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Olympic Star Carl Lewis Can’t Run… for NJ State Senate

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 01:07 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 17 August 2011 01:07

From nj.com:

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has kicked former Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis off the election ballot — again.

Guadagno, serving in her capacity as secretary of state, refused to certify Lewis as a candidate for state Senate, according to a letter to local county clerks filed in federal court today.

Her reason: a federal appeals court order to keep Lewis on the ballot while a case challenging his candidacy is considered by a judge only applied to the June Democratic primary — which Lewis won uncontested — and not the November general election.

“Although the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered Mr. Lewis name to appear on the primary ballot, that order was carefully circumscribed and limited only to the primary ballot — the sole issue before the Third Circuit at the time of its order,” Guadagno wrote.

Lewis attorney William Tambussi today called Guadagno’s decision “brazen” and said he would ask U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman to order him back on the ballot. A hearing is scheduled for Friday. “It just disregards everything that’s gone before her and before the voters,” he said.

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Last Round of WI Senate Recalls set for tomorrow

Last Updated on Monday, 15 August 2011 01:26 Written by rslcpol Monday, 15 August 2011 01:18

From postcrescent.com:

With two Democratic senators facing recall elections Tuesday, and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin still hoping Gov. Scott Walker will face the same threat next year, Wisconsin’s recall battles are far from over.

It’s unclear what effect this past week’s election results will have on Tuesday’s races, when Sens. Jim Holperin, D-Conover, and Robert Wirch, D-Pleasant Prairie, fight for their seats against Republican challengers Kim Simac, a tea party organizer, and Jonathan Steitz, a corporate attorney and political newcomer.

Going into this past week, Republicans controlled the Senate 19-14, so Democrats needed to win at least three seats and hold onto two more this week to take over. Instead they won two, shifting the balance in the Senate to give the GOP a razor-thin 17-16 majority.

Both sides said the election results showed promising signs for this week.

Republicans said GOP wins in four out of the six contests Tuesday showed broad support for their agenda.

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RSLC Lauches new Ad in Wisconsin: ‘One Choice’

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 August 2011 01:24 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 11 August 2011 01:24

Today the RSLC launched a new ad in Wisconsin focused on the choice Wisconsin voters face — you or them.

There’s only one choice in this Tuesday’s election. The choice is between you and them. Government unions from Washington want to take over Wisconsin’s government. Democrat senators like Jim Holperin did their bidding. They left the state. Left behind a budget in crisis. Instead of working together, Holperin and Democrats have been working only for partisan political gain. Now you get to decide. Who’s in charge? You or them?

RSLC Statement on Wisconsin Recall Elections

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 August 2011 12:40 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 10 August 2011 12:40

Alexandria, Va. (August 10, 2011) – Republican State Leadership Committee President Chris Jankowski issued the following statement after Republicans turned back Democrats’ efforts to retake the Wisconsin State Senate:

“Tonight’s results demonstrate that responsible budgeting measures and job creating policies can prevail over mountains of liberal special interest money from those fighting to maintain the unsustainable status quo.

“This tremendous victory is a significant step toward returning government to the people and protecting the hard working American family and businessperson. By beating back countless liberal special interest dollars and paid supporters, the strength of responsible Republican ideals is obvious and foreshadows continued Republican victories in 2011, 2012 and beyond.

“When this battle was heating up in March, we stated that we would do ‘whatever it takes to protect our incumbents.’ We are proud to stand with Wisconsin Senate Republicans and we look forward to next week when Republicans have an opportunity to increase the Wisconsin majority with the recall election of vulnerable Democratic Senator Jim Holperin. Regardless of the outcome, Wisconsin remains a battleground state and the RSLC will be aggressively involved in increasing our majority in 2012.”

About the RSLC

The RSLC is the largest caucus of Republican state leaders and the only national organization whose mission is to elect down ballot, state-level Republican office-holders. Since 2002, the RSLC has been working to elect candidates for the office of Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and State Legislator. The RSLC has more than 100,000 donors in all 50 states. The RSLC raised more than $30 million for the 2009-2010 cycle as part of an effort that picked up 20 legislative chambers, six Attorneys General, three Lieutenant Governors and seven Secretaries of State.

