I was watching WFMY News 2 tonight for the final City Council primary results and could not believe what news anchor Sandra Hughes' teleprompter was feeding her. 

Roch Smith Jr. over at Greensboro101 saw it too and has all of their gaffes about who "won" the election.  He captured a screenshot of their erroneous website reporting as well.

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Update 7:30p:  I just received an explanation from a BOE official about what probably was up with the 'consolidation' of precincts that Amos Quick told me about (below).  I still don't quite understand what may have happened, but the official said that Amos' scenario is not real unusual, and quite legal.

Update 5:15p: Jinni just returned from voting at Aycock.  She was the 12th voter of the day.

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Update 11:30a:  I just returned from voting at my precinct: Aycock Middle School (G01).  While I realize that Aycock is the city's smallest precinct, the turnout is still way past dismal.  I voted at 11:10a and I was only the fifth soul to have wandered in the door all morning.

What's more, I was surprised to see School Board member Amos Quick voting at Aycock because he represents District 9.  Precinct G01 (Aycock) is in District 8, which is represented by Deena Hayes.  When I asked what he was doing voting here he said he went to his polling place and they informed him that several precincts had been consolidated.  They directed him to Aycock.

Now I understand about economizing and all, but such consolidation will only serve to keep the turnout lower than it already promises to be.  What if a non-driving voter went to Amos' polling place and was told they would have to travel all the way over to Aycock in order to cast their vote?  Will they go to the extra trouble even if transportation is provided by the BOE? (I am not aware that such transportation arrangements exist).

Isn't this what they call 'disenfranchisement'?

Other news from the polling place: Jerry was out front stumping for Lewis Byers in the rain.  In such a low turnout election, Jerry's efforts will make a difference.

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Do you people realize that by the end of the day you could change the makeup of our city government?

Guilford County Board of elections director George Gilbert predicts a turnout of no more than 5% of registered voters for today's City Council primary.  Apparently he didn't know it was going to rain all day.  If we have 5,000 people come out and vote, I'll be surprised

The way I figure it, if everyone who reads this voted for any one of the longshots in the at-large race, that candidate could top the vote-getting going into November's general election. (I'm not advocatin', just sayin'...)

More: Hardy has other motivations for voting today... or not.

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Fisher Park is just across the tracks from here so I read this N&R story with great interest.  But still, I have a question for reporter Jason Hardin.

What the hell was it?...  the story never says.  I mean, come on, a 70lb cat....?  That's not your everyday house cat.

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I don't know what I can add to all of the ConvergeSouth coverage except for this: The friggin' keg is just now floating.

Damn you bloggers and others for leaving such a task to us neighborhood folks who just don't have it in their breeding to even consider returning a keg of Yuengling without wringing it dry.  Next year we'll just buy a case of Budweiser and be done with it.

Now, get out and vote.

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