profiling the candidates and analyzing the issues.
Karen Tam
People voting at Stough Elementary School Nov. 6, 2012.
Our reporters have spent months interviewing candidates and dissecting issues to bring you the most comprehensive guide to voting in Raleigh. We have analysis on the transportation and schools bonds, legislative changes to elections, and we profiled almost every candidate running for Raleigh City Council and the Wake County Board of Education.
| Changes Coming to NC Voting Law, but Not This Year By Laura Baverman Two Bonds on the Ballot this Year Bond Pits New Schools Against Higher County Debt, Taxes School Board Will Have New Districts for 2016 |
Letter from the Editor By Charles Duncan The Importance of Voting in Local Elections Looking Back at McFarlane’s 2013 Campaign A Voting How-to |
Raleigh Public Record staff spoke to almost every candidate running for Raleigh City Council and the Wake County Board of Education. We asked candidates the same set of questions, transcribed their answers and cut the transcriptions down to fit the space in this guide.
Every candidate received an equal opportunity to participate. During our conversations with candidates, each was given the same opportunity to provide thoughtful answers to issues facing the city and Wake County schools. No candidate received the questions ahead of time.
We hope these profiles provide you, the voter, with the information you need to make informed decisions this fall.
| Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane Venita Peyton Robert Weltzin Council At-Large (2 seats) Council District A |
Council District B Brian Fitzsimmons John Odom Sam Smith Council District C Council District D Council District E |
| Board of Education District 1 Tom Benton Don McIntyre Board of Education District 2 |
Board of Education District 7 Zora Felton Deborah Prickett Board of Education District 9 |
