Comments on: Ninth Congressional District Special Election Update

By: polisavvy

polisavvy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:07:47 +0000

I understand GOPGeorgia. I was just wondering if you knew the answer, that’s all. I can wait a month or so until it is revealed, then it will be kind of obvious, right?

By: GOPGeorgia

GOPGeorgia — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:14:38 +0000

I don’t know that information off the top of my head. To get a close to accurate answer, you’d have to call each county in the Ninth and ask the voter registrar or elections board. To get a very accurate answer, wait a month or so after it’s over and then ask them. I did write to our Governor and ask that he set the election so that or state house and state senate elections could be on the same day.

I haven’t chased this info down yet, because it falls into trivia at this point. We are going to have a special election and it’s going to cost whatever it’s going to cost. If I had control of it or could influence it more than I have, I’d be all over it. As it is, I’m a bystander.

By: polisavvy

polisavvy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:22:44 +0000

I’ll ask you because you usually have (or will get) this type of information. How much does a special election cost the taxpayers?

By: GOPGeorgia

GOPGeorgia — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:08:29 +0000

AP reports that the date for the election has been pushed back to May 11.

By: polisavvy

polisavvy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:42:40 +0000

Just curious about this: How much does a special election end up costing the taxpayers? Any idea? Anyone?

By: Perdue Pushes Back 9th District Special Election — Peach Pundit

Perdue Pushes Back 9th District Special Election — Peach Pundit — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:16:20 +0000

[...] Sonny shifts the date. And not because Peach Pundit broke the news on the original date. I’m glad to hear that our military men and women will be assured a vote. The CD-9 campaign [...]

By: Perdue Pushes Back 9th District Special Election — Peach Pundit

Perdue Pushes Back 9th District Special Election — Peach Pundit — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:16:20 +0000

[...] Sonny shifts the date. And not because Peach Pundit broke the news on the original date. I’m glad to hear that our military men and women will be assured a vote. The CD-9 campaign [...]

By: Perdue Pushes Back 9th District Special Election — Peach Pundit

Perdue Pushes Back 9th District Special Election — Peach Pundit — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:16:20 +0000

[...] Sonny shifts the date. And not because Peach Pundit broke the news on the original date. I’m glad to hear that our military men and women will be assured a vote. The CD-9 campaign [...]

By: Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:10:12 +0000

Too much going on in DC to leave the seat vacant for the rest of they year.

By: Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:09:45 +0000

But there is no maximum on the date, he could have set it for the November election day.

By: ByteMe

ByteMe — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:57:05 +0000

It’s a Georgia law that the governor has to call for one within 10 days.

By: Goldwater Conservative

Goldwater Conservative — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:44:10 +0000

Having a special election is ridiculous.

Leave the seat vacant until November. There is no point in spending money we do not have so the GOP can have a candidate running as an incumbent in November.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:07:35 +0000

Funny. I actually discussed that today with someone. It’s about a month of campaigning in a race that will have a Deal on the ballot and a bunch of people that won’t run since they would have to resign. It’s almost worth the gamble.

Look out Gainesville. Here I come.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:05:57 +0000

Too late

By: B Balz

B Balz — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:18:05 +0000

Revealing unseemly past behaviour, if any, ought to be timed until after the last possible news cycle, prior to the vote.

That works pretty well around here….

By: Special Election for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District? - Peaches in Regalia

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:31:25 +0000

[...] at Peach Pundit, Tyler, is reporting that Governor Sonny Perdue (R) will call for a special election in Georgia’s 9th District, to fill the seat vacated by gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal (R), and that it will be on April [...]

By: Henry Waxman

Henry Waxman — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:33:42 +0000

But Doug seems to hate people who aspire to hold elective office, and I don’t want to see him start hating himself.

By: A Thanks, a Shout Out, and More Links. « Columbus, Georgia: Theresa Style

A Thanks, a Shout Out, and More Links. « Columbus, Georgia: Theresa Style — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:49:30 +0000

[...] Perdue setting a special election to replace Nathan [...]

By: Ronald Daniels

Ronald Daniels — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:14:40 +0000

Run Doug Deal, run.

By: Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:05:59 +0000

You just need $5500 +/- to get your name on the ballot.