Raleigh Public Record

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Early voting for the Wake County School Board and the Raleigh City Council begins today.

Managing growth and developing a better public transit system were topics that took center stage at a public forum for Raleigh City Council candidates, held Thursday night at Temple Beth Or by WakeUP Wake County and the Wake County League of Women Voters. About 75 voters turned out to pitch questions to the candidates from their district.

Raleigh citizens will cast votes for mayor and every city council member on October 6. Here’s a list of events to get to know the candidates.

The Raleigh City Council candidate disqualified by the Wake County Board of Elections earlier this week sued the county board and the state Board of Elections Friday challenging the action. Jerome Goldberg, who until earlier this week had been running for District D, says in a lawsuit that the residency requirement for candidates violates the [...]

Members of the Wake County Board of Election upheld a challenge against a Raleigh City Council candidate Wednesday. The challenge, filed with the board at the end of July, accused District D candidate Jerome Goldberg of moving to the district too late to run for the seat.
Goldberg’s attorney Jerry Meek said they will appeal the [...]

Yard signs have started to go up in anticipation of Raleigh’s October 6 city election. The mayoral and all city council seats are up for grabs this year. Raleigh Public Record contributor Chrystal Bartlett sat down with each of the candidates and asked them the same set of questions.

With the candidate filing period almost over, the mayoral and council races are coming together. Five candidates, including the two incumbents, have filed for the at-large seats. So far, contenders have also filed to run against the incumbents for the District C seat, currently held by James West, and the District D seat, currently head by Thomas Crowder. Plus, more full-text scans from the Board of Elections.

The Raleigh Public Record plans to live up to its name and make all candidate filings easy for voters to access. This will be the first of regular posts providing full text of candidate filings and financial disclosures for Raleigh voters.

Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker officially announced today that he will seek a fifth term. Meeker made the announcement today during a press conference this morning. He said his central motivation is the economic uncertainty facing Raleigh and the rest of the country. Photo: Meeker at a recent city council meeting.