Category:May 2010
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- Alabama county to start new mental health court
- Alabama Primary Election has one statewide, four local measures; could impact state constitution
- Alabama Supreme Court candidate announces campaign
- Alabama Supreme Court justice seeks to have opponent removed from ballot
- Alabama Supreme Court justice seeks to remove opponent from ballot
- Alaska District Court Judge receives ethics complaint
- Alaska Supreme Court to hear arguments in abortion initiative case
- Amendment 1 passes in Nebraska Primary Election
- Anti-Corruption Act's supporters and opponents clash in Alaska
- Arizona clean election funding upheld
- Arizona Immigration law referendum efforts cease
- Arizona legislator's case to be heard as appeal
- Arizona signature verification process presents many steps for marijuana initiative
- Arizona voters to flock to polls for first statewide special election in 30 years
- Associate judge appointed to Illinois circuit court
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- Ballotpedia's Ballot Measure Roundup includes diversity of political issues
- Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count at a standstill
- Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count shows no signs of a slowdown (updated)
- Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count up to 109, seven measures certified
- Bartlett appointed to Circuit Court
- Bizarre ballot measure lawsuit dismissed from Arkansas Supreme Court
- Bottle rocket sales may return to North Dakota, referendum filed
- Brady nominated to 4th Judicial District
- Building permit for coal power plant vetoed by Arkansas Supreme Court
- BYU professor nominated to Utah Supreme Court
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- California businessman arrested for conspiring to secretly fund recall campaign
- California Superior Court Judge sworn in
- Campaign finance hearing ties Douglas Bruce to Colorado tax measures
- Campaign for "Cap 2.5" has a large online presence
- Candidates line up for new Helena judgeship
- Candidates seek District Court positions in primary election
- Candidates seek Magistrate and Probate judgeships in Sandoval County
- Changes made to West Virginia court system
- Circuit Court judges caught leaving courthouses early in Illinois
- Colorado federal judge hears arguments to overturn paid petition circulator restrictions
- Colorado legislators end session with only two initiative bills approved
- Colorado Senate passes bill to re-order initiatives
- Commission gives recommendations for Minnesota 4th District judge
- Congressional redistricting proposition qualifies for California's Nov ballot
- Connecticut GOP appeals Bysiewicz AG case
- Connecticut SOS wins qualification lawsuit
- Connecticut Supreme Court disqualifies attorney general candidate
- Connecticut Supreme Court rules Bysiewicz ineligible to run for AG
- Connly nominated to Northampton District Court
- County Probate judge sworn in in Alabama
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- Family court judge eyes County court position
- Federal grand jury begins on possible Alabama bingo measure corruption
- Federal judge Aldrich dies
- Five NC House incumbents lose in primaries
- Florida county judge faces ethics charges
- Florida Supreme Court disbars lawyer
- Florida voters may vote on a proposed oil drilling ban this fall
- Former Kentucky judge named to Executive Branch Ethics Commission
- Former Kentucky Supreme Court justice passes away
- Former Nevada Supreme Court justice dies
- Former Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice dies
- Four ballot questions scheduled to appear on Nevada 2010 ballot
- Four initiatives aim for the Missouri ballot
- Four judicial candidates advance to general election
- Franklin County gets new probate court judge
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- Gabriel chosen as GOP candidate for Texas Court of Appeals
- Geneva County district judge announces run for re-election
- Georgia probate judge suspended for misconduct
- Georgia SOS initiates check-in process for voters
- Gov. Barbour signs bill banning public funding for most abortions
- Gov. Lingle signs anti-"birther" bill into law
- Gov. Pawlenty makes Minnesota Supreme Court appointments
- Governor Christie introduces constitutional amendment to reform property tax system
- Governor Christie pushes for constitutional amendment to cap property taxes
- Governor Manchin calls Legislature into special session
- Grand jury releases report, points to corruption in Pennsylvania legislature
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- Idaho initiatives are filed, but most may not make ballot
- Idaho Supreme Court candidate announces plans to retire
- Idaho Supreme Court Justice backs out of debate
- Idaho to decide on ballot measures for first time since 2006
- Illinois General Assembly adjourns session without passing any initiative legislation
- Illinois initiatives fail to collect sufficient petition signatures
- Illinois voters will see only one ballot measure this year
- Indiana high court appoints special investigation judge
- Indiana Supreme Court Justice Boehm to retire
- Indiana Tax Cap measure has three counterparts in Colorado
- Initiative sponsors set to file signatures in California
- Iowa session adjourns without marriage or personhood amendments on ballot
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- Kagan called on to be explicit about her vision for the Supreme Court
- Kansans to vote on eliminating mental illness as voting disqualification
- Kansas to hold House elections this year, but not Senate
- Karen Lynch Bernard joins Family Court
