Commissioner Damian Pardo argued that changing to even-year elections is a much-needed reform that will significantly increase voter participation while saving the city hundreds of thousands of dollars.
For over 100 years, our local elections were held on odd years. What is this all about? It's about state control - the state trying to run our counties, towns, villages, and cities from Albany with one party rule.
"I'm the proud daughter of a 30-year military veteran who was deployed overseas, and it is unacceptable that the court is choosing to selectively disenfranchise North Carolinians serving our country, here and overseas."