EOU GOES INTO THE WOODS AND BALLOTS FOR UNION COUNTY
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In the news today:
- Into The Woods at Eastern Oregon University
- Behind the Ballots: How Ballots Are Counted in Union County
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Eastern Oregon University, Into The Woods, Play, Theatre, Ballots, Elections, County Commissioner, District Attorney
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Have you ever been tempted to veer off the path? In the news today, a play at EOU explores these themes.
…and a behind the scenes look at how votes are counted in Union County…
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The human question of desire: what are you willing to do to get what you want? And when you get it, will it really satisfy you? These are some of the questions asked by an upcoming play at Eastern Oregon University: Into The Woods. It’s the favorite play of both Kenn Wheeler and Mike Frasier–both EOU theatre directors–because, well, because of the lessons it teaches.
Into the woods is a play based loosely on the Grimm’s Fairy Tales we all know and love through the disney films that make them lame. Essentially, Stephen Sondheim, the writer, took a bunch of different Grimm characters–little red riding hood, cinderella, Jack from Jack and the beanstalk–and sent them into the woods. And don’t let Mike and Kenn fool you–the play is good natured and fun as it is about the lessons it conveys. There’s lots of comedy and goofiness for all. But in the end, the play has a very strong moral question to it.
If you’re interested in this play, it’s showing at EOU May 16-19 at EOU in the Mackenzie theatre. Its 15 for general admission, 10 for seniors, and EOU students and faculty see it for free.
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When you drop your ballot off in the mail or in the drop box, what happens to it? Well, the ballot goes through a rigorous process of vetting and checking before it is officially counted. And I got a chance to see that process in action this week at the Union County clerk’s office.
First the ballot is delivered by Union County sheriff’s to the Clerk’s office. Then the ballots are sorted into precincts. Each ballot is then removed from it’s “security envelope” and the ballot is checked for cleanliness and neatness so that it will go through the counting machine correctly. Ballots that have lightly filled in boxes or coffee stains and such are duplicated by hand by a special group that contains volunteers from different political parties so that no one is tampering with the ballots that need to be recreated.
After this, the ballots are sent through the counting machine. The machine is checked for accuracy with a practice batch before, during, and after the election to ensure there’s no mechanical errors. And finally, the results are printed off an analog printer in the clerk’s office listing the results by precinct. None of the printers or counting machine are connected to the internet so there’s no possibility of electronic tampering.
Now, Robin also mentioned that, as of Tuesday the 8th, only 19 percent of ballots had been returned for Union County. So if you’re going to vote, get those ballots filled out and returned. And make sure if you’re going to mail them you have to put them in the yellow security envelope and sign it if you want it to be counted.
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