D. L.
English on Crowded Polls
Says
Election Board Should Remedy Voting Conditions
- Also Other Suggestions
Editor Brevard
News
Dear Sir
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I notice from the
political announcements in your last issue that
the interest in our next election is beginning
to show and I desire to ratify what someone
said in your last issue in regard to political
parties selecting their best material to fill
the offices, in fact, no one should be
nominated for office except such a one as is
competent, honest and trustworthy, and any
party that puts out nominees that do not come
up to such requirements are injuring such
party.
I do not consider it
amiss at this time to make some suggestions as
a tax payer, that should, in my judgment,
receive immediate attention from the county
Board of Elections and is entirely within their
power and discretion to remedy the situation we
had two years ago, and if they do not do so and
conditions exist next election that existed in
November 1920, the Election Board should be
held responsible for the same. I refer to
the crowded conditions that existed at our
voting place in Brevard Township in 1920 and
the make-shift booths that we had at that time,
especially as affecting out lady voters.
I therefore make the following suggestions,
that is, that Brevard Township should be
divided into two voting precincts, one at
Brevard an one at Pisgah Forest, and there are
other townships that should be divided up that
the exercise of the franchise would not be a
burden upon the voters. Boyd Township
should be cut into two precincts with a voting
place about Enon or at Tally's store, or as
near to the center of that section as possible,
and another voting precinct about the top of
Little Mountain so as to accommodate the people
of upper Glade Creek, Turkey Creek and
Boylson. Hogback Township should also be
divided into two precincts, one located in the
vicinity of McNeely's store or the depot and
another back toward the Bohemian section.
Gloucester Township should also be divided into
two precincts with a voting place in the Shoal
Creek section and another about Vance
Galloway's or somewhere in that
neighborhood. Cathey's Creek, Eastatoe,
and Little River have been heretofore divided
and those divisions have proved a great
convenience to the people of he
township.
To make these
divisions the same must be done in order to
give ample time and public notice to the
citizens affected and ample opportunity to the
citizens of he precincts to have their names
transferred upon the registration books or new
registration provided and our County Board of
Elections should immediately take these matters
in hand and put into operation the necessary
machinery to bring about such changes as are
needed so that the citizenship of our County
can have reasonable facilities to express their
wishes by the ballot upon any issues that may
be submitted to them as well as s____ and
express their wishes as to who should represent
them in the various offices in the townships,
County, State , and Nation. These
suggestions are made with the view that our
women of the County may be placed so that they
can exercise the franchise without unnecessary
hardships.
- added 08 March 2003
by LHR
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