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    Tag:  Jake Quinn

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    Voter signing iin at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville

    After the end: WNC prepares for extended election process

    Posted on October 22, 2020October 19, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    The period between the closing of polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and the official declaration of results on Friday, Nov. 13, has already become the subject of intense legal debate. But local elections officials stress they’re doing everything possible to ensure that all eligible votes will be counted accurately.

    3.1 K views+Local GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    Buncombe County Election Services gears up for 2020 voting crunch

    Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 by Molly Horak

    With fewer than seven weeks left until Election Day, the team at Buncombe County Election Services is prepared to ensure that every county resident can vote safely and securely.

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    Brad Branham with books

    Asheville concludes Kapoor vacancy to be filled by appointmen­t

    Posted on July 27, 2020July 29, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    In a July 27 email, Asheville City Attorney Brad Branham said that the city’s charter, which directs all Council vacancies to be filled by appointment, took precedence over a state law that called for an election under certain circumstances.

    3.8 K views+Local GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections
    Vijay Kapoor

    Earlier Kapoor resignatio­n could trigger special election

    Posted on July 24, 2020July 27, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    According to state law, if a Council vacancy occurs more than 90 days before the next city election, voters get to choose who fills the remainder of the absent member’s term. Asheville City Council member Vijay Kapoor says his resignation will be effective Saturday, Aug. 8 — within 90 days of the election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

    3.6 K views+Local GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    State board settles Buncombe dispute over early voting locations

    Posted on August 7, 2018August 8, 2018 by Able Allen

    After internal disagreement among the Buncombe County Board of Elections members, the North Carolina State Board of Elections has accepted a proposal for 11 early voting locations. Local board member Jake Quinn championed the continued use of the Grant Center to ensure access for the African-American community in the area.

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