Voter Guide 2013

City Council District B: John Odom

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John Odom

District: City Council, District B
Age: 66
Occupation: Owner of Meineke Car Care Centers in Raleigh
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: Yes, 14 years (total)
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Why should your constituents elect you? Number one, experience. I’ve shown the ability to get things done. I haven’t gotten everything done I wanted to, but the experience I’ve had on the Council over 14 years out of the last 20. I’m a person who listens.

Voter Guide 2013

Wake School Board District 7: Deborah Prickett

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Deborah Prickett

District: Wake County School Board District 7
Age: 59
Occupation: Program Administrator/Education Consultant with Department of Public Instruction
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: Yes, 4 years
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Do you have children in the district? If so, explain. I do have a child, and my child just graduated from Wake County Public Schools. So he has attended all Wake County Schools throughout his entire K-12 years with the school system. The school board has been divided over partisan politics in recent years.

Voter Guide 2013

City Council District D Candidates

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Neither candidate for District D responded to requests for interviews.  

Jim Kemp Sherron

District: City Council, District C
Incumbent: No
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Thomas Crowder

District: City Council, District C
Occupation: Architect
Incumbent: Yes
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Voter Guide 2013

Voting Local is Important

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Brent Laurenz is the executive director of the North Carolina Center for Voter Education. Raleigh city elections are right around the corner on Oct. 8. Of course, these off-year municipal contests don’t garner as much interest as a presidential or gubernatorial race, but every two years the citizens of Raleigh go to the polls and elect the city’s next crop of leaders. In 2013, as in every odd-numbered year, Raleigh voters will be casting ballots for mayor, their City Councilor and two at-large Council members elected citywide.

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Wake Rejects Most Voter Challenges

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After a preliminary hearing Tuesday, more than 500 challenges submitted by the Voter Integrity Project were discarded based on information provided by the DMV. Eighteen challenges will move forward to a full hearing Aug. 21.