In California, a nonpartisan primary and an expensive member-against-member contest between two Democrats, Brad Sherman and Howard Berman, have muddled the outlook in a state where Democrats had high hopes.
The McCain camp's only recourse would be for a registered California Republican who could otherwise have been a delegate to file a challenge with the party's nine-member contest committee, which would make a recommendation to the full Republican National Committee.
Police have said Bright, Pittman and Johnson were all armed and that officers shot the men in self-defense, though friends and family members contest those claims.
Nationwide, 16 incumbents are in two-member contests this year.
Shwe Mann would remain a party member and contest the election in his own constituency, Than Tun, the head of the CEC, told reporters on Thursday.
Although members can contest elections and propose alternative slates, they rarely do.
After most shows, Paisley heads to the meet-and-greet, where he spends half an hour having his picture taken with a handful of fan-club members and contest winners.
While City Council members are contesting the matter during a hearing in Lansing on Tuesday, Mr. Snyder's administration is preparing to name an emergency manager within days.
Half the seats in the State Duma are allocated on the basis of the party vote, with all parties winning at least 5 percent of the national vote guaranteed representation on a proportional basis, and half through the single-member-district contests.
Great examples from the corporate world are video messages to the team, how-to-videos, white-boarding sessions (here is an example of one of Obama's staff members), video contests, etc.
