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Nc Board Of Elections

November 2, 2010 by · Comments Off on Nc Board Of Elections 

Nc Board Of Elections, The machine manufacturer in North Carolina said touchscreen voting devices can be programmed by default vote for Democrats, as claimed last week by Tom Fetzer, the state Republican Party Chairman.

Adam Carbullido, director of customer service for the company, ES & S, said in a letter to the State Board of Elections that the iVotronic machines used in a few dozen counties in North Carolina “does not capacity or encoding mechanism that would allow the system to default to a specific selection, whether a candidate or party. ”

Fetzer said Thursday that the GOP is the compilation of written statements by voters who said they tried to vote a ballot straight-ticket Republican, only to have their votes counted on a final review screen, being cast for Democrats . He said that the problem seems to occur when the touch screen is not sure about the selection of an elector, after which it is programmed to assign the candidate appearing in the first vote in the race.

Democrats are listed before the Republicans on the ballots electronically and then get the vote, said Fetzer. State election officials, and now ES & S, saying that Fetzer’s claim is simply false.

Carbullido stressed that the voting machines, like all touch screen devices must be calibrated to accurately detect the selection of electors and voters are asked to confirm their choice at the end of the process before the ballots are expressed.

The controversy has prompted the GOP to sue. On Saturday, a federal judge ruled that people who vote using devices similar to ATMs in the election on Tuesday will be asked to read a notice asking them to consider their selections carefully and make sure their selections save correctly.

Who do you blame?

Most voters in North Carolina blame the recession on the government rather than business, according to a new survey.

In a survey conducted for the conservative Civitas Institute, 64 percent of registered voters said they believe the government is responsible for the recession, 22 percent think business is responsible, and 14 percent were unsure .

This represents an increase of 10 points the past two years, when 54 percent blamed the government for the financial crisis.

The poll of 600 likely voters was conducted October 18 to 20 by Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Va., and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The spin: “The political atmosphere for those in charge has been toxic for the last year,”said Francis De Luca of Civitas Institute.” These figures are just one more sign that voters who decided to blame “.

Moving at the DMV

The state Division of Motor Vehicles has two new deputy commissioners.

Ronald G. Kaylor Jr. and Johanna H. Reese has been appointed Assistant Commissioners. The nominations were announced last week.

Kaylor, who served as director of the DMV License and Theft Bureau since June 2009, was deputy director of operations for the division of alcohol law enforcement before coming to the DMV. He is a veteran of 23 years of law enforcement.

Since May 2006, Reese served as legislative liaison for the state Department of Transportation. Before that, she was director of legal affairs for the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Kaylor oversee the DMV license and theft and the Office of arbitration hearings and section. Reese oversee Driver, Vehicle Services and Operations sections. They started their jobs this week.

Polling Locations

November 2, 2010 by · Comments Off on Polling Locations 

Polling Locations, The generally significant object next to which you’re voting for, of course you go to your polling place on time. There’s nothing more frustrating than going out the door, forgetting or not knowing where you should go vote. Do not worry; the Internet will save us all. If you’ve forgotten where you have to vote today, then there are several pages where you can find your polling place. Some of this research where the voter as a service by Google, Facebook and other companies
Google Election Center – http://electioncenter.googlelabs.com/vote/
Just enter your address or zip code, and Google will plot a course for you to follow on their cards, allowing you to get your your polling place as soon as possible. Since it uses Google mapping technology clean, you can be sure he will not steer you wrong.

Raise Your Vote polling places – http://pollingplaces.raiseyourvote.com/
Raise Your Vote has partnered with Google Maps to allow voters to quickly enter both address and zip code to find their polling place quickly. It will also provide you with time to vote polling station is open, so you do not miss this important Election Day

Facebook’s polling place locator – http://www.facebook.com/uspolitics? V=app_146081198769400
This simple application on a Facebook page will quickly allow you to enter your address to find exactly where you need to vote. This application also uses Google Maps, and works similarly to that of the Raise Your Vote location. Judging by the number of fans demand a lot of people seem to be using this application.

Where Do I Vote

November 2, 2010 by · Comments Off on Where Do I Vote 

Where Do I Vote, (AFP) – Democrats Barack Obama faces a day of reckoning on Tuesday as Americans voted in key elections likely to see Republicans take control of the House of Representatives.

Amid a wave of anger at the ailing economy, Democrats also feared heavy losses in the Senate in two moves that could seriously impair the ability of Obama to continue his reform agenda.

But analysts predict the Democrats cling to a slim majority in the Senate, dividing power in Washington and setting the stage for a war superheated political future of Obama’s reelection bid in 2012.

The president warned Monday that the vote “will have an impact for decades to come” and called on Americans demoralized and suffering during the worst economic crisis in decades, not to abandon his campaign for change.

Polling day began in a cold before dawn at 06:00 (1000 GMT) in eight states, and after moving through four areas of the nation would be time to finish after midnight (0400 GMT Wednesday) in remote areas Alaska and Hawaii.

The last days of campaign heats and increasingly bitter saw a huge effort to get out the vote, especially by Democrats, the White House base supporters flood of emails and tweets on the network of micro- Twitter blogging.

“Today is election day. Help give Pres. Allies Obama for advancing America,” said a text message sent to mobile phones.

Forecasters have predicted the Republicans will seek between 45 and 70 seats in the House, more than the 39 they need to get a majority.

The counting of votes in the most contested races should take days, but experts estimate that there would be little doubt Tuesday night with winners and losers.

Republicans have vowed to overthrow Obama sweeping revision of health care and the signing promised a tightening of the budget and tax cuts they said would reduce the deficit, stimulate growth and create jobs.

Encouraged by the conservative movement Tea Party, Republicans are hoping a new enthusiasm will lead them to victory, but needed to win a series of tight races in states like California, Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia West.

Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Paul Rand, a favorite Tea Party and the front-runner in the race, said he wanted to see radical changes if elected.

“I will work to try to change the entire government,” Paul told CNN Tuesday.

Government “is broken from top to bottom”, and Republicans and Democrats have shown themselves to “unreliable,” he said.

“What we need to do is balance the budget and I do not think they will strengthen and make it unless we force them to do so by law.”

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 37 points in the 100 Senate seats and 37 of the 50 governorates are at stake Tuesday.

Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine kept a brave face on CNN Tuesday.

“The other guys tell me they will take both houses back, we say we will hold both houses,” Kaine told CNN. “We are seeing positive signs in the early voting taking place in states that permit. ”

But Dick Durbin, the second highest-ranking Democrat in the Senate, was more frank in his assessment. “We will lose some ground, I’ll be honest with you,” he told MSNBC.

The control of the House Republicans would counter Obama’s plans to fight against global warming and the revision of U.S. immigration, and to control the committees that could launch probes detrimental in the administration.

Obama, who held a press conference Wednesday after the vote, accused the Republicans would have the power to predators health insurance companies and credit card and financial barons by the repeal of health care and reform of Wall Street in addition to an already full presidential legacy.

The Democrats have been working desperately to deny the Republicans the 10 new Senate seats needed to regain the room, including a tough battle on Obama’s former Senate seat from Illinois.

The list of endangered species included Senate Democrats Majority Leader Harry Reid, locked in a tight race with Republican and Tea Party Preferred Sharron Angle in Nevada.

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