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CA: Secretary of State Candidates Debate
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:58 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:41
From SacBee.com:
Republican challenger Damon Dunn threw some verbal punches at incumbent Secretary of State Debra Bowen in an hourlong debate Wednesday – but there were no knockdowns.
Bowen calmly defended her four-year track record, opting not to trade blows with a challenger seeking his first public office.
“If you want to know what I will do if re-elected, I invite you to evaluate what I’ve done with my two primary goals when I ran (in 2006),” the Democrat said in the Bay Area debate carried online.
Bowen said her goal in becoming secretary of state was to ensure that California’s voting system remains secure and to provide better access to public records at lower cost.
Dunn didn’t comment on Bowen’s controversial decision in 2007, meant to improve system security, that sharply curtailed touch-screen voting after a team of hackers deemed such machines vulnerable to attack.
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Poll: Republicans Lead in NV
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:58 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:39
From Review Journal:
A new Nevada poll conducted by Boston’s Suffolk University found Democrat Secretary of State Ross Miller and Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki have opened wide leads over their opponents.
Suffolk University found Miller leading Republican Rob Lauer in poll results that showed 40 percent of respondents supported the incumbent while 24 percent backed the challenger. Krolicki had the support of 42 percent of respondents while 30 percent backed challenger and Democrat Jessica Sferrazza.
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KS: Republicans Dominate in Poll
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:59 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:00
From stateofthestateks.com:
The pollster said, “In the Attorney General race, Republican Derek Schmidt today edges incumbent Democrat Steve Six 48% to 40%; the Republican’s 8-point lead is the party’s smallest in the 5 races polled, and represents a nominal 1-point tightening from the previous poll, when Schmidt led by 9.”
“Two months ago, when polling began, Schmidt led by 20 points. Six appears to have continued momentum among men,where he has trailed by 24, 19, and now by 7 points, and among voters under age 50, where he has trailed by 36, 25, and now by 10 points. In Northeastern Kansas, Six had trailed by 14 and 10 points, and now ties Schmidt.
“Schmidt has offset these changes with gains of his own among women, older voters,and in other parts of the state. Compared to other, stable Kansas statewide contests, there is notable volatility in the Attorney General race, uniquely; any outcome is possible.”
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CT: Complaint Against Democrat Secretary of State Candidate
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:46 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 October 2010 12:59
From Courant.com:
epublican State Party Chairman Chris Healy said Tuesday he would file a formal complaint with the state Judicial Branch’s Statewide Grievance Committee against Democratic Secretary of the State candidate Denise Merrill, saying she has misrepresented herself as an attorney.
Responding to a Sunday Courant column, Healy said that Merrill, of Mansfield, the state House majority leader, “has claimed in her official biography on her official website, her campaign website and printed materials that she is an attorney even though her law license in California has been inactive for over 30 years.”
“Merrill has tried to cover her tracks by placing an ‘asterisk’ to denote her law status in California,” Healy said, but “placing a notation doesn’t excuse breaking the rules.”
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KS: Secretary of State Candidates Clash at Debate
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:50 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 October 2010 12:34
From the Wichita Eagle:
A few dozen Kansans were treated to what was perhaps the most exciting secretary of state debate in state history Tuesday night.
The secretary of state’s race seldom attracts much interest in election years. This year, however, is a little different, thanks to the issue of voter fraud.
Republican Kris Kobach and Democratic incumbent Chris Biggs clashed over that, as well as voter identification law and even how they would spend their spare time if elected.
Kobach argued that election fraud poses a significant threat to the state’s voting system. Kobach said hundreds or even thousands of illegal immigrants could be casting ballots and canceling out the votes of Kansas residents.
“I would say that one case of voter fraud is too many in Kansas,” said Kobach, a constitutional law professor on leave from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kobach previously worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and led the state’s Republican Party.
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GOP Has Rare Shot at Secretary of State Office
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:50 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 October 2010 12:29
From SantaFeNewMexican:
For the past eight decades or so, the battle over who is elected New Mexico’s secretary of state has been decided in the Democratic primary. This election might be different.
