TheGreenPapers.com - California Special Election CD 48
What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Primary and Runoff Elections Chronologically http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/events.phtml?format=chronological ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 4 October 2005 ========================= California - Special Election House CD 48 If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Tuesday 4 October 2005 election, that candidate is elected. If no candidate receives a majority, the top vote getter from each party will compete in a Tuesday 6 December 2005 runoff. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G05/CA.phtml#H48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 5 November 2005 ========================= Northern Marianas - General Election (Governor) http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/MP.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 8 November 2005 ========================= New Jersey - General Election (Governor) http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/NJ.phtml ========================= Virginia - General Election (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General) http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/VA.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 6 December 2005 ========================= California - Special Runoff Election House CD 48 (tentative) This runoff is needed if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the 4 October Special Election. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G05/CA.phtml#H48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap since the last TGPDirect of 31 July 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 29 September 2005 John Roberts is confirmed and sworn in as new U.S. Chief Justice. By a vote of 78-22, the United States Senate this morning confirmed U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to be Chief Justice of the United States; Chief Justice Roberts was sworn in at the White House this afternoon. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/SupremeCourt.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 28 September 2005 House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Republican, Texas CD 22) was indicted on one count of criminal conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme by a Texas grand jury. "In accordance with the rules of the House Republican Conference, I will temporarily step aside as floor leader in order to win exoneration from these baseless charges." http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/TX.phtml#H22 Congressman Roy Blunt (Republican, Missouri CD 7), the majority Whip, will be the interim House Majority Leader. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/MO.phtml#H07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 22 September 2005 ========================= The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 5 to send the nomination of Federal Court of Appeals Judge John G. Roberts for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice to the full Senate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday 5 September 2005 ========================= United States Supreme Court Justices Federal Court of Appeals Judge John G. Roberts of the District of Columbia Circuit, who had already been nominated to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, was nominated by President George W. Bush to replace the late Chief Justice Rehnquist. A new nomination for a successor to Justice O'Connor will now have to be made by the President. Both Judge Roberts to be Chief Justice of the United States and any future nominee to Justice O'Connor's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court will have to be confirmed by a majority of the United States Senate before either may enter upon duties re: the Nation's highest Court. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/SupremeCourt.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 3 September 2005 ========================= United States Supreme Court Justices U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist passed away 3 September 2005 at the age of 80 years 11 months. He was born 1 October 1924. Chief Justice Rehnquist was first appointed an Associate Justice of the Nation's highest Court by President Richard Nixon. He was sworn in 7 January 1972. Justice Rehnquist was elevated to the Chief Justiceship by President Ronald Reagan and entered upon his duties as Chief Justice on 26 September 1986. Mr. Rehnquist served a total of 33 years 7 months on the U.S. Supreme Court. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/SupremeCourt.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 23 August 2005 ========================= The last contested statewide race of 2004, the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction is settled on 23 August 2005! After the 2 November 2004 election, Democrat June Atkinson led Republican Bill Fletcher by 8,535 votes. The State Board of Elections convened in public session on Tuesday 30 November and unanimously certified Democrat June Atkinson as the winner. Republican Bill Fletcher appealed. On 18 December 2004 Visiting Superior Court Judge Henry W. Hight Jr. denied Mr. Fletcher's request to order the elections board to disregard 11,310 provisional ballots cast by voters who went to the wrong precincts. Mr. Fletcher obtained a court order barring the inauguration of June Atkinson. Circa 5 May 2005 the federal government approved a pair of new North Carolina laws allowing the General Assembly to select a winner in the election. The special 10 member legislative committee held a hearing on Thursday 14 July 2005. The session concluded issuing neither a recommendation nor a date to reconvene. On 10 August 2005 the legislative committee, consisting of 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans, voted by voice to recommended that the full legislature declare Democrat June Atkinson the winner. On Tuesday 23 August 2005 the legislature voted in joint session: 93 votes for Democrat June Atkinson, 26 abstentions, and 21 votes for Republican Bill Fletcher. Shortly after the vote, June Atkinson was sworn into office by Secretary of State Elaine Marshall. Interim Superintendents: Acting Public Instruction Superintendent Patricia Willoughby was appointed August 2004 and resigned June 2005. Deputy state superintendent Janice Davis was given temporary responsibilities as chief schools officer upon the resignation of Patricia Willoughby and served until June Atkinson was sworn. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/NC.phtml#SPI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday 15 August 2005 ========================= California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called Special Election to fill the vacant seat in U.S. House CD 48 caused by the 2 August 2005 resignation of Congressman Christopher Cox to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/CA.phtml#H48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 3 August 2005 ========================= Former Congressman Christopher Cox (Republican, California CD 48) was sworn as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on 2 June 2005 and confirmed by the Senate on 29 July 2005. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#sec ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 2 August 2005 ========================= OHIO 2nd Congressional District Special Election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Rob Portman (R), 29 April 2005, to become U.S. Trade Representative. Republican Jean Schmidt wins with 52% of the vote to Democrat Paul Hackett's 48%. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/OH.phtml#H02 ========================= Congressman Christopher Cox (Republican, California CD 48) resigned from the U.S. House effective at the close of business 2 August 2005. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/CA.phtml#H48 ========================= The partisan composition of the U.S. House is now 231 Republicans, 202 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 1 vacant office. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/composition.phtml |