DeLay's Seat to Be Filled in November (no Special Election)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060406/ap_on_go_co/delay_replacement_1
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The Democrats in the House should now start every speech with: "I'm sorry that the citizens of Sugar Land, Texas have no voice in this critical discussion about the war/national security/health care/immigration reform, because of a partisan political choice by the Governor of Texas..."

NOT.

It won't happen, but it is a good idea.

We could also mention Duke Cunningham's seat. Of course, if you have a Republican congressman, you are pretty much unrepresented anyway unless you are paying bribes.

That's it?

can appoint someone. Not sure how things work in TX, but I think that could be the case. He will appoint a Republican. A special election could put a Dem in the seat.

What the Gov. and/or state law determines is when a special replacement election is held.

They don't, of course. He's said he'll resign, he hasn't actually done so.

My off the cuff hunch is that Lampson currently has greater name recognition and an organization behind him, while there's no obvious front runner among republicans or campaign to support him/her. Rather than risk giving Lampson the incumbency and free media coverage between May and November, they'll leave the seat open for at least the summer.

I don't know if the winner of the Nov. election will take office immediately if the seat is empty or not.

Do we really want Nick Lampson to have to run two elections in such a short timeframe? Plus, if he lost the special, to win the general he'd have to argue that voters should change their minds only a few months later.

sugarland.

With DeLay in the race it was probably about a 50/50 shot, but it's a Republican district otherwise. While I am happy to see DeLay toppled from power, his abdication likely means that the seat will remain in Republican hands.

Great news! Republicans are now officially scared to hold an election in the heart of the Republican Red Zone.

Mr. Bush Let My People Vote.

Kemah, Seabrook and a lot more little suburbs.

I believe that's a basic right -- for the citizens themselves to be able to call special elections in such circumstances.

will be in a "taxation without representation" situation then?

April 7, 2006, 1:50AM
DeLay's seat likely won't be filled soon
Perry says he's not planning to call early election


By ERIC HANSON and CLAY ROBISON
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

AUSTIN - Unless U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay resigns today, voters in the 22nd Congressional District likely will have to wait until November to choose his successor.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that he probably won't call an emergency special election to fill the seat that DeLay, R-Sugar Land, plans to vacate.

That means the election would fall on one of two remaining uniform election days — May 13 or Nov. 7.

Because state law requires a minimum 36 days for a race to be placed on the ballot, DeLay would have to formally resign today to allow for a May election, and he indicated earlier this week that he won't leave office until June.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3777634.html

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:shrug:

I read someplace that he has to resign by the June date to be able to use campaign funds to pay his legal bills