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  CQPolitics.com: New York Archives
New York state Sen. Raymond A. Meier’s fortunes have improved over the last month as the Republican primary field cleared in his quest to win the 24th District seat held by retiring 12-term GOP Rep. Sherwood Boehlert....
New York Republican John Spencer, the former Yonkers mayor who is one of two Republicans challenging Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, has apparently won enough support from local GOP organizations to clinch the endorsement of the state Republican Party later this month.
New York’s Republican and Conservative parties may be heading toward a split that could hand the open governor’s seat to Democratic state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer — who already is a solid favorite to succeed retiring three-term Republican incumbent George...
www.cqpolitics.com /new_york   (3259 words)

  
 New York gubernatorial elections - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The governor of New York is elected for a four-year term on a joint ticket with the lieutenant governor.
Note: The length of the term of the Governor and Lt. Governor was extended from two to four years starting with the 1934 election.
History of the State of New York, Political and Governmental.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Election_results,_New_York_governor   (127 words)

  
 GOVERNOR: ELECTION TASK FORCE RELEASES FINAL REPORT
The Governor, with the support of Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, created the non-partisan Task Force by Executive Order Number 108 in February of 2001 to examine the current methods of voting and administering elections in New York and to consider alternatives that could be implemented to improve the process.
All county boards of elections should be charged with the responsibility of running all elections, other than village, school, fire and special district elections, within their counties.
Require boards of elections to verify the identity of persons authorized to pick up absentee ballots on behalf of voters and maintain record of the names and addresses of persons to whom absentee ballots are delivered on behalf of voters.
www.state.ny.us /governor/press/02/june18_02.htm   (2649 words)

  
 Center for Voting and Democracy
Women and minorities remain severely under-represented, with this year's status quo election for their representation standing in stark contrast to the 1992 surge in women and racial minorities after the last round of legislative redistricting.
Election day registration ballot measures were voted down in California and Colorado in amidst poorly informed discussion about their impact on a secure election process.
Finally, several results from the election bolster the case for instant runoff voting (IRV), the ranked choice system adopted by voters in San Francisco for their next city elections in 2003.
www.fairvote.org /e_news/election2002.htm   (2190 words)

  
 USNews.com: The National Interest: The election results (11/9/05)
If one party wins both elections, its spin doctors claim that they are a verdict on the national administration—up if the national party's candidates win, down if (as in such elections going back now to 1989) the national party's candidates lose.
Democrats, after their victories in the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, are arguing that these results, together with the national polls, show a repudiation of the Bush administration.
Turnout in Virginia, with 99.67 percent of precincts reporting, was up 4 percent as against 2001 in a state where turnout increased in 2004 as compared with 2000 by 17 percent and in which population, according to census estimates, increased 5 percent in 2000-04.
www.usnews.com /usnews/opinion/baroneblog/columns/barone_051109.htm   (557 words)

  
 Election results, New York Attorney General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2002 election was held on November 5.
The 1998 election was held on November 3.
The 1994 election was held on November 8.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Election_results,_New_York_Attorney_General   (208 words)

  
 CNN/AllPolitics - Presidential Debates Transcript
Governor is the chief executive officer and learns how to set agendas, and I think you're going to find the difference reflect in our budgets.
Under Governor Bush's plan, they would get not one penny for four to five years, and then they would be forced to go into an HMO or to an insurance company and ask them for coverage, but there would be no limit on the premiums or the deductibles or any other terms and conditions.
I want new incentives for savings and investment for the young couples who are working hard, so they can save and invest on their own on top of Social Security, not at the expense of Social Security, as the governor proposes.
www-cgi.cnn.com /ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html   (15204 words)

  
 Online NewsHour -- Media Watch: Election Night
New Mexico call, and that state did not finally certify its results -- a squeaker for Gore -- until November 30.
The election day anchor teams had stayed up into the wee hours, with some, like the NBC and CBS teams, broadcasting on into their morning programs.
Election returns had slowed to a trickle as sunrise approached on the East Coast.
www.pbs.org /newshour/media/election2000/election_night.html   (2272 words)

