Senator Smith resigns – where do we go from here?
By Cara | August 27, 2009
As you all may know by now, Senator Jeff Smith pled guilty to two counts of obstructing justice and has resigned his 4th District Senatorial seat. This leaves a representational vacancy in 5 precincts of the 8th ward (the other 4 are represented by Sen. Wright-Jones of the 5th Senatorial District). I’d like to outline the steps that will be taken to fill this void and provide an opportunity to answer any questions you may have about this process.
Gov. Jay Nixon has called a special election for this position on Nov. 3, 2009. There will be no primary, this will be a general election. According to the bylaws of the Missouri Democratic Party, the Democratic Committeepeople who reside in the 4th Senatorial district (the Senatorial District Committee members) have the responsibility of choosing the Democratic candidate for this election. Each Committeeperson of each ward in the district receives 1 vote per every 1000 votes cast for the Democratic candidate for Governor in the last general election. The Senatorial District Committee will meet and cast their votes for the Democratic nominee and that person will be placed on the ballot for the Nov. 4 general election.
Whew! So I will be receiving many phone calls and emails from prospective Senatorial candidates and their supporters over the next few weeks. I will do my best to represent your interests and weigh the qualifications of each candidate with that in mind. I would appreciate your input and advice over these next few weeks as well. Please do not hesitate to call or write me to to discuss this upcoming election.
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