Ballot Printing Flaws Questioned in Halifax County Absentee Votes
Section 116 a-9 of the State Election Law requires alternating ballot order among candidates to ensure equal top placement. Halifax County Chairman Sammy Dickens faces scrutiny as absentee ballots and in office prints show recurring top names for several races, including Whitaker Dunn Hux Atkinson Daniel Taylor and Everett, leaving candidates unfairly positioned. The indignant dozen or more candidates await potential remedies after ballots were printed with non alternating order.
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Halifax
Enfield
Democratic Executive Committee
U. S
Dickens
J. Waldo Whitaker
Whitaker
Sam Arrington Dunn
A. Leonidas Hux
Mr. Hux
Hux
Dunn
A. M. Atkinson
Charley Daniel
Weldon
F. M. Taylor
Enfield Rfc
B. B. Everett
Palmyra
Oldtimer Ballot Printing Plan for May 30 Election
The State Board of Elections approves 15000 ballots for the May 30 election though only half may be used. Officials will inspect each precinct ballot for proper candidate placement and fair printing distribution to ensure an impartial vote.
Governor urges nationwide gasoline rationing to save rubber
Governor Broughton protests to Washington for a national gasoline rationing plan to preserve scarce rubber. He argues North Carolina seeks fair treatment, noting 1942 military demand will nearly equal total supply and urging uniform limits across all states to spare tires and support national needs.
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Broughton
Washington
North Carolina
Baton Rouge
Greensboro
Texas
Oklahoma
My Kingdom for a Truck Card Rant Sparks Gas Card Debate
A writer rails at gas rationing rules noting a truck owner with a passenger car can obtain unlimited fuel for the truck while friends and others may access gas via a rubber tube. The piece mocks X Cards and 3B Cards, arguing a truck alone should qualify for fuel.
Voters urged to heed list of candidates and jury service
Halifax County voters are asked to vote on May 30 for state senator E L Travis representative F M Taylor clerk of superior court Sam A Dunn judge recorder court A M Atkinson sheriff H A House and county commissioners J Waldo Whitaker N W Warren J R Wrenn M W Perry W J Collier. The notice warns that missing names on the list and jury service rights are a matter for possible grand jury inquiry.
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Halifax County
E. L. Travis
F. M. Taylor
Sam A. Dunn
Recorder Court
A. M. Atkinson
H. A. House
County Board of Commissioners
J. Waldo Whitaker
N. W. Warren
J. R. Wrenn
M. W. Perry
W. J. Collier
Julian R. Allsbrook
B. B. Everett
A. Leonidas Hux
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Roanoke Rapids Herald
Roanoke Rapids
Lee
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North Carolina Press Associated
Carroll Wilson
State Board of Elections
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
South Carolina
MY Kingdom
Chai. R. Daniel
Paul C. Luter
Joe L. Riddick
S. M. Thompson
D. G. Dickens
G. H. Johnson
F. Ray White
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