Dateline: March 4, 2004

Party primaries will be held next Tuesday

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Local Democrats and Republicans will be going to the polls next Tuesday to select their candidates for state and national offices.

Polling for both parties will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the following locations:

Democratic Primary: Precincts 101 & 103 – Clarendon College Bairfield Activity Center; Precinct 102 – Howardwick City Hall; Precinct 201 – Donley County Courthouse; Precincts 301, 302, & 303 – Hedley Lions Den; and Precincts 401 & 402 – Community Bank (Clarendon).

Republican Primary: Precincts 101 & 103 – Clarendon College Courson RFO Center; Precinct 102 – Howardwick Baptist Church; Precinct 201 – Episcopal Church Mission Building; Precincts 301, 401, & 402 – Burton Memorial Library; and Precincts 302 & 303 – Hedley Fire Department.

In addition to selecting candidates, the Democratic Primary ballot will include two non-binding referenda on privatizing Social Security and Medicare and regarding an amendment to the state constitution outlawing unfunded mandates on counties.