A logical look at liberty by Stephanie E. Watson.

North Carolinians: if you’re in Durham or Charlotte, don’t forget to vote tomorrow!

Here’s the sample ballot from the Durham County Board of Elections:
http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/elec/2009_Election/Ballots/Election/Durham%20%20Sample%20%28WM%29%201.pdf

In Durham’s Ward II race, GoLiberty endorses Matt Drew: http://electmattdrew.org/

Here’s the link to look up your sample ballot in Charlotte:
http://www.meckboe.org/AddressSearch.aspx

In Charlotte’s city council race, GoLiberty endorses Travis Wheat: http://www.electwheat.com/

If you’re not sure what ward or precinct you’re in, look up your voter registration at the following link, and click the “My Districts” link at the bottom of your search results to see all your municipal information:
http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/VoterLookup.aspx

Need to know where to vote? After you look up your voter registration above, it should tell you where to go vote. If you want to double-check, click the “My Districts” information to get your precinct information, and check one of the following links:
DURHAM: http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/elec/Polling_Locations.html
CHARLOTTE: http://www.meckboe.org/PollingLocations.aspx

As I wrote in my last post, Matt Drew, a fellow Libertarian, was likely to face a runoff after a tight race for Durham Council, Ward II. It looks like a runoff isn’t necessary: Matt received enough votes to officially put him in second place, and he will face incumbent Howard Clement in the final election November 3rd.

Check out this article about the news from the John Locke Foundation.

Though Clement got 60% of the vote Tuesday, voter turn-out on November 3rd could potentially turn the tables. Campaigning is not over; if anything it is now as important as ever.

Durham residents in Ward II, vote for a voice of liberty on November 3rd! Vote for Matt Drew!

From WRAL:
“In Durham, Councilwoman Cora Cole-McFadden will face Donald Hughes in the Ward 1 election. Councilman Howard Clement easily won his Ward 2 primary, but his opponent next month hasn’t yet been determined, with Matt Drew, Sylvester Williams and Darius Little all within 100 votes of each other, according to unofficial results.” (article link)

I’m excited for Matt, who is a co-member with me on the LPNC Executive Committee. A runoff is likely with voting this close, something that could easily be resolved with instant run-off voting.

Congrats to Larry Hudson in Raleigh who made an impressive showing in the mayoral race. Meeker was held to 62% of the vote. Unlike reports that state Meeker had no trouble getting elected for a fifth term, a few facts should be noted for that race:
* Only about 28,363 votes were cast, far less than 10% of registered voters in Raleigh
* A combined 38% of voters did not want Meeker to continue as mayor
* 115 voters made the effort to write in someone not already on the ballot

A better showing in local elections could be the answer to bringing more Liberty to the table. I think that Matt’s upcoming run-off and Meeker’s mere 62% in a poor voter turnout are both proof that more voices in local elections can make a difference.

Durham, be sure to get out and vote if there’s a runoff in the Ward 2 primary!