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Archive of Elections on Tuesday May 06, 2008
Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Presidential primary is casting a long shadow in Indiana
ANDERSON, Ind. - Inside Eva's Pancake House in this central Indiana town, it had been a slow morning for Jill Long Thompson, one of two Democratic candidates for governor. Read More
Worried about Dem distractions, McCrory urges GOP turnout
Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory is worried that excitement surrounding the Democratic primary will depress turnout among GOP voters, creating an opening for his rivals in the Republican race for the governor. Read More
Bill Lee - Thanks, but I'm still not in it
Retired Superior Court Judge Bill Lee, who was drafted by the Republican Party Saturday to be its candidate for governor, said today he was humbled by the "unprecedented honor" and would "proceed toward running" for the governor's office. Read More
Ark. Democratic leader tells members to stop helping GOP
The head of Arkansas' Democratic Party is asking lawmakers in his party to avoid taking friendships forged with Republicans in the Capitol to the campaign trail. Read More
Leader of party rebukes senators
The state Democratic Party chief and two prominent state senators in his party differed Monday over the senators associating with Republican fundraisers and his comments suggesting one of them might have preferred a Republican candidate for governor. Read More
Dueling fuel philosophies on collision course
WASHINGTON - Prices at the pump are fueling the latest battles in Congress. Read More
Bill Lee plays it coy
He has not said yes and he has not said no, but retired Superior Court Judge Bill Lee -- drafted Saturday as the Republican Party's nominee for governor -- did say he would "proceed toward running" for the office. Read More
State voter roll rises by 16,000
In Hawaii the current statewide registered voter count is about 663,000, Glen Takahashi, election administrator in the City Clerk's Office, said in an e-mail. Read More
Senate hopeful Risch to skip live Idaho Public TV debate
For a second straight election, Lt. Gov. Jim Risch will forgo a live Idaho Public Television debate in favor of a taped commercial network debate with candidates in Idaho's Republican U.S. Senate primary facing questions from a panel but not from each other. Read More
Senators insist day off isn't for Obama's benefit
With their former colleague vying for votes in neighboring Indiana, the Illinois Senate has called off work today, a move one Republican said is improper given Illinois' lingering problems. Read More
Plan to define marriage fails
Illinois voters won't be asked this fall whether they think the state constitution should be rewritten to define "marriage" as only for male-female couples. Read More
Indiana voters rely on 'feel'
Nancy Cravens can't quite put into words her opposition to Barack Obama. Read More
Poll watchers rejected
The county election board rejected all requests for poll watchers during today's primary election. Read More
Early voting soars
In what may have foreshadowed a heavy turnout today, voters lined up Monday morning for last-minute absentee voting in the lobbies of the County-City Building in South Bend and the County Services Building in Mishawaka. Read More
State braces for record turnout
The national spotlight will shine on the Hoosier State today, and Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says the election system is ready to handle more than 165,000 new voters and a possible record turnout. Read More
Early voter turnout continues at fever pitch
Hoosiers have been voting early and often, particularly in Northwest Indiana, in the final run up to today's primary election. Read More
A final push for Hoosier votes
In her last scheduled region visit before today's hotly contested Indiana primary, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton appealed to voters' faith in her ability to better their lives. Read More
Undecideds may hold sway in too-close-to-call primary
As they campaigned across Indiana in the past two weeks, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton reminded Hoosier voters just how important the state's primary is. Read More
Obama rally with Stevie Wonder draws thousands to Downtown
Standing before an estimated 21,000 people who turned the American Legion Mall into a sea of upturned faces, Sen. Barack Obama on Monday urged voters to help him change the world. Read More
Touch-screen machines, extra poll workers ready for high turnout
