Sentences with phrase «who gets on the ballot»

GOP gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino is trying to embarrass his Democratic opponent, Andrew Cuomo, into a freewheeling debate that, in the Buffalo businessman's opinion, should include every single candidate who got on the ballot — from the Anti-Prohibition Party Manhattan Madam to the Freedom Party's Charles Barron.

The Manhattan commissioner recommends the appointment of the board's deputy borough clerk, who oversees the hiring of more than 100 full - time and part - time employees and supervises the staff that helps decide who gets on the ballot in primary elections, the sources said.

''... should include every single candidate who got on the ballot — from the Anti-Prohibition Party Manhattan Madam to the Freedom Party's Charles Barron.»

``... Like many Upstate Democrats, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of a handful of party insiders determining who gets on the ballot.

In a preemptive attack, Spitzer said, «anybody who'd challenge 27,000 signatures would be sending a statement they don't really believe in democracy,» adding, «We don't believe that bosses dictate who gets on the ballot» (a dig at his opponent's support among the party establishment).

The elections job is a particularly plum patronage post because the board's 10 commissioners oversee the appointment of more than 100 workers and help determine who gets on the ballot in primaries.

Not exact matches

«Airbnb was not on the ballot yesterday, the hosts were on the ballot,» said Chesky, who says he got the idea for the company, now valued at $ 25 billion, when he couldn't afford to pay his own rent.

While I could care less if Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, or Lee Smith eventually gets in, I'm sad Craig Biggio, Tim Raines, Alan Trammell, and especially Kenny Lofton (who fell off the ballot) aren't getting the recognition they deserve for what they did on the field, and royally pissed at how Jeff Bagwell and Mike Piazza's accomplishments are diminished when they're lumped in with PEDs users despite the fact that there's no evidence implicating either of them.

But they didn't love the idea of losing control over who gets to run on their ballot line, which they — through gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins — worked so hard to secure in the 2010 campaign.

Not surprisingly, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long is not at all pleased with the talk in Albany these days of going away with so - called fusion voting by repealing or amending the Wilson - Pakula statute that requires candidates who aren't enrolled in a particular party to get permission from that party's leaders to run on their ballot line.

He also promised «an awful lot of people are going to get hurt in the process» if legislative leaders go along with the governor's idea of scrapping third party officials» power to hand - pick who runs on their ballot lines — a pledge that no doubt sent shivers up the spines of not a few Senate Republicans.

The main goal of the Democratic party's field organizing is to get their supporters off their butts and to the polls, either on Election Day or (even better) beforehand — absentee ballots are field - organizing gold, since every early ballot in the bank represents a voter who WO N'T need to be hassled in person or over the phone before November 4th.

«I want to be very clear on this: Because we've had five candidates who have, over the year, worked hard to get substantial support throughout the state committee and have that support, I am going to allow a two ballot process which will end up letting all five on the ballot,» Jacobs told me this morning.

These elections are arguably more important, since they determine who gets to appear on the ballot.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who has been running for about a year now and has sufficient county support to get onto the ballot on Friday (assuming all the committee pledges he has received hold), did not attend, either.

Gail Goode, who showed up at the convention yesterday with a bus full of backers, is fighting to get on the ballot.

-- Lynn Krogh, a former Pataki administration aide who worked until the bitter end with Paladino's vanquished GOP primary foe, Rick Lazio, and was widely praised for her vote counting operation that blocked Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy from getting on the ballot at the convention.

It's looking increasingly likely that at least two of the three would - be Gillibrand challengers will get onto the ballot as 2012 shapes quickly up into a re-do of 2010 when the GOP finally settled on former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who lost big in the general election.

The Wilson Pakula threshold for anyone not enrolled in the party who wants to run on the line, as you'll recall, is just over 50 percent of the weighted convention vote — more than twice the 25 percent necessary for party members to get onto the ballot.

The Democratic convention officially gets underway in Rye this morning with a breakfast hosted by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, who are expected to easily placed on the ballot by the party faithful.

One delegate who told me she supports Sen. Eric Schneiderman, (who was expected to get onto the ballot if the party went the one - vote route), was downright furious over Jacobs» flip - flopping on the AG vote.

This is one of the many quaint parts of the New York democratic tradition, which are intended to make it difficult for people who are not incumbent officeholders to get on the ballot.

Dell Smitherman, a former Local 1199SEIU political director, filed petitions with 4,000 signatures — four times the number required to get on the ballot — to take on Sampson, who was indicted for allegedly stealing from housing escrow accounts and making false statements.

