Category:May 2010
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Pages in category "May 2010"
The following 170 pages are in this category, out of 170 total.
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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 legislator's case to be heard as appeal
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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
- 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 Superior Court Judge sworn in
- 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
- 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 Supreme Court disqualifies attorney general candidate
- Connly nominated to Northampton District Court
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- 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 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 SOS initiates check-in process for voters
- Gov. Pawlenty makes Minnesota Supreme Court appointments
- Governor Christie introduces constitutional amendment to reform property tax system
- Governor Manchin calls Legislature into special session
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- Idaho initiatives are filed, but most may not make ballot
- Idaho Supreme Court candidate announces plans to retire
- Idaho to decide on ballot measures for first time since 2006
- Illinois initiatives fail to collect sufficient petition signatures
- Indiana high court appoints special investigation judge
- Indiana Supreme Court Justice Boehm to retire
- Initiative sponsors set to file signatures in California
- Iowa session adjourns without marriage or personhood amendments on ballot
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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
- 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 SOS promotes voter initiative
- 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 legislators end session without passing any initiative proposals
- Montana no stranger to hunting ballot measures
- Municipal court judge resigns
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- Navarro confirmed to Nevada federal judgeship
- 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 governor nominates attorney over incumbent for supreme court
- 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
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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
- Pennsylvania State Sen. Leach introduces medical marijuana bill
- Polls open in Nebraska; voters to decide on Amendment 1
- Preliminary ruling indicates release of Maine same-sex marriage donor names
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- 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
- Supreme Court arguments to be televised
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- Ten initiatives approved for circulation in Montana
- Tennessee and three other states will decide on hunting in November
- Three candidates seek County court position
- Three Justices request investigation of colleague in Michigan
- Three lawyers seek Justice of the Peace position
- Three magistrate positions on ballot in New Mexico
- Two candidates seek Third District Court of Appeals judgeship
- Two Louisiana ballot questions potentially headed for fall elections
- Two women seek Rio Arriba County judgeship
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- Washington bond measure language called into question
- West Virginia experiments with internet voting
- West Virginia Senate Minority Leader dies from battling cancer
- Wisconsin AG demands action on Asian Carp
- Wisconsin AG receives endorsement of 61 sheriffs and 50 DAs
- Wisconsin board outlaws voluntary voter ID
- Woodward seeks 4th Judicial District judgeship
- Wyoming first lady confirmed as first female federal judge in state history
- Wyoming first lady confirmed to federal judgeship
