[BwayDems] Results of Broadway Democrats Endorsement Meeting May 8, 2014

[Paula Diamond Roman]

Results of Broadway Democrats
Endorsement Meeting
May 8, 2014
 
There were 40 ballots cast,
26 ballots in the 30th State Senate district and 14 in the 31st State Senate
district.Two
of the races, Governor and
Civil Court Judge, were decided by the club’s Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)
procedures, since no candidate received a majority of the “1st choice” ballots
cast. The exact language of how this procedure works, reprinted from the
Broadway Democrats’ Constitution, appears after the vote totals.
 
 
Governor
(2 “rounds”) 1st Count Final Count % 
Randy Credico 6 0 0.0% 
Andrew Cuomo 19 20 57.1% 
No Endorsement 14 15 42.9% 
Valid Ballots 39 35 
 
        
Attorney General 1st Count Final Count % 
Eric Schneiderman 36 36 94.7% 
No Endorsement 2 2 5.3% 
Valid Ballots 38 38 
 
        
Comptroller 1st Count Final Count % 
Thomas DiNapoli 31 31 86.1% 
No Endorsement 5 5 13.9% 
Valid Ballots 36 36 
 
        
State Senate (30th) 1st Count Final Count % 
Bill Perkins 40 40 100.0% 
No Endorsement 0 0 0.0% 
Valid Ballots 40 40 
 
        
  In District 
State Senate (30th) 1st Count Final Count % 
Bill Perkins 26 26 100.0% 
No Endorsement 0 0 0.0% 
Valid Ballots 26 26 
 
        
State Senate (31st) 1st Count Final Count % 
Marisol Alcantara 4 4 10.0% 
Marc Landis 1 1 2.5% 
Robert Jackson 34 34 85.0% 
Luis Tejada 0 0 0.0% 
No Endorsement 1 1 2.5% 
Valid Ballots 40 40 
 
        
  In District 
State Senate (31st)
(In-district votes) 1st Count Final Count % 
Marisol Alcantara 2 2 14.3% 
Marc Landis 0 0 0.0% 
Robert Jackson 12 12 85.7% 
Luis Tejada 0 0 0.0% 
No Endorsement 0 0 0.0% 
Valid Ballots 14 14 
 
        
Assemblyman (69th) 1st Count Final Count % 
Daniel O’Donnell 39 39 100.0% 
No Endorsement 0 0 0.0% 
Valid Ballots 39 39 
 
        
Female State Committee  1st Count Final Count % 
Lynn Thomas 37 37 97.4% 
No Endorsement 1 1 2.6% 
Valid Ballots 38 38 
 
        
Male State Committee  1st Count Final Count % 
Daniel Marks Cohen 38 38 97.4% 
No Endorsement 1 1 2.6% 
Valid Ballots 39 39 
 
        
Civil Court Judge
(2 Rounds) 1st Count Final Count % 
Louis Nock 9 0 0.0% 
J. Machelle Sweeting 16 20 52.6% 
Richard Tsai 14 18 47.4% 
No Endorsement 0 0 0.0% 
Valid Ballots 39 38 
 
        
Civil Court Judge 1st Count Final Count % 
Arlene Bluth Acclamation   
 
 
Judicial Convention Delegates: Luis Roman, Patti Jacobs, Cathy Grad, Pat
Almonrode, Mary Peppito
Judicial Convention Alternates: Linda Schoener, Dan Zweig, Rachelle Bradt,
Martha Cain
 
 
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CONSTITUTION OF THE BROADWAY DEMOCRATIC
CLUB
ARTICLE VIII
Endorsement of Candidates for Public and
Party Office in Primary Elections:
Section 1 -- Voting Procedure
a. The Club may endorse candidates for
public or party office. Endorsement of candidates for election for public of
party office where such office is to be voted upon in a forthcoming primary
elections in the Club’s area, or in a larger political subdivision which
includes all or part of the Club’s area shall take place, if not scheduled
earlier at the last regular Club meeting that occurs prior to the first date on
which designating petitions for said office can be signed.
b. Voting for endorsement shall be
conducted by the method of Instant Runoff Voting. Each voting member shall cast
one ballot. A ballot shall consist of a list of the candidates known to be
running, as well as "No Endorsement", for each office. If there are
only two candidates running for an office, the candidate with a majority of
votes shall receive the club's endorsement. If there are more than two
candidates running for an office, the voting member shall indicate preferential
ranking by numbers - 1 for first preference, 2 for second preference, 3 for
third preference. No more than three choices shall be such marked, though a
member may choose to rank fewer than three candidates. A count of first place
votes shall then be conducted. If a single candidate has received a majority of
votes, that candidate shall be deemed to have won the vote, and shall be
endorsed by the club. Otherwise, whichever candidate (other than No
Endorsement) has the fewest total votes shall be eliminated, and their votes
shall be redistributed to the next choice down the list. In the case where no
further choices are listed on a ballot, that vote shall then be distributed to
No Endorsement. After each redistribution, if a single candidate has a majority
of votes, that candidate shall be endorsed. If the process reduces to a single
candidate, and that candidate does not have more votes than No Endorsement, no
endorsement shall be given by the club.
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