  
 Scholastic News: 2005 Election Results
In New Jersey, Democrat Jon Corzine, a U.S. Senator, defeated Republican Douglas Forrester, a businessman, in the race for Governor, the state's most powerful elected position.
The campaign for Governor in New Jersey was bitter.
New Jersey's win was less of a surprise because most of its voters are registered Democrats.
teacher.scholastic.com /scholasticnews/news/archive.asp?archive=111105   (703 words)

  
 Election 2002 - New York Governor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
But on Election Night he sipped ginger ale and cheered along with the crowd at the victory party in a midtown Manhattan hotel for New York's incumbent Republican governor, who had just won his third term.
Joined onstage by his wife, daughter, mother, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others, the governor spoke to about 500 supporters in the Grand Ballroom on the third floor of the Hilton on Sixth Avenue and 53rd Street.
McCall, the state comptroller and the first fl gubernatorial candidate in New York, posed an early threat to Pataki running in the heavily Democratic New York state with strong support from former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton.
www1.cs.columbia.edu /~wisam/vt/4.htm   (756 words)

  
 "+name+"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Amid the din of close races expected in the 2006 elections, it can be hard to distinguish the voices of Generation Next voters, those ages 18-29.
In addition to the high-stakes governor and senate races at the voting booth this year, there are a variety of other important elections happening in Ohio.
Election officials hope the new law will alleviate problems with long lines at the polls seen in previous years.
www.thelantern.com /news/2006/11/09/Election   (421 words)

  
 U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006 - dKosopedia
The 2006 House election and 2006 Senate election are scheduled for the same date as this U.S. gubernatorial election, 2006 for 36 governors.
New York is yet another blue state with a Republican governor.
He was elected in a highly unusual recall election in November 2003: the question of recalling then Governor Gray Davis (D) was on the same ballot as who should be the new governor should the recall succeed; there were no primary elections; and there were over 120 candidates on the ballot.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/2006_Governor_elections   (3496 words)

  
 Election Projection - 2006 Edition
New York CD-19: If Hillary wins the Democratic nomination in 2008 - which, of course, is a strong possibility - this seat will be demoted.
With so many new faces set to take their place in Washington early next year, the face of the Democratic party has become noticeably less liberal.
In Election Projection's case, I firmly believe neither condition was met this year, especially in the House.
electionprojection.com   (3810 words)

  
 Jefferson County Board Of Elections
Training of election inspectors in procedures used in elections and machine custodians in procedures of voting machines.
If you are registering for the first time in Jefferson County you must register 25 days before any election to be eligible to vote in that election.
To be eligible to vote in a primary election, you must be registered in the party that is having the primary.
www.co.jefferson.ny.us /Jefflive.nsf/election   (288 words)

  
 The Empire Zone - N.Y. / Region - New York Times Blog
New York One is reporting that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has already decided to bail out on the proposed Atlantic Yards project, at least for now:
At today’s news conference at City Hall, the Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, pastor at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, said tomorrow’s silent march against police misconduct might be his last.
New York Young Republican Record Official blog of the country's oldest Young Republican Club.
empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com   (3005 words)

  
 New York Post Online Edition: News
Democrats picked up at least two House seats last night in New York, winning in upstate GOP strongholds and bolstering the national party in its quest for control of the House.
It was a normal Election Day yesterday - which in New York City meant cops had to break in to one shuttered polling place in The Bronx and one perplexed Manhattan voter was handed a paper ballot from...
Democrats reclaimed governors' offices from the Northeast to the Rockies to the South yesterday, putting them on track to take a majority of the governorships for the first time in 12 years...
www.nypost.com /news/election/election.htm   (591 words)

  
 Newsletter: December 2000 - 2000 ELECTION RESULTS BEST EVER!
The results of this remarkable 2000 election demonstrate the growing strength of the Natural Law Party and our Independent coalition as a national political force.
Therefore, a large percentage (about 20%) of voters who were exposed to our candidates supported them with their votes and were even willing to risk their votes on a candidate they knew would not win.
This Presidential election was the closest in U.S. history, one that will ultimately be decided by less than 1000 votes.
www.natural-law.org /news/newsletters/2000dec/01_results.html   (772 words)

  
 Time for Kids | News | Democrats Win in New Jersey and Virginia
Democrats said this year's election results were a sign of voter frustration with Republican President George W. Bush's policies.
Many said the results of California's special election were a sign of voter disapproval of Schwarzenegger's leadership.
New York City Mayor Bloomberg celebrates being re-elected to a second term.
www.timeforkids.com /TFK/news/story/0,6260,1127843,00.html   (462 words)

