Georgia Primary - Running Thread

Atlanta Journal Constitution, Various ^ | 8/20/02 | N/A

[Coop]

Excerpt:

A light but steady flow of voters was reported at several metro Atlanta polling places during the early stages of today's primary election, and at least one precinct was briefly shut down because of confusion over redistricting.

Voters have faced massive precinct shifts as a result of this year's once-a-decade redrawing of political district maps.

Confusion over the redistricting prompted the precinct at Margaret Harris High School, off North Druid Hills Road in DeKalb County, to suspend voting for about 20 minutes shortly after opening today, said poll manager Maria Arvelo.

Arvelo said the precinct had recently been moved from the 4th Congressional District to the 5th District, but after several voters came in thinking they were still in the 4th District, "we had to shut the precinct down until we got clarification on it."

"People were confused because there are signs along North Druid Hills saying Cynthia McKinney and Denise Majette, and people were like, 'Well, I wasn't notified [of the change],' " Arvelo said. "But they were notified because their voter's registration says District 5."

She said the precinct would remain open an extra 20 minutes -- until 7:20 p.m. -- to make up for the time it closed this morning.

At the Briarwood Recreation Center in DeKalb, about 10 people were waiting when the polls opened at 7 a.m.

Most of those voting during the first 15 minutes were casting ballots in the Democratic primary, said Dottie Cadenhead, the poll manager.

The only early problem was one voter -- the first person in one in line -- who was at the wrong precinct, Cadenhead said.

"He was disappointed, but I think he'll make his way over to another precinct," she said.

At DeKalb's Medlock Elementary School, 60 people had either already voted or were waiting in line to vote at 7:30 a.m.

In northwest Atlanta, Bill Dennis, poll manager at Morris Brandon Elementary School precinct, said the line upon opening was "about average" for a primary, with about 10 people queued.

Dennis said that fewer than 20 people voted during the first 30 minutes. The turnout was even lighter elsewhere.

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[mhking]

Homeless campaign workers? You mean the carton of Larks didn't come through?

Guess not...[lol]

I'm still waiting on the report on WGCL.

[Torie]

Mercy meet Larry. Larry meet Mercy. Most of us thing that strategy was simply not worth abandoning our conscience. Partisan politics has its limits, and this exemplified one of them. Cheers.

[Fearless Flyers]

agitators chat room is up and running

http://chat.agitator.dynip.com/

[Robert A Cook PE]

True.

But the country gains.

[P8riot]

Naw. She's just like the rest of the welfare class. She'll take her paycheck (pension) and not do anything for it.

Come to think of it we all paid her for several years now, can anyone think of anything she's done, except make us laugh.

[Cold Heat]

Someone called eureka is posting this threads comments and trying to stir up a flame or two!......LOL!

[Trueblackman]

Funny thing about the scumbags over at DU is they fail to realize that The DNC stayed away from this race because they did not look like they wanted to back a nutcase. I just can't wait to see the black press tomorrow blame this on republicans jews and what they consider saleout black people!!!

[Torie]

What that guy thinks is always worthless, but he is right.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Oh, now how I would love to see Barr and Spacemomma sitting across the table from each other on one of those Sunday screaming face shows now that Robert can really tell her what he thinks about her.

[Dan from Michigan]

Being a demorat is one thing. Being an outright America hating Jihadist is another.

[RobFromGa]

I hate to be a killjoy but has anyone considered the fact that we a losing a perfict foil (who is also an incompetent boob) in McKinney and gaining a possibly worthy adversary in the enemy camp in Majette?

No, you are the first to make this astonishing leap of logic. Congratulations. Oh my God, what have we wrought?

[BCrago66]

That's true. That would have been wonderful to see.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

"....even Chicago would have predicted a winner by now...LOL"

With your permission:

"....even Chicago would have purchased a winner by now...LOL

[Timesink]

Does this mean we can change Memorial Drive back from Cynthia McKinney Parkway and honor some American War Heros again? Just a thought...

I read somewhere today that there is currently a bill in the GA Legislature aiming to do just that.

[rightwing2]

I am a lot better researched than you, buddy. Barr ran in Linder's district because the Liberal Democrap legislators in his state gerrymandered his district into a majority Democrap House seat and made Linder's even more Republican in the proces. They are following Clinton's SMERCH plan to wipe out all of the House Impeachment Managers starting with Bill Barr who began the entire ultimately successful Clinton impeachment voting process in late 1997. The Democraps have apparently coopted a lot of Republicans in their no holds barred effort to defeat House Impeachment Manager efforts such as yourself.

Anyway, with your uneducated comments about Linder being in any way a conservative, it is obvious that it is you that needs to educate yourself before posting further comments on this thread. Sigh, how soon Republicans forget who their heroes are! No wonder the impeachment process failed in the Senate. Based on the comments of some Republicans on this thread, it seems that they didn't even have the support of their own party members to impeach Slick Willie.

[Hagrid]

Thanks.

McKinney is now getting just over 50% of the last 18,000+ votes counted. She'll have to do a lot better to catch up, but she probably will do a bit better.

[TonyBanks]

For a peek at the DUmmies freaking out click here.

WARNING - The previous link leads to the lair of the Dimocrats. But damn, is it funny.

[HassanBenSobar]

I hate to be a killjoy but has anyone considered the fact that we a losing a perfict foil

Next!

Maxine Waters, come on down!

[mhking]

I just can't wait to see the black press tomorrow blame this on republicans jews and what they consider saleout black people!!!

Daddy McKinney started the name calling yesterday. "The Jews have bought everybody..."

[NeoCaveman]

The DUh crowd is not happy about their queen being dethroned.

They even linked to this thread. As a matter of fact it was DUmmie IndianGreen who linked it to FR.