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2019 Raleigh Recommendations MUSLIM AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Raleigh City Election Recommendations Prepared for: October 8, 2019 City of Raleigh Municipal Elections Prepared by: Muslim American Public Affairs Council Political Action Standing Committee October 7, 2019 MUSLIM AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Table of Contents Summary ...........................................................................................................................................................1 Offices on the Ballot in 2019 ..............................................................................................................1 Synopsis of City Services and City Operations ...................................................................................1 Recommended Candidates ...............................................................................................................1 Election Basics .................................................................................................................................................2 Election Mechanics ............................................................................................................................2 What You Are Really Voting for On October 8th .................................................................................3 Major Election Issues ...............................................................................................................5 Impact of Previous Elections on the Current Election .........................................................................5 2019 City of Raleigh Election Issues ..................................................................................................6 Public Transit ..............................................................................................................................................6 Affordable Housing .....................................................................................................................................7 Gentrification ..............................................................................................................................................7 Soccer Arena ..............................................................................................................................................7 Climate Change ..........................................................................................................................................8 Council Conduct & Diversity ........................................................................................................................8 Terms of Office and a Related Question ......................................................................................................8 Analysis and Basis for Recommendations ................................................................................9 Candidate Evaluation Considerations .................................................................................................9 Candidate Evaluations and Recommendations ................................................................................12 Mayor .......................................................................................................................................................12 City Council at-Large ................................................................................................................................15 City Council District A ...............................................................................................................................15 City Council District B ...............................................................................................................................15 City Council District C ...............................................................................................................................16 City Council District D ...............................................................................................................................16 City Council District E ...............................................................................................................................17 i MUSLIM AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL SUMMARY Offices on the Ballot in 2019 The 2019 election is what is known as an “off year” election, so called because State and Federal offices do not appear on the ballot, nor do any County wide offices appear on the ballot. The 2019 election is confined to municipal offices. Voter turnouts during “off year” elections are typically low, and, because of this low turnout, smaller, but well organized and/or well financed groups are sometimes able to exert influence far out of proportion to their numbers. A single voter’s influence is greater in a low turnout off year election than in any other election. Synopsis of City Services and City Operations The City of Raleigh is responsible for providing water service, sewer service, garbage collection, police protection, fire protection, parks and recreation, land use regulation, community development services including public transit, and some roadway construction and maintenance. Day to day operations of the City are the responsibility of the City Manager and a professional staff under the Manager’s supervision. The City Council, (and sometimes State law), however, is the body that decides what operations are being undertaken. It is the City Council who, for instance, decides to what extent, if any, the City will be involved in public transit operations, in providing public housing, and in creating incentives for the development of “affordable housing”. The City Council can hire and fire the City Manager, the City Attorney and the City Clerk, but not any of the City staff, The principal role of the Mayor and City Council is setting City strategic goals and directions, making budgetary decisions, including setting tax rates, water and sewer user charge rates, and other schedules of fees and charges, and appointing members to various quasi administrative, planning and judicial boards and commissions. Recommended Candidates The Muslim American Public Affairs Council recommends that its members vote for the candidates listed below. The basis for these recommendations, as well as more detailed explanations of City provided services, the mechanics of the election, and current City issues can be found beginning on the next page. Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin City Council at Large (vote for 2 candidates) Russ Stephenson Nicole Stewart Council District A Patrick Buffkin Council District B* David Cox Council District C Corey Branch Council District D* Brittany Bryan Council District E David Knight *Voters may wish to pay particular attention to the discussions on pages 15, 16 and 17 about these offices, as the decision for which candidate to endorse was close one. 1 MUSLIM AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL ELECTION BASICS Election Mechanics Most local governments in the CITY OF RALEIGH COUNCIL DISTRICTS Triangle Area elect Mayors and "98" Councils for 4 year terms, and stagger the election dates so that in Council Districts "50" any given election year, only roughly ut70 half of the offices are on the ballot. ¨¦§540 ut401 The City of Raleigh is different, and District A District B all members of its governing body District C District D ut1 are elected for 2 year terms, and all District E "540" positions are filled in the same election. City elections are “non I partisan”, meaning candidates do 0 1 2 Miles 440 "54" ¨¦§ ut401 ut64 not run according to political party ¨¦§540 ¨¦§40 affiliation, and there are no political Overview Map ut64 party primary elections as there are RALEIGH 440 t1 ¨¦§ u ¨¦§40 with State and Federal offices. While some candidates are members of Map updated December 2013 by City of Raleigh GIS Division This map is a graphic representation one or the other of the political and should only be used for illustrative purposes. In no way should this map 50 "55" "" parties, their party affiliation will not be used for exact locations. appear on the ballot. The election of Mayor, and of two of the City Council seats (those seats listed on the ballot as City Council At-Large), is done through City wide elections, with candidates for these offices appearing on every ballot. The remaining Council seats represent specific geographic Districts within the City. Only voters who live within a District can vote for candidates seeking to represent that District. The City is divided into five Districts, designated as Districts A, B, C, D, and E. The boundaries for these Districts are shown on the map above. If you live close to a District boundary and cannot tell from the map in which District you live, you can go to the website url following this paragraph, enter the requested information, and find out which City Council District candidates will be on your ballot when you vote (and more information that will be useful in other elections): http://www.wakegov.com/elections/voters/Pages/voterinfo.aspx Since there are no primaries, the number of candidates running for each office is limited only by the number of people who registered to run for that office. Where only 2 candidates are running for a single seat office, the candidate with the most votes after the October 8th polling closes will win that office. There are only 2 candidates running for District B and District E. The October 8th election will therefore be the final election for Districts B and E. Six candidates are running for Mayor and six candidates
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