Local Govt & Politics Stories for October 2008
Stories for Friday, October 31
Mecklenburg County Voters Stand In Long Lines To Vote Early
Mecklenburg County's record rush to the polls ends Saturday, but probably not before almost 200,000 people will have taken advantage of early voting.Lines were long at the early voting sites all day Friday, with waits of two hours or more in some cases.“Like I say, we may be close to ...
If McCrory Wins Gubernatorial Race, Mayor Replacement Needed
It's just days before the election, and Lee Teague is busy -- busy answering phones, busy trying to get Republicans into office.One of those candidates, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, is in a hotly contested race for governor. If he wins, it would leave Charlotte with a major vacancy.“Since the race ...
Obama Returning To Charlotte On Eve Of Election
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will return to North Carolina on the eve of Election Day, punctuating his effort to be come the first party winner here in more than three decades. Obama's campaign said Friday he plans to visit the Charlotte area on Monday as part of a swing-state ...
Stories for Thursday, October 30
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Stories for Wednesday, October 29
Undecided Voters, Recent Changes Could Determine Hayes, Kissell Election
Three-hundred and twenty-nine votes is all that separated five-term Rep. Robin Hayes and challenger Larry Kissell two years ago.What's changed since then? Eighth District voters say too much.“The cost of living has gone up, jobs going down, unemployment is going up. I just think we've seen a lot of big ...
Battle Over County Commission Seat Likely Won’t Sway Elections
The fight over a Mecklenburg County commission seat could be resolved Thursday.Commissioners plan to hold a special meeting in the morning to try to reach a compromise. Democrats want to appoint George Dunlap to the seat left vacant by Valerie Woodard's death. Republicans don't, and told Eyewitness News they may ...
Stories for Monday, October 27
Campaign Workers Striving For Votes As N.C. Turns Swing State
Arizona Sen. John McCain and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama are in the final days of their battle for the White House. It'll come down to a few so-called swing states, and one of them, surprisingly, is North Carolina.The Obama campaign has 45 offices across the state. In Charlotte, volunteers are ...
Stories for Friday, October 24
Eyewitness News Looks Into Sen. Dole’s Trips To N.C.
All members of Congress have to balance their time in Washington with their time flying home to their districts.“Being back home is helpful to knowing what it is voters want you to be doing in Washington,” said Jonathan Allen with “Congressional Quarterly”.He said for Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-North Carolina, that ...
Stories for Thursday, October 23
N.C. Voters Don’t Have To Prove Identity At The Polls
More than 70,000 people have already voted in Mecklenburg County, and not one of them was asked to show any identification at the polls.North Carolina law only requires that poll workers ask each voter for their name and address. Once that's confirmed, they can vote."I can't ask for anything more ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 22
Biden Says McCain Is Getting Out Of Control
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican rival John McCain is "getting a little loose" at a time when the nation needs a steady hand. Campaigning in NASCAR country, Biden employed car racing terminology for bumping to describe the contentious final days of the campaign. He told ...
Hayes, Kissell Take Shots At One Another During Only Debate
The two candidates for North Carolina's Eighth District faced off in their first and only debate Wednesday, and the two used much of their time to talk directly to each other.Republican Rep. Robin Hayes and Democrat Larry Kissell, who almost beat Hayes in 2006 in a swing district in south-central ...
New WSOC Poll Shows Political Races Still Close, Economy Top Of Mind
A new poll commissioned by Eyewitness News shows that several major political races are still too close to call.Compared to a previous poll for the station, Sen. Barack Obama is up 2.4 percentage points in the race for the presidency, while Sen. John McCain, his Republican challenger, is down 1.4 ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 21
Many S.C. Voters Casting Absentee Ballots
Thousands of people across South Carolina are voting weeks before Election Day. However, it's not the same as North Carolina's early voting system. In fact, without a good reason, you can't do it.To vote absentee in South Carolina you must qualify to vote that method by signing an oath that ...
Early Voting Shatters Records In Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County elections officials said Tuesday early voting this year is easily shattering previous records."There's a lot of interest in this election," said Mecklenburg County Director of Elections Michael Dickerson.Dickerson said 10,000 to 11,000 people have been voting each day since the polls opened last Thursday. He said the previous ...
Tax Cuts Still On Minds Of N.C. Governor Candidates
It took a banking crisis that eliminated Charlotte-based Wachovia Corp. before it became very real for North Carolina: the economic powerhouse of the New South isn't exempt from the ailing economy. Now, with the state unemployment rate at a six-year high and a government budget shortfall that could reach several ...
Biden To Visit Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign says the candidate plans a Thursday tour of three North Carolina cities. The Delaware senator will visit the Charlotte area, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem and Meredith College in Raleigh. Details of the stops in the Charlotte area haven't been announced. Biden last ...
Stories for Monday, October 20
Obama Discusses Banking, Fuel Shortage With Eyewitness News
Election Day is just about two weeks away and the presidential candidates are hitting as many states as possible.Republican Sen. John McCain spent the day in Missouri while Democrat Sen. Barack Obama was in Florida.Obama spoke with Eyewitness News via satellite Monday afternoon about the race and its impact on ...
Economy To Make Reducing N.C.'s Uninsured Difficult
The three candidates for governor each promote different remedies to reduce the 1.5 million North Carolina residents under age 65 who are without health insurance -- an amount likely to approach one-fifth of that population if the economy worsens. The number has increased by more than 200,000 -- or 16 ...
Stories for Thursday, October 16
N.C. Governor's Race Surprisingly Tight
Democrats had every reason to believe they would extend their 16-year hold on the state's Executive Mansion -- and make history in the process by electing Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue as North Carolina's first female governor. Then Pat McCrory, the Republican mayor of Charlotte, made a late entry into the ...
Early Voting Starts In North Carolina
Hundreds of voters stood in line to cast ballots Thursday as the first day of early voting began in North Carolina, a move designed to ease the expected Election Day strain on polling places.Voters waited more than an hour in line at Central Piedmont Community College near uptown Charlotte."I'm willing ...
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