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Archive of Elections on Friday May 09, 2008
Neutral govs to remain on sidelines
 In the homestretch of an unprecedented presidential primary season, spinning with competing sound-bites and endless rhetoric, voters still heading to the polls in four states can’t look to their governors for any pre-election advice. These governors plan to wait until after their states vote to make their own endorsements.
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At-risk gubernatorial seats increase
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Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Obama's showing reshapes dispute over delegates
Tuesday's primaries may not have settled the Democratic nomination, but they may have settled the problem of whether to seat delegates from Michigan and Florida at this summer's convention. Read More
Clinton renews call for debate with Obama in Oregon primary
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- Hoarse from a cross-country campaign trip through three states, Sen. Hillary Clinton told die-hard supporters in southern Oregon on Thursday night she would keep running for president, and pressed her opponent to debate on Oregon issues. Read More
Schweitzer wants Dems' race to go on
Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he would like to see the race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama continue to Montana's June 3 primary, the last contest in the nation. Read More
New figures show shift in Nebraska's voter registration
The number of registered Democrats in the state has risen sharply this year heading into Tuesday?s primary election, giving party leaders hope they may be loosening the stronghold Republicans have had for years. Read More
Low voter turnout expected for Tuesday's primary
Election officials are predicting a low voter turnout for Tuesday's primary elections. Read More
Utah GOP to begin public campaign
Perhaps worried that President Bush's poor approval ratings and a dragging economy could harm GOP candidates in November, the Utah Republican Party is starting a public campaign showing what is right about Republicanism and how GOP officeholders have brought prosperity, freedom and well-managed government to Utahns. Read More
Perata drops 'Dump Denham' campaign
After millions of dollars raised and spent and a long trail of acrimonious campaigning, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, said Wednesday he is dropping his bid to recall Sen. Jeff Denham, saying he worried it would get in the way of fixing the state's precarious fiscal condition. Read More
Denham says he'll keep campaigning
State Sen. Jeff Denham said Thursday he intends to campaign through Election Day despite Senate leader Don Perata's decision to drop his bid to recall the Merced lawmaker. Read More
6 independents qualify for ballot; 1 comes up short
Six independent candidates for the state House of Representatives have qualified for the Nov. 4 ballot by submitting a petition with enough signatures of Arkansas' registered voters, but a seventh failed to do so, the secretary of state's office said Wednesday. Read More
Independent candidates certified for November ballot
Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels on Thursday certified six independent candidates for the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Read More
Senate to meet June 12 to hear case of disputed election
The state Senate has scheduled a historic meeting June 12 to decide whether a senator who won a disputed election can keep his seat. Read More
Redistricting advocates drop initiative
Two former lawmakers have scrapped plans to ask voters to revamp how the state's congressional and legislative districts are crafted. Read More
Courtney will decide presidential pick in June
WASHINGTON - Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democratic superdelegate, said Wednesday that he'll decide shortly after primary season ends June 3 whether to support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama or New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his party's presidential nominee. Read More
Governor hopefuls urge investigations
Three major-party gubernatorial candidates called Thursday for an aggressive investigation into the causes of cancer that occurs in some Delaware communities above the state average. Read More
Democrats tout shift in Hispanic voting
Hispanic voters registered as Democrats have overtaken Hispanic Republicans in Florida, signaling a trend that, if it continues, could have far-reaching implications for the 2008 election and U.S. foreign policy. Read More
Fla. Dems ask national party to seat presidential delegation
Florida's Democratic congressional delegation called on the national party Thursday to seat the state's delegation based on its January primary, and the state party is growing more hopeful that the campaigns will agree on a plan by the end of the month. Read More
Obama vows to seat Florida delegates, plans stop in Maitland
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama, growing confident he will be the Democratic presidential nominee, promised a group of uncommitted superdelegates Thursday that Florida's delegation will be counted at the party's national convention this summer. Read More
Delegation calls for DNC to count Florida's primary votes
Members of Florida's Democratic congressional delegation, along with Sen. Hillary Clinton, Thursday called on the Democratic National Party to end the punishment of the state's presidential selectors.' Read More
