2004

The Other Stuff on the Ballot

OP readers, I imagine most of you know who you are voting for by now for most races, but few of us have taken a hard look at the non-partisan races on the ballot for this fall. I apologize for the non-local nature of this particular thread, but (especially if you read all the way to the end) you will find that there is a local angle in here somewhere.

There are several non-partisan judicial races to take note of. Let me say this clearly- there are no party affiliations listed on the ballot in any of the following races. You will have to carry a list or work hard to remember the names of your candidates.

We have two Supreme Court races:

Endorsements' Impact (or Lack Thereof)

Guest Post by Paul Jones

nomerger.org - Foushee and Hemminger
Sierra Club - Brown and Hemminger
Independent - Brown and Carey
CH News - Carey and Hemminger
Breakfast Club - Carey and Foushee

I have I'm sure missed several -- Teachers Associations, Soccer Alliances, and others that didn't get my attention. Several for the Town Council race seem to be missing this time out or I missed them. Housing, Police, CAN, Neighbors Near Campus, Tax watchers. Many of these had not much of a stake in the County race, but others did. Did they matter? Did any of the endorsements matter?

Paul Jones is the director of ibiblio. He is married to Chapel Hill Town Council Member Sally Greene.

 

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