Category: Secretary of State

Lengthy Process Ahead in Effort to Oust Newsom, Recall Official Says

March 2, 2021
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The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is approaching its deadline to submit the number of signatures required to trigger an election. But even if it does, the work won’t stop there, said a Recall Newsom official. The campaign has until March 10 to gather signatures, and until March 17 to turn the signed petitions…

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Reagan’s Longtime Secretary of State George P. Shultz Dies

February 7, 2021
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Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, whose career included leading roles in diplomacy, business, and academia, and spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. Schultz died Saturday at his home on the campus of…

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Senate Committee Schedules Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Secretary of State Nominee

January 13, 2021
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The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations scheduled a hearing for Jan. 19 for the confirmation of Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state. The hearing will take place one day prior to the inauguration on Jan. 20. Blinken served as the Democratic staff director for the committee from 2002 to 2008. From…

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Georgia Secretary of State Escorted out of State Capitol Building Over Safety Concerns

January 6, 2021
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was evacuated from the state Capitol building on Wednesday afternoon after protesters gathered near the parking deck, according to ABC News. The Atlanta Journal Post (AJP) reported that Georgia Capitol police escorted Raffensperger and his staff after protestors attempted to enter the building to deliver written grievances about the November elections….

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Georgia Election Official Challenges Illegal Absentee Vote

December 23, 2020
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Gabriel Sterling, the voting systems manager for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, filed a challenge Tuesday against an absentee ballot that was sent to his home with the name of the person who sold the house to him 2 years ago. Sterling received a third-party election flyer at his home located in Sandy Spring, Georgia,…

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