  
 California Recall Election Voter Guide
In 1911, the California Constitution was changed to give the people the right to recall their state elected officials.
A number of counties in California will be using new voting equipment for the October 7th election, and CVF recommends that voters find out what type of technology will be used in their polling places before going to the polls.
The last day to register to vote in the recall election was September 22nd.
www.calvoter.org /voter/elections/archive/recall/index.html   (368 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia governor races   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Both governors' races were marked by record-breaking spending and nasty personal attacks.
The seat will be up for election in a year, but whoever Corzine appoints will likely have a big advantage in that election.
The travails of the Bush administration can't be discounted, Norm Ornstein at the conservative American Enterprise Institute told the AP, with opposition to the Iraq war, the mishandled response to Hurricane Katrina, and the indictment of a top White House aide.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-11-08-election_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA   (813 words)

  
 Elections | Indianapolis Star
Hard-fought Ohio election poised for a rerun in 2008
NEW YORK -- Wall Street celebrated President Bush's re- election with a solid rally Wednesday, surging higher as investors welcomed continuity in Washington and shrugged off higher oil prices.
Eleven states chose governors Tuesday, with changes in party control possible in a few places where a sitting governor was not in the contest.
www2.indystar.com /news/elections   (2543 words)

  
 Best's Election News - Results
The 2006 elections have the potential to change insurance regulation for years to come.
Additionally, many U.S. Senate and House of Representative races were waged with contributions from the insurance industry.
Shown vote tallies are preliminary unless a winner is indicated.
www.ambest.com /electionnews/default.asp   (71 words)

  
 Office of Northeast Governor bullmoose88
Rin-chan and I will be devoting the next week to developing a comprehensive voting reform bill for the Northeast as well as a voting reform bill to be sent to several Senators to hopefully be introduced, endorsed, and passed in the very near future.
I will keep this as brief as possible: In response to recent events, the capital of the Northeast, New York City, as well as Philadelphia and Boston, is under high alert and increased military presence.
But threatening the Governor of the Northeast with street violence and rioting is unnaceptable.
www.uselectionatlas.org /FORUM/index.php?topic=36648.msg834796   (1448 words)

  
 The New Yorker : fact : content
Following the 2000 census, all states were obligated to redraw the boundaries of their congressional districts in line with the new population figures.
As a result, a panel of federal judges formulated a compromise plan, which more or less replicated the current partisan balance in the state’s congressional delegation: seventeen Democrats and thirteen Republicans.
The new map creates similar problems for half a dozen other incumbent Texas Democrats, so the reapportionment may add as many as seven new Republicans to the G.O.P. majority in the House of Representatives and shift the state’s delegation to 22-10 in favor of the Republicans.
www.newyorker.com /fact/content/?031208fa_fact   (4552 words)

  
 Timesunion.com : Elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Election winners Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and Eliot Spitzer.
View images of Election Day from around New York state.
New York state politics and news blog covering the latest in the governor's race and other 2006 campaigns.
www.timesunion.com /election   (105 words)

  
 CUNA News Now: New York league pleased with election results
Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat who gained national fame while fighting corrupt accounting practices in Wall Street as New York State Attorney General, was elected governor.
The state legislature escaped the Democratic sweep that occurred with the congressional elections and "very few seats changed hands." Republicans narrowly held their narrow margin in the state Senate, which is unusual in a "very blue state." Of the 62 seats, four new members were elected.
We'll provide information to start their office files, give them a directory and a list of credit unions in their district, and explain what a league is. We'll schedule meetings so the legislators can visit credit unions in their districts.
www.cuna.org /newsnow/06/system110806-4.html   (456 words)

  
 Democratic Governors Association
Governorships switched parties in 6 states – New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, Colorado, Arkansas and Maryland.
Jubilant Democrats saw their victories in Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections as a pathway to the presidency in 2008.
Voters recognize that.” The Democrats reversed GOP dominance that reached back to 1994, seizing a 28-22 edge in governors’ mansions and stretching into several states that had been in Republican hands for eight years or longer, many of them rich with swing voters – Ohio, Colorado and Arkansas among them.
democraticgovernors.org /news/1407/post-election-news-update   (334 words)

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