All 195 precincts reporting, 11:32 p.m.; Nov. 4, 2025 After all polls closed, unofficial Mecklenburg vote totals were available at the NC Board of Elections website here. This page is used chiefly to add election results to the Forum’s archive on individual candidates (e.g., Juanrique Hall) to ... Continue Reading →
Nov. 4, 2025 Mecklenburg Election
Sales tax increase for transportation OKd All 195 precincts reporting, 11:32 p.m.; Nov. 4, 2025 Release of unofficial Mecklenburg vote totals will occur in real time at the NC Board of Elections website here after polls close at 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. This page is used chiefly to add ... Continue Reading →
District 6 candidate ‘leaning in’ for a city that works for all
Oct. 28, 2025 Two candidates are on the Nov. 4 ballot for Charlotte City Council District 6. This morning's speaker was Democrat Kimberly Owens, who says she has had few occasions during the election cycle to appear with Republican opponent Krista Bokhari. Topics of the day included the transit ... Continue Reading →
Don’t lose yourself on your journey, author advises young women
Oct. 26, 2025 Longtime Forum participant Dr. Blanche Penn has included in her latest book some advice for younger women finding their way through life's ups and downs. With the author-publisher's permission, below is the full text of Chapter 6: "The Mirror Room – Daily Reflections." The 140-page ... Continue Reading →
How can voter participation be encouraged?
Oct. 22, 2025 By Steve Johnston Perhaps one of the more interesting threads running through the District 3 conversation had to do with this: How do elected officials encourage resident input into city policymaking? And what encourages disparate, far-flung residential neighborhoods to ... Continue Reading →
D-3 Council race focuses on amplifying residents’ voices
Oct. 21, 2025 Republican James Bowers did not attend this morning's discussion with candidates for the City Council District 3 seat. The incumbent, Tiawana Brown, lost a Democratic primary in September. Present were unaffiliated voter Robin Emmons, who canvassed for signatures to be placed on ... Continue Reading →
4 candidates for Council At-Large seats pitch for support
Oct. 14, 2025 This morning's Forum attracted four of six at-large candidates for Charlotte City Council. Dimple Ajmera and Edwin Peacock were not present.There were three Democrats – LaWana Mayfield, James Mitchell and Victoria Watlington – and a Republican, Misun Kim, who in addressing the ... Continue Reading →
The legacy of a 1975 voter revolt
Oct. 8, 2025 The city was smaller. Precincts were fewer. But the 1975 rejection of an airport bond referendum is remembered by some older Black voters as a victory for justice over get-along. Mayor John Belk had proposed a major airport terminal expansion. City Council included 6 white members ... Continue Reading →
Tax referendum: A discussion of trade-offs
Oct. 7, 2025 There were two speakers, but many more voices. The subject was the Nov. 4 referendum on using a property tax increase to help finance improvements in the region's road, passenger rail and bus systems. Co-convenor Jackie Edwards Walton reconfigured the room so that all in the ... Continue Reading →
Unaddressed questions
Oct. 7, 2025 Three questions or comments were sent in to the Forum during the transit tax discussion by online viewers. They were not read aloud or discussed. BPC —You quoted that statistics show that roughly 80% of transit ridership is Black, which has often been used as a reason we ... Continue Reading →
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