Elections

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Friends of the Downtown Candidates Forum

Submitted by Molly De Marco on August 3, 2011 - 9:25am

Date: 

Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

The Franklin Hotel

Why I am a Voter-Owned Candidate

Submitted by dbell4ch on July 30, 2011 - 8:28pm
During my campaign to be elected to the Chapel Hill Town Council this Fall, I have decided to be a Voter-Owned or VOE candidate.  Voter owned programs are sometimes called public funded or clean elections.  The basic premise is that in return for a commitment to limit spending on electoral campaigns, the public provides funds to the candidate for campaign costs.  I decided to be a VOE candidate because I believe the program supports basic tenets of democracy, fairness and accessibility.

Congressional redistricting - NC going Red

Submitted by B Roberts on July 1, 2011 - 4:38pm

Looks like the new congressional map may threaten the seats of four of the state's seven House Democrats. David Price's seat looks even safer under the new map. But it looks like Brad Miller's seat will likely go red in 2012. Barring some scandal, it doesn't look like Battlin' Bob Etheridge won't be able to unseat Ellmers as her district is even more Republican now.

I guess this is done deal as Purdue can't veto redistricting.

I still find it odd that red, the traditional color of communism, is associated with the GOP...

More here: http://www.johndavisconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/JDPR-NEW-Congressional-Districts-July-1-2011.pdf

Filing Day Open Thread

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on July 1, 2011 - 12:35pm

Today at noon began the 14-day filing period for candidates running for any of the 21 seats that Damon told us about. We'll celebrate the end of filing with the next OP happy hour on July 15th in Hillsborough.

Think we'll see any surprises? 

Orange Board of Elections on early voting sites

Submitted by Ed Harrison on June 29, 2011 - 6:51pm

Jusr received this message from the director of the Orange County Board of Elections, regarding early voting sites in Chapel Hill -- 

From: Tracy Reams [mailto:treams@co.orange.nc.us]
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 3:54PM
To: Town Council
Cc: Ralph Karpinos
Subject: Town of Chapel Hill Election

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