Voters are heading to the polls in Orange County in a variety of local races and to decide on a county school tax, in Wake County for a number of municipal elections and a school board runoff, and in the City of Durham for runoffs and bond referenda. For more information or to find out where to vote, in Orange call the Board of Elections at 245-2350 or go to
www.co.orange.nc.us/elect. In Durham, call 560-0700 or go to
www.co.durham.nc.us/common/db-dept.cfm?ID=2. In Wake, call 856-6240 or go to
www.wakegov.com/general/elections/default.htm.
Note that early voting ends on Nov. 5, and Election Day is Nov. 8.
Here are the Independent's endorsements:
Carrboro
Mayor: Mark Chilton
Board of Aldermen (vote for three): Jacquelyn Gist, John Herrera, Randee Haven-O'Donnell
Chapel Hill
Mayor: Kevin Foy
Town Council (vote for four): Mark Kleinschmidt, Laurin Easthom, Bill Thorpe, Will Raymond
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education
(vote for three): Lisa Stuckey, Pam Hemminger, Jean Hamilton
Orange County District School Tax
For
Hillsborough
Mayor: Tom Stevens
Board of Commissioners (vote for two): Mike Gering, Frances Dancy
Wake County Board of Education
District 1: Lori Millberg
District 9: Eleanor Goettee
Durham
Mayor: Bill Bell
City Council, Ward 1: Cora Cole-McFadden
City Council, Ward 2: Regina Stanley-King
City Council, Ward 3: Mike Woodard
Bond referenda: YES on all eight