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OK: Officials Start Campaign Panels

Meacham, who was appointed treasurer in 2005, started the treasurer for 2010 committee after closing out his 2006 election committee with a zero balance. He transferred about $30,000 he carried forward from his 2006 campaign to the 2010 committee, he said.”I don’t know that I’m going to run in 2010 for treasurer or for anything else, for that matter,” said Meacham, a Democrat.

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MS: Mock High School Election Has GOP Dominating

Stories like this really impact elections…

State Auditor Phil Bryant, a Republican, won election over Democratic nominee Rep. Jamie Franks as the state’s next lieutenant governor on a 291-275 vote lead while Republican Delbert Hosemann was named secretary of state after outpolling Democratic nominee Rob Smith 349 votes to 306.

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AR: Dems Running For Governor 7 Years Early?

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is talking up ethics reform and targeting “Hannah Montana” ticket scalpers. Lt. Governor Bill Halter is busy touting college scholarships and the lottery proposal he says will fund them.

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IL: Dem LG Uses Internet To Pressure Dem Governor

Maybe Governor Blagojevich needs to send his Lieutenant Governor some flowers or something to make nice. Because clearly, these guys are not on the same song sheet right now. Though not overly surprising coming from one Illinois Democrat to another – the state’s Democrat A.G. Lisa Madigan has spent some quality time beating on the Blago pinata of late.

Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is turning to the Internet in hopes of getting his two-time Democratic running mate, Gov. Blagojevich, to curtail so-called pay-to-play politics.

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AR: LG Gives AG Revised Lottery Proposal

LITTLE ROCK — Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said Thursday he has submitted a revised version of his ballot proposal for a state lottery to the state attorney general’s office.Halter wants Arkansans to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to create a state lottery to fund college scholarships. He submitted a version of his proposal to Attorney General Dustin McDaniel in September, but McDaniel rejected it, citing unclear language.

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VA: GOP Senator Emmett Hanger Considers LG Run

State Sen. Emmett Hanger said Wednesday he is considering a bid to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor.

“I don’t think there is anyone clearly laying the groundwork, nor am I, but I do have an interest,’’ said Hanger, R-Mount Solon.

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MS: MSU Next For GOP LG

Amy Tuck’s plans after January are a secret no longer.The term-limited lieutenant governor is heading to Mississippi State University, her alma mater, to work as a special assistant to President Robert Foglesong.

Tuck’s main role, university officials say, will be pushing economic development, consulting on public policy issues and interacting with various state, national and international organizations.

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Kansas Gets a “D” and “D-” In Campaign Law

Kansas’ campaign finance disclosure laws remain among the nation’s weakest, but state agencies that run the system are making it easier for the public to access the information that is available, according to a new national study.

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LA: Democrats Scrambling

History is very much in the making in Louisiana. Saturday will be big.

Democratic problems may even signal a historic move toward Republicans that other Southern states went through 20 years ago, said Jeffrey Sadow, associate professor of political science at LSU in Shreveport.“That is not an overstatement at all,” Sadow said.

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LA: Overview of Down-ballot Races

They’re not running for governor ” easily the most high-profile race on the ballot this fall ” but most of the statewide candidates at least hope to be in the line of succession when the votes are counted this Saturday (Oct. 20).Of Louisiana’s seven statewide elective offices, the only one not up for grabs is that of treasurer. Incumbent Treasurer John Kennedy, just days after kicking Democrats to the curb by switching to the GOP, drew no opponents during qualifying and is thus re-elected already to another four-year term.

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