Sentences with phrase «supported independent candidate»

The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Klottey Korley constituency has denied allegations of attempts to expunge persons who supported independent candidate Nii Noi Nortey in the 2016 elections, from polling registers.

Scores of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters in the Klottey Korley constituency besieged the party's headquarters in protest of what they say are attempts to expunge persons who supported independent candidate Nii Noi Nortey in the 2016 elections, from polling registers.

The small advantage of a female candidate suggested by the Angus Reid polling could be overturned if local activists walk away or, worse, support an independent candidate.

One percent of voters support the Independent candidate and 8 percent of voters are undecided.

Not exact matches

«As the nation's leading independent and a pragmatic business leader, Mike has supported candidates from both sides of the aisle,» Howard Wolfson, senior advisor to Michael Bloomberg, told Fortune.

If such independent expenditures are made, groups of corporations within an industry may form coalitions or use existing trade associations to support candidates favorable to policy positions that affect the group as a whole.

As government insiders continue to run the company, institutional shareholders are likely to keep close tabs on their votes to ensure that they support independent, external candidates — something that can be difficult to manage with Brazil's complex proxy voting rules and last - minute nominations.

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Kraft Heinz and the Kraft Heinz PAC do not support Presidential campaigns, judicial candidates, super PACs or make contributions to independent expenditure committees, which is defined as money spent to support a political candidate, but not at the suggestion or request of the candidate, the candidate's authorized committee or a political party.

A number of you had approached me prior to the convention about the establishment of an independent ballot line to help support our candidates this year.

For instance, Ken Livingstone shows how you can have a distinctly progressive, Labour candidate who can also attract support from Lib Dems, Greens and left - leaning independents,

A first time candidate for office, McGrath has benefited from an independent expenditure campaign supported by an education reform and pro-charter school organization, which has spent an additional $ 1.2 million knocking Kaminsky.

This scheme doesn't work out because there is a rule specifically made to frustrate it (§ 6 BWahlG, subsection 1, second sentence; in German): If a constituency is won by an independent candidate, the party votes (Zweitstimmen) of all voters who supported this candidate are discarded.

It can support digital campaigns for candidates, and it can raise serious funds online for independent expenditures later in the cycle.

[28] Thus range voting may yield higher support for third party and independent candidates, unless those candidates become viable, than other common voting methods, creating what has been called the «nursery effect».

Van der Bellen ran as an independent candidate with Green Party support and financial backing.

The Reform Party's Sal Albanese pulled in support from 8 percent of voters and independent candidate Bo Dietl 6 percent.

Every union, every relevant elected official, former candidates for the seat, all the clubs and independent political organizations, they all support Cohen.

«That move led by former Mayor Ed Koch to force candidates to pledge support for drawing of political district lines by an independent group — not by the state Legislature — wins solid support,» Carroll continued.

A clear majority of voters (59 - 21) say all candidates for state office should sign a pledge in support of a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission — a victory for both former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, whose PAC, New York Uprising, is pushing candidates to do just that; and also for AG Andrew Cuomo, who is calling for citizens and candidates alike to sign his reform pledge.

Failed GOP / Conservative gubernatorial contender Carl Paladino is inserting himself into the NY - 26 race, slamming independent candidate Jack Davis for «claiming to be a Tea Party candidate, while supporting Nancy Pelosi, endorsing Barack Obama and supporting radical liberal policies like partial birth abortion.»

«While Mike Bloomberg isn't a likely candidate, a weak incumbent and a highly politicized, polarized opposition certainly opens the path for an independent centrist to actually reflect the views of most voters and win their support,» Bradley Tusk, the former campaign manager of Bloomberg's third mayoral campaign in 2009, told me.

Republican Council Member Eric Ulrich today renewed his support for independent mayoral candidate Bo Dietl, while dismissing the Republican mayoral nominee as not «ready for prime time.»

The Chamber reported it paid $ 1,100,000 to Something Else Strategies as independent expenditures for TV and digital ads to run from May 7 - 31, supporting Senate candidate Rep. Cory Gardner, R - Colo.

State law has already prohibited coordination between independent expenditure committees and the candidates they support, but the definition of coordination has been somewhat vague.

Although Dietl remains in the race as an independent candidate on a self - created line his effort at getting a Wilson - Pakula and running in the Republican primary failed, with Queens the only county to support his effort.

ALBANY — Last year, Edward I. Koch placed automated telephone calls to voters on behalf of scores of candidates who signed his pledge to support redrawing Congressional and legislative districts in an independent, nonpartisan manner.

