[Durham INC] Early voting update

[Ed Harrison]

Here’s a link to an article (from 4 years ago) by one of the best political reporters in the state.

http://www.wral.com/smartphones-not-smart-at-the-polls/11732034/

From other such articles, it appears this is a very common “ban” across the nation. 

If you would like to change these laws in NC, you can always approach the folks who get
laws passed in the legislature. Certainly you’ve noticed that the majority of them
haven’t been acting in the best interests of Durham County voters, at least
since January 2011.  




> On Oct 26, 2016, at 9:21 PM, Joshua Allen <allen.joshua at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the updates.  Any idea what the rationale of not communicating on phones is all about?  If i want to take a picture of my ballot and post it on Facebook, why should anyone care?
> 
> --Joshua 
> -----
> Sent from iPhone.  Please excuse brevity, typos, etc.
> 
> On Oct 26, 2016, at 8:55 PM, Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com <mailto:pats1717 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>> The totals for today are not yet in, but about 40,000 people have voted in Durham as of yesterday, and about 7000 more vote every day, so I would guess the total is 47500 or so.  
>> 
>> 
>> Eight (8) new sites open tomorrow, including one that is 1.1 miles east of the Southern Library on RTP (is you see people shivering in the cold outside the library, just keep coming to the next site).  Please show the BOE that the extra sites were a good idea by using them a lot.  The lines will likely be shorter and (in the case of the RTP site versus the South Library anyhow, more of the line is inside!).
>> 
>> 
>> Judges are getting a mixed message on cellphones -- voters have the right to consult their phones but precinct folks can't tell if they are communicating or taking pictures so they should put up the new sign that says "Don't take pictures or communicate" rather than "no cell phones" but it is OK to assume that any touching your phone is communications so folks can't use cell phones as long as they have a ballot in their possession. They expect new laws on the subject next year.
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>> The full list of sites is at:
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>> http://dconc.gov/government/departments-a-e/early-voting <http://dconc.gov/government/departments-a-e/early-voting>
>> Durham County : Early Voting 2016 - dconc.gov <http://dconc.gov/government/departments-a-e/early-voting>
>> dconc.gov <http://dconc.gov/>
>> Early Voting will begin on Thursday, October 20, 2016 and end on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The Early Voting 2016 plan with dates, times, locations and maps is ...
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