- Kentucky county judge executive cleared of drug charges
- Kentucky Governor calls special session to seek a budget compromise
- Kentucky Lt. Governor files ethic complaint against State AG
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- Landau victorious in Oregon Supreme Court race
- Last ten years show a steady flow of New Mexico statewide ballot measures
- Law in Arkansas that bans removed judges from running again ruled unconstitutional
- Liu's nomination approved by Senate committee
- Long-time U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee member defeated in primary election
- Longest serving NH state senator to retire
- Louisiana Court of Appeal judge announces retirement
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- Magistrate Burgess retires from Probate Court
- Maine same-sex marriage lawsuit filed to protect donor names
- Maine tax debates increase as June 8 election nears
- Maryland poll shows slight approval for same sex marriage in Maryland
- Maryland sees change in laws governing initiative process
- Massachusetts Legislature rejects initiative, more signatures now needed for ballot
- Massachusetts Probation Commissioner receives suspension
- Mayoral recall petitions in Houston, Alaska miss a beat
- McEvers appointed to East Central Judicial District
- Medical marijuana may be found on future Arkansas ballot
- Michigan's first petition drive deadline is only a day away
- Minnesota federal judge strikes down corporate contribution ban
- Minnesota GOP endorses Secretary of State candidate
- Minnesota SOS promotes voter initiative
- Minnesota Supreme Court rules against governor
- Mississippi State Representative switches parties
- Missouri health care measure one step closer to state ballot
- Missouri House gives final approval, health care amendment to appear on ballot
- Missouri judicial ballot initiative may have missed signature requirement
- Missouri legislators end session without passing any initiative proposals
- Montana no stranger to hunting ballot measures
- More than 45 Georgia counties will vote on an advisory personhood question
- Municipal court judge resigns
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- Navarro confirmed to Nevada federal judgeship
- NC Senate passes budget, sends it to the House
- Nevada governor petitions to make union negotiations public
- New assistant county attorney named in Floyd County, Iowa
- New Chief Judge of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals starts term
- New federal law may force Wisconsin to switch its primary election date
- New Florida Circuit Court judge elected without opposition
- New Hampshire Senate revisits unenforced laws - keeps adultery, repeals "blue laws"
- New Jersey Appeals Court strikes down labor union contribution ban
- New Jersey college graduates skip commencement to protest budget referendums
- New Jersey Governor hits the road to sell property tax cap amendment
- New Jersey governor nominates attorney over incumbent for supreme court
- New Jersey legislative Democrats express concern on "Cap 2.5" Amendment
- New Jersey union leaders to hold protest against "Cap 2.5"
- New York AG wins Governor straw poll
- No ballot measures on the North Dakota primary ballot this year
- No measures added to the Tuesday Count this week
- No special session on oil drilling next week says Florida Governor
- Nominees announced for Utah's 8th District Court
- Numerous Ohio school bond and tax issues head to the ballot on Tuesday
- NY Times claims Connecticut AG lied about Vietnam service
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- O'Neill to leave Supreme Court in June
- Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board tackles reforms; initiative continues to circulate petitions
- Ohio Primary Roundup - Husted coasts to victory; Fisher trumps Brunner
- Ohio voters overwhelmingly renew Third Frontier and relocate Columbus Casino
- Ohio voters to head to polls Tuesday
- Orderville Justice Court gets new judge
- Oregon House GOP Leader seeks documents in AG resignation
- Oregon's Measures 68 and 69 pass by a landslide
- Oregon's second election of the year is only a day away
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- Parcel tax elections in 9 California school districts on May 4 (updated May 8)
- Pass California budget with majority vote? Prop turns in sigs
- Past decade shows little ballot measure activity in Iowa
- Pennsylvania State Sen. Leach introduces medical marijuana bill
- PG&E spending on Proposition 16 tops $46 million
- Poll shows slim margin of approval for Massachusetts tax questions
- Polls open in Nebraska; voters to decide on Amendment 1
- Potential Louisiana constitutional amendment would limit accused's option to forgo jury trials
- Preliminary ruling indicates release of Maine same-sex marriage donor names
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- Sandoval County voters harshly reject a property tax increase
- Senate approves Oklahoma health care measure, heads to House
- Sentence handed down for man who falsified Nebraska petition
- Sex abuse lawsuits put on hold in Delaware
- Signatures filed for initiative to suspend AB 32
- Solicitor General Elena Kagan nominated to Supreme Court
- South Carolina hunting measure similar to Arkansas measure
- South Carolina Legislature kills proposed charity raffle question
- South Dakota's general election will feature a new voting system
- Special judge appointed to Arkansas Supreme Court
- Spokane Superior Court judge to retire
- Staten Island DA enters NY AG race as Republican
- Suit filed over name of candidate on ballot
- Superior Court Judge Salcido files lawsuit against colleague