Automatic 5 a.m. wake-up calls for poll inspectors and touch-screen voting machines in case of paper ballot shortages will be used for the first time in Indiana's presidential primary today, a vote that has turned into one of the more closely watched in the nation. Read More
Voters line up at polls; absentee voting high
Voters were lining up at polls this morning across the city. Election workers are predicting the number of ballots cast in today's primary and school board elections could be high by day's end. Read More
State overdue for its moment in national political spotlight
After two of the most high-profile months in the state's history, and after 40 years of waiting for the chance to have a meaningful say in presidential politics, it's Indiana's turn. Read More
Clinton vs. Obama -- Don't forget these Indiana campaign moments
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who grew up in suburban Chicago, was an Indiana organizer for the Carter-Mondale campaign in 1976. Sen. Barack Obama represents Illinois and has distant cousins in Tipton County, where his maternal great-great-great-grandfather settled. Read More
Obama surprises Greenwood breakfast group
GREENWOOD, Ind. -- A group of regulars eating breakfast at the Four Seasons Family Restaurant got a surprise visit this morning from Sen. Barack Obama. Read More
Indiana may feel coattail effect in fall
ORLEANS, Ind. - When Baron P. Hill, the local congressman, endorsed Barack Obama last week, his surprise announcement was greeted with a roof-raising cheer from more than 12,000 people crowded into the basketball arena at Indiana University. Read More
Two candidates, two states and one big day
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - On a final, fevered day of campaigning, Sen. Barack Obama looked to voters in Indiana and North Carolina to reverse a string of defeats in key states, while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fought to keep her improbable comeback hopes alive with a pair of strong showings. Read More
Rep. Wilk not running again
State Rep. Kenny Wilk, who has successfully pushed through major economic policy changes in the Legislature for years, said Monday he would not seek re-election. Read More
13 precincts moving for primary
The Jefferson County Board of Elections has moved more than a dozen voting sites for the May 20 primary, affecting thousands of people. Read More
2 Md. leaders endorse Obama
WASHINGTON - On the eve of primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, Barack Obama angled for an advantage on a second front yesterday, picking up pledges from two party leaders in Maryland to pull nearly even with Hillary Clinton in the race for superdelegates. Read More
Both ouster options tricky
If the City Council is intent on dumping Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, members can try to do it themselves or call on a higher power: Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Read More
Dems to weigh two delegate plans
Michigan Democratic leaders could endorse one of two competing plans for resolving Michigan's delegate ban on Wednesday. Read More
Affirmative action petition misses deadline for ballot
A group seeking to bar many state affirmative action programs has missed a Sunday deadline to submit its initiative petition. Read More
Affirmative action ban won't be on Missouri ballots
Supporters of affirmative action in Nebraska have a new reason for hope a ban on the practice won't make it onto the November ballot. Read More
Democratic Party's doings are heating up in Billings
Democrats are converging on Billings this week as they ramp up for Saturday's Truman Dinner, featuring former President Bill Clinton at Montana State University Billings. And on Monday, Hillary Rodham Clinton opened her state headquarters in downtown Billings. Read More
Indian superdelegate backs Obama
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Superdelegate Kalyn Free, one of the most influential women in Indian Country politics, announced on Monday her support for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Read More
Dems in AG race try to break from crowd
Democrats Steve Bullock, John Parker and Mike Wheat are in a tough spot. Each Democrat wants to be Montana's next attorney general. Each has raised enough money and brings enough legal and political experience to make the three-way race truly competitive. That's the rub. Read More
Would-be governors eat, schmooze to last minute
The Republican and Democratic candidates for governor turned to airplanes, telephones and restaurants for their final day of trying to sway voters. Read More
Democrats' arcane delegate rules
How the Democratic presidential delegates from North Carolina will be divvied up: 134 Read More
Do celebration plans hint at election outcome?
