Sentences with phrase «special elections for»

Some top New York state lawmakers seem to be changing their minds over whether to call special elections for a growing number of vacancies in the legislature.

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.

Special elections for Congress are littered with members of the state Senate and Assembly who tried and failed to win the seats.

Special elections for state office do not involve primaries: instead, each party's local county committee — a panel of political insiders — holds a convention to select a candidate to award their line.

Special elections for state office, like the one scheduled to fill the Silver seat next month, do not have open primaries.

The new Democratic conference now holds 29 of the 32 Senate seats necessary to have a majority, with special elections for two vacant seats slated for April 24.

On April 24, the same day the special elections for the Latimer and Diaz seats were scheduled, Felder announced that he would remain in the Republican caucus regardless of the outcome.

Election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder said the decision had potential to change the way special elections for Congressional seats are called in New York, where governors have long enjoyed almost unlimited latitude in declaring a vacancy.

His party often sits out in special elections for assembly and state senate.

The new measure will more than double that timeframe to between 70 and 80 days and give county boards of elections adequate time prior to special elections for absentee ballots for military voters to be mailed and counted in compliance with federal law.

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.

Democrats won two special elections for the New York State Senate on Tuesday, theoretically giving them a one - vote advantage in that chamber, and full control of state government, for the first time in years.

Aside from the suit, Assemblyman Joe Borelli recently announced he would push two bills that would require the governor to set special elections for vacant congressional and state legislature seats.

In a statement, Diaz says since the vote to legalize same sex marriage, Republicans have won special elections for legislative races, even in Democratic dominated districts.

Whether the reunification holds is an open question, as there are a number of potential stumbling blocks — most notably, the need for Democrats to win two special elections for Senate seats that will become vacant in January.

Historically, Cuomo has not called special elections for state legislature seats, citing a need to save money.

«To be clear, we will be calling special elections for these soon - to - be open Senate and Assembly seats, the timing of which will be determined in January when the seats become vacant,» Azzopardi said.

The winners of special elections for state legislative seats often do not fare well in the general election — which Senate Democrats hope to change on Long Island.

Goldfeder also referred to a New York Post editorial that denounced special elections for circumventing the primary process, allowing county leaders to choose their nominees without input from voters.

, Cuomo chose not to call special elections for 10 seats that were open at the beginning of the year, and another that was vacated later in the year, leaving them vacant through the general election.

that denounced special elections for circumventing the primary process, allowing county leaders to choose their nominees without input from voters.

In 2014, Cuomo chose not to call special elections for 10 seats that were open at the beginning of the year, and another that was vacated later in the year, leaving them vacant through the general election.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not said when special elections for these seats might occur, leaving voters in those districts without a timeline for when they will be represented again in Albany.

Democrats won two special elections for the New York state Senate Tuesday but Republicans will remain in charge of the chamber after a key Democratic senator who has sided with Republicans announced that he'll stay put.

On Tuesday, there were five special elections for seats vacated by male legislators who had either been convicted of a felony or left office voluntarily.

Each of the five special elections for seats in the state Legislature was won by members of the same party as the previous officeholder.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has indicated he'll call special elections for several vacant Assembly seats on April 19, the day of New York's presidential primary, and the assumption is he will put the Long Island Senate race on the ballot at the same time.

Next week, Democrats must win two special elections for Senate seats in order to have 32 members, enough to form a majority.

Cuomo said he'll call special elections for those seats, which are in staunchly Democratic districts, but not until after the budget is completed, perhaps sometime in the spring.

Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, D - Kingston, is the sponsor of two bills requiring special elections for vacancies in the offices of U.S. Senate, comptroller and attorney general.

Angle has alleged voting irregularities before: she quit a 2011 special elections for the US House, calling the process a «mockery» of voting rights.

Cuomo says the Democrats had already tentatively agreed to reunite after special elections for two Senate seats to be held April 24th, so he only moved up the plan two weeks.

The race was one of two special elections for vacated state Senate seats.

The race is one of two special elections for Senate seats taking place Tuesday.

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief for The New York Daily News, about Tuesday's special elections for state legislature seats.

Democratic candidates yesterday won two special elections for state legislative seats in the Northeast, another indication for the party that a blue wave is forming ahead of November's midterm elections.

The race is one of two special elections for Senate seats taking place tomorrow.

Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately calls special elections for the two Senate seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.

Felder announced last week he would remain with the Republican conference in the Senate as Democrats retained two seats in special elections for districts in the Bronx and Westchester County.

It also believes competitive special elections for traditionally red seats in Georgia, Montana and Kansas are an «ominous» sign for the GOP.

Cuomo set the special elections for the ninth congressional district and six vacant Assembly seats on Sept. 13.

Mississippi's governor will pick a temporary replacement for Cochran soon, but a special election for his seat will be held in November.

Jones faced off against Judge Roy Moore in a special election for Jeff Sessions» seat in the U.S. Senate.

Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to former United States Congressman Blake Farenthold demanding that he cover all costs for the upcoming emergency special election for the 27th Congressional District of Texas.

In 2010, Monserrate tried to return to the Senate by running in a March special election for his old seat.

The Reform Party ballot line on Wednesday endorsed Republican Julie Killian in the special election for the 37th Senate district.

Democrat Lew Fidler just sent out a press release congratulating David Storobin on his victory in the special election for the 27th Senate District seat that has been vacant since Carl Kruger plead guilty to corruption charges.

The special election for the seat is next Tuesday, the same day of the presidential primary in New York.

«We are proud to announce the endorsement of Chris McGrath for State Senate in the Special Election for New York State Senate's Ninth District,» said PBA President Pat Lynch.

«The Siena poll shows that Chris McGrath has all the momentum, all the energy and is poised to win this important special election for hardworking Nassau County taxpayers and their families,» said Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif.