blog GAMIL: an insider look at design » vote http://www.gamil.com elements of inspiration and moments of distraction from a small design firm Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:38:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 North Carolina and the beauty of being a battleground state http://www.gamil.com/2008/10/21/north-carolina-and-the-beauty-of-being-a-battleground-state/ http://www.gamil.com/2008/10/21/north-carolina-and-the-beauty-of-being-a-battleground-state/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:11:01 +0000 beth http://gamil.com/?p=985

Yes, for once, NC is getting some major attention in a national election campaign, and being described as a battleground state! Not only are Obama, Biden, McCain and Palin all regularly visiting us, but we’ve got famous people entertaining us where the only price for admission is listening to a li’l plug for a candidate.

Today, James Taylor played a free concert in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh. It was a beautiful day and a perfect mid-day lunch excursion. And despite the minimal advertising and notice given, he played his music and his “Vote Obama” message to a full crowd.

Thanks, Dan, for the pix!

]]> http://www.gamil.com/2008/10/21/north-carolina-and-the-beauty-of-being-a-battleground-state/feed/ 2 Register to Vote in NC by October 10! http://www.gamil.com/2008/09/25/register-to-vote-in-nc-by-october-10/ http://www.gamil.com/2008/09/25/register-to-vote-in-nc-by-october-10/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:26:57 +0000 beth http://gamil.com/?p=924 Are you in NC and need to register? It’s easy!
download the application here!

Fill it out and mail it to your County Board of Elections before October 10!
Where’s your NC County Board of Elections? Find out here.

Are you an out-of-state college student in NC and wonder if you can vote in NC?
The answer is YES “if you intend to make your home in the community where you are physically attending school and have no intent to return to your former home after you graduate.”
C’mon. You know yer stayin.

What if you just moved to NC?
YES! You can register to vote…you must have been residing in your NC home for 30 days b4 the actual election.

Wanna know more about NC voting?
Go to the NC State Board of Elections site.

Not in the state of NC but wanna know how to register to vote and when your deadline is?
The Declare Yourself website has state by state info!

]]> http://www.gamil.com/2008/09/25/register-to-vote-in-nc-by-october-10/feed/ 3 Raleigh = the most political city in the U.S. …really. http://www.gamil.com/2008/09/16/raleigh-the-most-political-city-in-the-us-really/ http://www.gamil.com/2008/09/16/raleigh-the-most-political-city-in-the-us-really/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:47:06 +0000 beth http://gamil.com/?p=881 …at least according to a new ranking and survey created by Men’s Health Magazine.

There were a number of rankings listed, including number of registered voters, percentage of active voters, resident political contributions, campaign spending, etc. The summation of all of that led to the overall “Most Political” ranking that Raleigh won.

Apparently, North Carolina in general is pretty highly ranked, with Greensboro sitting at #6 overall and Durham at #34. In comparison, our nation’s capital, Washington DC was down at #16, and New york was a low #89.

Here are the individual rankings that led to Raleigh’s #1:

Active Registered Voters: #46  (Durham = #24   Wash DC = #21)
% Counted Ballots: #7  (Durham = #62   Wash DC = #92)
‘08 Pres. Donations = #39  (Durham = #77   Wash DC = #53)
Campaign Spending = #37  (Durham = #73   Wash DC = #2)
‘08 Primary Voters = #7  (Durham = #6,   Wash DC = #66)
‘04/’06 Senate Voters = #8  (Durham = #24   Wash DC = n/a)
‘04-’07 Gov Voters = # 4  (Durham = #11   Wash DC = n/a)

Check it here and see how your city ranked.

In order to stay on top, ya gotta vote! In the state of NC, you have to be registered by October 10!!
Pass it on…

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