Voter Guide 2013

Mayor: Nancy McFarlane

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Nancy McFarlane

District: Mayor
Age: 57
Occupation: Pharmacist, owner of MedproRx
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: Yes, 2 years, plus two terms on City Council
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What do you see the role of the mayor as in Raleigh city government and how would you be the most effective mayor? Well the role of mayor in Raleigh city government is to really pull all those pieces together. I think the mayor is the most recognizable person in city government. Our Council of 8, we all vote. A lot of people don’t understand that we have a council-manager form of government.

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.