Reflecting their strength in the polls, gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue, Pat McCrory and Fred Smith plan to party as the elections results come in tonight. Read More
Third parties protest rules for spot on ballot
The state's rules for third-party candidates to get on the ballot are unconstitutional, attorneys for Libertarian and Green Party candidates argued Monday in Wake Superior Court. Read More
Time to vote, and wait
DURHAM, N.C. - Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton hunted votes in every corner of North Carolina on Monday, making frantic final appeals that included new television ads, energetic rallies, speeches from spouses and, for a few surprised Durham voters, free pound cake. Read More
Campaigns in high gear in N.C.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made final pitches to Tar Heel voters Monday, criss-crossing the state in their quests for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read More
Indiana, N.C. voters settling largest remaining contests
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Voters in Indiana and North Carolina crowded polling places Tuesday as they sought to settle the largest remaining contests in the Democratic presidential nomination struggle between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton that has dragged improbably into spring. Read More
Polls open; big turnout foreseen
Voters were expected to turn out today in record-busting numbers in the most consequential North Carolina presidential primary in decades. Read More
Politics takes center stage across Triad
GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina's place in history was on voters' minds as national and state candidates crisscrossed the state Monday, many of whom stopped in Guilford County. Read More
Democratic candidates ask N.C. voters for a big turnout
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Democratic presidential candidates made their final pitches to North Carolinians yesterday, urging voters to turn out in record numbers for today's primary. Read More
Polls open in N.C.; some long lines reported
Long lines were reported this morning at some polling places across North Carolina in the state's first significant presidential primary election in two decades. Read More
Elections officials are ready for high turnout
Long lines, potential traffic jams and a fired-up electorate. Tuesday could turn out to be something unusual in North Carolina voting history: a primary election that actually draws significant numbers of people to the polls. Read More
Moore talks with diners on stop
Lunch regulars at the K&W Cafeteria on Peters Creek Parkway got a side of politics with their chicken and greens yesterday when State Treasurer Richard Moore, a Democratic candidate for governor, swept through town before today's primary. Read More
A final push for primary voters
DURHAM, N.C. -- In the hours before today's important primaries here and in Indiana, the candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination made final pleas for votes even as they acknowledged the race will almost certainly continue into next month. Read More
Demand for new county jails grows across Nebraska
WEST POINT, Neb. -- According to the Nebraska Crime Commission, three counties -- Cuming, Jefferson and Lancaster -- will ask voters in the May 13 primary to approve bond issues to finance new jails. Read More
Towns claim districts don't pass muster
A half dozen towns joined a lawsuit against the state yesterday, claiming that large, multi-town legislative districts disenfranchise their residents and violate a constitutional amendment that passed in 2006. The petitioners, backed by a new group, are asking a Merrimack County judge to hold off the 2008 elections until the state redraws its legislative districts. Read More
Corzine praises Clinton, pans gas-tax holiday
Gov. Jon Corzine hit the campaign trail for Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday but did not get on board with her call for a federal gas-tax holiday this summer. Read More
2nd Congressional District: Voters hear candidates in crowded field
ROSWELL, N.M. - Four Republican candidates in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District race defended the Iraq war on Monday night, while two Democrats opposed it. Read More
Candidate filing starts in Nevada
A two-week window for candidate filing opened Monday, and dozens Nevada incumbents and political hopefuls showed up to pay their fees and sign up for various legislative and congressional seats. Read More
Given $50,000, he decides to run
Steve Nathan hadn?t thought about running for public office. Then some friends and business associates approached him about a state Senate seat. Read More
State GOP bulks up vulnerable candidates
The Republican-led Senate is pouring millions of dollars in taxpayer money into "pork" projects where GOP incumbents face difficult re-election campaigns this fall. Read More
Term-limit measure stalls after state Senate tie
A deadlock in the Senate over whether to call a referendum on imposing term limits on statewide elected officials couldn't be broken Monday because Lt. Gov. Jari Askins declined to vote on the bill. Read More
Ralph Nader will visit Oregon next week, defending his latest presidential campaign
Ralph Nader, who next week will make his first visit to Portland of the 2008 campaign, said Monday that his latest presidential effort shouldn't be judged on his long odds against winning. Read More
Bill seeks to restrict robo calls
In the days leading up to Pennsylvania's presidential primary, Democratic voters' phone lines lit up with calls from the candidates. Or, more likely, from their automated surrogates. And that did not make many voters happy. Read More
Immunity sought for Dougherty
Labor leader John J. Dougherty will assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination unless he is given immunity so he can testify as a defense witness in the trial of a South Philadelphia contractor, according to court papers filed yesterday. Read More
Moore -- new, undecided voters could lead him to victory
On the eve of Tuesday's primary election, State Treasurer Richard Moore is counting on a high number of new and still undecided voters to deliver him to victory in the Democratic race for governor. Read More
Spending issues key to House 21 GOP primary
Legislative spending practices are emerging as the flashpoint in the House District 21 Republican primary campaign. Read More
Limits to video lottery delayed
Sioux Falls city councilors delayed a major vote on restricting video lottery Monday after state officials asked for more time to study the measure. Read More
Legislature has major issues to decide in closing days
Long-term care and education are among the issues that will occupy the General Assembly as the legislative session grinds to a close and lawmakers gear up for the session's whirlwind conclusion centering on the budget. Read More
El Paso commissioners pass anti-border wall resolution
EL PASO, Texas - County commissioners are opposing construction of a wall along the nation's southern border with a resolution. Read More
Seeking big wins in N.C. and Ind.
