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Jim Roberts, an Army
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trol entrepreneur from
Mount Airy, is running on
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errors, ana stopping "corporate domina
tion" of public policy. He also rails against
trade deals he says have cost jobs, which
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"The average American working class family has been
under assault for the last forty years and unfortunately
their representatives in congress have been passing laws
that are against their constituent's interests while their
rhetoric is exactly the opposite," said Roberts on his web
site. www.jimrobertsforcongress.com
Charlie Wallin is an assistant food services director at
Appalachian State University and has served .as
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trict. His priorities include education
funding, capping student loan interest,
raising the minimum wage to at least $10
an hour, banking oversight, and environ
mental issues.
"We have real issues and problems in
this district that need to be addressed,"
said Wallin at a debate held at the Forsyth
county Democratic Party headquarters earlier in May.
"We need somebody who's serious and who wants to take
on Virginia Foxx and wants to send her packing."
www.charliewallinforcongress .com
Republicans
Virginia Foxx of Banner Elk is a
conservative Republican first elected in
2004. She is running for her seventh term
in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Among her priorities are repealing the
Affordable Healthcare Act and reducing
the deficit. She opposes any action on
immigration "before our current laws are effectively
enforced and our border is completely secure." She's been
endorsed by the National Rifle Association, Family
Research Council, and National Right to Life, www.vir
Wln?ton-Salem
Boone
giniafoxx.com
Pattie Curran of Kernersville is an
Army veteran and activist who's been
interviewed by FOX News and News
Max for her fight to repeal the Affordable
Healthcare Act. Her other issues include
religious liberty, reducing the deficit, gun
rights, and enforcing immigration laws.
N.C. Supreme Court
Incumbent: Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds
Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds of
Greensboro has served on the state
Supreme Court since 2001. He's a Navy
veteran with more than 30 years of judi
cial experience as a United States district
attorney, a private attorney, and appeals
court judge.
Michael R. (Mike) Morgan of Raleigh has served as
Superior Court judge for the last 11 years.
He was also a district court judge for five
years and a state administrative law
judge. He's a lifetime member of the
NAACP and was among the first black
students to integrate New Bern school
system in 1964. www.judgemichaelmor
gan.com
Daniel Robertson of Advance has served as a law
clerk, genera] council of Bank of America and currently at
us own private practice. According to a
statement he sent to Ballotpedia, he's run
ning for Supreme Court to ensure the law
is applied equally to everyone "regardless
of their wealth, power, connections or
politics."
baUotpedia.org/Daniel_G._Robertson
Sabra Jean Faires of Wake County is
an of counsel attorney at Bailey & Dixon,
LLP. She was a plaintiff in the lawsuit that
got this year's' first-ever state Supreme
Court retention election struck down,
resulting in the judicial primaries on the
June 7 ballot, sabrajeanfairesfotjustice .com
South Ward City Council
Winston-Salem City Council South Ward
Incumbent: Molly Leight
(who isn't seeking re-election) ' A
Carolyn Highsmith is president of
the Konnoak Hills Community
Association. She's also vice-president of
the New South Community Coalition and
serves on the board of Neighbors for
Better Neighborhoods. She's been a com
munity advocate for years and helped
organize the Ministers' Conference's effor
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10 educate property owners on appealing
tax reappraisals that devalued their land. She won the
March 15 primary by just six votes, before the State Board
of Elections ordered a re-election due to election errors,
www .face book .com/carolynforsouthward
John Larson is vice president of
restoration at Old Salem Museum and
Gardens. Larson, an Army veteran, is a
longtime South Ward resident who has
spearheaded efforts to preserve city land
marks and worked to protect the Main
Street Corridor in the Business 40
improvement negotiations. He is a current
member of the Creative Corridors Board
and the Old Salem Residents Association. He is endorsed
by current South Ward City Council Member Leight.
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Forsyth to get new voting machines by 2018
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Forsyth County Board
of Elections Director Tim
Tsujii outlined the long
process for getting new
voting machines with
Forsyth County commis
sioners on Thursday, May
19.
Tsujii addressed ques
tions commissioners had
about voting machines and
what's being done to
improve elections in
Forsyth during a county
budget meeting. According
to HB 586, which was
passed by the General
Assembly in 2015, the
county is required to
switch to a paper ballot
based system by January 1,
2018. Forsyth uses paper
ballots, which are inserted
into tabulator machines, on
election days and touch
screen voting machines
during early voting, which
do print results for voters
to see, but don't use paper
ballots.
Tfcujii said the early
voting machines can be
replaced with similar
machines that will produce
ballots. Though tabulator
machines meet the new
paper-based mandate, they
are past their prime and
need replacing as well.
Tsujii estimated replacing
existing equipment would
cost $1.5 million. He said
commissioners should also
consider using one method
of voting on both early vot
ing and election days,
which would simplify poll
worker training and main
tenance. ,
County Contfnissioner
Eton Martin stQd that the
commissioner had held
off^jyi repraring the
machines in ulir"~past
because there's only one
vendor selling state certi
fied voting machines that
can be used.
"Surely, the State
Board of Elections recog
nizes that competition is
part of America," said
Martin. "We need an
opportunity for people to
bid on that."