Since early this year, incumbent Mary Herrera has faced a growing number of complaints — from her own staff as well as some county clerks across New Mexico — and has had to endure a barrage of bad publicity, including reports of possible criminal investigations.
Some believe the Republican candidate — longtime state Sen. Dianna Duran of Tularosa, a former Otero County clerk — has a fighting chance.
Could a Republican actually win this job?
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Republicans Win AG and Secretary of State Endorsements in New Mexico
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:52 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 12 October 2010 02:01
From ABQJournal:
The Journal makes recommendations in these three statewide races in the Nov. 2 general election:
Secretary of State — Dianna Duran
There’s no question the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office has been plagued by scandal. From Rebecca Vigil-Giron’s indictment involving millions in federal voter funds to the parade of incumbent Mary Herrera’s now ex-employees talking to the FBI, one of the state’s most important offices has been in the public eye for all the wrong reasons.
Republican Dianna Duran, who has represented Otero and Doña Ana counties in the state Senate since 1993, has the qualifications and plans to put the office in the spotlight for the right ones.
Duran vows to put sound management principles in place and “look carefully at every dollar spent.” She plans to work with county clerks and the Legislature to implement photo voter ID, and recounts specific examples of voter fraud she’s heard on the campaign trail to show why. And she will collaborate with the state’s 33 county clerks so rules that work are promulgated in a timely fashion.
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Ohio Republican Jon Husted a good choice for Secretary of State
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 October 2010 12:48 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 12 October 2010 12:48
From TribToday.com:
The biggest difference we see in the two candidates is their past. Based on that, we endorse Husted. Libertarian Charles Earl also is on the ballot.
Husted is in his second year as a state senator from Kettering. He previously served in the House, where he held the position of speaker of the house from 2005 until 2008.
O’Shaughnessy became the Franklin County clerk of court last year. She previously served on the Columbus City Council for 10 years.
Husted’s experience in state government instills more confidence than O’Shaughnessy’s experience at the city and county levels.
But more importantly is Husted’s actual record. The most important item on his record is the effort this year to improve Ohio’s reapportionment process.
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ID: Secretary of State Candidate Debate
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 October 2010 12:22 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 12 October 2010 12:22
From KPVI.com:
With just three weeks left before the General Election across the U.S. many organizations are holding debates. This past week the League of Women Voters, the Idaho Press Club, and Idaho Public Television kicked off debates among candidates running for top state elected office.
The Secretary of State is responsible for the administrative duties over elections in Idaho. But that office is also responsible for the oversight of business and trademarks. The office holder is also in charge of the state seal including the administering of notary public, living wills, and power of attorney.
The two candidates vying for the Secretary of State spot is the incumbent, Republican Ben Ysursa who has served in that post since 2003 and newcomer Democrat Mack Sermon.
Sermon who is a speech and debate director at the College of Idaho in Caldwell is relatively new to politics. In addition to his fifteen year career in education – he is also a professional semi-pro wrestler and rock musician. He is running not because he feels Ysursa hasn’t done a great job…but because he feels it’s time for a change.
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Democrat Secretary of State Tells employee to “get involved” with Republican Party
Last Updated on Friday, 8 October 2010 02:00 Written by rslcpol Friday, 8 October 2010 02:00
From SantaFeNewMexican.com:
Embattled Secretary of State Mary Herrera wanted one of her exempt employees to “get involved” with the Republican Party to try to discourage the GOP from fielding a candidate for secretary of state this year.
That’s according to former SOS public information officer James Flores, who was fired by Herrera last month.
The alleged plan, of course, didn’t work. The Republicans nominated state Sen. Dianna Duran, a former Otero County clerk, to run for the office.
In a Jan. 21, 2010 e-mail from Herrera to Flores — a copy of which I obtained last week — Herrera wrote, “I asked you a long time ago to get involved in the R party, you didn’t and now they are looking for someone to run against me.”
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