The 2009 race for Philadelphia District Attorney
The next District Attorney in Philadelphia will have to keep this city safe – in a time when budgets, even for the courts, are constrained. We’ll be following the race for this essential city office from now through the election. Check this page frequently for the latest coverage of this important race.
Democratic candidate Seth Williams beat out Dan McCaffery in yesterday's district attorney primary, earning the nomination. Williams will face Republican Michael Untermeyer in November's general election. (Yong Kim / File Photo)
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Phila. primary polls open at 7 a.m. today
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Polls open at 7 a.m. today for what is expected to be a low-turnout primary, which means that important races probably will be decided by a small number of voters.
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The "Millionaire's Provision" -- A Boon For Supporters & Opponents
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The so-called "Millionaire's Provision," triggered this week to allow individuals and political action committees to contribute twice as much to campaigns as normally allowed, has proven to be remarkably flexible. If a candidate thinks its a great idea, he can use it to raise more money. If a candidate thinks its a terrible idea, he can use it to raise more money. The provision is triggered when a candidate gives his own campaign $250,000 or more.
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Ethics Board Settles Dispute With Williams In DA Race
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The Philadelphia Board of Ethics just put out another media release, announcing that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Seth Williams, a candidate for District Attorney in the Democratic primary election next Tuesday. The board announced that Williams agreed to pay a $3,750 fine for campaign finance reporting errors.
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Ethics board hits McCaffery with campaign finance lawsuit
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PhillyClout: The Philadelphia Board of Ethics just hit Dan McCaffery's campaign for District Attorney with a lawsuit, claiming he and his treasurer "deliberately violated the city's campaign finance law" by taking in too much political action committee money in 2008.
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DA Democratic Candidate Ballot Battle Adjourned Until Monday
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Common Pleas Judge Allan Tereshko opened a hearing today on a bid by one candidate for district attorney - Dan McCaffery – to knock another candidate – Seth Williams – off the May 19th Democratic primary ballot, on grounds that Williams should have listed his campaign organization as a source of income in the financial disclosure forms that were filed last week. The proceeding adjourned for the weekend without any decision from the judge, but there were a couple of interesting disclosures:
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Was E-Mailed Ethics Complaint An Ethics Violation?
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The Internet is a fast and furious place where one button push can cause a whole mess of problems. Who hasn't heard stories of regret about an e-mail that, upon reflection, should never have been sent? Which brings us to the campaign of Michael Turner for District Attorney, which in a letter today asked the Philadelphia Board of Ethics to investigate Seth Williams, one of Turner's four opponents in the May Democratic primary election.
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