Sentences with phrase «to make something onto the ballot»

But only having the support of 40 MPs would not be enough to make it onto the ballot in a regular contest.

She broke away and formed her party but failed to make it onto the ballot paper in the 2012 elections.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox insisted following the failure of his preferred candidate, Steve Levy, to make it onto the ballot at the convention today that the party - switching Suffolk County executive's gubernatorial campaign is finished and he will not be trying to launch a petition drive for an independent bid.

During the GOP convention, DioGuardi was the only candidate that didn't make it onto the ballot for US Senate, after he failed to get 25 percent in a three - way battle with David Malpass and Bruce Blakeman.

California's infamous Proposition 8 and similar measures sure to make it onto the ballots during next year's election fall prey to the so - called Constantinian temptation.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer arrived late to and left early from a last - minute «petitioning party» thrown to boost confidence in his surprise comeback bid for city comptroller as he races against the clock to collect the nearly 4,000 signatures he needs to make it onto the ballot ahead of tomorrow's deadline.

Prior to the WFP's convention, polls showed that Cuomo's lead over Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino would shrink considerably if a nameless third party candidate made it onto the ballot.

Since California implemented the top - two primary system, minor party and no party preference candidates have had a harder time making it onto the ballot.

Those who make it onto the ballot would face each other in a primary on June 26.

So why did Diane Abbott only make it onto the ballot paper through the intervention of David Miliband, who himself only backed her in an attempt to create a more diverse Labour leadership race?

Now Babinec will have to gather 3,500 signatures of registered voters to make it onto the ballot on the new party line.

Foreman - Hines attempted to run in the previous election for Carmen - Arroyo's seat but she did not make it onto the ballot because she filed her paperwork late.

NEC members wrestled with legal advice over whether Mr Corbyn would need to secure 51 nominations to make it onto the ballot after both sides insisted Labour's rulebook backed their case.

Sometimes the most popular candidate, like John McCain this year or Buddy Roemer in Louisiana in 1991, can't even make it onto the ballot.

Levy, as you'll recall, was wooed into the 2010 governor's race by state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, but failed to make it onto the ballot at the party's convention.

Good to see @jeremycorbyn has made it onto the ballot for next @UKLabour leader.

Cox insisted at the convention that Levy was out of the running once he didn't make it onto the ballot, but Levy seemed to have other ideas about that.

Ragusa insisted Mermel can make it onto the ballot, saying he has a chance to get «two bites of the apple» when the governor vote is held at the convention tomorrow.

After Wendy Long, Turner and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos all made it onto the ballot in Rochester, Cox urged them to heed Reagan's 11th commandment and focus their attacks on the ultimate target — Gillibrand — rather than on one another.

Now is not the time to fantasise about an alternative ideal candidate — they do not exist and could not make it onto the ballot.

In the end, Levy failed to make it onto the ballot (good thing, too, knowing what we know now — to the degree we actually know anything — about his fundraising practices), and Lazio was defeated in the GOP primary by Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.

The DCCC designation is a coup for Perez Williams, who entered the race only two weeks ago in a last - minute attempt to make it onto the ballot and force a Democratic primary on June 26.

There's also some question as to whether Ramos will make it onto the ballot.

On Wednesday, the New York State Court of Appeals affirmed previous rulings that Luthmann hadn't collected enough signatures to make it onto the ballot.

It could be weeks before it's determined if his petitions withstand the inevitable challenges and he makes it onto the ballot.

Neither failed to garner enough votes, after attempting write - in campaigns, according to the Buffalo News, because they had earlier failed to make it onto the ballot.

Bayh's departure came so close to the state's filing deadline that no Democrat was able to gather the signatures to make it onto the ballot, leaving the decision up to a group of party officials.

Mr Fox, who backed Leave, said he remained hopeful of gaining enough MPs» signatures to make it onto the ballot.

My only minor gripe is Emma Watson's performance in The Bling Ring didn't make it onto the ballot.

If it makes it onto the ballot, the initiative will likely face a tough battle.

It was a complicated policy question that should never have made it onto the ballot.