Obama backs Florida's role in convention
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama says Florida's delegation will be at the national Democratic Party's convention this summer, ''happy, with their party hats on,'' two uncommitted Florida superdelegates said Thursday. Read More
Florida Democrats angling over delegates
With her chances of winning fading, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sent Sen. Barack Obama a letter Thursday imploring him to ask the Democratic National Committee to make all of Florida's and Michigan's delegates count toward the presidential nomination. Read More
Sen. Isakson says he will bypass Georgia gubernatorial bid
WASHINGTON -- Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson has decided to seek re-election to the Senate in 2010 and will not run for governor, his spokeswoman said Thursday. Read More
'Pay-to-play' ban goes to full Senate but hits a snag
A Senate panel unanimously approved a ban on "pay-to-play" for state contractors Thursday despite a last-minute threat from Senate President Emil Jones to add a provision proponents said would derail the legislation. Read More
'Pay to play' ban advances, faces uncertain Senate future
Legislation to combat "pay to play" politics in Illinois advanced to the Senate floor Thursday, where it faces an uncertain future because of what the Senate president calls a "gaping loophole." Read More
Legislature's issues in 2008 mirrored nation's
Kansas lawmakers spent the 2008 session wrestling mightily with problems of national, even global scope, and their failures were nearly as big. Read More
Clinton to speak at dinner in Louisville
While both Democratic presidential candidates have claimed that Kentucky's May 20 primary is important, it's been U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton who has been the quickest to give the Bluegrass some face time. Read More
Patrick joins hunt for Obama voters
Governor Deval Patrick, a big cheerleader for Barack Obama, is taking on another significant role as Obama pivots to general election mode. Read More
Superdelegates are undeclared and unfazed
The superdelegates may not need to be so super after all. Read More
Union won't back slots
Breaking with the state teachers union, the Montgomery County Education Association voted Wednesday night not to endorse Maryland's slot machine gambling referendum, according to a news release from Marylanders United to Stop Slots. Read More
Divided over slots
Large organizations are having as difficult a time with the issue of bringing slot machine gambling to Maryland as the General Assembly had in bringing the issue to the November ballot. Read More
Clinton campaign opposes giving Obama more Michigan delegates
Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign opposes Michigan's plan to give fewer delegates to her and more to rival Barack Obama, a campaign spokesman said Thursday. Read More
State GOP still trying to clean up its books
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Even as the state Republican Party calls DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken to task over problems with his personal finances, the party continues to try to clean up its own bookkeeping problems. Read More
Legislature approves extended bar hours during GOP event
Beer taps, wine corkscrews and martini shakers should get an extra workout during the Republican National Convention thanks to state legislation that pushes bar closing time out by two hours. Read More
Bruner -- Education is a crime-stopper
Teachers, not cops, are the most effective weapons against crime, said Lee Bruner, a Republican candidate for attorney general who said this week he supports coal mining as a way to pay for public education. Read More
Attorney general hopeful focuses on meth
Montana law enforcement needs more manpower in the battle against methamphetamine, and addicts need more treatment, a Democratic candidate for attorney general said. Read More
Just 'political hijinks,' Dulin treasurer says
The treasurer for Andy Dulin's N.C. Senate campaign said Thursday that a campaign finance complaint filed against the campaign amounted to "political hijinks." Read More
Good things came to state that waited
WASHINGTON -- North Carolina's presidential primary held an important lesson for states that rushed to move up their contests this year: Sometimes, it pays to be patient. Read More
Students debate sales tax
The public debate on the proposed half-cent Cass County economic development sales tax will be settled by voters on June 10. Read More
Panel OKs aid for low-income students
A bill authorizing a pilot program of scholarships to allow low-income children to attend private or out-of-district public schools cleared its first step in the state legislature yesterday. Read More
Legislation on new water tax is delayed
A legislative committee yesterday delayed action on a bill that would ask voters this fall to dedicate a new water tax to finance $150 million in annual purchases of new parks and farmland. Lawmakers said they need time to consider also using the money for historical preservation projects. Read More
McCain to weigh in on climate change, come to Ohio next week
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain will spend Monday and Tuesday on the West Coast, talking in Oregon and Washington about the environment and climate change. Then, his campaign confirms, he'll come to Ohio for a private fund-raising event in Columbus Wednesday and a possible public appearance on Thursday. Read More
