Local Govt & Politics Stories for November 2008
Stories for Thursday, November 6
Governor-Elect Perdue Promises Better Ties With Charlotte
Gov.-Elect Bev Perdue made her first appearance in Charlotte since winning the election. Perdue spoke at Thursday night's Charlotte Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.Many were surprised she chose Charlotte to make her first post-election speech. The current lieutenant governor promised to work to end the days of resentment between Charlotte ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 5
Election Officials May Expand Early Voting
While employees at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections double check their numbers board director, Michael Dickerson, tells Eyewitness News hat he plans on brainstorming with precinct workers to improve the voting process. “These are the authorization to vote that the voters use,” Dickerson said.More than 178,000 people voted in ...
Campaign Volunteers From NC Look Ahead To Future
The trash talking is over and now the Republican headquarters in Statesville is cleaning-up and closing-down.Don Malone ran the shop but the majority of Republicans he pushed lost their bids for public office."I think we did the best that we could (and) we tried as hard as we could and ...
Stories for Monday, November 3
'Daybreak' Talks With McCrory, Perdue About Election Issues
Eyewitness News "Daybreak" anchors Scott Wickersham and Natalie Pasquarella interviewed Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue on Monday via telephone.The candidates are running for governor of North Carolina and are trying to make a last-minute push before Election Day Tuesday.Wickersham and Pasquarella questioned the candidates over the ...
Stories for Saturday, November 1
Local Early Voting Totals Called 'Historic'
The last day of early voting brought unprecedented lines to Mecklenburg County. Voters at the Sugar Creek Library said they waited nearly seven hours to cast a ballot on the last day of early voting."Seven hours," said Montilda Cureton outside the Plaza-Midwood library, on The Plaza. "It was very exhausting ...
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