Sentences with phrase «to hold a special election»

The relevant town board was then required to hold a special election within the boundaries of the relevant political district not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days after receiving the petition.

I'm sorry, I don't see the value in holding a special election on 11/2.

On September 6, New Hampshire holds a special election for State Representative in the 14th district of Rockingham County, centered on Seabrook.

On Dec. 13, Cuomo told reporters that he would make the decision to hold special elections in January.

«Due to serious concerns over the rollout of new electronic voting machines in several counties within the district, the local financial burden of holding a special election so close to the regular election cycle, as well as the possible disenfranchisement of overseas military voters who would not be able to participate, I will call for a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010.»

Even the deal to unite the party, forged late last year, was criticized by liberals for holding a special election after the budget is meant to come due, effectively keeping Republicans at the bargaining table.

One of the plaintiffs part of a lawsuit challenging Governor Cuomo for not holding a special election after Rep. Louise Slaughter's death says he was recruited to join the suit by a representative for the Republican candidate...

Also, the Republican reign in North Carolina will likely be coming to an end soon as they've been ordered to redraw district lines and hold a special election next year.

California holds a special election on May 21 to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 16th district, in the southern San Joaquin Valley.

Residents and town officials piled into the legislative chambers again last Wednesday, the second time the group has publicly asked for the legislature to consider holding a special election rather than appointing someone to fill the seat vacated by Beekmantown Supervisor Sam Dyer.

Oregon holds a special election on January 31, 2012, to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 1st district.

Arizona holds a special election on June 12 the fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 8th district.

Residents and officials from the towns of Beekmantown and Chazy again called on the legislature last week to hold a special election rather than appointing someone to represent Area 3.

That could be April, or it could be set up to coincide with the May 15 school board elections, which would make holding the special election much cheaper for taxpayers.

Earlier this month, it came to our attention that the New York City Board of Election might have some difficulty holding a special election for the three open Assembly seats in the city on the same day as the Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries, which is April 19.

New York holds a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 9th district, on September 13.

Nevada holds a special election on September 13 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 2nd district.

PLATTSBURGH Several Chazy residents asked the Clinton County Legislature last week to consider holding a special election instead of appointing someone to fill the vacancy created by outgoing County Legislator Sam Dyer (Area 3).

South Carolina holds a special election to fill a vacant U.S. House seat, First district, on May 7.

Last year, after Cuomo appointed several sitting state legislators to his cabinet, he scheduled special elections to coincide with scheduled primary elections, sparing counties the significant costs associated with holding special elections.

On February 28, Michigan held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 51st district, in Genesee County.

Abbott sent a letter Thursday to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton outlining his desire to hold a special election soon and asking what laws he could bypass to speed up the process.

Pedro Mejia to replace Prieto in Assembly Hudson County Democrats are sending a fresh face to Trenton to replace Vincent Prieto in the State Assembly: sources say that Pedro Mejia of Secaucus will get the 32nd district seat when Democrats hold a special election convention Wednesday night in North Bergen.

The proposals now before the City Council offer a stark choice for the future of the political system our great city: reaffirm the will of the people and the basic principles of democracy and good governance, by forming a charter review commission and possibly holding a special election on term limits in the spring; or cynically toss democracy aside for personal political ambition by changing term limits legislatively.

The city held a special election to fill a District 5 vacancy on the city council on May 15, 2012.

School districts that feel confined by the tax cap can try to pierce it by holding special elections, but the law requires 60 percent of voters agree before the cap can be lifted.

On February 28, Great Britain held a special election to fill the vacant House of Commons seat in Eastleigh.

Since a tie vote was considered a «failure to elect,» Seaman remained in her seat until the next election, as the board did not choose to hold a special election due to its expense.

«As strongly as our opinions about holding a special election, I think there's a stronger notion that everybody who has the opportunity and will to vote is given that opportunity,» Caraccioli said.

In order to reduce its gender imbalance, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam will hold special election rounds, one in 2017 and one in 2018, for which only women can be nominated.

The Feb. 11 death of U.S. Rep. Thomas Lantos (D - CA) means parts of Silicon Valley and San Francisco will be holding a special election April 8 to fill his seat.

A cache of residents and local officials from the Town of Chazy called on the legislature to hold a special election in late - December, citing the need for public input.

Reformers are blaming New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for not holding special elections that might have provided the votes.

After delaying a proposed vote on a half - cent sales tax for roads and infrastructure needs, the county could be facing a $ 1 million cost to hold a special election next year.

On July 12, California held a special election to fill the empty seat in the 36th U.S. House district.

Nassau County must hold a special election within 60 days for the seat of former county Legis.

On January 31, Oregon held a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, First District.

Arizona held a special election on June 12, to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House seat, 8th district.

Beekmantown Town Supervisor Samuel Dyer, a former legislator for Area 3, told county lawmakers last Wednesday that the town hadn't budgeted for the cost of holding a special election and asked that the county reimburse the town.

Governor Andew Cuomo must decide when to hold the special election for the remainder of Mr. Losquadro's term.

FIFA will hold a special election on February 26 to replace president Sepp Blatter, football's scandal - tainted world body said Monday as French football great Michel...

«So, the issue now is whether this Court can mandate that the Governor call a special election forthwith, or at least sooner than the time selected by the Governor for holding the special election.

They decided Monday to hold special elections on Friday.

Beekmantown Town Supervisor Samuel Dyer, pictured here speaking before the county legislature in January, called on county lawmakers to consider refunding his town for the cost to hold a special election.

Several Chazy residents are lobbying the Clinton County Board of Legislators to hold a special election to fill the vacancy left by County Legislator Sam Dyer (Area 3) on Jan. 1, 2018.

And some would argue that politicizing the budget isn't the best idea,» Cuomo said, suggesting that holding special elections would distract from the budget negotiations.

And why did Cuomo wait until after the budget to hold the special elections?

That year, Cuomo cited the high cost as a reason not to hold special elections.

The states would hold special elections to replace their members of Congress who got killed in the blast.

Some liberal advocates have called on Cuomo to hold the special election in March — an unlikely proposition given the state budget is under negotiation at that time and must be approved by the end of the month.