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Title: AIKEN NEWS NETWORK DEC. 9 Post by: wvclayfan on December 09, 2009, 04:07:38 AM :wave
If you didn't already know, Clay blogged last night. If you are not a member of the OFC, his blog has been posted in its entirety at MyNC.com (http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news/story/45493/clay-aiken-responds-to-allegations-of-voter-fraud/). :clap :clap Title: Re: AIKEN NEWS NETWORK DEC. 9 Post by: wvclayfan on December 09, 2009, 04:14:39 AM These three are all stories about Clay and the challenge of his voter registration. Click on the links to read the articles. :smile
Clay Aiken speaking out for schools (http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7160567) ~WTVD Aiken to change his voter registration (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/1103035.html) ~News & Observer Wake Board of Election to review Clay Aiken vote challenge (http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/6577916/) ~WRAL Title: Re: AIKEN NEWS NETWORK DEC. 9 Post by: clayharmony on December 09, 2009, 09:16:35 AM Here's the outcome of today's meeting and a link...
www.wral.com/news/local/story/6577916/ Quote Clay Aiken withdraws Wake voter registration Posted: Today at 4:01 a.m. Updated: 4 minutes ago RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh native and former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken has withdrawn his voter registration in Wake County, following a challenge to whether the singer is eligible to vote there. Aiken sent a letter to the Wake County Board of Elections, which scheduled a meeting Wednesday to examine a complaint from Wake Republican Party Chairman Claude Pope. Pope filed the complaint last month, after Aiken called candidates for the county school board "selfish idiots." He has said the challenge isn't about Aiken's words but making sure people are lawfully registered. Aiken was not in attendance at Wednesday's meeting, in which Pope testified that Aiken voted this fall in Raleigh after he bought a house in nearby Chatham County. The Wake residence, where he was registered to vote, is owned by Aiken's mother, Faye Parker, Pope told the board, and although the Chatham home is owned by a trust, mortgage documents require it to be Aiken's principal residence. In a blog entry posted Monday on his Web site, Aiken said he remained registered at the "permanent address that I've long used here in Wake County because I consider Raleigh home." "While I believe my registration is perfectly valid, I've decided to change my registration from Wake County rather than get into a technical dispute," he wrote. The elections board concluded that Aiken did vote improperly but that he has avoided any future problems by withdrawing his registration. "Sometimes, people don't understand the law," board chair Sharon Everett said. "There was no intention of law-breaking. I think this should be over and done today." Title: Re: AIKEN NEWS NETWORK DEC. 9 Post by: clayharmony on December 09, 2009, 11:12:15 AM Here's another, and the link:
http://www.wral.com/entertainment/story/6582346/ Quote Aiken takes name off voter list, ending NC probe By GARY D. ROBERTSON Posted: 40 minutes ago RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina election board has determined there's evidence showing former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken may have voted illegally in Wake County this fall. But officials don't plan further action. The county elections board voted unanimously Wednesday to end its investigation at a preliminary hearing because Aiken wrote a letter asking officials to remove him from their voting rolls, making the issue moot. The local Republican Party chairman filed a complaint because Aiken voted in Wake County elections even though he has a house in adjoining Chatham County. Aiken has criticized local school board candidates. Wake County GOP Chairman Claude Pope said after the hearing he was happy with the outcome. Aiken didn't attend the meeting. |