My blog on Tuesday, October 11 included a link to the Daily Advance article concerning Elizabeth City State University students being coerced to vote in the Elizabeth City municipal election. The following statement was made by Bonnie Godfrey and entered into the record at the Board of Elections meeting on Monday October 10, 2011. Godfrey [...]
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Help Wanted at the State Board of Elections?
In this article by Mark Binker of the Greensboro News and Record we learn that the State Auditor’s office released a fiscal audit of the State Board of Elections (SBOE) that revealed they have not audited more than 30,000 campaign finance reports – some dating back to the 2000 election cycle. And, more than 10,000 of the [...]
Were ECSU Students Pressured to Vote by University Staff?
This story has been all but dismissed by the mainstream press. Every article I have read contains a couple of paragraphs saying that the Pasquotank Board of Elections met to hear a complaint about Elizabeth City State University students being pressured to vote. The articles included a link to the Daily Advance article, but The [...]
Board of Education Early Voting in Wake County
In 2009, a total of 55,121 people voted in the Raleigh, Cary and Board of Education election – 2,352 of the votes were cast early, either at a one-stop site or by mail. According to the most recent Wake County Board of Elections data, the number of early voters has tripled in this year’s Raleigh, Cary andBoard [...]
Obama DOJ may challenge Voter ID laws
In a Sept. 29 interview with talk radio host Micheal Smerconish, President Obama indicated that he is encouraging his Justice Department officials to potentially challenge Voter ID laws. SMERCONISH: Are the goal posts being moved on you in 2012? In my native Pennsylvania there’s a move afoot that would change the way in which electoral votes [...]
