...“It’s very frustrating to do all this great work and have 99 percent of our employees, sometimes in inclement weather, standing outside of bus stops and in front of stores to help register people in their community and have their work attacked because one percent steal from us,” said Brian W. Mellor, senior counsel for the Washington-based Project Vote.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, which partnered with Project Vote in a national voter registration drive, is under fire for voter registration irregularities in Nevada, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Missouri....
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, which partnered with Project Vote in a national voter registration drive, is under fire for voter registration irregularities in Nevada, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Missouri....
Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 5:40 p.m.
Crowds of people. Unending stacks of registration forms. Phones ringing off the hook.
Published: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 5:40 p.m.
Crowds of people. Unending stacks of registration forms. Phones ringing off the hook.
Welcome to your local board of elections, only weeks before one of the most hyped presidential elections in recent U.S. history.
If you don’t think Southeastern North Carolina is buzzing about the battle between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, take a look at the numbers. New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties have added about 21,000 voters to their rolls in the last year, according to state election data.
Election officials can’t recall any other race like it.
“It’s a phenomenon,” said Bonnie Williams, New Hanover County’s election director. “It’s just unbelievable what we’re experiencing.”...
If you don’t think Southeastern North Carolina is buzzing about the battle between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, take a look at the numbers. New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties have added about 21,000 voters to their rolls in the last year, according to state election data.
Election officials can’t recall any other race like it.
“It’s a phenomenon,” said Bonnie Williams, New Hanover County’s election director. “It’s just unbelievable what we’re experiencing.”...
There is no mention of 'independent' voters which is also recorded in these countries. But, who cares about Independents anyway !
LOCAL PARTY GAINS
Voter registration totals and percentage increases for the two major parties in area counties between January 2005 and this month.
New Hanover
(The Difference between TOTAL and the Party Registrations are 37,613 UNAFFILAITED Voters.)
TOTAL: 142,707 (+9 percent)
DEMOCRATS: 54,809 (+8 percent)
REPUBLICANS: 50,285 (+0.7 percent)
Brunswick
(The difference between TOTAL and Party Registrations are 17,752 UNAFFILIATED Voters.)
TOTAL: 73,200 (+21 percent)
DEMOCRATS: 28,489 (+11 percent)
REPUBLICANS: 26,959 (+18 percent)
Pender
(The difference between TOTAL and Party Registrations are 7155 UNAFFILIATED Voters.)
TOTAL: 32,741 (+18 percent)
DEMOCRATS: 14,278 (+6 percent)
REPUBLICAN: 11,308 (+19 percent)
Source: N.C. Board of Elections, New Hanover County Board of Elections
This is an exceptionally good year to register voters. They have clear choices on issues. There are significant issues that touch everyone's lives. The reason there are so many unaffiliated voters in this region of the country is because of the social pressure that accompanies political issues.
Hollywood can say what they want about Conservatives being a minority, but, in Red States the acceptance of Democratic affiliations is not fostered, due to the incredible penetration of 'talk radio.' There is a lot of bias and forced embarassment in the social strata. Having a minority candidate for President has 'raised the heads' of minorities in the region and have brought them to the reality that there is a place of 'hope' they need to explore.
