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Chatham board backs voter ID bill, 3-2
Wed, 09 May 2012 08:26:56 -0700
By a 3-2 vote, the Chatham County commissioners have approved a resolution supporting state legislation that would require voter identification at the polls.
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Thu, 17 May 2012 18:17:43 -0700
LOCAL The Chatham County Youth Invitational track meet will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at T.A. Wright Stadium at Savannah State University. The event, hosted by the Savannah-Chatham Silver Cheetahs, is for track athletes ages 4-18.
Chatham backs voter ID bill, 3-2
Tue, 15 May 2012 16:08:49 -0700
“We made sure that the resolution clearly states that any voter identification requirements should be fair, reasonable and readily accessible to all voters,” commissioners Chairman Brian Bock said. “This is an important step in our view to retain public confidence in election results.”
North Carolina turnout may set a record for primary election
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:11:43 -0700
As North Carolina polls closed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, state election officials suggested voter turnout could reach the 2008 primarys high-water mark, possibly exceeding the 37 percent threshold. Click to Continue »
North Carolina adds ban on gay unions to its constitution
Tue, 08 May 2012 17:47:08 -0700
North Carolina has become the 31st state to add an amendment on marriage to its constitution, with voters banning same-sex marriage and barring legal recognition of unmarried couples by state… Click to Continue »
Dare County also voted against marriage amendment
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:23:58 -0700
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Add another county to the meager list of those that voted against North Carolina's amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.
Chatham County author’s book of short stories honored by PEN/Hemingway
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:20:49 -0700
Marjorie Hudson’s first book of fiction, “Accidental Birds of the Carolinas,” tells the stories of people who find healing and hope in fictional Ambler County, North Carolina.
Revised Numbers Show Dare County Opposed Marriage Amendment
Thu, 10 May 2012 16:33:51 -0700
Add another county to the meager list of those that voted against North Carolina's amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.
Voter group sees spike in complaints about incorrect ballots
Tue, 08 May 2012 15:33:34 -0700
The North Carolina Election Protection hotline, part of a nationwide voter education coalition coordinated by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, has fielded numerous calls from voters… Click to Continue »
Nearly 20,000 Reports of Abuse, Neglect of Elderly and Disabled in 2011
Sat, 12 May 2012 12:57:49 -0700
There were nearly 20,000 reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of elderly citizens and younger adults with disabilities made to North Carolina's county departments of social services in 2011