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Graddy said. “I would help feed them sometimes, but that was nev- er really my thing. We no longer have the cows. Now we have show chickens.” She estimates there are about 100 chickens on the farm now, in-
cluding Heritage breeds such as Dark Brahma and the Lavender Orpington.
Chase has won several championships since he started showing chickens three years ago — grand champion at the Boone County Fair and at the district fair. He was named reserve grand champion at the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock. “Te birds are a high maintenance thing in our lives right now,”
Graddy said. Still, she finds time to referee high school volleyball. Graddy herself played volleyball in a church league while she was in high school. Ten several years ago, she met a high school vol- leyball referee who suggested she attend some matches and consider working the games. Soon enough, she was. “After about a year I was refereeing,” she said, adding that her husband also is a referee, with a resume that includes high school basketball, softball and volleyball games. In the past four years, Graddy has refereed state tournament
games.
gest election issue. If lawmakers, who see the move as a way to save costs, consolidate elections, there will no longer be separate elec- tions for school districts in September. Graddy said a major stumbling block in that proposal is that a large number of counties in the state still use paper ballots, which will make it difficult for them to consolidate elections. Counties with electronic ballots would not have the same problem, she said. “I’m not opposed to the idea, but it would make it much more difficult on those clerks [in counties with paper ballots],” she said. “With just paper ballots, it’s going to be a huge problem.” And further down the road, the replacement of aging electronic
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ooking ahead at the 2015 legislative session, Graddy said that a move to consolidate all elections could prove to be the big-
Graddy helps her youngest son, Chase, raise chickens. The Graddy farm has about 100 chickens, including Heritage breeds.
voting machines will be a primary concern for counties, Graddy said. “An electronic voting machine costs thousands of dollars to re-
place,” she said, noting that she would like the state to someday conduct all elections online. “Tis is 10 to 20 years down the road, but I think that is where we
are headed,” Graddy said. “People my age and younger, I don’t think would have a problem with it.” She admitted many people are skeptical about security online, but online voting is something that could work out over time and would probably save the state and counties a lot of money, she said. “I think that needs to eventually be considered.”
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