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Republican Secretary of State Makes Senate Run Official
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2010 02:56 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 January 2010 02:56
From NKY.com:
Republican Trey Grayson of Northern Kentucky has officially entered the race for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
Grayson filed the necessary paperwork in the Kentucky Capitol on Thursday. The move had been long-awaited considering he had raised $1.2 million by October and has been actively campaigning since incumbent Sen. Jim Bunning announced he wouldn’t seek a third term last year.
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CT: Democrat Secretary of State makes AG Run Official
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:25 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 January 2010 02:53
From New Haven Register:
As expected, Democratic Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz Wednesday announced she is running for attorney general, but she failed to pledge to serve a full term if elected.
One of the biggest supporters of the state’s new public financing system, Bysiewicz also said the program is “in great jeopardy,” and she was going to depend on private fundraising to run her new campaign.
She now can transfer to a candidate committee for attorney general the $467,367 she has raised as part of an exploratory committee for governor, and take contributions of up to $2,000 from individuals, as opposed to the $375 previous limit.
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California ACORN Splits from Group
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:25 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 January 2010 02:52
From SFGate.com:
In an attempt to rebrand their image, California’s branch of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, better known as ACORN, is breaking from the national organization and reforming with a new name and stricter controls over its finances.
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, or ACCE, will have “no legal, financial or structural ties to ACORN,” Executive Director Amy Schur said Wednesday. All Bay Area ACORN offices have closed.The new group plans to focus on organizing low- and middle-income people and may continue voter registration efforts. It will stop its tax preparation and other service work.
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AR: Republican State Representative to run for Secretary of State
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:32 Written by rslcpol Friday, 8 January 2010 02:08
From Arkansas News:
Republican state Rep. Mark Martin of Prairie Grove said today he will seek the secretary of state’s office this year.
He becomes the first Republican to announce for the office.
Three Democrats — Arkansas Land Commissioner Mark Wilcox, Pulaski County Clerk and Circuit Clerk Pat O’Brien and Sebastian County Clerk Doris Tate — have already announced.
“I think I can do a good job,” said Martin, who is term-limited.
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Hawaii Lt. Governor Wants a Secretary of State
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:33 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 6 January 2010 12:48
From honoluluadvertiser.com:
Lt. Gov. James “Duke” Aiona yesterday said he wants state lawmakers to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to establish a nonpartisan, elected secretary of state to administer elections.
Aiona would eliminate the state’s chief elections officer and repeal the powers of the state Elections Commission, giving the elected secretary of state the authority to oversee the state Office of Elections.
Most states have elected or appointed secretaries of state to handle a variety of administrative tasks, while lieutenant governors perform some of those functions in Hawai’i, Alaska and Utah.
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NJ: Lt. Governor will also be Secretary of State
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:37 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 17 December 2009 11:52
From philly.com:
Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno also will serve as New Jersey’s next secretary of state, Gov.-elect Christopher J. Christie said yesterday.
The job will give Guadagno – the state’s first lieutenant governor – the secretary’s traditional responsibilities overseeing elections and promoting historical and cultural programs and tourism. In addition, Christie has asked Guadagno to lead a “red-tape review” committee to eliminate bureaucratic obstacles to developing business in the state. She also will head a New Jersey Partnership for Action to help attract and retain businesses.
The role Guadagno carves out could determine how the position fits into state government. The only clearly defined responsibility when the lieutenant governor post was established was to be ready to serve if the governor is unavailable, a relatively common occurrence in recent New Jersey history.
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Mass. Secretary of State – Possible AG Candidate? – Popping up on TV
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 December 2009 02:37 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 15 December 2009 02:37
From the Boston Herald:
Secretary of State William Galvin is popping up on television these days, talking to the public about voting and financial fraud.
Political observers say the public service announcements could also pay him a political dividend amid a highly charged political season.
Democratic media consultant Dan Payne says Galvin is a potential candidate for attorney general if Democrat Martha Coakley wins her campaign for the U.S. Senate. The ads — paid by the state or federal governments — offer him a chance to get his name and face before the public.
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New Secretary of the Commonwealth in Virginia
Last Updated on Friday, 11 December 2009 03:33 Written by rslcpol Friday, 11 December 2009 03:33
From Virginia Business:
Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell today named Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, Richmond businessman Robert Sledd and longtime staff member Janet Polarek to posts in his administration.
Bolling will become chief jobs creation officer, a unpaid position announced during the recent election campaign. Sledd was named secretary of commerce and trade, and Polarek was appointed secretary of the commonwealth.
Bolling was elected to his second term as lieutenant governor in November. In his cabinet post, he will coordinate economic development and job creation initiatives.
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CO: Why the Secretary of State Race Matters
Last Updated on Monday, 7 December 2009 01:45 Written by rslcpol Monday, 7 December 2009 01:45
From the Examiner:
In 2006, the Democrats, Moveon.org and George Soros were pissed. Not only had George W. Bush survived his 2000 election, but he won reelection in 2004 handily. The most galling part of the 2004 election for the Dems was the state of Ohio. Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State had not only kept out questionable ballots that would have benefitted the Dems, but the Secretary allowed in ballots for Bush that seemed unkosher to the lefties. Bush carried Ohio and got 4 more years. What to do? What to do?
The next election cycle, in 2006, saw the Lefties’ creation of the Secretary of State Project or SoSP for short. The SoSP Project was co-founded in July 2006 by James Rucker, formerly director of grassroots mobilization for MoveOn.org Political Action and Moveon.org Civic Action. During a panel discussion at the Democratic Party’s convention last year, we learned that the Democracy Alliance, a financial clearinghouse created by Billionaire George Soros and Progressive Insurance magnate Peter B. Lewis, approved the Secretary of State Project as a grantee. This means the SoSP Project is effectively funded by Soros and Lewis.
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AR: Republican State Rep. Considering Secretary of State Run?
Last Updated on Friday, 4 December 2009 01:42 Written by rslcpol Friday, 4 December 2009 01:42
From the Tolbert Report:
Rumors came in today that Republican State Rep. Mark Martin is considering jumping in the race for Secretary of State. Martin is currently serving his last term as state representative from Prairie Grove before being term limited.
I called up Martin to see if this was the case. He confirmed that he considering getting in the race but has not reached a final decision. He told me that he plans to visit with his family over the Christmas holiday and will probably be making a final decision at the end of the year or first part of January.
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