Voting 101 on Casting Your Ballot

With the extremely high interest in both the national and local political races we are expecting a very heavy voter turnout for this election, and this week's early voting numbers confirm this! Hopefully we will see first-timers coming in to vote, both young and well, the not so young! For this reason we thought it appropriate to offer some guidance on how to cast your ballot on election day at our Precinct 50 Central Baptist Church location which will use the Optical Scan System to tabulate your vote. It's as simple as 1-2-3-Vote:

1. Receive Ballot - A poll worker issues a paper ballot and directs you to a voting booth.
2. Select - To select your candidate, use a pen to fill in the oval beside the candidate's name you wish to choose.
3. Review - Check your ballot carefully for overvotes or undervotes and for any votes you may wish to change. *If you make a mistake, simply ask the poll worker for another ballot; you may spoil up to two and vote a third.
4. Vote - Place your ballot in the optical scanner (after leaving the voting booth.).

* What if you make a mistake on your ballot? If you have not yet put your ballot into the ballot box, you may ask an election official for another ballot. You will be asked to sign a Spoiled Ballot Affidavit. Do not hesitate to start over. You may "spoil" up to two ballots and receive another (three ballots total). Once you drop your ballot in the ballot box, no changes can be made.

You should be receiving a sample Precinct 50 ballot with your NLAN Newsletter, mailed to arrive at your home tomorrow Saturday the 25th. Our thanks to Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels for his complimentary issue "Voting 101 - A Pocket Guide to Voting in the Natural State". www.sos.arkansas.gov

Argenta Neighborhood Block Party

Sunday Oct. 26 4 - 8 pm Corner of 4th & Orange Streets

Live Music Performed by Runaway Planet
Free Food and Fun Activities for all Ages! Prize Drawings!
Visit the Argenta Community Garden and Tour the Historic Manees House
For more information or to volunteer, contact Eric Francis at squirrelhenge@gmail.com.

Up-Date on NLR Peddlers License

Received word from Jerry Reagan, NLR Director of Fiscal Control, that the current NLR Peddlers License has been improved. His office number and a unique license number have been added for easy verification of the license. These changes were the result of suggestions we offered to Jerry at our August NLAN Meeting. Also, Jerry states that he is considering developing a pre-printed blank license form so that it would be more difficult to make copies on an ink-jet printer. And to address our other concern regarding verification of the license after regular office business hours he is looking into adding a page to the NLR City's Website to post issued licenses on so that residents with internet access could indeed verify. Our thanks to Director Jerry Reagan for stepping up to the plate in his recognition of NLAN's and our fellow neighbor's concerns, and his commitment to continuous improvement! Below is the current NLR Peddlers License with noted improvements.

Early Voting -- WHY WAIT?

Pulaski County Regional Building 501 W. Markham Street, Little Rock
M-F Oct. 20-24 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 25 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
M-F Oct. 27-31 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat. Nov. 1 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mon. Nov. 3 Last day 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Last day

Other Early Voting Locations:
Early voting will be available at the following locations on the dates and times indicated:
Sue Cowan Williams Library 1800 S. Chester Little Rock
Dee Brown Library 6325 Baseline Road Little Rock
Roosevelt Thompson Library 38 Rahling Circle Little Rock
William F. Laman Library 2801 Orange Street North Little Rock
Jacksonville City Hall #1 Industrial Drive Jacksonville
Jess Odom Community Center 1100 Edgewood Drive Maumelle
Jack Evans Senior Citizen Ctr 2301 Thornhill Dr Sherwood
McMath Branch Library 2100 John Barrow Road Little Rock
M-F Oct. 20-24 - 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 25 - 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
M-F Oct. 27-31 - 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat. Nov. 1 Last day : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Last day :

Candidate Forum Broadcast

The NLR Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum was held Tuesday October 21st. It was reported that the forum would be recorded for broadcast on Comcast cable. Actually it was taped-delayed by NLRTV and will be seen on NLR Comcast Cable's Channel 4. This morning I talked with NLRTV and they reported they had received over 123 phone calls since last evening wanting to know when it would be shown, and that they were trying to edit the tape as quickly as they could. They stated that the first broadcast will be on Thursday October 23rd at 6, 8 and 10:00 pm Subsequent program broadcasts should be carried daily and we will have to check the community bulletin board postings on Channel 4 for their times. I trust this information is correct for you don't want to miss this one! Stay tuned!

Pre-Votin Ballot

Prior to voting early or on Election Day, if you would like an advanced peek at the November 4th General Election Ballot it is available on the web at www.pulaskiclerk.com . This is a custom ballot tailored for NLANders scheduled to vote at the Precinct 50-1 Central Baptist Church. Just follow the directions offered on the site and you will receive the ballot as well as confirm your voter registration status! Doing so will also provide you a review of the three Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Initiative Act No. 1 and Referred Question No.1 (referred to the People by the General Assembly).
In an effort to try and make sure all NLANders have the ballot copy we will be placing it in and with our NLAN Newsletter to be mailed this coming Friday to every home. Also, as a last minute effort we will have copies available at our forthcoming NLAN Meeting on Monday November 3rd at the Lakewood Property Owners Association Activity Room, 4500 Lakeshore Drive. Greet & meet will be at 6:30 pm and the meeting will start at 7:00 pm. The meeting agenda and more details will be in our newsletter. Thank you, and we hope to see all NLANders on the evening before our 'national voting day freedom celebration' begins!

Arkansas Spay or Neuter License Plate

North Little Rock Friends of Animals has submitted an application has been made with the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicles for a Statewide Spay or Neuter Specialty License Plate Decal. If you are interested in signing the petition, please contact either Billy Grace, Director North Little Rock Animal Control at 501-791-8577 or Diane Whitbey at 501-340-5320.