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Byrd special election to be held in 2012
Washington Post ^

Posted on 06/28/2010 3:04:31 PM PDT by Chet 99

West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant (D) announced this afternoon that a special election to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) will be held in 2012, not this fall as some had speculated.

Calling the state election code an "interesting" document, Tennant said that because the filing deadline for this election had long passed that the "next" election for a special to be held was not November 2010 but November 2012.

Democrats had predicted Tennant's decision, insisting the law was clear and citing a 1994 case decided by the state Supreme Court that affirmed the idea of a delayed special. It's not immediately clear whether Republicans -- either at the state or national level -- will challenge Tennant's ruling.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: byrd; elections; government; kkkbyrd; obama; politics
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1 posted on 06/28/2010 3:04:32 PM PDT by Chet 99
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So the Rats don’t want the voters to choose. What a shock...


2 posted on 06/28/2010 3:06:20 PM PDT by Chet 99
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The 2012 election won’t be a special election. The seat was already scheduled to be up for election, that year.


3 posted on 06/28/2010 3:06:46 PM PDT by PhilCollins
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To: Chet 99

Essentially, they’re going to have an election for a 6-month term.


4 posted on 06/28/2010 3:06:51 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: Chet 99

“interesting document” my arse...it is quite clear that the election should be held...there is nothing in there that says anything about timlines except that July 3 was the cutoff...screw the filing dates, they aren’t covered in this law...and if the spineless RNC doesn’t cover expenses to sue their azzes they are worse than I thought and that is plenty bad.


5 posted on 06/28/2010 3:07:28 PM PDT by jessduntno ( "The planet has a fever, and it's in Al Gore's pants." - Howie Carr)
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To: Chet 99

one less vote for cloture on cap-n-trade too,, ‘til next year anyway


6 posted on 06/28/2010 3:07:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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Good.One less RAT vote to damage the country.And who knows? If Massachusetts can elect a Republican to the Senate then WV just might do so as well!
7 posted on 06/28/2010 3:07:57 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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To: Chet 99
It's amazing how swiftly the Democrats moved in Massachusetts to change the special elections laws when it suited them.

Now we're to believe that they have to wait two years to do the same in West Virginia?

What would Byrd have said about this?

-PJ

8 posted on 06/28/2010 3:08:22 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
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To: Chet 99

Sounds to me like someone is throwing a lot of chaff in the air in hopes the democrats will come up with something concrete.


9 posted on 06/28/2010 3:09:13 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Chet 99

Strike my previous post. I mistakenly was thinking that they meant 2011. They don’t. They’re just going to appoint someone to fill the balance of Byrd’s original term, and hold the election as scheduled in 2012. This was predictable.


10 posted on 06/28/2010 3:09:24 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: NormsRevenge
I wonder just when he died.

Timing is everything

11 posted on 06/28/2010 3:09:27 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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So if I understand the SOS correctly. VW will have 1 senator until 2012...Cool. One less Rat.


12 posted on 06/28/2010 3:09:58 PM PDT by glaseatr (Father of a Marine, Uncle of SGT Adam Estep. A Co. 2/5 Cav. KIA Thurs April 29, 2004 Baghdad Iraq)
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To: NormsRevenge
The seat doesn't go vacant. The governor will appoint the replacement, who will be there until 2012 instead of Nov. 2010.

This is just Democrats twisting the election laws to suit them -- again.

-PJ

13 posted on 06/28/2010 3:10:09 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
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To: NormsRevenge

No, the Democrat governor gets to appoint the replacement who essentially gets close to 2 1/2 years without facing the voters. The replacement may actually be more conservative. Byrd drifted to the left in later years, presumably when he no longer could think for himself and simply voted however his leftist DC-based staffers told him to vote.


14 posted on 06/28/2010 3:11:25 PM PDT by Chet 99
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I fricking hate Democrats. I HATE THEM!


15 posted on 06/28/2010 3:11:48 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Mexico is the U.S. version of Hamas)
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To: Chet 99

will there be KKK honors at his funeral?


16 posted on 06/28/2010 3:13:22 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: glaseatr
They will have 1 elected Senator. The Governor will appoint the other to serve until the election.
17 posted on 06/28/2010 3:14:02 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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What would Byrd have said about this?

Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved seat of mine become degraded by a Republican. (or something like that)

18 posted on 06/28/2010 3:14:28 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Gun control was originally to protect Klansmen from their victims. The basic reason hasn't changed.)
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To: glaseatr
They will have 1 elected Senator. The Governor will appoint the other to serve until the election.
19 posted on 06/28/2010 3:14:28 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: glaseatr

When the Dems determine that they need the vote, they’ll move up the election or change the WV law to get an election in under 30 days.


20 posted on 06/28/2010 3:15:01 PM PDT by bvw
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