Friday: Deadline to register to vote for city primaries
Friday is the last day you have to register to vote in this year’s municipal primaries scheduled for Sept. 15.
Friday is the last day you have to register to vote in this year’s municipal primaries scheduled for Sept. 15.
The race for mayor is heating up and four of several candidates took their campaign to Charlotte Pride this past weekend.
Five local LGBT community organizations will host a candidate forum with more than a dozen Charlotte City Council at-large candidates and five candidates for mayor on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
Three Democratic candidates for mayor addressed their views on recently rejected LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances at the city’s first mayoral forum on Thursday evening.
Democratic City Councilmember Michael Barnes has officially announced he’s running for mayor this year, making the announcement on his Facebook page on Wednesday evening. He’s the first candidate in the race with a less-than-friendly record on LGBT equality issues.
This year’s race for City Council in South Carolina’s capital city is getting off to a big start, with one of the first candidates of the season announcing his campaign this week. The candidate, Tige Watts, is reportedly among the first openly gay candidates for office in Columbia.