voting

BOE Axes the Student Vote...in 45 Minutes

abgilmore91 — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:43:09 -0500

Today, the Orange County Board of Elections voted to take early voting away from the UNC Campus. The early voting site at Seymour Senior Center would remain unchanged, but the second early voting site would be moved from the Morehead Planetarium to the Quik-E-Mart in University Square. While this may not seem like a big deal, moving the UNC student body's primary voting site off campus is the wrong thing to do. Below is the email from Town Manager Roger Stancil:

Early voting ends

Ruby Sinreich — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:31:30 -0500

Early voting begins

Ruby Sinreich — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:30:37 -0500

...Tomorrow! (Read on for details.)

No early primary voting in Carrboro?

Ruby Sinreich — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:59:58 -0600

Carrboro was notified yesterday that their Town Hall would not be used as a one-stop early voting site in May. Apparently, the Orange County Board of Elections has decided to only have two one-stop locations for this year's primary: Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, and the Board's own office in Hillsborough. The e-mail below indicates that there will still be an early voting site in Carrboro for the Novemeber general election, but doesn't offer any explanation for the primary change.

Good Luck to All the Candidates

Terri Buckner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:55:09 -0600

Each election, I am awed and inspired by those who have the courage and the stamina to run for office. Regardless of who we support, we should all be thankful for those who step up and put themselves on the line for the sake of their community.

Good luck to all the candidates, and thank you!

And so it begins... Filing officially starts today!

Jake Gellar-Goad — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:44:58 -0500

From the Orange County Board of Elections :

2009 Municipal and
Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Board
Election Schedule and
Candidate Filing Information

Election Day is November 3rd
In observance of Independence Day, the Board of Elections office will be closed
Friday, July 3rd.

read more

Super Monday - kids vote at the ArtsCenter

Ruby Sinreich — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:40:56 -0500

Via e-mail announcement:

November 3rd is SUPER MONDAY! The ArtsCenter will host a mock election open to area youth AGES 5-11. Voting booths will be set up at The ArtsCenter on Super Monday where children in the Orange and surrounding counties can cast their vote for the offices of President, Vice President, US Senate, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor. Results will be made available in The Carrboro Citizen. Don't miss out on this special opportunity for your young person to participate in this historic election! Visit www.artscenterlive.org or call Shirlette at 919.929.2787 ext. 209 for more information.

Have you voted?

Ruby Sinreich — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:09:25 -0500

* I voted early * I'm voting Tuesday * I'm staying home

It's on!

Ruby Sinreich — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:59:20 -0500

Early voting starts today! Here's a handy list of locations and hours via the Chapel Hill Herald:

Transfer Tax robocall

Cristóbal — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:58:14 -0500

I just got a robocall from a group calling itself "Citizens for a better Orange County" that opposes the Transfer Tax. It calls the tax the "Home Tax," which is clearly wrong on two levels. Firstly, the proposed tax is on all land sales, and secondly it is an attempt to falsely personalize this tax for local homeowners. Oh, and it fails to mention an important detail: the tax rate would be 0.4%. That's right: four tenths of a percent. That's one thousand dollars on a $250k hypothetical home. Sounds like too much money? Well, what are the alternatives? If this is defeated, the only two alternatives that have been seriously discussed are a sales tax (the most regressive tax possible) and a property tax increase. A property tax increase would be a home tax. Everything about the robocall was misleading and dishonest.