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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:48 PM Oct 2012

Long Lines forming in NC for first day of early in-person voting

(hoping this is a good sign for us):

North Carolina’s early voting period began Thursday morning with more than 150 people standing in line when the doors opened at 8 a.m. at the Hal Marshal Annex on the north side of Charlotte’s uptown.

About 350 sites across the state feature early voting until Nov. 3, and the Hal Marshal Annex was the first Mecklenburg County site to open.

Among those who arrived to vote early was a group from Obama for America, which marched from the organization’s Charlotte headquarters on East Ninth Street to vote early. At mid-morning, dozens of people were still waiting in line outside the building.

Some of the early voting sites were reporting a 45-minute to hour-long wait for people to get inside to cast their ballots. In 2008, wait times exceeded longer than an hour at some spots.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/18/3605252/long-lines-as-nc-early-voting.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy



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Long Lines forming in NC for first day of early in-person voting (Original Post) WI_DEM Oct 2012 OP
two thirds are going to vote early in NC. That is amazing. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #1
I am waiting till November 6th but this is great news! DemKittyNC Oct 2012 #2
There is the enthusiasm gap MSMITH33156 Oct 2012 #3
This is good!!!! You can do it NC!!!! skeewee08 Oct 2012 #4
Hubby voted this a.m. He said there was a line mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #5
It was busy in Hillsborough at noon. Had to wait ncgrits Oct 2012 #7
Long lines and place was packed when I went. ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #6
I hope Obama wins! whttevrr Oct 2012 #8
Sheriff Arpaio’s Police State of Arizona under fire in U.S. 9th Cir. Court scottx1 Oct 2012 #9
Over an hour where I voted this afternoon. wildeyed Oct 2012 #10

mnhtnbb

(31,389 posts)
5. Hubby voted this a.m. He said there was a line
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 04:19 PM
Oct 2012

at one of the 5 early voting sites in Orange County, NC.

Orange County went 72% for Obama in 2008.

ncgrits

(916 posts)
7. It was busy in Hillsborough at noon. Had to wait
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:04 PM
Oct 2012

a few minutes. Lots of young people. Lots of African Americans. Lots of us grinning at each other!

 

scottx1

(5 posts)
9. Sheriff Arpaio’s Police State of Arizona under fire in U.S. 9th Cir. Court
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:18 PM
Oct 2012

Arpaio’s thugs take the Arizona police state to a new, very criminal, high.

Sworn court papers have been filed in two cases pending before the high federal appellate court in San Francisco detailing Arizona law enforcement’s willingness to engage in serious felonies to assist the Sheriff’s friends and to silence Arpaio critics. Arizona police have issued threats against civil litigation to protect Arpaio’s closest friend and top advisor (Justin Michael Nelson) from civil litigation – AKA Police Obstruction of Justice and Police Federal Civil Rights Crimes. (18 U.S.C. §§ 241, 242) Arizona police have conspired with Dignity Health of San Francicso to silence a well-known critic of Arpaio via violence – YES, attempted murder to be exact, now being covered up by Arpaio police state stooges. Sensational stuff, but, all on the appellate record, sworn and undisputed.

Situation normal for Arizona, official felony crimes against the justice system and official crimes of violence to assist Arpaio and Arpaio’s cronies by threatening critics and foisting police sponsored violence against those in the “cross-hairs” of Arpaio’s Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Those with a knowledge of Arizona law enforcement and government should not be a surprised as to how the Arizona police state operates. The bold criminal conduct of police caught in these cases reveals the state of lawlessness existing in Arizona whereby law enforcement doesn’t even bother to cover-up their crimes satisfactorily. It is truly anything goes concerning police misconduct and outright police crime in Arizona.

See

http://www.scribd.com/doc/110442436/Arpaio-inspired-AZ-Police-Crimes-Sworn-9th-cir-Court-Filing

+ Scott Huminski

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
10. Over an hour where I voted this afternoon.
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:25 PM
Oct 2012

East Charlotte is a heavily Democratic area. I am giddy! It was a really nice day, almost all Obama supporters in line. We had great talks about politics, travel and immigration (one of the voters waiting with me was a first time voter, naturalized citizen).

This weekend I will canvass for the campaign. I have been volunteering a few hours a week since summer, mostly voter registration. It is great fun to finally begin to turn out those voters we worked so hard to sign up out!

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