Wisconsin Votes Tomorrow

Last Updated on Monday, 8 August 2011 01:57 Written by rslcpol Monday, 8 August 2011 01:57

From courant.com:

Months of political rancor come to a head on Tuesday when Wisconsin holds recall votes seen as a referendum on the Republican governor’s fight against unions and a possible pointer for the 2012 presidential election.

Six Republican senators face recall elections on Tuesday, with two Democratic senators defending their seats on August 16. A third Democratic senator held his seat in a recall vote last month.

Democratic victories could bolster a potential recall of Governor Scott Walker next year, while Republican gains could freeze that bid in its tracks and give the national party momentum toward defeating President Barack Obama in 2012.

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RSLC Launches Ad in Wisconsin Senate District 12

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:52 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:50

There’s a hole in our budget. A big hole. Sen. Jim Holperin caused a half a billion dollar hole in Wisconsin’s state budget. Stop the hole, stop Holperin. Watch the video below.

Please help keep this ad on the air and help conservative candidates across the country!

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Republicans Look to win Wisconsin Recalls

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:39 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:39

From Roll Call:

Though Yogi Berra is most often associated with the phrase “it ain’t over till it’s over,” it is Republicans in Wisconsin who are now uttering the phrase, hoping that their party can limit its losses to only a seat or two in next week’s state Senate recall elections.

Following the GOP-controlled Legislature’s passage of a bill limiting public employee’s collective bargaining rights, Democrats are targeting six Senate Republicans for recall. If they win even half, Democrats will turn a 19-14 seat disadvantage in the chamber into a 17-16 seat majority. Republicans also control the state Assembly.

The recall contests have turned into a referendum on Gov. Scott Walker (R), who isn’t subject to recall until he has served at least a year in office. Insiders acknowledge that voters on both sides of the aisle show a high level of interest in the elections, and partisan lines have been sharply drawn in the contests.

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VA: ‘Mudslinging’ in Democrat State Senate Primary

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:34 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:34

From Washington Post:

To one candidate, Arlington County Board member Barbara A. Favola, it’s about “bread-and-butter issues” — transportation, education and the environment. To the other, lawyer Jaime Areizaga-Soto, it’s about who will fight hardest for “Democratic values” against Republicans in Richmond.

And to longtime political observers in Northern Virginia, it’s one of the most heated, unpleasant races in recent memory.

“It’s much more negative than Arlington is used to, and it’s unfortunate that both candidates have gone down this road,” said Del. Patrick A. Hope (D-Arlington), who considered running for the 31st District seat and is staying neutral in the primary. “I wish they would focus on the issues.”

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KS: Secretary of State plans to move up start date for Voter ID

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:26 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 August 2011 01:26

From LJWorld.com:

Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Wednesday he will renew a push next year to move up the start date for new Kansas voter identification laws.

Kobach said he would like to have people registering to vote for the first time in Kansas show proof of citizenship starting in March 2012, not January 2013 as the law now requires. He spoke before a meeting of a task force working on implementing the new law.

The secretary of state said the goal was to prevent any non-U.S. citizens from registering to vote in Kansas and spoiling the integrity of the state’s elections. The sooner Kansas can begin verifying citizenship, the more secure the elections will be, he argues.

“That’s really the main legislative change I would like to see,” the Republican said. “That way, the bulk of the registrations in the 2012 cycle will be properly analyzed for citizenship.”

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Primary Day in Mississippi

Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 August 2011 08:08 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 2 August 2011 08:08

From the AP:

Mississippians are voting Tuesday in party primaries for statewide, regional, legislative and county races.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. and were to close at 7 p.m.

Democrats’ only statewide contested primary is for governor. Republicans have contested statewide primaries for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, agriculture commissioner and secretary of state.

In some counties, voter turnout will be driven by races for sheriff, supervisor, circuit clerk and chancery clerk.

If runoffs are needed, they’ll be Aug. 23. The general election is Nov. 8.

Mississippi’s top elections official, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, said a new law enacted this year could help ease the headache of long lines at precincts. It requires at least 75 percent of voting machines to be used in each election.

Previous state law didn’t specify what percentage of machines must be used in elections. During the 2010 congressional races, some counties put out too few machines, and voters in several precincts encountered long lines, Hosemann said. The new law came in response to that situation.

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