Arkansas - Democratic Party seeking injuction to keep polls open until 10:00 p.m. tonight

KTHV.com ^ | November 5, 2002

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY WANTS POLLS OPEN TILL 10 P.M.

Because of the many problems surfacing at various polling locations around the state, the Democratic Party of Arkansas is seeking an injuction to keep polls around the state open until 10:00 p.m. tonight.

This is a developing story, and we will have more information as it becomes available.

[jjhunsecker]

Let give the translation on this one. PULASKI COUNTY!
The Democrat COunty Clerk totally screwed up the election process here. As of just about "3 Weeks" ago her offfice, that of the idiotic Carolyn Staley, had as many as 100,000 voters not updated in the county computer system. Wrong ballots had been sent, today people voting for the wrong people in the wrong precients, etc. You get the picture.
As of about 5 days ago over 40,000 people still had not been accounted for in the computer system. we have roughly 235,000 in this county. No other county in the state having any problems like this. If Hutchinson pulls this out it will be because of massive voting problems and scewups right here in Pulaski County. So the fact then Dems are filing for an injuction is no surprise, look for lots of votes here to be thrown out and/or contested. it is going to be ugly here.

[jrlc]

You forgot -- the Party of BJs in the Oval Office.

[spectre]

My precinct..number 508 had many problems...We witnessed them. But it could be that the Rats are sending the Republicans elsewhere, after all, we ARE registered with one party or the other.

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[Dane]

(And if they thought Pryor would REALLY win, they wouldn't be seeking an injunctionm now would they? This smells of desperation.)

BINGO! I am watching MSNBC and all they are basically discussing is how the rats blew it.

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JUDGE SAYS POLLS IN PULASKI COUNTY OPEN UNTIL 9:00 P.M.

Judge Collins Kilgore has granted an injunction on behalf of the Democratic Party to keep the polls in Pulaski County open until 9:00 p.m.

The Democratic party asked for the injuction because of the lack of ballots at many polling locations around the county. This is a developing story and Today's THV will have reports as they become available.

[cyncooper]

OH, my! What a mess.

[spectre]

Carolyn Staley ran unopposed, and we couldn't even WRITE IN another person on the ballot, or it would have been kicked out.

She is an incompetent fool and should be fired!

Anyone who runs against her, will win next time...anyone at all!

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Democrats still seeking injuction to extend voting hours in Crittenden County.

[lawdude]

"Do dims only come out at night?"

They sleep during daylight hours. One BIG reason dim turnout is low is that they occupy bars at night and voting gets in the way.

[slimer]

Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!

[L_Von_Mises]

Voter Marvin Agee spent an hour and a half in line in west Little Rock only to find out that his precinct was changed to a polling place seven miles away.

What a dumba$$. I can't believe that people are so stupid that they could wait in the wrong line seven miles from the right one for an hour and a half. I check every year to make sure I know where I am supposed to vote - I never assume that because I voted one place one year that it will be like that forever. As far as I am concerned he deserved it.

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BC-APNewsAlert

Little Rock (AP) -- Judge extends voting in Pulaski County until 9 p.m. after Democratic Party lawsuit, state Democratic chairman says

(Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

[Robert A Cook PE]

Drudge nows says a democratic judge has granted the injunction (no contest, no arguments allowed!)

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JUDGE SAYS POLLS IN PULASKI COUNTY OPEN UNTIL 9:00 P.M.

A judge has ordered the polls to remain open until 9 p.m. in Pulaski County, issuing the order after Democrats complained that precincts in the state's most populous county ran short of ballots.

State Democratic chairman Ron Oliver had asked that the polls remain open until 10 p.m. Oliver says problems in Crittenden County could lead the party to attempt a similar action there.

Judge Collins Kilgore extended the voting 90 minutes beyond the official end of voting throughout Arkansas.

Oliver says the party's aim is to allow all people who wanted to vote to get the opportunity. He says he is happy with the 9 p.m. ruling by the judge.

Before tonight's problems, Pulaski County prosecutor Larry Jegley said he intended to ask for a grand jury to look at problems with county clerk Carolyn Staley's office.

Jegley says the grand jury could look into how the voter registration and the election system in the county could be improved. Months of snags have plagued the office.

(Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

[Arkinsaw]

These ratbastards are going to end up destroying our electoral system.

[reg45]

The Democrat Party -- The party of slavery, sodomy, socialism, sleeze and sedition.

[Budge]

I heard on channel 7 that the polls will be kept open in PUlaski County only...the democRAT seat of power in Arkansas.

[FITZ]

They've got to stop allowing democrats to manipulate poll place hours. The cheating has become extremely blatant.

[spectre]

Fox projected Hutchinson ahead...BUT you are correct Budge, Pulaski County is Dem...big-time. Hoping they won't bother to vote...grins.

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[Budge]

Get it right my FRiend...it's P-U-laski County now!