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The Mette. ated oe Be, i eine Bh oon age icy wep ooh ” : Le an i 5 we . 7 * * AS uae Be Rt eg Ue ALS hy EGAN, PS eee fac eS all eI SR, be AB CE 157-6171 "Little To Complain About Vote Officials." The article stated that LARRY LITTLE, who had been defeated in the Democratic Primary race for Alderman in Winston-Salem's North Ward Section by a vote total of 646 to 566, was filing a written complaint with the County Board of Elections, LITTLE claimed he would have won the election if it had not been for several irregularities set out by LITTLE, including conduct by voting officials in two precincts, politicking by opposing | supporters inside the polling place, and the inability of LITTLE's supporters to register 1) properly with the Chairman of the Board of Elections. In the May 10, 1974, edition of The Winston-Salem Zournal there appeared on Page 1 an article entitled, “Little enges North Ward Results," written by Staff Reporter TOM __DILEON, The article stated that LITTLE had made an official complaint to the Forsyth County Board of Elections on May 9, 1974, demanding a new election, stating there were several irregularities in the election, including fraudulent votes, illegal campaign v} tactics, and illegal actions by some precinct officials. In the June 3, 1974, edition of The Winston-Salem Journal there wis on Page 10, the Editorial Page, a comment by the editorial staff of The Winston-Salem Journal entitled, "In the System, The editorial recognizes CITTLE as the Leader of the BPP in Winston-Salem and noted that LITILE had returned to Winston- Salem from Oakland, California, which is the BPP National Headquarters, and announced a change in Party course. This new course, according to the editorial, was a new direction toward organizing the poor and seeking the group's ends by working within the system. The editorial noted that LITTLE had encountered a series of frustrations from within the system, including the fact that the registration of over 400 voters that pro-LITTLE workers tad enrolled in the North Ward Section had been challenged and that 291 names registered by LITTLE's supporters were removed from the registration books and when these would-be voters appeared in person to register at the Board's offices, election officials were not present to register them. Additionally, the editorial noted that LITTLE had been advised he lost the election by 80 votes and challenged the vote total based on irregularities to the Forsyth County Board of Elections and after an unfavorable hearing there, appealed to the State Board of Elections on May 10, 1974. LITTLE has subsequently learned that he did not lose by 80 votes but a mere eight votes and that the Election Board Chairman was aware of the correct total but did €cL lon Doar aware correct Lai it not announce this fact. . \ 12