While the left-wingers and liberal activists have registered and helped illegal aliens and homeless junkies to vote, they don't seem concerned about disenfranchising voters who actually DO fight for their fellow citizens.
And the mainstream news media don't appear concerned over US soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines being denied their rights to vote for their next Commander-in-Chief.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain -- the only candidate who actually did fight for this country -- yesterday sued the Virginia election board. McCain's legal representative claims that absentee ballots were not mailed on time to members of the US serving and fighting overseas.
McCain's complaint requests the US District Court in Richmond to order the state to count absentee ballots postmarked by Tuesday.
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By Jason Saine
LINCOLNTON - Local election officials in Lincoln County opted not to extend early voting hours on Saturday due to the already heavy turn out of voters.
The Lincoln County Board of Elections is made up of two Democrats and one Republican and all three unanimously agreed not to extend voting hours on Saturday based on the already high turn out of some 32 percent of registered voters.
Voting at the Board of Elections at 115 West Main Street will close at 1 p.m. on Saturday and the two other early voting locations in East Lincoln and West Lincoln will remain open until 7 p.m. as planned according to Judy Caudill, the Director of the Lincoln County Board of Elections.
RALEIGH – State Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry now knows who she will face in the November elections now that Mary Fant Donnan has won the Democratic primary runoff.
Donnan defeated John Brooks on Tuesday in a runoff race. Late Tuesday evening Donnan had 66 percent of the vote with 75 percent of the precincts reporting.
Voting was extremely slow on Tuesday in Lincoln County when at 12:00 Noon, when only two people had voted at the Lowesville Precinct in Eastern Lincoln County.
Donnan won 81% of the vote in Lincoln County receiving a mere 240 votes to Brooks’ 57 votes.
WASHINGTON Sen. Barrack Obama's campaign announced that the Illinois senator will campaign next week for the first time with former rival Hillary Clinton.
Obama's campaign said the two senators will campaign together June 27, but it released no further details.
The two also are scheduled to meet in Washington Thursday, when Clinton is expected to introduce Obama to some of her top campaign contributors.
LINCOLN COUNTY - Alex Patton, George Arena, and Carrol Mitchem appear to have won their party's nomination for County Commissioner and will face Democrats Leroy Buff and Gary Eudy in the fall contest.
Below are unofficial results:
COUNTY COMMISSIONER - REP (Vote For 3) Vote type summary Contest detail map 28 of 28 Precincts Reporting Percent Votes James (Buddy) Funderburk (REP) 14.65% 2,989 Louis E. McConnell (REP) 13.13% 2,678 Carrol D. Mitchem (REP) 14.91% 3,042 Marie Moore (REP) 8.82% 1,799 Clayton C. Mullis (REP) 2.90% 592 Martin Oakes (REP) 13.11% 2,675 Alex Patton (REP) 15.60% 3,183 John R. Sitzenstock (REP) 1.89% 385 George Arena (REP) 14.99% 3,058 Total: 20,401
For more local results, visit the Board of Elections website by clicking here.
LINCOLN COUNTY - Today is Primary Election Day in North Carolina and voters are already lining up to vote.
At just a little before 6:30 a.m., voters were standing outside of precinct polling locations waiting to be let in to be the first to vote today. A small crowd had gathered at the Denver polling location at Denver United Methodist Church.
Reports from other parts of the county indicated similar scenarios.
On the ballot today are the Presidential Primary contest between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Republican and Democratic contests for Governor and Lt. Governor, and other state-wide races as well.
Clinton and Obama to make North Carolina the possible final battle ground
PENNSYLVANIA - Last night, Sen. Hillary Clinton gained a fairly decisive win over her primary opponent Sen. Barrack Obama.
Even with the win, Clinton faces an uphill battle to win the nomination for President from her party making North Carolina's May 6th Primary that much more important.
ARLINGTON, Va.- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has satisfied the ballot requirements for all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of Thursday, March 20, 2008.
“Dr. Paul’s message of peace, freedom and prosperity has broad appeal,” said campaign chairman Kent Snyder. “Well-organized and determined volunteers throughout America made this possible.”
WASHINGTON (dpa) - Hillary Clinton stormed back in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination Tuesday, winning the key states of Texas and Ohio and halting rival Barack Obama's 11-state winning streak.
Calls on other candidates to endorse 287 G program that helps catch, detain and deport illegal immigrants violating our criminal laws
RALEIGH - Yesterday, Republican Candidate for Governor Fred Smith unveiled his new immigration ad that endorses the 287 G program that allows NC law enforcement in cooperation with ICE to detain and deport illegal aliens who are violating our criminal laws.
Senator Smith said, "The first responsibility of government is to make sure we have safe streets, safe homes and safe schools. As governor I would work to make sure that every sheriff's department has the resources to participate in the 287 G program - so that they can catch, detain and deport illegal immigrants who are violating our laws."
