Archive for April 14th, 2008
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Voters tune into new registration rules, new county commissioner districts and contested races from the top of the ticket to a local tax referendum
By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
With news reports along the presidential campaign trail now including datelines like Raleigh, Greensboro and the UNC campus, this spring’s primary season is heating up.
Set late in the season, North Carolina’s presidential primary is rarely a factor in deciding the presidential candidate of either party. This year, though, it may have a significant impact on the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. In turn, that race is most certainly going to have an impact on local turnout.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Early voting begins Thursday, April 17, for the May 6 election. Unregistered but eligible voters can register at early voting sites with identification showing their name and current address. Doing this means that you can only vote at the early-voting site. Registered voters can change registration information but not party affiliation.
Vote early in Carrboro at the town hall and in Chapel Hill at Morehead Planetarium or the Robert and Pearl Seymour Senior Center during weekday business hours. The last day is Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Hugh Harrington was elected to the Pittsboro Town Board of Commissioners in March in a special election for the Board’s last open seat.
Harrington finished six votes ahead of Michele Berger in the November elections to win the Board’s third open seat. However, 17 voters received incorrect ballots, and the State Board of Elections in December authorized the new election because the ballots could have affected the outcome of the election.
In the special election, Harrington received 385 votes, while Berger received 299 votes.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday received an update regarding the voter education effort for the May 6 referendum on the land transfer tax.
Voters on May 6 will decide whether property sellers will pay a 0.4 percent land transfer tax. If the measure passes, the county could begin collecting funds during the 2008-09 fiscal year. The board in March voted to spend as much as $100,000 on the voter education effort.
Ballen Media, the consultant hired to conduct an education initiative to provide voters with information about the land transfer tax, presented its “Your Choice” campaign plans to the commissioners. Representatives from Ballen said they hope to reach 60 percent of all adults at least four times through the campaign, which will include advertisements in newspapers, on television and on the radio and home mailings.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
The registration deadline for those who want to vote in the May 6 election falls on April 11. To vote, you must be:
a U.S. citizen and resident of North Carolina and this county for 30 days before the election;
at least 18 years old on or before the next election;
not registered and not voting in any other county or state;
if convicted of a felony have voting rights restored.
Registration forms can be found at public buildings and libraries in the County or online at www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
he Orange County Board of Elections will hold a demonstration of the voting process and the procedures in place at 1 p.m. on April 26.
The Board hopes to ensure that all voters of Orange County have complete confidence in the voting system.
The demonstration will be held at the Orange Enterprise Building on Valley Forge Road in Hillsborough. For more information, contact the Orange County Board of Elections at 245-2350.
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