Nov. 6, 2012. Update! This morning, deputies from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office were called into the Meat Camp precinct at Green Valley Elementary School because the principal wouldn’t remove kids from the voting enclosure.
BY JESSE WOOD
By Jesse Wood Nov. 2, 2012. Today is the last day of one-stop voting at the early voting sites located at ASU and the Foscoe Fire Department. Saturday is the last day of early voting at the early voting sites at the Watauga and Avery County Courthouses. For ballots of Avery and Watauga Counties, look to the left of this article. Read below for times and locations. Watauga One-Stop Locations and Times Location 1: Watauga County Courthouse, Courtroom 3, 842 W. King St. Thursday, Oct. 18 – Friday, Oct. 19, 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 – Friday, Oct. 26, 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 – Friday, Nov. 2, 8:00 a.m. – 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 3, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location 2: Price Lake Room, Plemmons Student Union, ASU Monday, Oct. 22 – Friday, Oct. 26, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 – Friday, Nov. 2, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location 3: Meeting Room, Foscoe Fire Department, 9230 N.C. 105 Wednesday, Oct. 31 – Friday, Nov. 2, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Avery One-Stop Voting Locations and Times One-Stop Voting Locations/Times in Avery County Avery County Courthouse in Newland Oct. 18 …
Oct. 22, 2012. The Civitas Institute has analyzed the voting numbers from the first day of One-Stop Voting and from the overall early voting process so far. According to the State Board of Elections data, 150,872 people turned out to vote on the first day of One-Stop Voting.
Oct. 17, 2012. Includes Sample Ballots! Early voting for the 2012 general election starts tomorrow at the Watauga County Courthouse in courtroom three. Next week, an early voting site on the campus of ASU opens and in November, a voting sites opens in Foscoe for one day.
BY JESSE WOOD
By Jesse Wood Oct. 15, 2012. As part of the ASU Department of Communication’s Fall Debate Series, candidates for the N.C. House and Senate, U.S. House and Watauga County Board of Commissioners will pitch their candidacy on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Broyhill Events Center inside the Helen Powers Grand Hall. Participants include candidates for the 93rd District of the N.C. House – Jonathan Jordan and Cullie Tarleton; 45th District of the N.C. Senate – Dan Soucek and Roy Carter; the Watauga County Board of Commissioners – Tommy Adams, Vince Gable, Billy Kennedy, Virginia Roseman, John Welch and Perry Yates; and N.C. 5th District of U.S. House – Elisabeth Motsinger. Virginia Foxx, who resides in the High Country, declined her invitation participate, according to a release from ASU. A representative from Foxx’s campaign hasn’t returned a phone call as of Monday morning. The event, which is presented by AppSpeaks, College Democrats, College REpublicans and the SGA, is open to the public and is free to attend. A reception will follow the forum. For more information, contact Dr. Jeff Motter at 828-262-7527 or email him at motterjb@appstate.edu.
Oct. 1, 2012. The Boone Area Chamber encourages support of business-friendly candidates for the upcoming election and defines “business-friendly” in this post.
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