I received the following email from the town. It seems to be the same date (and according to the town's calendar, same location?) as the Council's Budget Worksession. Choices, choices...
The Town of Chapel Hill's Voter Owned Election Program will be discussed at a public information session scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The program for the public funding of local municipal election campaigns is voluntary and is for candidates choosing to run for Town elective office. Prospective candidates who choose to participate in the program must demonstrate a level of public support and comply with spending restrictions and reporting requirements as established by the Town program in order to receive public funding.
The information session will be of special interest to persons considering becoming candidates and potential candidates' campaign managers and to treasurers in the
municipal election for the Town of Chapel Hill on Nov. 8, 2011, and others interested in local election issues. Voters this November will be electing a mayor and four Council members.
On July 16, 2007, the Town of Chapel Hill received authorization from the North Carolina General Assembly to establish the program for public funding of local municipal election campaigns. Chapel Hill is the first local government in North Carolina to have received this legislative authority.
A Voter Owned Election is a comprehensive system that provides candidates a voluntary option for a new way to run for office. Candidates who are registered with the program agree to:
- Collect a large number of $5 to $20 qualifying contributions to demonstrate community support
- Limit campaign spending
- Agree to comply
with strict administrative rules
In return, participating candidates receive limited amounts of campaign dollars from a publicly financed fund to be used only for allowed campaign expenses.
For more information, visit www.townofchapelhill.org/voe.
CONTACT: Kim Strach or Amy Strange, NC Board of Elections: 919-733-7173