Paid sick day backers say they will take issue to ballot
A coalition that wants to require most Ohio businesses to give their employees paid sick days says it wants to put the issue on the November ballot. Read More
Candidates prepare for showdown in Oregon
The presidential race's punch-drunk prizefighters are staggering into Oregon, where both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will bring markedly different aspirations to their campaign appearances. Read More
Measure 53 designed to fix seizure law glitches
It's a classic case of unintended consequences. In 2000, Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 3, a constitutional amendment that imposed restrictions on the ability of government agencies to transfer legal ownership of property connected to a crime. Read More
DeFazio throws support to Obama
On Thursday night, Rep. Peter DeFazio became Oregon's third Democratic congressman to endorse Sen.Barack Obama, putting the Illinois politician one delegate closer to the presidential nomination. Read More
Clinton visits Oregon, stumps in timber country
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- Hillary Clinton kicked off three days of Oregon visits from presidential hopefuls with a town hall meeting Thursday night in Jackson County. Read More
R.I. superdelegates -- most still back Clinton
Rhode Island Democrats are among Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's strongest supporters - she won the state's March 4 primary over Sen. Barack Obama by 19 percentage points - but even among her local stalwarts, the feeling is sinking in that the party's presidential nomination is very likely going to Obama. Read More
Lawmakers' motives called into question
Perennial political candidate Christopher F. Young took the annual debate on gay marriage in an unexpected direction late Wednesday night when he accused state representatives of corruption and questioned their interest in Satan. Read More
State House hopeful wins union support
State House District 111 hopeful Clay Middleton won the backing from several labor unions Wednesday. Read More
Primary positioning
Hillary Clinton vowed Thursday that South Dakota would become a "Saudi Arabia of wind energy" and an important source of biofuels should she win the presidency. Read More
Hopes fading for approval of elected lt. gov. this session
Prospects are dwindling for passage this year of a constitutional amendment that would allow Tennesseans to directly elect their lieutenant governor. Read More
Chattanooga - 'Provisional ballot' could cause problems, experts say
Like "hanging chads" from the 2000 presidential election, the federally mandated "provisional ballot" has strong potential for causing court fights after the November election, according to two election-law experts. Read More
Shapiro's interest in U.S. Senate is growing
Talk picked up on Thursday surrounding state Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, and a possible run for the U.S. Senate if Kay Bailey Hutchison comes home to run for governor. Read More
Democrat to challenge Manchester incumbent
MANCHESTER, Vt. - For the first time in a decade, local voters may have a choice when it comes time to vote for a representative in the Vermont House after Jeff Wilson, who served as town manager for more than 15 years, announced his intention to run for the office against longtime incumbent Judith Livingston. Read More
Rep. Larsen endorses Obama
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., said he's a Democratic superdelegate committed to Sen. Barack Obama. Read More
WA lawmakers on the road to discuss property taxes
Majority Democrats in the Washington legislature did not tackle property tax reform this year -- despite promises to do so. Now they?re hitting the road for a series of election year property-tax forums. Read More
Governor raises twice challenger's money
With the 2008 legislative session freeze on fundraising behind her, Gov. Chris Gregoire has shifted her campaign into high gear, raising twice as much money as GOP challenger Dino Rossi in April, according to figures provided by the respective campaigns. Read More
Wisconsin Republican state Rep. Jeskewitz retiring
State Assembly Rep. Sue Jeskewitz will not run for a seventh term representing Washington and Waukesha counties. Read More
Governor appoints 2 to ethics board
Gov. Jim Doyle has appointed two new members to the state board in charge of rooting out government corruption and enforcing election, campaign finance and ethics laws. Read More
Hillary wants to make West Virginia a symbol of her perseverance
With four days remaining to West Virginia's primary election, Sen. Hillary Clinton is determined to make the Mountain State an example of her perseverance against rival Barack Obama. Read More
Steelers owner brings support for Obama to Wheeling
WHEELING, W.Va. - For Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, the Democratic presidential primary in West Virginia is down to the two-minute warning. Read More
3rd parties spend heavily in W.Va. high court race
Non-candidates have spent enough on West Virginia's Supreme Court race to exceed or rival the candidates themselves in all other statewide primary contests, including the campaign for governor, finance report filings indicate. 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
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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