Sentences with phrase «to challenge the petitions»
"To challenge the petitions" means to question or dispute the validity or legality of the formal requests or documents that have been filed with an authority or court. Full definition
His two attempts to knock me off the ballot have failed — first by challenging my petition signatures, and second by challenging my residency.
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By challenging her petitions he can force her lean campaign to spend tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to defend her access to the ballot.
Either side could request a hearing or challenge the petitions in court, he said.
(CNN)- Eliot Spitzer's main rival in the New York City comptroller race will not challenge his petition signatures.
NYSUT organizer Danielle N. Judge, who challenged the petitions of reform candidates, was among the honorees recognized at Thursday's dinner.
Republican congressional candidate Bob Bishop on Tuesday is criticizing his rivals for the GOP nomination in the 19th district, saying they are unfairly challenging his petitions for the ballot.
Fiddyment and supporters of the park district, who challenged the petitions, went before the Lake County Electoral Board on Tuesday to argue their cases.
Jerry Larsen, the former chief of the East Hampton Village Police Department and a registered member of the Independence Party, also attempted to force a primary for the Independence nomination, but the Democrats successfully challenged his petition and it was thrown out.
All this comes as Gillibrand's campaign confirmed to Liz Benjamin that they will not challenge the petition from Brooklyn attorney Gail Goode, setting up a primary battle between the two.
One way would be to wage a focused effort to ensure Wu's electoral demise (starting with aggressively challenging his petitions to get on the ballot).
Brown, who is making her second run for the downtown council seat, was bumped off the GOP party line after Democratic opponent Mark Halwick Jr. challenged her petitions and a judge threw them out based on an inadvertent and seemingly minor flaw — she neglected to include «2011» in the date on form attesting that she had witnessed the petition's signing.
But the line won't be added to the ballot until the board of elections rules on objections filed by a group of Southold Republicans challenging the petitions filed by the Democrats to secure the «Save Medicare» line.
But that matchup was short - lived, because Mr. Espada was removed from the ballot because of Democratic challenges his petitions.
But he said Rivera told him that he was officially challenging his petition signatures.
The boards of election do not challenge petitions.
«There is a process to challenge petitions in New York election law,» he said.
The Mineola Republican had initially succeeded in challenging the petitions of his primary opponent, Philip Pidot.
But Senator Espada successfully challenged her petitions and she was removed from the ballot, because she could not satisfactorily prove that she lived in the district.
Zimet accused Cahill of attempting to deprive Democrats of a choice by challenging her petitions.
«It's a nice cushion,» should anyone try to challenge the petitions, Goodman said of the extra signatures.
The deadline to challenge the petitions was midnight Monday.
Each challenged petitions for Blackwell as well as Alfonso Davis and Marty Masterpole.
Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera is challenging the petitions of his Democratic primary challenger, Councilman Fernando Cabrera, claiming that they are riddled with the signatures of Republicans and individuals who have departed this Earth.
But Weprin said when he saw Friedrich gathered about 1,100 to 1,200 signatures, his campaign decided not to challenge the petitions.
«It's the United States of America, it's a democracy and we're not challenging his petitions.»
Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera is challenging the petitions of her primary challengers.
Dear Editor, My opponent opted to exercise his right to challenge my petitions, first with the Board of Elections and then to file in Supreme Court.
Leading CNNPolitics: Spitzer's opponent won't challenge petition signatures Eliot Spitzer's main rival in the New York City comptroller race will not challenge his petition signatures.
«The political consequences for challenging petitions — for bringing a ballot - access case against your opponent — has grown significantly, in terms of editorial support and claiming some sort of good - government mantle,» he said.
The Queens Democratic Party, which has endorsed City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick in the race, challenged the petitions of Woodside translator David Rosasco and LaGuardia Community College student Kwame Smalls.
While the first parent triggers in the state, in Compton and Adelanto, resulted in acrimony and legal action, LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy did not challenge the petition.
The Court found that the husband had not cut his ties to England and Wales and noted that the husband had powerful financial motivation to challenge the petition, given his liability financially on divorce under English law.
But a new California Court of Appeal decision highlights that anti-SLAPP motions are also an option in the probate context, to challenge a petition to enforce a will or trust's no - contest clause.