After studying dance at the University of Arizona for the past four years, for my final senior project I decided to blend my love of dance and journalism into a reflection piece on the UA school of dance. The opening photos were taken from the UA’s Planning, Design, and Construction website, the rest was filmed and edited by myself.
ICS New Food Bank from Sarah Cantey on Vimeo.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in downtown Tucson for the Welcome Home Veterans parade in downtown Tucson on Saturday, March 31. Its focus was to honor our service members that fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. This package was put together for a journalism class at the University of Arizona. The people seen in order of appearance are Alan Toppel, Sarah Cantey, Sgt. Steve Choice and Denise Mulloy.
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TUCSON, Ariz.–After yesterday’s approval in the Board of Supervisor’s meeting, Pima County will become the first Arizona county to express interest in becoming a part of a ballot scanning pilot study.
Addressed to Ken Bennett, Arizona’s secretary of state, members of the Pima County Election Integrity Commission drafted a letter expressing preliminary interest in partaking in the pilot test, according to Brad Nelson, elections director for Pima County.
With the recent passing of House Bill 2304 by Arizona Legislature, the state can experiment with scanning to determine election integrity, according to Chuck Huckelberry, Pima County administrator. “Previously, to scan or copy a ballot was illegal in Arizona,” Huckelberry added.
The pilot study involves taking “an image of the ballots that have already been counted and run them through a piece of software that counts the election again for auditing purposes not for official results,” Nelson said.
According to Matt Roberts, director of communications for the secretary of state, the pilot study will be funded through the Help America Vote Act, where the federal government grants Arizona money to carry out elections.
Nelson said that Pima County would not spend a penny on the pilot study as stated in a provision in the letter to the secretary of state.
With the ballot fraud allegations of the May 2006 Regional Transportation Authority election, member of the Pima County Election Integrity Commission, Tom Ryan, says the incident “increased our desire to improve the auditing system.”
Nelson said, “In some of the aftermath of some of the allegations about the RTA election…one of the thoughts during that process was being able to make images and scans like a photograph and have those available to individuals that want to audit the election themselves…this is a step in that direction.”
Although Nelson says the preliminary interest letter “will get the ball rolling,” he remains unsure when the pilot study will take place. “I am not certain whether time will allow it to take place in 2012. We certainly don’t want to rush it and not have it do what we want it to do.”
After the secretary of state receives the board’s letter, Roberts said they would begin to move forward and find vendors interested in participating in the program.
Nelson says sending a letter of interest does not obligate Pima County’s participation. However he supports participation in the study saying, “Part of the charter of the EIC is to provide as much transparency in the election process as possible.”
Even though the majority of the EIC remain in favor of participating in the study, some members oppose. Member of EIC Benny White thinks having the ballots on the internet could potentially violate a person’s privacy and the secrecy of the voting process.
Kendall Udoutch, 20, watches the Tucson Padres play the Reno Aces on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. The Padres won 6-4. (Photograph by Sarah Cantey)
A dog from the “In The Arms Of Angels” animal shelter eagerly waits to be adopted at the Tucson Padres game on Aug. 28, 2011. This was the last home game of the season for the Padres. (Photograph by Sarah Cantey)
A Sense of Place- Orvieto from Sarah Cantey on Vimeo.
A little girl stands in Pompeii, Italy on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD demolishing the city.
A wedding takes place in Paestum, Italy on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Paestum is known for its three temples dating from the first half of the 6th century BC.
A man sits on his motorcycle in Naples, Italy on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Naples is the capital of the region of Campania.
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