{"id":20350,"date":"2013-10-06T14:13:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T18:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=20350"},"modified":"2013-10-06T12:42:01","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T16:42:01","slug":"2013-voter-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/voter-guide-2013\/2013\/10\/06\/2013-voter-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Voter Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raleigh Public Record’s annual voter guide
\nprofiling the candidates and analyzing the issues.<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n
\"People <\/a>

Karen Tam<\/p>

People voting at Stough Elementary School Nov. 6, 2012.<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Changes Coming to NC Voting Law, but Not This Year<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Laura Baverman<\/p>\n

Two Bonds on the Ballot this Year
\nRaleigh’s 2013 Transportation Bond Explained<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Ariella Monti<\/p>\n

Bond Pits New Schools Against Higher County Debt, Taxes<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Monica Chen<\/p>\n

School Board Will Have New Districts for 2016<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Monica Chen<\/td>\n

Letter from the Editor<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Charles Duncan<\/p>\n

The Importance of Voting in Local Elections<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Brent Laurenz<\/p>\n

Looking Back at McFarlane’s 2013 Campaign<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Ariella Monti<\/p>\n

A Voting How-to<\/a><\/strong>
\nBy Jackie Kantor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

We hope these profiles provide you, the voter, with the information you need to make informed decisions this fall.<\/p>\n

City Council<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raleigh Mayor<\/strong>
\nNancy McFarlane <\/a>
\nVenita Peyton <\/a>
\nRobert Weltzin <\/a><\/p>\n

Council At-Large (2 seats)<\/strong>
\nMary-Ann Baldwin <\/a>
\nJason Spriggs <\/a>
\nRuss Stephenson <\/a>
\nRob Williams <\/a><\/p>\n

Council District A <\/strong>
\nWayne Maiorano <\/a>
\nRandy Stagner <\/a><\/td>\n

Council District B<\/strong>
\nBrian Fitzsimmons <\/a>
\nJohn Odom <\/a>
\nSam Smith <\/a><\/p>\n

Council District C<\/strong>
\nMarcus Hill <\/a>
\nEugene Weeks <\/a>
\nRaquel Williams <\/a><\/p>\n

Council District D<\/strong>
\nThomas Crowder
\nJim Kemp Sherron <\/a><\/p>\n

Council District E <\/strong>
\nBonner Gaylord <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Wake County Board of Education<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Board of Education District 1<\/strong>
\nTom Benton <\/a>
\nDon McIntyre <\/a><\/p>\n

Board of Education District 2<\/strong>
\nMonika Johnson-Hostler <\/a>
\nMatt Scruggs <\/a><\/td>\n

Board of Education District 7<\/strong>
\nZora Felton <\/a>
\nDeborah Prickett <\/a><\/p>\n

Board of Education District 9 <\/strong>
\nNancy Caggia <\/a>
\nBill Fletcher <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 profiled almost every candidate running for Raleigh City Council and the Wake County Board of Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24005,"featured_media":20316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1389],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20350"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24005"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}