CNN has learned that Independent Leadership for New Hampshire is going up Tuesday with its first television commercial in support of Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown.

Even with the ever - increasing threat of independent expenditures, almost all candidates participated in the public financing program, likely because the amplification of grassroots support through public matching funds is an effective way to defend against independent spending.

Tom Ervin, an independent candidate for governor of South Carolina, announced that he is dropping out of the race and throwing his support behind Democratic nominee Vincent Sheheen.

As Jessica Alaimo at Capital notes, Shaun McCutcheon was the Alabama - based Republican activist who in 2013 challenged New York's cap on independent expenditure campaign committees, which ultimately paved the way for a super PAC fueled by David Koch to support Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota.

Former LG candidate, businessman and Democratic donor Dennis Mehiel is throwing his support behind Sen. Eric Schneiderman's AG bid, calling the Manhattan Democrat «the one independent reformer with a record of progressive results that outshines the others.»

Ahead of last year's elections, state Senate Republicans boosted many of their candidates with financial support from a campaign fund that was barred under state law from being used to promote individual candidates, according to a court filing by the state Board of Elections» independent enforcement office.

If party A decides not to field a candidate but instead supports an independent who, once elected, defects to or always votes with Party A, that party would gain one parliamentary vote more than would be the case if Party A had fielded a winning candidate.

(CNN)- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist does not support proposed legislation that would set up an immigration law similar to Arizona's legislation that took effect last month, the independent candidate for the Senate said Wednesday.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has congratulated the Bayelsa State Governor who also doubles as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the state gubernatorial election, Seriake Dickson for been able won the the support of the people of Bayelsa who stood behind him during the exercise, which was on Monday, declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

All four major - party candidates running for governor have already pledged to support nonpartisan, independent redistricting — a fundamental change that state lawmakers, intent on self - preservation, have resisted for decades.

On August 10, the Republican Party asked the IRS to rule that Americans Elect can not make independent expenditures in support of Angus King, the independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine.

On Wednesday, with only four days remaining of this year's legislative session, Cuomo announced a new prong to his ethics reform agenda: an ambitious plan to better regulate the activities of political action committees and limit the impact of shadowy independent expenditures that he says are all too often not actually independent from the candidate they are supporting.

ALBANY — State Senate Independent Democratic Conference leader Jeff Klein and Democratic conference leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins are withdrawing their respective support for Senate candidates Fernando Cabrera and Oliver Koppell.

Given the Labour Party's geography of support, but also given the increased level of opposition the party faces on the left of the political spectrum from Sinn Fein, Solidarity - People Before Profit, the Social Democrats and other left - wing groupings / independent candidates, it was argued that Labour would struggle to convert votes into seats if their national support levels fall below the 10 % level, as indeed proved to be the case with the February 26th election.

If the results hold up after the absentee votes are counted, the GOP won't even need the support of veteran legislator John Parete (1038), who appears to have kept his seat running as an independent candidate representing the northwestern part of the county in a tight three - way race with Democratic nominee Kathy Nolan (1018) and Republican Cliff Faintych (748).

Perez Williams is in a hotly contested race with Ben Walsh, who has received support from some local Democratic elected officials in his effort to win as an independent candidate.

But 527s, whether they are supporting presidential candidates or state campaigns, also often have ties to the those campaigns, even as they maintain their status as independent expenditure groups.

I'm an independent and I support candidates for office from both parties who I think are best for New York State.

It should also be noted that the political fund does not need to be handed over to the Labour party, it simply needs to be used for political purposes, and this could conceivably be campaigning against Labour over unpopular policies through advertising or supporting independent Labour candidates.

Though the record of ballot box success by candidates backed by the Democrat - turned - Republican - turned - independent mayor is spotty, his support will give the political newcomer Wilson something to point to in the face of the significant labor and institutional Democratic support enjoyed by his general election target, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

That is, rather than splitting roughly down the middle in terms of their support for the two major parties, independents overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates.

Alternatively, I do not think the Republicans are dead in NYS, instead I think New York's GOP must learn to pick their spots as they have in state's like Massachusetts (Romney and Baker) and Maryland (Hogan) with pitch perfect gubernatorial candidates, capable of at once fostering and pouncing upon Democratic divisions while consolidating support from independent voters, in order to win gubernatorial elections.

Cuomo has over the last several weeks worked to bolster his support from the left, brokering a unity deal in the state Senate that led to the dissolution of the Independent Democratic Conference and campaigning on behalf of Democratic candidates running in key down - ballot contests.