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As a candidate I have been trying to keep up with the new voting rules. Early voting starts on Oct. 17 but except for Sat. Nov. 2 is is only Mon.- Fri. and not on weekends. The Orange Politics calendar needs to be corrected. See http://www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/documents/onestopsites2013.pdf from the Orange County board of elections for details. Most of the new voting rules don't take place until next near but now is a good time to help everyone get a voter ID. We should have the goal of everyone obtaining their ID before the May 2014 primary.
As the new State Senator, especially one appointed by a committee, I feel an obligation to proactively engage my new constituents and give them the opportunity to voice their concerns. One of my favorite quotes is by Alastair Farrugia, "Freedom is when the people can speak; democracy is when the government listens." I take that to heart and I hope these Town Hall meetings can be a positive conversation about how to move our state forward. We face a lot of challenges and I also want the opportunity to present my progressive agenda for the upcoming session. I understand the political realities of the General Assembly, but it's critical that we begin to articulate a Democratic agenda and fight back against the intolerant and harmful policies the legislature has given us.
Here are the dates, times and locations of the Town Hall events:
I have been observing many e mails today addressed to the obey creek issues addressed to the mayor and town council on how the many southern village residents are unhappy with the committee process. I personally as a canidate and a southern village resident has not been approached on this issue therefore I think this issue should be brought up as well as other issues in other central west and Fordham road development as well. Gary Kahn
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Welcome to the open thread for tonight's Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidate forum.
There are five candidates for three seats:
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Hi all, Just a campaign reminder I also applied for Penny Rich"s vacant seat this past January. You can see that on my Google, Yahoo, and Bing search as well, along with my published application. thank you, Gary Kahn
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