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ELECTION RESULTS 2022

November 8, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

Nov. 8, 2022 The N.C. Board of Elections posts unofficial precinct returns as they are reported. View them here. Below are the unofficial Mecklenburg vote totals for candidates on the Nov. 8 Mecklenburg election ballot, as compiled by the Mecklenburg and N.C. Boards of Elections. Victors are ... Continue Reading →

CMS Elections: Districts 2, 4, 6

September 20, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 20, 2022 There was some "throw-the-rascals-out" rhetoric this morning, as challengers made the case that the CMS Board of Education has failed in its chief duty: to ensure the education of all children. Two of the three incumbents running for re-election in Districts 2, 4 and 6 were ... Continue Reading →

Candidate Byers-Bailey greeting

February 15, 2022 Elect22

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Thelma Byers-Bailey

February 15, 2022 Elect22

– Page initiated Feb. 15, 2022 Thelma Byers-Bailey has announced her intention to file for re-election to the District 2 seat on the CMS Board of Education. Materials on this website 2-15-22 Greetings during Forum meetings. Info   Media links   ... Continue Reading →

Black Political Caucus hears from CMS

September 21, 2021 Education & Health

Sept. 21, 2021 A virtual meeting of the Black Political Caucus heard tonight from Supt. Earnest Winston and a number of his CMS colleagues. The embedded video below is from Facebook Live from the Zoom virtual meeting. [The Facebook embed did not play in Safari's desktop browser, so this screenshare ... Continue Reading →

Startup at CMS: Hoping for no further Covid ‘pivots’

August 17, 2021 Education & Health

Aug. 17, 2021 Watching their Covid updates and their employee vacancy lists, members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education today fielded questions from Forum participants about plans for the coming year. Chairperson Elyse Dashew did most of the presentation. Five members of the board ... Continue Reading →

School board candidates, Districts 2, 4, 5, 6

October 10, 2017 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 10, 2017 The Forum heard from eight school board candidates running in four different districts today. In the video below, candidates gave short presentations, beginning at minute 9:52, then fielded questions beginning at minute 28:32.   ... Continue Reading →

Byers-Bailey: CMS likely won’t reconvert all westside K-8s

April 4, 2017 Education & Health

April 4, 2017 District 2 school board member Thelma Byers-Bailey said she did not have the votes to fully reverse the Great-Recession decision to create underfunded, unequal K-8 schools on the westside. But she predicted that money would be moved around within the upcoming school bond proposal ... Continue Reading →

Byers-Bailey issues call to action over possible Double Oaks sale

September 13, 2016 Education & Health

Sept. 13, 2016 Board of Education member Thelma Byers-Bailey issued this call to action today to protest the possible sale by CMS of the old Double Oaks School property. The former elementary school and Pre-K center has been leased to community groups since the Great Recession. Byers-Bailey said ... Continue Reading →

Election 2013 Results

November 5, 2013 Candidates & Ballots

Nov. 5, 2013, 10:36 p.m.; updated Nov. 6, 9:20 a.m. Charlotte Mayor: Patrick Cannon (D) (53%) Charlotte City Council At-Large: Michael Barnes (D) (15.3%) Vi Alexander Lyles (D) (15.0%) David Howard (D) (14.7%) Claire Fallon (D) (13.2%) District 1: Patsy Kinsey (D) (98%) District 2: Al Austin ... Continue Reading →

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