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Republican Secretary of State Candidate Hits Campaign Trail Running
Last Updated on Thursday, 3 December 2009 02:22 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 3 December 2009 02:22
From the Sacramento Bee:
Even Dunn, who speaks his mind at a galloping clip, admits he’s at a loss to explain the quick transformation.
But he isn’t pausing as he wins big-league backing as a promising black Republican able to help the party win over minority voters – despite registering a decade ago as a Democrat.
He’s already received advice from GOP heavyweights such as George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove and former Gov. Pete Wilson and is hitting the conservative airwaves.
Meanwhile, the Orange County resident says he cast his first vote in May, against state budget ballot measures, after registering in California as a Republican.
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AZ SOS: Accurate Census Important to Rural Funding
Last Updated on Thursday, 3 December 2009 01:37 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 3 December 2009 01:37
From AZCapitolTimes:
Adequate federal funding for broadband Internet, water systems, law enforcement and other areas vital to rural Arizona depends on residents participating fully in the upcoming U.S. census, Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Dec. 1.
“There are services that kind of develop naturally in the more populated areas of the state and many federal programs are focused on trying to accomplish those same types of things out in the rural areas,” he said.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Phoenix office invited Bennett and other public officials to a “Spirit of Community Celebration” at which they emphasized the importance participating in the 2010 census.
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Mississippians Eye Statewide Offices
Last Updated on Monday, 30 November 2009 01:49 Written by rslcpol Monday, 30 November 2009 01:49
From SunHerald.com:
With Gov. Haley Barbour leaving office in 2012 because of term limits and other statewide elected officials possibly seeking higher office in 2011 elections, as many as four South Mississippians might run for vacant posts.
But in recent decades, only two Coastians have won Mississippi-wide races — former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott and former Attorney Gen. Mike Moore. Many think that’s partly because, for many years, South Mississippi was considered relatively cut off from the rest of the state and also culturally different from more upland areas.
The true reason few Coastians have won may be that since 1987, Moore and Lott, besides being the only Coast candidates to be elected in statewide races, are also the only South Mississippians who sought open seats.
Indiana Secretary of State Continues to push Redistricting Reform
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 November 2009 02:59 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 19 November 2009 02:59
From WIBC.com:
Rokita has been stumping the state for two months making the case for taking politics out of the process of drawing legislative maps. Republican leaders in the House and Senate have responded in the last week with reform bills.
The House would turn the job over to an independent commission, a move the Senate contends is unconstitutional.
Rokita told an Ivy Tech leadership conference in Indianapolis the question of who draws the maps is a side issue.
“I was, in this plan, giving tremendous deference to the legislature and our constitution. If they can’t or won’t do that job, then an independent commission would be necessary,” Rokita says. “Even so, whoever draws these lines still needs to follow (my) criteria.”
The Senate plan would write most of those criteria into state law: compact districts which follow existing boundaries and keep “communities of interest” together in the same district. But it omits what Rokita calls “the moose on the table”: a ban on using political data to draw the maps.
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California GOP Secretary of State Candidate Damon Dunn
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 November 2009 01:38 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 12 November 2009 01:38
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Conservatives Set Sights on 2010
Last Updated on Thursday, 5 November 2009 03:07 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 5 November 2009 03:07
From KDVR.com:
One year to the day after President Barack Obama stepped onto a stage in Chicago’s Grant Park after a historic election win, Republicans savored two victories in Tuesday’s gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia.
On the surface, it may not be much. But conservatives are hopeful it’s a sign of things to come as they look to build momentum heading into next year’s midterm Congressional elections.
“The election has some significance as we look at 2010. The question now is how much?” said Norman Provizer, a professor of political science at Metro State College of Denver. “The biggest thing, frankly, is how it’s played in the media. You’re going to get a number of days with stories talking about how the Republicans are back from the dead — kind of the post- Halloween story, if you will.”
Nebraska Secretary of State to seek Third Term
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 12:47 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 20 October 2009 12:47
From the Grand Island Independent:
Seeking a third term, Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale was in Grand Island on Monday to make his official announcement.
Prior to coming to Grand Island, Gale also made campaign stops in North Platte, where he lived and practiced law for 30 year prior to becoming secretary of state, and stops in Lexington and Kearney.
“I have been secretary of state for eight and a half years. It has been a wonderful job, and I have been very honored to serve this state as a constitutional officer,” he said.
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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita Weighs in on ACORN and Redistricting
Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 01:26 Written by rslcpol Monday, 12 October 2009 01:26
From indianasnewscenter.com:
While the Secretary’s office is behind “Indiana Investment Watch,” it’s Todd Rokita’s call for change in the state’s redistricting laws that have recently made waves.
When the census comes out every 10-years, it’s inevitable that the population will shift and Rokita says there are no guidelines for the Legislature to draw new boundary lines to make sure every district has the same number of residents.
He claims that in the past, legislators have protected their own interests and not the interests of voters.
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OH: Republican Urges Help for Military Voters
Last Updated on Friday, 9 October 2009 01:55 Written by rslcpol Friday, 9 October 2009 01:55
From Middletown Journal:
A local state senator is pushing for changes that would allow American servicemen more time to cast election ballots.
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, is sponsoring Senate Concurrent Resolution 21 urging speedy congressional action on the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Action, which would address overseas voting problems. It also would help other Americans living overseas.
“Current voting procedures, both at the state and federal level, fail to recognize the unique logistical and geographic challenges that dedicated men and women in our armed forces and other Americans living overseas face in order to exercise their right to vote,” Husted said in a press release on Friday, Oct. 9.
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MN: Republican Explores Run for Secretary of State
Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 October 2009 12:24 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 7 October 2009 12:24
From SCTimes.com:
Rep. Dan Severson of Sauk Rapids has filed the paperwork to explore a run for secretary of state.
Severson would be seeking the Republican nomination to challenge DFLer Mark Ritchie, who was elected in 2006.
The secretary of state is the state’s chief election officer. The office also keeps the state’s documents and provides some business services to the public, among other duties. The secretary serves a four-year term.
Severson is in his fourth term as a state representative from District 14A, which includes Sauk Rapids, Rice, Holdingford, Sartell and St. Stephen.
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