Sentences with phrase «to petition one's way onto the ballot»

In addition to Perry and former Rep. Chris Bell (D), two other candidates — state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn (mother of White House spokesman Scott McClellan) and humorist Kinky Friedman — are seeking to petition their way onto the ballot as independents.

Inacio, a Democrat who petitioned her way onto the ballot, said she would fight to preserve state aid for Hartford and focus on quality of life issues.

He insisted he will go to the convention next month — «I'm not going to say, «Oh, I'm running against the entire party,»» — but will petition he way onto the ballot if necessary.

DioGuardi petitioned his way onto the ballot after failing to make the cut at the party's convention.

Coffey, who has pledged to spend $ 2 million of his own cash on the race, was likely to petition his way onto the ballot anyway.

DioGuardi subsequently petitioned his way onto the ballot and won the primary, but then went on to lose to Gillibrand in the general election.

Mermel also made it clear he doesn't support Carl Paladino's plan to force a primary by petitioning his way onto the ballot (Levy hasn't ruled that out, either, at this point).

Potentially, a current member of the legislature would have time to petition their way onto the ballot for the primary in June and, if unsuccessful, could stil have time to get on the ballot and run for re-election to their seat in the legislature, which is currently scheduled to have its primaries in September.

The legislation would also take the nominations for special election candidates out of the hands of the local party apparatus and have candidates petition their way onto the ballot, similar to a general election.

Former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, the Conservative Party's designee, fell short of the 25 percent mark at the convention, but then successfully petitioned his way onto the ballot, forcing a three - way GOP primary for Row B.

For the first time since the GOP convention was settled, the state Democratic Party is turning its surrogating sights on Carl Paladino, the Buffalo developer who's now petitioning his way onto the ballot to challenge Rick Lazio in a primary.

Jimmy Vielkind reported earlier today that Levy, who has so far refused to either endorse his erswhile GOP gubernatorial opponent, Rick Lazio, or rule out trying to petition his way onto the ballot on a new third party line, was supposed to speak today to Sen. Tom Libous, head of the SRCC, about how he can help GOP state Senate candidates.

If nobody tries to petition their way onto the ballot in coming weeks, there will be no primary in June.

The county executive also left open the possibility that he would seek to petition his way onto the ballot as a small - i independent candidate.

But he was defeated in a September primary by Paladino, who petitioned his way onto the ballot and then went on to lose big in the general election to Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

Also: Independent candidates can petition their way onto the ballot if they're passed over for the special election by party leaders.

He could try to petition his way onto the ballot — that worked for former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who didn't get onto the ballot at the convention and then managed to win a there - way GOP primary.

This e-mail is being forwarded around by Warren Redlich, who is also trying to petition his way onto the ballot and has been endorsed by the Libertarian Party (which doesn't have ballot status, hence the petition drive).

Democratic LG hopeful Bill Samuels said today he won't seek to be nominated at the convention, but will petition his way onto the ballot to primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo picks as his preferred running mate.

(The Conservatives went with former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who didn't get a ballot slot at the GOP convention, petitioned his way onto the ballot, won the primary and ended up losing to Gillibrand in the general election).

If all else fails, Paladino is planning to petition his way onto the ballot as an independent candidate, although he will not be naming his self - created line the «Tea Party,» because that would be seen as «an anathema» to activsits, Caputo said.

Would - be AG Sean Coffey has scrapped his original plan to skip the state Democratic convention and head straight to an effort to petition his way onto the ballot, but he is nevertheless already putting the pieces in place for a field campaign.

Even if Lazio keeps Levy off the ballot, he could face a primary challenge from Buffalo developer Carl Paladino, who has pledged to petition his way onto the ballot.

Di Carlo ran without party support in 2010 and petitioned his way onto the ballot, so I doubt that he would have any qualms about going that route this time around.

(The Q poll didn't ask about former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who petitioned his way onto the ballot, nor did it ask about Gail Goode, Gillibrand's primary opponent who also got onto the ballot througha petition drive).

Party insiders said Coffey hurt himself by suggesting early on that he would forgo the state convention and petition his way onto the ballot, which was seen as something of a slight by some committee members.

Paladino has said he will petition his way onto the ballot, spending up to $ 10 million of his own money on his campaign, if he fails to make the convention cut.

Levy had previously refused to rule out the possibility that he would petition his way onto the ballot, creating a wholly new party.

The delegates spurned Joe DioGuardi, the nominee of the Conservative Party, who immediately vowed to petition his way onto the ballot this summer.

August Wolf will try to petition his way onto the ballot and force a Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Richard Blumenthal.

He says he'll try to petition his way onto the ballot, but he's already secured a spot on the Conservative Party line either way.

Paladino, a wealthy Buffalo developer, has promised to spend his own money to petition his way onto the ballot.