The best way to do that was to have the party endorse Cuomo, who would be sure to get the WFP the 50,000 votes needed to stay on the ballot for another four years.

City resident Kennard Ray, who served on the Metropolitan District Commission board and was a legislative director for the Connecticut Working Families Party, collected enough signatures to get onto the ballot but was disqualified because of a paperwork error.

As a result, Greenfield's committee on vacancies (a group of endorsers listed on his ballot petitions) got to choose who would replace Greenfield.

The comments are in response to the DCCC's apparent effort to get Perez Williams, who ran unsuccessfully for Syracuse mayor last year, on the Democratic congressional primary ballot.

Blakeman then notes that both Malpass and former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who has vowed to petition his way into the GOP primary after failing to get onto the ballot at the convention, have each ponied up $ 1 million of their own cash on their respective campaigns.

In theory anyone could attempt to run by collecting enough signatures to get on the primary ballot but the reality of election politics today is that only those people who are connected to the party already and have the ability to raise money for themselves and the party have a real chance of success of being nominated to a high profile position.

McGuire said the NYCF PAC did not get involved in the Grisanti race during the primary, but will now engage on behalf of «pro-family candidate» Chuck Swanick, the former Erie County legislator who lost his primary bid for the Democratic line to attorney Mike Amodeo, but remains on the November ballot on the Conservative Party line.

Mermel, who backed erstwhile gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio after Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy failed to get on the ballot at the convention, hosted a breakfast fundraiser for Paladino (his first in Manhattan) this past Wednesday.

An NYPD detective who was disqualified from challenging a GOP - backed candidate for a Nassau legislative seat because of a petition error has filed an 11th - hour appeal seeking to get on the ballot.

«But if several Democrats end up on the ballot in a general election it can only help the incumbent Republican who will definitely get out his base vote in what still amounts to a Republican town.»

The state's Supreme Court hadn't resolved a partisan scuffle over who gets to be listed first on the ballot this year before overseas absentee ballots were dropped in the mail, so those voters will have to write in all the candidates» names themselves, according to Deputy Secretary of State James Spallone.

Few could have anticipated the surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn, who after getting on to the Labour leadership ballot by the skin of his teeth has become remarkably popular among his party's grassroots.

The candidates who receive at least 25 percent of the committee's support will get their names on the ballot this fall.

Ferguson is a local businessman and architect who set up his own «Bristol First» party in order to, he says, get access to electoral information and have his logo on the ballot paper.

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who launched his AG campaign last weekend and headed out for his first - ever upstate swing, has already garnered sufficient support to get him on the ballot at the GOP's upcoming convention.

I believe each state party gets to decide who or who can not be on the ballot under their party affiliation.

Jay Townsend, who has the Conservative Party's nod, also received sufficient support to get on the ballot, so the two are facing off against each other in the Sept. 14 primary.

I just need you to sign the petition to get me on the ballot,» said Weiner, who then noticed the incredulous reaction of a reporter and added, «and you really shouldn't talk that way about people.»

On Wednesday, Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, dropped out of the deputy leadership race at the eleventh hour, allowing her supporters to give their nominations to other candidates who were struggling to get the 35 required to get on the balloOn Wednesday, Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, dropped out of the deputy leadership race at the eleventh hour, allowing her supporters to give their nominations to other candidates who were struggling to get the 35 required to get on the balloon the ballot.

The reporter interviewed the Socialist Party activist in Forest Park who tried to get the Socialist Party on the ballot, and the reporter also interviewed the two individuals responsible for defeating that attempt.

And as for the results — while the numbers on turnout of voters are generally tallied three times during the day, the figures on who voters cast their ballots for don't get looked at until the polls close.

In addition, a progressive Democrat and wealthy businessman who's been a harsh critic of Cuomo is threatening to try to get on the ballot for lieutenant governor.

Spitzer added to Murnane «anybody who is trying to spin that must be worried about what's going to happen once I get on the ballot.

Nader, who spoke in Oklahoma City about ballot access reform, said Oklahoma has one of the most restrictive requirements for third parties to get on the ballot.

The Sunday Politics spoke to the other 10 who will also be on the ballot paper for voters to choose from, as they get a chance to make their case.

Candidates who don't get the party designation will have to find 1,000 signatures from party members to appear on the ballot.

He also ran into more controversy recently when the State Elections Enforcement Commission opened an investigation into a complaint by a Bridgeport resident who said he never signed a petition that allowed Ganim to get on the primary ballot.