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Volume 23 . Number I I October 4.2008 Printed on Recycled Paper FREE
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LGBT voters must make their election Weclsiohs as November qiiickly approaches' *
by Matt Comer. Q-Notes staff
ith less than a month to go before
Gw the Nov. 4 general election, voters
^ across America are making their
final choices on which boxes they’ll check
when they head into the polls.
A plethora of issues are on the minds of
Americans; the mortgage crisis and ensuing
economic turmoil, terrorism and national
security, foreign policy, the continuing
HIV/AIDS epidemic, healthcare reform. Social
Security, climate change, the continuing mili
tary conflict and occupation in Iraq, immigra
tion, civil liberties and civil rights.
For LGBT Americans, the stakes couldn’t
be any higher. With marriage equality on the
hot seat in California and constitutional
amendments on the ballots in three other
states, LGBT community members and
activists are hitting the streets to pump up a
vote they hope will turn their way on Nov. 4.
see Election on 22
Register to vote!
In order to cast your ballot in North Carolina,
you must register to vote on or before Oct. 10. If
you forget, early voting sites across the state offer
same-day voter registration. The deadline for
voter registration in South Carolina was Oct. 4.
info: www.sboe.state.nc.us . www.scvotes.org
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