TSujii said that the lack
of competition comes from
state requirements to certi
fy voting machines that
include giving the State *
BOE the machine's source
code. Currently there's still
only one vendor with certi
fied machines.
Voters shouldn't expect
to see changes soon. Tsujii
recommended waiting as
long as possible so the
county gets the latest avail
able technology when buy
ing the machines.
The state-mandated
process for new voting
equipment is doing a pub
lic demonstration of the
machine, bringing a pre
liminary recommendation
to commissioners, doing a
test pilot at one precinct
during an election, getting
State BOE approval, and
then getting county com
missioners' final approval
on the new machines. In
the tentative timeline given
to commissioners as an
example, the machines
could be tested in the 2017
municipal election and
then used in the 2018 elec
tion.
In the meantime, the
Forsyth BOE is trying to
prevent repeating errors
from the midterm election.
The State BOE ordered the
South Ward City Council
primary to be held again on
June 7 because dozens of
voters received the wrong
ballot in a race that
Carolyn Highsmith won by
only six votes. The State
BOE also ordered that 130
unsigned provisional bal
lots be counted after the
signature line didn't print
out and poll workers failed
to get a signature. Tsujii
said poll workers will be
getting ballots from
marked folders this time to
avoid confusion and will
have provisional ballots on
hand instead of printing
them on the spot.
Tsujii told commission
ers that training is also
being redone. There will be
more opportunities for
training and, instead of
being lecture based, it will
involve hands-on, simula
tion-based training.
"It's part of my job to
identify ways to make it
easier and to simplify the
process so they can do a
better job," said Tsujii.
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Summer challenging for blood drives
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONITIF
The American Red
Cross urges blood and
platelet donors to choose
their day to give and help
ensure blood is available
for patients all summer
long during its annual sum
mer awareness campaign,
sponsored by Suburban
Propane.
"Many Americans will
be celebrating the unoffi
cial start to summer this
Memorial Day weekend,
but seasonal activities that
bring joy to so many can
also lead to a shortage of
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blood and platelet dona
tions when regular donors
become busy," said Donna
M. Morrissey, director of
national partnerships for
the Red Cross Biomedical
Services. "Patients don't
get a summer holiday from
needing lifesaving blood
and platelet donations and
are counting on generous
volunteers to help maintain
a sufficient supply this
summer."
To encourage donations
.around the Memorial Day
holiday, those who come to
give blood or platelets from
May 27-31 will receive a
Red Cross T-shirt, while
I
supplies last. The Red
Cross relies on volunteer
donors for the 14,000 blood
donations needed every
day to support patients at
about 2,600 hospitals and
transfusion centers nation
wide. However, during the
summer months, about two
fewer donors schedule an
appointment to give blood
at each Red Cross blood
drive than what patients
need.
Get the free Red Cross
Blood Donor Ap by tcxting
"BLOODAPP" to 90999 or
download it horn the App
StoreSM or the Google
PlayTM store.
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June community health seminars,
screenings and events A
Visit WakeHeaith.edu/BestHealth for class descriptions and pther events.
Events are FREE of charge and require registration, unless otlj^rwise noted.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
Ad vanes Directives \ 2 to 4 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical
Plaza-Country Club, 4610 Country
Club Road, Winston-Salem
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
Final Weigh-in for Wellness Challenge
8 am to 2 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical
Plaza-Country Club, 4610 Country
Club Road, Winston-Salem
MONDAY, JUNE 6
Introduction to Healthy Indian
Cooking \ 6 to 7:30 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical
Plaza-Country Club, 4610 Country
Club Road, Winston-Salem
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
Mike Well* on 10 Thing* You
Should Know about tha Law
1:30 to 2:30 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical
Plaza-Country Club, 4610 Country
Club Road, Winston-Salem
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
POUND: Rockout. Workout.?
Noon to 1 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical
Plaza-Country Club, 4610 Country
Club Road, Winston-Salem
MONDAY, JUNE 13
Oh, My Hips and Kneesl
6 to 7 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie
Medical Center, Cardiac Classroom,
Plaza 1, Highway 801 N, I-40 (Exit
180), Bermuda Run
WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 1, 8,15,
22 and 29
8:30 am and 6 pm
For more information and
registration, visit New Balance
Winston-Salem or online at
www.nbwinstonsalem.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
Zumba \ 1 to 2 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical
Plaza-Country Club, 4610 Country
Club Road, Winston-Salem
FRIDAY, JUNE 24
Healthy Summertime Meal*
5 to 6:30 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie
Medical Center, Cardiac Classroom,
Plaza 1, Highway 801 N, I-40 (Exit
180), Bermuda Run
e
MONDAY, JUNE 27
Concussions in Youth Sports
5:30 to 6:30 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie
Medical Center, Plaza 1, 4th floor
Conference Room 1 and 2, Hwy 801
N, 1-40 (Exit 180), Bermuda Run
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
Line Dancing \ 4 to 5 pm
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical
Plaza-Country Club, 4610 Country
Club Road, Winston-Salem
a To register, call or visit:
336-713-BEST (2378) \ WakeHeaKh.edu/B?stH?a?th