Sentences with phrase «vacant house seat»
Rickey Pinckney, a military veteran who has made inroads in the community since his return from Afghanistan in 2012, is city Democrats» pick to fill the vacant House seat in Hartford's northwest corner.
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[18][19] New York law does not provide for a primary election in cases of a special election for a vacant House seat.
Mr. Cuomo is legally required to call a special election for a vacant House seat.
Anthony Weiner's vacant House seat.
Mr. Weinstein ruled against them, and leading attorneys said that his decision yesterday could change the way governors handle vacant House seats forever.
Not exact matches
The New York State United Teachers union on Thursday will endorse Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle for the Rochester - area House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Louise Slaughter.
With vacant seats counting towards the party that previously held the seat, the New Hampshire House held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of 40 seats, which amounted to 10 percent of the chamber.
Tennessee House of Representatives: Of the 99 seats in the House, Republicans held 64, Democrats held 34, and one was vacant.
New York's Junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has had very close ties to the White House, ever since she was appointed to fill Hillary Clinton's vacant seat.
Nevada holds a special election on September 13 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 2nd district.
The seat became vacant on April 14, 2017, after Mark Formby (R) resigned from the state House.
South Carolina holds a special election to fill a vacant U.S. House seat, First district, on May 7.
New York State held a special U.S. House election on May 24, 2011, to fill the vacant 26th district seat.
On May 17, California held an election to fill the vacant seat in the 36th U.S. House district.
On January 31, Oregon held a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, First District.
Siena Research Institute has released this poll for the September 13 special election to fill the vacant New York U.S. House seat, 9th district.
Arizona holds a special election on June 12 the fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 8th district.
If the House of Commons, with the support of two - thirds of its total membership (including vacant seats), resolves «That there shall be an early parliamentary general election».
On February 28, Michigan held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 51st district, in Genesee County.
UPDATE: The Massachusetts House of Representatives has given initial approval to a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant when Edward Kennedy died last month.
Sanford's political career was left for dead following an infamous affair, but he ran in a special election earlier this year to fill a vacant U.S. House seat in South Carolina.
Three seats in the House of Commons were vacant when Parliament was dissolved on 12 April.
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo called special elections (much to the chagrin of the good government advocates and the New York Times) to run concurrent with the Sept. 13 primary to fill six vacant Assembly seats and the House seat formerly held by ex-Rep.
The House of Representative seat became vacant following the death of the former lawmaker representing the constituency, Dr Elijah Adewale, while Akinwunmi Olaitan Nurudeen emerged as the APC candidate for the bye - election after a keenly contested primary.
The race to fill the vacant House of Representative seat of democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be a close call.
On February 11, only ten minutes before the challenge deadline, the petitions of three candidates for U.S. House (in the special election to fill the vacant Illinois 2nd district seat) were challenged.
WASHINGTON (CNN)- The top Republican in the House said Monday that he regretted endorsing Dede Scozzafava, the former GOP candidate who dropped out of a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in upstate New York.
New York fills the vacant 9th district U.S. House seat on September 13.
On March 14, a lower state court in Arizona ruled that Charlie Manolakis should remain on the Green Party primary ballot, in the upcoming special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 8th district.
The initial thinking was that picking Ellsworth was a win - win for Senate and House Democrats as Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel, long seen as a rising star, would hop into the 8th district race if the seat became vacant.
He noted that his understanding of Section 68 (2) of the constitution would also imply that the House must first pass a resolution to decide whether to declare Igbokwe's seat vacant or not.
If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat.
Oregon holds a special election on January 31, 2012, to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 1st district.
Pennsylvania will hold a special election on May 7, to fill the vacant State House seat, 95th district, in York.
The House seat became vacant after Rep. Christopher Lee (R - N.Y.) resigned following revelations that he had posted shirtless pictures of himself online.
I have seen barely any activity from either party, Tory posters are largely seen on rural roads into the constituency (typically for candidate in surrounding seats) or on houses that are currently vacant (coming down the A15 near the Cathedral I thought once house owner was brave with 2 massive Tory posters, then saw a sign saying the house is up for rent, and no visible signs of life in the house).
The House of Assembly, in the exercise of its historic right to expel a member in appropriate circumstances, hereby expels from the Assembly the member last elected before the coming into force of this Act for the electoral district of Inverness South by reason of his conviction on four counts of using forged documents in respect of money received by him in his capacity as a member, and the seat of that member is and is deemed to be vacant until an election is held in that electoral district according to law.