.

The second ballot is for the voter's local constituency.

Burnham finished fourth, eliminated on the second ballot with 10.41 % of the vote.

Nowak described the picture as showing the DNC on the second ballot.

ALBANY — State Republicans are planning to develop a second ballot line for the party's statewide candidates, The Post has learned.

Lumaj survived the first round of balloting at Saturday's Republican state convention but was eliminated on the second ballot when he failed to reach the 15 percent threshold needed to qualify for a primary.

Cox's aides have denied there has been any discussion of changing the rules in any fashion this year - although there is some suggestion that an existing rule about a second ballot could be used, meaning it isn't technically a change.

In reality, Benn was desperately lucky to get as close as he did — and only did so because Labour's largest union, the TGWU, gave him their vote in the second ballot, against the wish of a clear majority of its members, who wanted Denis Healey.

It gives these candidates a second ballot line.

Both Lamont and Davidson secured big majorities in the union section (65 % and 61 % respectively) whilst even Lamont failed to win a majority amongst individual members by a long way, winning less than 37 % in the first ballot — Davidson won just a quarter of that section, whilst Cathy Jamieson won about 43 % in the last Leadership election in 2008 (admittedly in the second ballot — Lamont may also have achieved that had this gone to another round).

TROY — Former City Councilman Michael LoPorto filed a motion Wednesday seeking a defense attorney paid for by the county in his second ballot - fraud retrial, saying the publicity of two - year - long ordeal has hurt his restaurant and catering business and he has not been able to pay his current lawyer.

Norman Tebbit claimed that he and John Nott persuaded him to vote for Thatcher so as to open up the way for his preferred candidate Willie Whitelaw to stand on the second ballot.

Heseltine was thought by many pundits to be on course to beat her in the second ballot as many Conservative MPs were now rumoured to be ready to switch support from Thatcher and only 27 would had to have done so to give Heseltine the overall majority he would need in the second ballot.

Heseltine had been listening to regular reports about his potential support from his lieutenants Keith Hampson, Richard Ottaway, Michael Mates and Peter Temple - Morris, and in the event of a second ballot hoped to receive Major's endorsement.

Sally Marks was eliminated on the first ballot and he won the requisite 50 % +1 on the second ballot.

Perez, buoyed by activists most loyal to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, narrowly defeated his closest opponent, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, winning with 235 votes out of 435 cast on the second ballot.

If there were a second ballot very few people would attend.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz might have the right amount of support from delegates to block Trump from receiving the nomination if a second ballot vote is held at a contested Republican National Convention in July.

The South Wales Central Assembly Member secured 55 % of the vote over her main rival, Elin Jones, on the second ballot, after former leader, Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas had been eliminated.

Theresa May has the backing of 199 fellow MPs after the second ballot for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

He went on to come first in both the first and second ballots, formally being elected Leader of the Labour Party on 3 December 1935.

If we introduce The Second Ballot my belief is that we will protect the best of First Past The Post and guarantee faith in its continuation.

[273] Thatcher initially declared her intention to «fight on and fight to win» the second ballot, but consultation with her Cabinet persuaded her to withdraw.

My sources in Lincolnshire report that Stephen Phillips QC was earlier this evening selected in the second ballot out of a field of six for the Conservative nomination in the seat being vacated by Douglas Hogg.

Because voters would know there would be a strong likelihood of a second ballot, the evidence shows that there is a wider spread of voting intentions.

A second ballot was therefore necessary.

De Blasio was passed over for the plum role of giving one of three nominating speeches on Ellison's behalf before party members voted on Saturday, electing former Labor Secretary Tom Perez on the second ballot.

He seemed at loose ends when the voting went to a second ballot and it became clear he had backed the wrong horse.

Its biggest disappointment was the failure of Gabriel Sakellaridis to win the Athens Mayoralty election, being beaten in the second ballot by Giorgos Kaminis with 51.4 % to his 48.6 %.

May comfortably outperformed her rivals in the second ballot of Tory MPs by winning the support of 199 colleagues.

State Republicans are planning to develop a second ballot line for the party's statewide candidates.

Corbyn and McDonnell — perhaps they should be known as CorDonnell when this reign is a duopoly — are supremely confident they'll win a second ballot of Labour members.

Looking to secure a second ballot line for its candidates in this year's town elections, Southold's Democratic Party has filed petitions with the county Board of Elections to create a «Save Medicare» line.