On Jan. 18, 2011, Richards resigned to ensure he could
run in a special election without violating terms of the Hatch Act, which could have jeopardized federal funding.
Not exact matches
Democrats, too, may be wary of turning to a candidate
without local ties to a district after the
special election in Georgia's sixth district,
in which Jon Ossoff struggled to combat the criticism he didn't live
in the House seat he was
running to represent.
Candidates
in Mississippi
special elections run without party labels.
[24][25] Candidates
in Mississippi
special elections run without party labels.
«For the governor to
run around here, speaking at his mansion, speaking at church services, talking about the black community and then not call a
special election... you're leaving these communities
without any representation
in the budget process,» he said.