RALEIGH - Earlier this week, Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue released a new commercial in her campaign for Governor of North Carolina.
The new ad, called “Real People,” highlights some of the new ideas Perdue has proposed during this campaign, including her Health Care Roadmap, Main Street Solutions, and the Green Business Fund.
WASHINGTON - Tuesday's primaries in the delegate-rich states of Texas and Ohio could be decisive in the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. One of those two will face Senator John McCain, the presumed Republican Party nominee, in the general election. The outlines of that campaign are already starting to take shape, as we hear from VOA National correspondent Jim Malone.
The main issues in the campaign have been clear for sometime, the state of the national economy, the war in Iraq and national security.
But each of the main candidates will try to shape the debate in ways favorable to them.
LINCOLNTON – Friday was the final day for candidates for elective office to file for this year’s elections.
Incumbent Commissioner Marie Moore waited until the last day to file for reelection.
Moore had not indicated whether or not she would seek elective office this year until she filed today.
Her time on the board has been tenuous at best. During her first term on the board, Moore’s style clashed with fellow commissioners.
Moore also voted to raise fire district taxes in almost every district across the county except her own. She was joined by Commissioners Bruce Carlton and Jim Klein who also live within a few miles of Moore and in the same fire district in eastern Lincoln County.
LINCOLNTON - Alex Patton, a current county commissioner who was elected in 2004, filed for reelection today at the Board of Elections in Lincolnton.
Patton had previously stated that he intended to seek reelection.
In a prepared statement, Patton said: "I would like to see projects that were started become a reality before I end my time as a Commissioner. I am excited with the reality that our new hospital is now approved and can move forward. This will bring unique challenges as we renovate the existing hospital for county use. Other projects include the continued growth of our industrial park, a new animal shelter that will be focused on adoption instead of euthanization, construction of the new sewer plant, a new terminal building for our airport and the list goes on. These are exciting times in Lincoln County and I look forward to the challenges that tommorrow brings."
Seven Candidates So Far Have Filed for the Three Board of County Commissioner Seats Up this Year
By Jason Saine
LINCOLNTON – There is no shortage of candidates this year for county commission. As of Friday, seven candidates have filed to campaign for the three seats that are up this year for election on the local board. Notably, Commissioners Alex Patton and Marie Moore have yet to file for reelection although Patton has indicated that he will be a candidate.
On Friday political newcomer John Sitzenstock of Denver became the seventh candidate to file for the commission. Sitzenstock joins five other Republicans and one Democrat who have also announced their candidacies.
Republicans include: Louis McConnell, Martin Oakes, Carrol Mitchem, James “Buddy” Funderburk, George Arena, and now Sitzenstock.
HOUSTON - Illinois Senator Barack Obama swept up more delegates Saturday in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, winning the day's two caucuses and one primary. On the Republican side, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won two victories.
Barack Obama won handily in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington state, with a comfortable lead in all three contests over New York Senator Hillary Clinton. The biggest prize was Washington state, which has 97 delegates, but Senator Clinton will also get a share of those delegates since the Democrats divide them proportionally.
Obama, who is black, won in Louisiana, which has a large African-American vote, but he also won in the midwestern state of Nebraska, which is mostly white, and in the diverse state of Washington, thereby enhancing his image as a candidate who can appeal across racial lines. Exit polls also indicate that he continued to do well among better educated and more affluent voters of all races.
Speaking to supporters in Richmond, Virginia, Obama celebrated his victories, saying "Today voters from the west coast to the Gulf coast to the heart of America stood up to say, 'Yes, we can.' We won in Louisiana, we won in Nebraska, we won in Washington state, we won north, we won south, we won in between."
RENO, Nev. - Ron Paul finished second in the Nevada Republican presidential caucuses today, defying recent polls that had the Texas congressman finishing in fourth, fifth or sixth place.
According to results reported on the Nevada GOP’s website, Congressman Paul placed second with 13 percent, topping John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani.
WASHINGTON - The unpredictable nature of this year's U.S. presidential election campaign suggests it will be some time before the nomination battles in both parties are resolved. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has a preview of the next important contests for both parties from Washington.
The Democratic race between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama now moves West and South.
Nevada will host party caucuses on January 19 and South Carolina holds a primary on January 26.
RALEIGH - State Senator Robert Pittenger (R-Mecklenburg) will announce his candidacy for the office of Lt. Governor of North Carolina on Monday, January 14 at 11a.m.
The announcement will take place at North Carolina Republican Headquarters, 1506 Hillsborough St., in Raleigh.
Robert Pittenger, a real estate investor, is serving his third term in the North Carolina Senate. Pittenger has been a leader in the fight for zero-based budgeting, is the State Chairman for Americans for Tax Reform, and was awarded the Taxpayers Advocate Award by Americans for Prosperity.
by Jim Kouri
Calls on other candidates to endorse 287 G program that helps catch, detain and deport illegal immigrants violating our criminal laws
