THE STENTORIAN 1 NCSSM
APRIL 2008
Politics
Page 5
Follow the Road to the Democratic
Nomination for President
Pennsylvania
Tuesday, April 2
188 Delegates
Indiana
Tuesday,
May 6
84 Delegates
West
Virginia
Tuesday,
May 13
39 Delegates
Oregon
Tuesday, May 20
65 Delegates
South Dakota
Tuesday, June 3
23 Delegates
Puerto Rico
Sunday, June 1
63 Delegates
Current Delegate Counts (according to the New York Times)
nAinocrats (2024 npeded for nominatiopl Republlcans-
Barack Obama 1622.5 John McCain
Hillary Clinton 1472.5 Huckabee
Democratic Convention - August 25-28, in Denver, CO Republican Convention - September 1-4, in Minneapoiis-St. Paul, MN
(1.191 needed for nominationl
1,162
232
Can Students Vote For President This Election Year?
Students who are 18 by the general election on November 4,2008, can also vote in
the primary election on May 6 (even if the student is still 17 on May 6).
Where to register to vote, and where to vote?
Two options:
1) Register to vote in Durham
2) Register to vote in your home county
Registering in Durham
NCSSM students can register to vote in Durham and would vote in the primary
election on May 6 in the ETC Lobby. Seniors would need to change their registration
over the summer or in the early fall so that they can vote in the presidential election
in November where they are going to college. (Juniors who are 18 by November 4
and register at NCSSM can vote at NCSSM in May and in November.)
Registering in your home county
NCSSM students could instead vote in their home county. In this case, students
could vote at their local precinct, or can request an absentee ballot. Students can
also vote early in their home county in One Stop No Excuse voting, a form of
absentee voting. At selected precincts in the three weeks or so before the election
date (it’s April 17-May 3 before the primary, October 16-November 1 for the
general election), people can vote early.