Jan. 3, 2017 At least six residents of Charlotte District 5 have offered themselves for appointment to the unexpired term of John Autry, who resigned to take his seat in the N.C. General Assembly. A number of the candidates have sent materials to the Forum about their candidates. The dates and ... Continue Reading →
2016 Election Results
Nov. 8, 2016; last update 6:40 p.m. Nov. 11 Unofficial results from the Nov. 8 election, as they are available from the N.C. Board of Elections. Electoral College projections from New York Times. Names for each seat or position are listed in alphabetical order; the apparent winner's name is in ... Continue Reading →
2 judge candidates, legislator close out election Forums
Nov. 1, 2016 The final forum before the Nov. 8 election featured two judges running for statewide office and a legislator who is unopposed. But the session ranged widely. And not just about bathrooms. Among the more interesting civic education moments were offered by the judicial canidates ... Continue Reading →
Candidates in state, local judicial races
Oct. 25, 2016 Judge candidates don't promise to do specific things if they are elected to office. "Come to my court; I'll make sure you do minimal jail time." Instead, it is voters' job to listen to what judicial candidates say, where they have been, what they've done, how they've prepared for ... Continue Reading →
State, federal and judicial candidates
Oct. 18, 2016 Ten candidates for state, federal and judicial offices on the Nov. 8 ballot got 2 minutes each to make their pitch. But Forum participants' concerns, anxieties and needling questions about presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated the Q&A. Quipped N.C. Treasurer candidate Dan ... Continue Reading →
3 Soil & Water board candidates offer their priorities
Oct. 11, 2016 Three of the five candidates for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor today explained their interest in the little-known Mecklenburg board, and in response to questions outlined their priorities. Five candidates, also including Doug Hanks and Brad Johnson, are on the Nov. ... Continue Reading →
Chuck Stuber, GOP candidate for N.C. Auditor
Oct. 11, 2016 The word "Republican" shows up at least once on Chuck Stuber's campaign website, in a note announcing his candidacy last February. But since then? Not so much. But there was a bigger issue for many Forum participants: Some seemed to have no clue that North Carolina elected a state ... Continue Reading →
County commissioner candidates
Oct. 4, 2016 The police shooting in Charlotte and the street protests that followed hung over the conversation at the Forum this morning. And well they should have. For while the county commissioner candidates addressing the group have no direct say in police matters, they sit in the middle of ... Continue Reading →
4 candidates discuss their General Assembly goals
Sept. 27, 2016 All four General Assembly candidates addressing the Forum this morning have opponents on Nov. 8. None of their opponents – three Republicans and one Libertarian – were present. The four speakers were: Jane Campbell, a retired military officer but self-described longtime ... Continue Reading →
Legislative candidates, Week 2
Sept. 20, 2016 The Forum heard today from four candidates for re-election to legislative seats representing Mecklenburg districts. Two are unopposed on Nov. 8, and the challengers in the other two contests were not present. So the visits served chiefly as education for the voters in the room and ... Continue Reading →
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