http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/kings_mountain The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/kings_mountain_wants_voting_rights_exemption <p><a href="http://www.cityofkm.com/">Kings Mountain</a> has asked for a bailout.</p> <p>Don&#39;t panic. &quot;Bailout&quot; is the term used by the <a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/">Justice Department</a> when a government asks to be excused from the &quot;preclearance&quot; requirement of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act">Voting Rights Act</a>. Preclearance is required for certain jurisdictions, predominantly in the South, who want to make changes to their elections.</p> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/kings_mountain_wants_voting_rights_exemption#comments Under the Dome Justice Department Kings Mountain Legal Times preclearance Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:03:11 -0400 bniolet 15159 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/huckabee_to_speak_in_kings_mountain <img src="http://projects.newsobserver.com/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/Huckabeeillo.gif" class="blog-icon" /> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> will also speak in Kings Mountain.</p> <p>The former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate will be the keynote speaker at a breakfast fundraiser for the 10th District GOP.</p> <p>The breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. on June 11 at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life and Conference Center.</p> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/huckabee_to_speak_in_kings_mountain#comments Under the Dome Kings Mountain Mike Huckabee Fri, 29 May 2009 12:42:04 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 14124 at http://projects.newsobserver.com