Code of conduct developed for judge candidates

Capital (Annapolis);  May 7, 2006 ;     357 words ......circuit judges run for a new term in contested elections, Chief Judge Robert Bell of the...circuit court judges face potential contested elections. Judges of the district and appellate...elections are different from other contested elections," George Beall, former U.S. attorney...

A Taste of Democracy

The Washington Post;  March 28, 1989 ;     387 words ......CONTRADICTION lies at the heart of the Soviet Union's second contested elections. On one side, there was an exceptionally live process...who cancelled the unwelcome results of the first Soviet contested elections, right after the 1917 Revolution. Nothing about him suggests...

REP. HOYER ASKS FOR CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR CONTESTED ELECTIONS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......handful of seats, ensuring that contested elections are adjudicated in a fair, transparent...than facilitate the resolution of contested elections by the Committee on House Administration...provides for a process for resolving contested elections, starting with the filing of a ...

Md. Keeps Judicial Elections; Another Setback Dealt to Schaefer

The Washington Post;  March 23, 1988 ;     700+ words ......have ended a century-old system of contested elections for Circuit Court judges, apparently...Schaefer, Murphy and other critics of contested elections argue that it is unseemly and potentially...have argued that having to undergo contested elections discourages many of the best ...

SEC Moves Closer to Allowing More Contested Elections for Corporate...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Federal regulators have moved closer to allowing more contested elections for corporate boards, but have stopped short of a plan...'s unclear if the best candidates will want to engage in contested elections. This is not like electing a congressman, he said, adding...

SEC staff urges allowing some shareholder nominations.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Federal regulators have moved closer to allowing more contested elections for corporate boards, but stopped short of a plan to give...'s unclear if the best candidates will want to engage in contested elections. This is not like electing a congressman, he said, adding...

EDITORIAL

Arlington Heights Post (IL);  February 24, 2005 ;     266 words ...What issues would you like to hear local candidates in contested elections address before you head to the polls April 5? Pioneer...questions to candidates. Arlington Heights has a plethora of contested elections this year. Five public school districts serve all of Arlington...

No contest in Hanover

The Boston Globe;  May 3, 2007 ;     171 words ......first time in roughly a century that Hanover has had no contested elections. The dearth of challengers is in stark contrast to the...seats holds true. Here is the estimated percentage of contested elections, looking at two sample years in each of the last five...

Closely contested elections in Dominica focus on IMF program, Taiwan-China...

AP Worldstream;  May 5, 2005 ;     526 words ...CHRIS BRANDIS, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 05-05-2005 Dateline: VIEILLE CASE, Dominica Voters decide closely contested elections Thursday that could bring a review of Dominica's switch to diplomatic ties with China from Taiwan and of an IMF program...

Congressional race is among Racine-area contested elections

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 13, 2004 ;     429 words ...Congressional race is among Racine-area contested elections At least 3 seats in Legislature also draw challengers By TOM KERTSCHER tkertscher@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Tuesday...

Local Issues Fuel Races for ANC; Number of Contested Elections, Voter...

The Washington Post;  November 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ......other intensely local issues fueled heated Advisory Neighborhood Commission races across the city. The District had 78 contested elections for ANC seats Nov. 5, up from 48 in 1998. The increase in candidates illustrates the intensity of certain neighborhood...

Md. Proposal Would End Contested Elections for Judges

The Washington Post;  February 26, 1988 ;     519 words ...A controversial Maryland constitutional amendment that would end contested elections of circuit court judges was approved by a key House committee today when the chairman broke a tie vote and sent the issue to the...

Florida has had other contested elections _ but all have been...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 24, 2000 ;     426 words ...Losing candidates have contested elections in Florida in the past, and in rare instances won, but a challenge by Vice President Al Gore or Texas Gov. George W. Bush would...

Contested elections taking shape

Evanston Review (IL);  January 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ......challenging Wynne in the 3rd. Residents also have taken out petition papers in the 2nd and 9th wards, indicating there could be contested elections in those wards. High-profile races The races in the 1st and 5th promise to gain much of the attention, with challengers...

Culver warns about primary-day worries; Hotly contested elections:He sees...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  May 31, 2002 ;     457 words ......recount, there could be very serious problems." The potential for problems is aggravated because there are a series of hotly contested elections in the primary. There are three Republicans battling for the gubernatorial nomination, and four GOP rivals battling for...