Sentences with phrase «signatures as voters»

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The group, which boasts as many as 30 members, gathered 140 petition signatures from registered voters living on the east side of Lake in the Hills.

Now Stringer is also trying to turn Spitzer's candidacy (which could very well be short lived, unless he manages to collect a sufficient number of valid voter signatures by Thursday) as a fund - raising tool.

The petition must contain 100 signatures from each of the state's congressional districts; only voters belong to the same party as the candidate can sign the petition.

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.

The complainants (who at the moment will remain anonymous) even alleged that they was willing to go to News 12 and the Journal News to expose the actions of Mr. Lafayette concerning the process to challenge the signatures, fraudulently having people on Democratic voter rolls and abusing his absolute power over the voting process as Westchester democratic chairman, Mount Vernon City Committee Chairman and Westchester County Democratic Commissioner of Elections which they felt was illegal in nature and the DA's office was against the complainants going public with their complaints.

Generally speaking, a candidate must collect signatures equaling at least 5 percent of the number of active enrolled voters in the political unit (e.g., the state for statewide offices, such as governor; the legislative district for state senate or assembly districts; etc.), or a fixed total established by statute, whichever is less.

The details are as follows, one subscriber, Mr Richard Aseda, with voter ID number 7812003957 endorsed Dr Nduom's forms in the Central region and again endorsed the same forms with the same ID number in the Volta region but with a different signature.

Cleary, Team Cuomo sees these local races as an opportunity to reach voters in an «off» election year on what has become Cuomo's signature issue in this cycle.

Mr. Spitzer, carrying a clipboard with a single petitioning sheet, was swarmed by dozens of cameras in front of the Union Square subway station and then trailed through the green market as he attempted to gather petition signatures from voters.

Mrs Osei further said the signatures provided by both voters are different on the two nomination forms they filled, arguing «This raises questions as to the legitimacy of those signatures.»

In addition to securing the support of Delegates to the June 2nd Convention, in order to appear as Greens on the Georgia ballot, these partisan candidates are also required to file petitions with signatures representing 5 % of the number of voters who are registered and eligible to vote in November's General Election.

With 6,500 signatures, the group's petition called for three bills that would not only introduce a two - week voting period «to ease long lines on Election Day and give voters flexibility as they juggle work and family obligations,» but modify ballots to make them more comprehensible and streamline the voter registration process.

Even then, some groups with a stake in the races are already preparing to challenge voter signatures in court, just as they challenged signatures on nominating petitions.

Though the number of signatures required to gain ballot access as an independent is related to the number of registered voters who are not affiliated with recognized political parties, the affiliation of those signing the petitions does not matter as long as they have not already signed a political party candidate's petition.

State election officials had said the Democratic lawmaker had fallen short of requirements to make the ballot because two people collecting signatures for him were not registered voters, as required by state law.

The lone state in which he did not qualify was Louisiana, where he would have needed 1,000 signatures by September of voters who were not registered as members of the Democratic or Republican Parties.

The Coleman campaign has pointed to some that were rejected for technicalities like signatures on the ballot that don't match the signature on the ballot application, stickers that were accidentally placed askew on the ballot covering a signature, and instances where voters have occasionally signed below a signature line as opposed to on it.

According to specific objections raised to the Board of Elections, numerous signatures were questioned as not being that of the voter.

The measure is still in the signature - gathering stage but faces an uphill battle if it makes the ballot, as a recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California showed that only 37 percent of voters view extending Prop 30 as «very important.»

To qualify for the ballot, John Tuteur, Napa County's registrar of voters, said the group needs to collect 3,900 signatures, but advised that they collect 5,000 because, as Stevens said, «some of them will get bounced.»