Elections bought and paid for

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Posted by Nancy Oates on April 30, 2012

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  1. Jon DeHart

     /  April 30, 2012

    Maybe there should be a needs based test to participate. I understand that one current council person who accepted VOE funds, also vacationed in a resort in Mexico . If one has any ethics, one would not accept VOE money while taking expensive vacations . I guess they are there for the public to serve them instead of being a public servant .

    In general, especially on state-wide races like a judge. VOE is a good thing . For a local election like Chapel Hill, one can raise the money needed for a true grass-roots campaign .

  2. Nancy Oates

     /  April 30, 2012

    Good point, limiting it to judges. Personally, I don’t want judges out raising money. Not that a judge would rule differently if a big contributor to judges came before the court, but people would be suspect if the contributor got a favorable ruling. That’s not fair to the judge or the contributor.