The Greensboro municipal primary election is on Tuesday, Oct. 9., when the current field of 32 is narrowed down to 18 — six hopefuls for three at-large seats and two candidates each for five district seats and two candidates for mayor. The primary has no bearing on three elections, for Districts 2 and 4 and the mayor’s race, which have only two candidates each.
Still the primary is important, particularly in the at-large race and in District 1, where beleaguered incumbent Dianne Bellamy-Small will try to defend her seat after a failed campaign to remove her from office. District 3, where most of the campaign money is, should be one to watch as well.
But who are all these people? What do they stand for?
We’ve done the homework for you. We sent out a questionaire to all 32 candidates touching on 10 of what we feel are the most important issues of the day. Just about all of them responded. We’re publishing excerpts in our print edition to help you decide how to cast your vote on Tuesday — the complete responses are posted here, on the YES! Weekly blog. A complete list of links to each candidate’s response, organized by race, is here.
Another word: We gave the candidates a forum to express their views. How — and if — they used it was up to them, and will reflect on our endorsements, which will come out just in time for Election Day 2007.
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Sidney C. Gray asks and answers the following question. How would I encourage voter participation in local elections either as a candidate or voter?
Answer:
I would support the implementation of a program that encourages candidates for City Council to provide a copy of their position paper to the correct City Department for duplication by the City for free. The City would distribute the candidates'position papers to the libraries and other City owned facilities for their study and review. The City would be responsible for the distribution of the candidates' position papers as an insert in our local media groups. This process would encourage participation in the electoral process by persons who have good ideas and want to contribute and the voters would have a better opportunity to make informed decisions as well as distinguish between the candidates.
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