2012 General Election Voter Guide

Wake County Commission 4 — Dale Cook (R)

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[media-credit name=”Dale Cook” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Dale Cooke — Wake County Commission
Political Party: Republican
Occupation: Founder, President/CEO of MCH Systems
Campaign website: http://www.voteforcooke.com/

What do you think is the central issue for this election and how do you plan to address it? One of the largest issues seems to be Triangle Transit Authority’s transit plan for the region and the Wake County Commissioner’s decision to not put that referendum on the ballot. When I look at the plan, it seems to be a plan that’s based on three fragments. One of which seems to be light rail. The light rail plan is funded by the federal government.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

Wake County Commission 6 — Betty Lou Ward (D)

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[media-credit name=”Betty Lou Ward” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Betty Lou Ward ― Wake County Commission
Political Party: Democrat
Occupation: Retired
Campaign website: None

What do you think is the central issue for this election and how do you plan to address it? I think the central issue for the county commissioner race is definitely transportation and that goes along with the increase in population of our student body in the public schools. Transportation is a major issue to me and we have not addressed that as a board. I think it is something that needs to be discussed. I think it is something that voters need to have placed before them on the ballot so that they can express themselves and be able to decided how and help us decide how to move ahead with this issue.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

Wake County Commission 6 — Paul Fitts (R)

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[media-credit name=”Paul Fitts” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Paul Fitts — Wake County Commission
Political Party: Republican
Occupation: Mortgage lender
Campaign website: http://paulfitts.com/

What do you think is the central issue for this election and how do you plan to address it? Everybody is going to say that transit is the central issue facing these four candidates. My personal biggest issue is job recruitment. I don’t think we’re doing enough business recruitment to our area. But if everybody is saying that it’s transit, transit, transit — that’s probably what more people are hearing about than anything else.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

How to Get Out and Vote

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Elections often produce a lot of voter questions, but this year, the Wake County Board of Elections has one answer: a new website. 2012 General Election Calendar

Oct. 12
Last day to register to vote or update
registration information

mid-October
Early voting begins
View locations, dates, and times. Oct. 30
Last day to submit requests for
absentee by mail ballots

Nov.