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To my “Blue” friends, Galvin’s fabrications should not be honored with a vote

October 28, 2010 By Jim Henderson 10 Comments

I have a great deal of respect for many folks who call the Democratic Party home; they are hard-working, honest and care deeply about the people they serve.  I am honored to have the support of Democrats around the state, including … [Read more...]

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Yes, Bill Galvin Exists

October 22, 2010 By massmarrier 1 Comment

You can see the video here. My coverage of the forum attended by GOP nominee Bill Campbell and independent Jim Henderson is here.  The following is my commentery on Galvin from the video. I owe a tip of the toupee to WHCA. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign, campbell, commonwealth, election, galvin, hanson, henderson, massachusetts, secretary, whca

Election Overseer’s Disrespect for MA Voters

October 6, 2010 By conseph 9 Comments

Crickets from Bill Galvin who has taken the duck and dodge art form to new highs. Crickets from the blogosphere where there has been nary a hue nor a cry for a debate of some sort.  There was more noise in 2006, but for some reason … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campbell, galvin, henderson, secretary-of-commonwealth

Through all the noise, reforms for next Secretary become evident

October 4, 2010 By Jim Henderson Leave a Comment

Two news events in the past week make clear the importance of bringing new ideas and a new approach to the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth, notwithstanding the "radio silence" about the race among most members of the media. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: galvin, jim-henderson, secretary

Galvin’s Rope a Dope

August 26, 2010 By massmarrier 8 Comments

The independent, Jim Henderson, is the progressive, reform candidate. He'll crank it up a bit today with a call for five debates with Galvin and the Republican Bill Campbell.Whomever you support, join me in asking civic groups and … [Read more...]

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An Introduction: Jim Henderson for Secretary of the Commonwealth

March 17, 2010 By Jim Henderson 9 Comments

As Secretary of the Commonwealth, I will work to make public information truly public by: • Making all state public databases accessible through a single website, so a simple Google-like search would bring corporation, real estate, lobbyist … [Read more...]

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Galvin for AG?

December 11, 2009 By David 39 Comments

If Martha Coakley wins the Senate race, the legislature will fill the vacancy at the AG's office until the 2010 election.  They vote in joint session, and since there are 160 Representatives to only 40 Senators, the House pretty much … [Read more...]

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Secretary Galvin’s Auction Rate Securities Settlement with UBS Excludes Many Individuals

January 8, 2009 By ischarf Leave a Comment

Secretary of State Galvin signed an Agreement with UBS in early October 2008 under which UBS would buy back Auction Rate Securities (ARS) from many who held them and have been unable to sell them since the auctions propped-up by UBS and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: auction-rate-securities, galvin, massachusetts, settlement

Galvin’s website has a massive privacy problem

April 4, 2007 By David 35 Comments

Check out this pretty outrageous story that clever AP reporter Ken Maguire came up with.  Maguire's story calls Secretary of State Bill Galvin out for a failing that is startlingly reminiscent of the DevalPatrick.com privacy … [Read more...]

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Galvin: I’m taking over Boston elections

November 9, 2006 By ron-newman 6 Comments

From today's Globe:Secretary of State William F. Galvin declared yesterday that he will seize control of the Boston Election Department because the city has repeatedly demonstrated an inability to conduct fair and smooth elections.The … [Read more...]

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