Judicial Elections

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Ready or not, Instant Runoff Voting will be used to fill the recent vacancy on the NC Court of Appeals created when Judge Jim Wynn stepped down to serve on the federal court. Gov. Bev Perdue appointed Judge Cressie Thigpen a couple weeks ago to fill the seat temporarily, until a winner in November begins [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:46-05:00 September 7th, 2010|Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A 120-page report by a trio of nonprofit groups analyzes the $207 million spent on the nation’s state judicial elections over the past decade, more than double the amount spent in the previous decade. Self interested “super-spenders” are especially fueling the arms race that aims to turn “blind justice” into “justice for sale.” A forward [...]

By Bob Hall| 2010-08-17T13:06:39-04:00 August 17th, 2010|Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Uncategorized|0 Comments

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