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57 W.Pa. hopefuls missed filing deadline, data show
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA dozen Western Pennsylvania judicial campaigns are among 57 statewide that missed a deadline for filing complete contribution and expense reports, state elections data show. Several candidates on Saturday told the Tribune-Review that they should not...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Punishment, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kingsley Guy: Florida still needs election changes
This year, the Legislature enacted "ethics reform" in an effort to improve Florida's political climate. That's all well and good, but it's time now for lawmakers and the electorate to consider far-reaching structural reforms to upgrade Sunshine State...Tags: U.S. Senate, New Hampshire Primary, Nova Southeastern University, Crime, Law and Justice, Bob Graham
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Cordova residents continue to study deannexation options
Commercial AppealCounty and state election leaders said last week supporters of deannexing Cordova had no legal foundation for their hopes. Now, those folks are looking for a way to prove them wrong. Leaders of Cordova's Voice, the grass roots effort to secede from...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Elections
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Virginia gets 'F' in election spending disclosure
Virginia has received an F from a national nonprofit for its weak disclosure requirements for spending by independent groups and individuals in state elections. The National Institute on Money in State Politics, a national, nonpartisan organization that...Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Elections
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Lawmakers try to get rid of outdated literacy test
The News & ObserverNorth Carolina lawmakers want to ask voters one more time to remove what they call a stain from the state constitution. House lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment Monday to repeal the state's literacy test for voting, a provision aimed at...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Crime, Law and Justice, Voting
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Fresno Co. GOP uneasy over deal with Measure G looming
The Fresno BeeA contract between Measure G's political consultant and the Fresno County GOP has divided local Republicans, with some feeling it could lead to the same trouble that in 2009 earned the organization a fine from the state's political watchdog. Some...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Michael Rubio, Parties and Movements, Voting
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Ban against city workers campaigning is 'un-American,' Bartlett rivals say
Tulsa WorldPhil Evans would have been prohibited from volunteering in a city election campaign before he retired from the Tulsa Police Department in December. The former president of the city's police union now works the phones for mayoral candidate Bill...Tags: Freedom of the Press, AFSCME, Public Employees, Civil and Public Service, Crime, Law and Justice
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OPINION: Joe Hallett commentary: Ohio delegation is troubled by GOP's exclusiveness
The Columbus DispatchSkulking around Capitol Hill last week, I detected some unease among Republicans, even though they are a hefty majority in the U.S. House. Their collective nervousness is rooted in the results of the 2012 election in which the GOP presidential...Tags: Karl Rove, Republican Party, Sherrod Brown, Same-Sex Marriage, George W. Bush
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Bills to close 'Lantigua Loophole' get hearing
The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.For longer than a year, Mayor William Lantigua disregarded demands by state election officials to file forms detailing fund-raising and spending by his campaign organization and refused to pay the fines that mounted as the deadlines passed. Lantigua...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Local Government, Laws, Fines
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Voter-Registration Deadline Nears For June Elections In Sallisaw, Howe
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.The deadline to apply to register to vote in the June 11 special elections in Sallisaw and Howe is Friday, area county election boards announced. Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn said those eligible to register are at least 18 years...Tags: Softball, Politics, Bonds, Sports, Voting
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State law moves Rumford budget protesters away from Town Hall
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineMembers of the new citizens' activist group, Save Rumford, ran afoul of state law and town officials on Wednesday while protesting the proposed municipal budget outside Town Hall. The morning's peaceful leafleting and picketing effort by the group,...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Rite Aid Corp., Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Local Government
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EDITORIAL: Richland County's unaccountable elections board's days should be numbered Editorial: Richland County's unaccountable elections board's days should be numbered
The StateWHY DOES the Richland County Board of Elections and Voter Registration as we know it even exist? Considering the unaccountable, poorly led body's sorry stewardship, that's a question the county's state legislators, who appoint its members, are obligated...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Local Elections, Elections
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