The primaries in North Carolina and Indiana today offer Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton one more chance to transform their long and bitter struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read More
Coal-plant initiative petitions in on time, but will issue be on the ballot?
In just over a week, Sevier County's Right to Vote Committee managed to gather more than enough signatures, pending verification, to put a power-plant proposal on November's ballot. The group's haste was motivated by a state law that took effect Monday, banning land-use initiatives and referendums. Read More
Huntsman names his PAC donors
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. used a loophole in campaign disclosure laws to keep secret who is funding much of his race this year -- until he was questioned about it Monday by the Deseret News and voluntarily disclosed hidden information. Read More
Warner kicks off Senate bid
Former Gov. Mark Warner last night opened his Senate campaign in Northern Virginia, returning to a region that in 2001 helped him and fellow Democrats begin to retake control of state leadership and that is seen as likely to carry him again this year. Read More
Former Gov. Mark Warner pursues U.S. Senate in Roanoke
Former Gov. Mark Warner insisted Monday that he is "proud to be a Democrat" as he pursues a seat in the U.S. Senate. Read More
Mark Warner continues Senate campaign swing
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner ratcheted up his campaign Monday, promising a gradual exit from Iraq and battling expectations supporters and political professionals called unrealistic. Read More
Warner calls for change while stumping in Norfolk
Former Gov. Mark Warner cranked up his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Monday before exuberant crowds in Norfolk and across the state, calling for a gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq, energy independence and bipartisan cooperation in Washington. Read More
No exceptions -- Wisconsin lobbyists cannot donate to a fundraiser for a legislative aide with cancer
State regulators agreed Monday not to make an exception to a state law barring lobbyists from giving gifts to legislative employees, even when the gifts involve contributing to a fundraiser for a legislative aide with cancer. Read More
Lawyer, gambling-interest money pours into court race
The latest campaign reports from state Supreme Court candidates, required to be postmarked by Friday, reveal fundraising patterns similar to those in their first reports filed last month with Secretary of State Betty Ireland. Read More
Candidate calls on Maynard to release records
State Supreme Court candidate Bob Bastress lashed out at Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard on Monday, calling on him again to release his e-mail and telephone records. Read More
Will financing lead pay off for DeLong?
In the Democratic primary for secretary of state, House Majority Leader Joe DeLong, D-Hancock, has raised and spent more than three times as much as his two primary opponents combined. Read More
Candidates' e-mail at issue in Supreme Court race
West Virginia University law professor and state Supreme Court candidate Bob Bastress says campaign-related e-mails from his university account don't amount to much. Read More
Gas prices fuel political campaigns
From presidential frontrunners to legislative candidates, public office seekers are harping on the campaign issue of the season - high gasoline prices. Read More
Wyo Dems' ranks rise
Energized by the presidential races, more people are registering to vote in Wyoming, and so far Democrats are winning the battle for new recruits. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
Seeds of social issues dot 2008 elections
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With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead
A decision Monday (April 28) by the U.S. Supreme Court to let Indiana demand photo identification from voters paves the way for other states to do the same during November’s presidential election, experts say. Read More
Partisan mix in R.I., Conn. poses challenges
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Will Democrats grow legislative edge in '08?
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'Purple' states turn a little more 'blue'
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Obama's friends in unlikely places
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Commentary: Govs beat White House hopefuls as agents of change
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A tale of two comebacks
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AG contests attract serious attention
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Iraq casts shadow on 2008 state races
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W.Va. projects a split personality
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List of popular govs is full of surprises
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Strickland leading Ohio Dems' resurgence
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Q & A with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D)
“Out There” columnist Louis Jacobson spoke by telephone with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D). Here are excerpts from that Oct. 5 conversation. Read More
Democratic mid-term gains affecting policy
So complete was the Democratic rout in the 2006 midterm elections that the party even gained legislative influence in Alaska, Idaho, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming – states long dominated by the Republicans. And those gains, though small, are translating into policy achievements. Read More
2006 interactive elections guide
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