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NewsBook: Missouri Government News for the Week of October 25, 2004

 

. St. Louis City's plan to count votes of dead people intervened by state law (10/28/04)

JEFFERSON CITY - St. Louis City planned to count absentee votes of people who cast a ballot and then died before November 2nd.

Missouri law says election officials must remove those ballots if the officials know the voter has died.

St. Louis City Election Director James O'Toole says after learning about the law, officials will be careful in monitoring votes.

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    . Gov. Holden to discuss importation of flu vaccine from Europe (10/26/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Holden will meet this week with the governor of Illinois to decide whether Missouri should import flu vaccines from Europe.

    The Illinois governor is waiting for FDA approval to purchase vaccines from British wholesalers.

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    . Carnahan family has long history in Missouri politics (10/26/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Russ and Robin Carnahan are both running for political offices this year in Missouri.

    They follow a string of family members who aspired to be Missouri politicians, the peak being the late Gov. Mel Carnahan.

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    . Profiling Attorney General Candidates (10/25/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - In the last week before the election, attorney general candidates make issues known to the voters.

    Republican Candidate Chris Byrd faces of with third-term incumbent Jay Nixon in the race for the attorney general's office.

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    . Missouri Supreme Court Imposes Unofficial Moratorium Death Penalty (10/25/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Supreme Court appears to have issued an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty.

    On Oct. 29 it will be one-year since an execution has been fulfilled in this state.

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    . The governor issues an executive order request on flu vaccines. (10/25/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Bob Holden's order asks health-care providers to limit vaccinations to those who fall within the federal CDC guidelines -- primarily elderly and those chronic health problems.

    Holden said that he does not have authority to enforce his request. But he warned that his office was concerning publically identifying health care providers who do not comply with the CDC standards.