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Benjamin Griffiths is a Republican running for the U.S. Senate. According to his Facebook, he is a native North Carolinian with one of his main platforms being the addition of term limits to Congress.
Lee A. Brian is a Republican running for the U.S. Senate. She has never held an elected office before and is currently a charter bus driver.
Seneca Rogers was taken aback when he heard people at a 2018 Board of Education meeting say they didn’t want “these kids” at their schools, in reference to students at Cummings High School, the school Rogers himself attended. Because of this, and the fact that he feels like not a lot of people are stepping up for the kids, Rogers decided to run for Alamance County’s Board of Education.
Drew Bulecza is running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate because he said he is completely disgusted with the corruption he believes has long plagued the American government.
Jen Banwart is running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate with the slogan of “It’s possible.”
B.K. Maginnis said he feels like other Democrats are not sounding the alarm on the issue of partisan gerrymandering. This is why Maginnis is running for the U.S. Senate, as he doesn’t feel like there is anyone speaking for Democrats who can win.
April Wood remembers working as an attorney in a private practice, where she interacted with a judge who made decisions contrary to the law but based on their own personal beliefs. This experience was so upsetting for Wood, she said it spurred her to become a judge.
Alyssia Rose-Katherine Hammond is a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate because she hopes to eventually be the first Black female president.
The Elon Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to rename itself to town council during its regular meeting tonight. This comes two months after Elon’s Board of Aldermen created a resolution of intent on March 7, and two weeks after a public hearing, where no public comments were made.
After 20 years of serving as the Alamance County’s sheriff, Terry Johnson is running for reelection in the county’s first contested sheriff race in 12 years.
Kelly White comes to the Alamance County sheriff race with over 20 years of experience serving in law enforcement. White said he is running because it’s time for change in the county, including the role of sheriff.
During Elon University’s Student Government Association May 5 business meeting, the final business meeting of the semester, one senator was sworn into a new role, two students were appointed to the Senate, two to the Judiciary and four were appointed into the cabinet.
For residents of North Carolina, 2022 is a midterm election year with the primary election on May 17. Early Voting for North Carolina primary elections began this week and lasts until May 14 at 3 p.m.
During the April 28 Student Government Association business meeting, Megan Curling was unanimously appointed to the role of Vice President of Finance. Student Body President Nadine Jose also introduced the appointment of four additional students to vacant positions within SGA.
The town of Elon’s proposed budget for the 2022-23 year will increase by $2,976,068 to $18,171,385, compared to last year’s budget of $15,195,317. This increase, according to Town Manager Rich Roedner, is due to projects such as new water lines on North Williamson and East Haggard avenues, a plaza on West College and a new human resources position. Residents' water and solid waste bills will increase because of an increase in the contract the Town of Elon has.
North Carolina allergy season is from March to June and tends to peak in April, according to environmental studies professor Amanda Chunco.
The town of Elon Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution to temporarily close the northern entrance of Aspen Avenue. The decision comes after two previous Board of Aldermen meetings hearing public concerns and consulting with the town’s attorney’s on the topic. The board decided to close the entrance due to construction from a new development within Ashely Woods causing an increase in traffic.
North Carolina’s primary day for the midterm elections is May 17 and will include all races that had multiple candidates for each party run. This year is a midterm election year, meaning there is no presidential race, but there are both federal and local races and primary elections will determine who from each party will make it to the midterm election in November. North Carolina’s primary’s are semi-closed, which is not the case in every state and means that if you are registered to vote for a specific party, that is the ballot you have to take in a primary election.
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After an hour and 45 minute-long closed meeting where Elon’s Board of Aldermen talked to their attorney about legal issues regarding closing a portion of Aspen Avenue and declaring a moratorium on local road connections to adjacent communities, the public portion of the board’s meeting was canceled.