Voters were actually turned away from the polls this morning. Reporter yeah, matt, it happened at approximately 12 polling locations. They were experiencing ballot issues. They didnt have enough republican or democratic ballots printed, leaving some voters very frustrated they were turned away and couldnt vote. In apopka we saw angry voters who were not allowed to go and cast their ballots. There was a data glitch in the system. The number of Party Ballots printed they were supposed to print got switched with nonpartisan ballots which means they didnt have enough democratic or republican ballots printed. It only happened in polling locations where residents were also voting for local elections, including apopka, ocoee, belle isle, maitland, winter park and windemere. Theyre asking to extend the voting hours to 8 00. The governor to hear what he decides. This is the first time this has ever happened. Were going to hear from the supervisor of Orange County elections coming up tonight at
Parties in congress before. Across the 20th center the house and senate had labor, prohibition, progression, and even socialist members. As we approach tight and decisive statewide races in senate and governors contests we continue our america vote 2014 series. We take a look at candidates other than those from the traditional parties who are getting a lot of attention. The race where an independent candidate might have the most impact is kansas. Control of the senate is at stake, and the incumbent senator, republican pat roberts, is in the fight of his political life. Just not against a democrat. Chad taylor was asked by his taylor to drop out, and was not replaced on the ballot. Im greg roman. I approve this message because something has to change. Its a glow to the kansas g. O. P. That has made businessmen and independent candidate greg orman a real threat. Hes doing all he can to distance himself from any establishment as election day approaches. If i get elected to the United Stat
Professor. They spoke at the 2014 organization of american historians annual meeting in atlanta. This is about 90 minutes. S an hour and a half. Thank you all for being here. My name is jim campbell. I teach history at Stanford University. It is my privilege and my great pleasure to introduce todays panelists after which im going to shut up. A couple of ground rules. The reason that there are these blinding lights, this event is being recorded by c span, so one consequence of that is they have asked that we use the microphone for questions from the floor. Im afraid theres only one, so my hope would be that i hope we dont get one of these endless cues, but if you do have a question and are able, please come forward and speak into the microphone with your questions. If you are not able, well try to get the microphone to you. The speaker will speak, i hope, i expect quite briefly, and we will then throw this open into a conversation. It is as all of you know if youve been watching your c
His great grandfather in fact was a founder of new africa, an all black colony established in the mississippi delta in the 1880s. If you know where to look urk still see a road sign. After his freshman year at howard, he got on a bus to go to a civil rights training meeting in houston, texas. Stopped off in jackson, and basically never left. As dory ladner says, he got gamed. Charlie would work as a snik organizers chiefly in Sunflower County in the delta. He would in 1964 be one of the primary architects of the mississippi summer project, though he was also someone who opposed the project. It was, im sure many of you have seen this document, this was charlie who wrote the prospectus for the freedom schools, schools intended in his words to fill an intellectual and create a vacuum in the lives of young negro mississippianss and so get them to articulate their own demands and questions. Hes remained an activist in the decade first and he has also worked as a journalist for National Publ
One of their widows was part of a Panel Discussion on the freedom summer. This is an hour and a half. Thank you all for being here. My name is jim campbell. I teach history at Stanford University. It is my privilege and my great pleasure to introduce todays panelists after which im going to shut up. A couple of ground rules. The reason that there are these blinding lights, this event is being recorded by c span, so one consequence of that is they have asked that we use the microphone for questions from the floor. Im afraid theres only one, so my hope would be that i hope we dont get one of these endless cues, but if you do have a question and are able, please come forward and speak into the microphone with your questions. If you are not able, well try to get the microphone to you. The speaker will speak, i hope, i expect quite briefly, and we will then throw this open into a conversation. It is as all of you know if youve been watching your c span today, this is a signal day in america