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Angelina Dems Recruit Candidate for Sheriff

Jim Bell — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:17:55 +0000

The Lufkin News reports the Angelina County Democratic Party has recruited a candidate to run for County Sheriff in November.

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County Dems Looking for New Candidates

Jim Bell — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:34:37 +0000

Steve Knight of the Lufkin News reports the Angelina County Democratic Party is looking for new candidates to replace their disqualified candidates for County Sheriff and County Constable Precinct 3.

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Learning the Law the Hard Way

Jim Bell — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:59:43 +0000

Two Democratic candidates for office in Angelina County — the nominee for sheriff and an incumbent constable — both voted in the Republican primary last month, and that was a serious no-no. It was against the law, and they've both been taken off the ballot in the November general election.

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Winners and Losers in Party Primaries

Jim Bell — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:16:25 +0000

We have good news and bad news. The good news is that the state party primaries have finally come and gone. We now know what the November general election ballot will look like, and that's the bad news. We can also look forward to five more months of relentless and sometimes nasty campaigning.

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Texans Leave Voting to a Small Minority

Jim Bell — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:38:29 +0000

It doesn’t take very many people to win an election in Texas. The court battle over redistricting is pushing the primaries closer to summertime — creating the real possibility that Texas Republicans will have no say in who their presidential nominee should be.

Political observers say this means this year's Texas voter turnout could be even lower than it usually is.

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