Democrats, Republicans
contest voter registration
By SHERIDAN HILL
Chronicle Assistant Editor
What do voter registration statistics
have in common with the Bible? Both can
be quoted to prove any number of different
points.
Both Republican and Democratic
leaders called the Chronicle last week to
correct the story entitled: "Democratic vot
ers on the decline." Democratic party
chairman Gary Jackson called and wrote to
say the number of Democratic voters in
1990 was really higher than reported.
Republican James Knox, who says he has
counted voter registration for the party
since 1986, called to say there are really
more Republicans than reported.
Both are right*
"You can read anything into these fig
show," says Kathie Cooper, elections
supervisor for the Forsyth County Board of
Elections. She explains how people can
come up with different numbers for the
same year, and can use the same numbers
to prove different points.
New voters vs. total voters:
Although both parties like ^to quote num
bers of new voters, Cooper maintains the
method they are using provides inaccurate
numbers. Party leaders compare the num
ber of registered voters from one year to
the next, and claim the difference as
belonging to their party, but Cooper says,
"I can guarantee they're not all new. People
Registered Voters
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move, die, and change parties. We're taking
off and adding on names all the time. The
only way to count new voters would be to
come down here and count our daily report
of who was added and subtracted, and no
one has done that"
Month of the year: The registration
cut-off for an election is in October.
- Therefore, the number of people registered
in October represents the number of people
actually eligible to vote that year. Decem
ber numbers may be higher, but do not rep
resent actual voters for that year.
Election year vs. non-election year:
Voter registration during an election year
will be higher than in other years.
Time frame: A trend can not be evi
denced in a two- or three-year period. "It
takes a ten year period to find a trend,"
savs Cooper.
Slate numbers vs. local numbers:
The local board of elections provides the
state with an estimate of voter registration
because the state compiles its report before
the local office can get a complete count.
State reports often have higher numbers,
but local reports are the most accurate
measure of voter registration.
Board of Elections vs. Census: The
census shows the number of "potential"
voters: everyone over the age of 18,
including the prison population, college
students and military personnel (even
when residents of another state), patients in
mental institutions. The Board of Elections
counts only registered voters.
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which was organized last spring,
is chaired by Dan Brock, vice
president of marketing services at
US Air and co-chaired by Ernie
Pitt, editor and publisher of The
WinSion-Satem Chronicle.
The Friday night reception is
make contacts with the right peo
ple.
"We want to get a feel of
what the tournament is Actually
like," said Nordenholz. The tour
nament reception will allow the
delegates to meet the people
involved in the tournament and to
see what it takes to put on such an
even." Invited to the reception
will be CIAA-member chancel
lors, CIAA representatives, and
coaches.
Brock said the trip will also
show the CIAA that "Winston
Salem is very interested in host
ing the tournament for '94, '95
and '96. The (reception) will give
us the opportunity to get to know
people and make the necessary
connections. The delegates will
be able to observe and watch how
the event is executed," he said.
"We want to make sure we do
a better job," he said. Brock said
so far he expects Noftoikr^Mth^
.hosted the event from 1988-9Gf
* and Richmond, this year's host, to
- bid for the event again.
Brock said he thinks the city
has a good chance of getting the
bid. "We have a large coliseum
that holds more than 14,000 and
an annex to handle the women^s
< basketball games. And the com
plex has a lot of parking, space,"
he said.
"We also have hotels and
restaurant availability. And
besides that, we have a great
CIAA1 team and one of the win
ningest coaches, Coach 'Big
House' Gaines, right here in Win
ston," he said. Coach Clarence
Gaines, who is currently in the
CIAA Hall of Fame and the Nae
Smith Hall of Fame has 822
career winning games, making
him the "winningest" basketball
coach in the country.
"Everything about it says it
ought to be held in Winston
Salem," he added.
The committee. Brock said, is
still in the early stages of securing
private and public sponsorship.
Some of the money raised by
sponsors, Nordenholz said will go
towards scholarships for the 14
member CIAA schools, which
includes Winston-Salem State
University.
Brock said the committee will
be notified approximately three
months after bid entries, in June.
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