It appears the that the Democrats have gained power now, however there may be recounts in Montana and Virginia.
Today’s Headlines and News:
Deseret News:
Salt Lake Tribune
What’s up with THIS:
Hatch will Become Utah’s Longest-Serving Senator
November 7th, 2006 @ 8:06pm
Didnt’ the polls close at 8:00pm? When I check the election results AFTER 8:06pm, Pete Ashdown was ahead by a landslide (at that time).
Hmmm….
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I’m watching the election results come in on these sites:
State of Utah Elections Office
or
KSL TV
It’s exciting watching the numbers change every few minutes.
I’m also in touch with Greens around the country. Just talked to a campaign worker on Pat LaMarche’s campaign for Governor of Maine and she is doing REALLY well.
I’ll be updating either later tonight or early tomorrow a.m.
I’ve also heard some very weird stories about voting in Utah today. My friend Nate should be reporting on One Utah soon about his very bizarre experience.
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From the League of Women Voters Guide
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Deanna Taylor (DGR)
Salt Lake County Council – District ADDRESS: 7715 South 1300 West, West Jordan, UTah 84084 TELEPHONE: 801-631-2998 EMAIL: OCCUPATION: Public School Teacher/Administrator EDUCATION: B.A. Music Education; M.S. Curriculum and Instruction PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Member of the Nationally Affiliated Desert Greens Green Party of Utah since 2001. She is currently serving as a Co-Cooridnator and Alternate Delegate to the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) Member of the GPUS Eco-Action and GPUS Peace Action Committees and is a Forum Manager of the GPUS National Committee Listserves. Co-founder of Blue Sky Institute, a progressive educational non-profit. Public school educator for 23 years. Currently teaching grades 7-12 in a First Amendment public charter school in Salt Lake City. Participates with People for Peace and Justice of Utah as an advocate for peace and justice issues. |
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1. Would you encourage new communities to incorporate or develop within the county? Why? 2. How do you see county government services such as health, recreation, law enforcement and fire protection being delivered in the future? Should they be provided by the county only or by the county and municipalities as is the case now? 3. What kind of problems do you see in the area of County planning and zoning as more jurisdictions in the county do their own planning and more development occurs in the foothills and canyons? Opponents: Jeff Allen (Republican); Nate Hendricks (Democrat) |
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Voting machine encoders fail in Utah County
ABC 4 – Salt Lake City,USA
… says voting machine encoders, used to program individual user cards have been incorrectly programmed, causing delays for many voters, primarily in Utah County. …
Voters Experience Glitches At Some Utah Locations
KUTV – Salt Lake City,UT,USA
(KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY Election Day is underway and there are already reports of voting machine problems. The biggest is in Utah County where they were having …
UPDATE: Voting machine glitch causes big delays, county says …
Daily Herald – Provo,UT,USA
There were problems with the encoders at most, if not all, of the polls in Utah County, said Sandy Hoffmann, elections coordinator for Utah County, but all of …
Early Morning Voting Machine Problems Reported in Utah County
New West – Missoula,MT,USA
By Tracy Medley, 11-07-06. Some voters in Utah County were turned away this morning because of technical difficulties with the new electronic voting machines. …
I have a colleague who got up early to vote before coming to work today. Not only was the place packed, but everyone eventually had to be given paper ballots because the machines weren’t functioning correctly.
Is it too soon to say “We told you so?”
Well, the day has finally come.
I filed to run for office 7 months ago (Salt Lake County Council District 5). I had big plans to get lawn signs, do canvassing, and have coffee house meet and greets.
Unfortunately my plans weren’t realized since I accepted a last minute offered administrative type position (special ed director) in my school and all my time became suddenly diverted.
Anyway…..
This morning I had some thoughts about elections in the U.S.
There are definite reforms that are desperately needed in our elections in the U.S. It’s so big and such a mess that I’m not sure what the starting point is to change this.
Given all this, I hope that everyone will vote. It’s important and it’s our right and, in a sense, our obligation.
Happy Voting and Happy Election Day!
When I was at Camp Casey this summer, I was priveleged to be able to meet and hear Reverend Yearwood, “The Rev”. Today this message came across my desk:
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Greetings,
Hey everyone this is Rev. Yearwood, and on November 7th, thousands of us will be using email
and text messaging to confront and defeat election fraud in real time.
If you carry a cell phone, are committed to representative democracy, and you have some free
time on November 7th, then you should join this team (Join at http://www.ruckus.org/electionprotection or text PROTECT to 30644).
If anyone tries to resuscitate Jim Crow in say Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, or any other state for that matter, we’ll provide real time information on when, where, and how you can be most useful.
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In my reading this morning I saw a prevailing theme that stood out in the media – nationall and locally.
I kept reading opening sentences in articles that referred to “THE” two parties – not by name, mind you, but as “THE” two parties.
When I voted the other day, I as expecting candidates to be listed alphabetically by name. they weren’t. “THE” two parties were listed first in each race and then the “other” parties alphabetically by party name. Not very equitable in my opinion.
The two-party system has got to change. It is clearly corporate in nature and not equitable at all, as evidenced by how the media protrays politics in the U.S.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 