election
Full house at LKN Chamber’s election candidate forum
Sept. 30. The candidates for mayor and town board presented to a full house at Cornelius Town Hall on Monday night during the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce’s election candidate forum. All three mayoral candidates and all six town board candidates attended the event, which drew about 70 residents — enough to fill nearly every […]
Sign, sign everywhere a sign
Sept. 17. By Dave Vieser. State and town laws allow election signs to go up 30 days before early voting, which begins on Oct. 15., meaning political signs have begun popping up on public areas of state-maintained roadways, provided they comply with regulations on size and location. There’s a healthy field of candidates this election […]
Meet select group of mayor, board candidates tonight at Eleven Lakes
July 23. Cornelius residents have an opportunity to meet with at least one of three mayoral candidates and five of seven candidates for the Board of Commissioners tonight from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Eleven Lakes Brewery. The announcement stated candidates on hand are expected to include incumbent Mayor Woody Washam, as well as board incumbents […]
It’s Bilodeau vs. Washam: 2 candidates, 1 job
Oct. 25. By Dave Yochum. For the first time in 15 years there is competition for the top elected job in Cornelius: Denis Bilodeau vs. Woody Washam, the three-term incumbent. Both were elected town commissioners—Washam for two terms åthe most votes in the non-partisan elections held every two years. Both are members of the North […]
5 candidates running for CMS District 1 seat
Oct. 7. There are 18 candidates for Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education, five of them running for the District 1 seat that includes Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville and parts of North Charlotte from Mountain Island Lake to Mallard Creek. It’s a non-partisan race, with two Republicans, two Democrats and one unaffiliated candidate running; Ro Lawsin has […]
Five will decide on tax rate, developments, roads
MEET THE CANDIDATES PART II Oct. 6. The upcoming municipal elections will affect Cornelius for years to come, as they do every odd year. Even though they’re non-partisan—no one runs as a Democrat or a Republican—the elections determine who will vote on development projects, road improvements and the town budget. Next year, five of these […]
