Record #:

27504

Author(s):

Seessel, Adam; Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

On election night, more than half of Durham’s voting machines stopped working forcing voters to endure two and three hour lines. While discouraging, volunteers and Harvey Gantt helped the democratic process of voting go on. Gantt ultimately lost the election to Senator Jesse Helms, but helped pass out paper ballots to voters all over Durham.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 46, November 14-20 1990, p8-9

Subject(s):

Voting--Procedure--Machines; Gantt, Harvey, 1943-; Durham--Officials and employees