Sentences with phrase «signature gathering for»

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) coordinated signature gathering for the letter.

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Quartz reports that a petition calling for Macy's (M) to drop Donald Trump's merchandise has gathered over 700,000 signatures.

At our recent summer events we have been smashing all our previous records for gathering signatures at a one day canvass.

The Portland Oregonian reported that United Methodist leaders abandoned an attempt to gather signatures for a referendum on video poker because the proposed initiative could have forced tribes to give up their lucrative video games, and the tribes claimed that this was unfair to Native Americans struggling for economic growth.

One night at the beginning of the year, all over California, election parties were being held at candlelight dinners to gather signatures so that Eugene McCarthy would run for the presidency, and I had been among the minor - level instigators of the effort.

A network calling itself the Committee of Concerned Catholics is gathering signatures for a new ad which will appear in the New York Times sometime in October to mark the one - year anniversary of the previous ad.

With its mix of secret ingredients, this protein - rich salad will quickly become your signature dish for all your gatherings.

Students at Northern Arizona University are the latest to push for the greener, healthier choice with a bid to gather 1,500 signatures on a petition in support of meat - free dining one day a week.

As a part of the renovation, the hotel lobby was transformed into the brand's signature Le Méridien Hub, a creative gathering space for curious minded travelers, offering innovative programs for guests.

This spring, limited - edition Dos Equis Azul — a blend of signature golden wheat lager and blue agave will once again join Dos Equis Lager, Tecate and Sol, to create a medley of taste experiences perfect for social gatherings and party occasions.

Apart from on the social networks, Indian Arsenal fans took up the issue on even online petition platforms, gathering signatures asking for people to sign a petition to force ESPN - Star to live telecast all Arsenal games live in the future.

As of early February, the students had gathered 2,000 signatures for their petition.

The first step in the process is gathering residents» signatures on petitions asking the Cook County Board of Elections to add the question to the November ballot, according to Ron Castrogiovanni, a spokesman for a group of residents.

Haley Morris, inspired by a book about a young activist, had gathered petition signatures asking for the return of flavored milk.

Blievernicht, who is gathering signatures for a petition to decide such matters by referendum, told Village Board members this week that he is concerned about their plan to sell bonds for capital improvements.

Some residents opposed to the project had organized a petition drive and gathered more than 1,000 signatures asking for a public...

Some residents opposed to the project had organized a petition drive and gathered more than 1,000 signatures asking for a public referendum on the tax increase that would be needed to pay for the building.

That leaves three months for candidates to gather signatures, get on the ballot, and actually campaign before the late June congressional primary (which may be separate from the state legislative primary, another travesty).

Linden, for her part, said she wasn't sure of «the exact number,» but said the campaign had «people out there gathering signatures, for sure.»

Three Parks gathers signatures urging Minority Leader Schumer to stop voting for Trump's nominees and to organize Democratic Senators to do the same.

Doing that would shorten the time opponents have for gathering petition signatures needed to place the bill before voters in a referendum, making it more difficult to pull off a referendum.

Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Kathy Hochul (D) and supporters of Gov. Cuomo gathered signatures for a Women's Equality Party line, thereby increasing the Democratic ticket's haul of ballot lines to four.

To qualify for a primary, a candidate can either obtain 25 percent of the delegates» vote at party convention or gather 15,000 signatures from party members.

Grimm, who served two terms in Congress before resigning in 2015, easily hurdled the 1,250 - signature mark to file for the ballot Tuesday, the first day of eligibility to file in New York, gathering more than 3,000 signatures from people in the district.

Kristin Davis, a former madam who the New York tabloids have linked to Spitzer, is planning to gather signatures to run for comptroller on the Libertarian line.

Carl Paladino says he is confident he will be on the GOP Primary ballot, after gathering roughly 28 thousand signatures for his petition, which is roughly 13k more than the required 15 thousand.

A petition book opened to gather signatures to be presented to President Mahama seeking pardon for the trio has been signed by leading members of the NDC including ministers of state, which currently being studied by the Council of State for advice after President Mahama forwarded it to the Council.

NY Union Proud (NYUP), the slate of insurgent union members competing for the leadership of PEF, has gathered the requisite petition signatures needed to make the ballot.

At the time, Liz Benjamin asked Pataki if he was gathering the signatures as a base for a possible run for President, something Pataki dismissed.

According to him, officials of the state government allegedly gathered the signatures from the voter register of INEC as there was no time signatures for his recall were publicly gathered in his senatorial district.

On Tuesday, July 5, for instance, three Albany - based staffers were on Long Island gathering signatures for ex-Republican state Sen. Michael Venditto, his petitions show.

To succeed, she will have to gather at least 1,250 valid signatures from registered Democrats before a deadline at 5 p.m. Thursday for petitions to be filed with the state Board of Elections in Albany.

During last summer's effort to secure the Independence Party line for Republican Sen. Terrence Murphy — whose district in the Hudson Valley and Westchester is about a two - hour drive from the Capitol — 40 state Senate GOP staffers gathered signatures, his petitions show.

Typically under New York election law, only members of a given political party can gather signatures for that particular party.

It is a race against the clock for Spitzer, whose campaign is paying canvassers up to $ 800 a day to gather valid signatures, according to reports.

A vote on whether to make a sitting MP fight his seat again should take place when local electors want it, assuming they can gather enough signatures (most systems that allow for recall votes set high enough thresholds to deter frivolous campaigns).

Turning to the Independence Party primary for town trustee, like Mr. Cohen, Julie Evans was also passed over by her party, but gathered enough signatures to force a primary.

Weisberg had also gathered signatures for a petition for the Working Families Party, where he only needed 11 valid signatures.

Was it fair to require a DTS candidate to gather over 176,000 signatures to qualify as a candidate for Governor, and was it fair for DTS legislative candidates to have to collect more than 8,000 signatures to have a place on the ballot?

Astorino and supporters kicked off a campaign on Tuesday to gather at least 15,000 signatures, the requisite number for securing a third - party ballot line.

Although he has not officially run for office, he attempted to get on the ballot for the 2005 Democratic primary but could not gather enough signatures.

«I'm incredibly thankful for our grassroots support — and to our staff, unpaid interns and volunteers for working so hard to get our campaign on the ballot, gathering more than 7,250 signatures and ensuring that after 18 years, voters will finally have a choice in this election,» Saujani said in a press release.

Spitzer has already used a considerable amount of money to hire canvassers to gather more than 27,000 signatures so he could qualify for the ballot.

His candidacy has been married by his guilty plea to a misdemeanor violation of state election law for gathering phony petition signatures.

A lot of state Senate staffers are notaries — a designation that allows them to authenticate legal documents and gather signatures for minor political parties, with many traveling long distances to volunteer for campaigns.

The latest e-petition calling for cannabis to be rescheduled has gathered over 20,000 signatures so far - and the numbers are rising rapidly.

As former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul gathered with a cadre of elected officials at City Hall to tout more than 100,000 petition signatures for a new Women's Equality Party, her long - shot primary challenger for lieutenant governor, Tim Wu, blasted the party as a «sham.»

This is the case that challenges California laws that say petitioners can't work outside their home district, when they are gathering signatures for candidates (for district office) to get on the primary ballot.

(WBEN) A grassroots effort to re-name the city's «Barkyard» Dog Park at LaSalle Park in honor of fallen Buffalo K - 9 Officer Craig Lehner is gathering thousands of signatures on Change.org, and inspiring the private group that operates the park for the city to consider making the change.

But he was kicked off the ballot after failing to gather enough valid petition signatures for the Independence Party line in the November election.