To complicate this already complicated situation, New York election law permits the creation of
special ballot lines for individual elections.
Not exact matches
The Reform Party
ballot line on Wednesday endorsed Republican Julie Killian in the
special election for the 37th Senate district.
But now the party has gone with the assemblywoman, giving her two
ballot lines in the May 24
special election.
But a GOP insider said he wouldn't be surprised if Donovan secures multiple
lines on a
special election
ballot.
Special elections for state seats — like the one Gov. Andrew Cuomo scheduled in Harlem for May 23 — do not have an open primary: instead, the county committee, a panel of party insiders, selects who gets to run on the
ballot line at a formal nominating convention.
Special elections, like the one scheduled to replace the convicted lawmaker on April 19, do not have open primaries: instead, the county committee, consisting of operatives elected within the party, chooses who gets the
ballot line.
Rafael Salamanca — Community First On Twitter: @SalamancaJr80 Campaign website: Salamanca NYC In this nonpartisan
special election Mr. Rafael Salamanca, Jr. will be running on the independent Community First
ballot line on February 23.
J. Loren Russell — Rebuilding Our BX On Twitter: @JLorenR Campaign website: J. Loren Russell — Rebuilding Our Community In this nonpartisan
special election for City Council, Mr. J. Loren Russell will be running under the independent Rebuilding Our BX
ballot line.
In this nonpartisan
special election for City Council, Mr. J. Loren Russell will be running under the independent Rebuilding Our BX
ballot line.
The state Independence Party has announced its support of Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan's run to fil the House seat vacated by former GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, giving the Republican candidate three
ballot lines in the May 5
special election.
Special elections for Council seats on nonpartisan elections — instead of running on a major party's
ballot row, candidates must create and run on their own, unique
lines.
Congressional candidate David Weprin will have three
lines on the
ballot in September's
special election.
In this nonpartisan
special election Mr. Rafael Salamanca, Jr. will be running on the independent Community First
ballot line on February 23.
Sheldon Silver's chosen successor, Democrat Alice Cancel, has won a tight race in a
special election to fill the shamed former speaker's Assembly seat — beating back a strong challenge from Yuh -
Line Niou, who ran on the Working Families Party
ballot.
A chaotic nominating process for a
special election in a Brooklyn Assembly district will result in no candidate appearing on the Democratic
ballot line, sources say.
Instead, four candidates will compete on established third party
ballot lines or newly - created
lines, an extremely rare outcome for
special elections in heavily Democratic New York City.