Early voting begins Thursday!

You can vote in the Asheville City Council Primary beginning this Thursday, September 17. You will be able to cast votes for three candidates for city council (including, of course, Cecil Bothwell) and one candidate for mayor. Six city council candidates and two mayoral candidates will advance to the November General Election. Primary voting information [...]

Job #1 when I’m elected to City Council.

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Are you an Asheville voter? Check your precinct here.

City precincts have been recalculated recently by the Buncombe County Board of Elections. Here’s a list, sorted by Zip Code. Look for your precinct number or voting location within your Zip code to find out if you’ll be voting in this year’s Asheville city elections. 28704 54 Lutheran Church of the Nativity 28704 55 Glen [...]

Support Voter-Owned Elections

Here’s a press release from Democracy NC.
I fully support their campaign and will press for voter-owned elections in Asheville when I’m serving on City Council.
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Check “Yes” on Your State Income Tax Form To Support Fair Elections &
Fair Courts in NC

Would you rather have North Carolina judges raising campaign money from
the attorneys and business interests who appear in their courts – or get
a campaign grant from a public fund if they agree to strict spending
limits and prove they are viable candidates by meeting small donor
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Kelly Miller’s conflict of interest

Kelly Miller was appointed to the Asheville City Council following an undemocratic process. In just a few weeks he skidded to the edge of political ethics. In January, during the otherwise hum-drum second session of the annual Council retreat, the question of diverting part of Asheville’s hotel tax to repair of the Civic Center came [...]