The Wake County commissioners have reached a compromise regarding an elections bill. This bill would change the way commissioners are elected in the state’s most populous county.
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Wake County’s sole Republican state lawmaker said Monday that she and its Democratic-led Board of Commissioners have reached a compromise on a bill that wouldThe proposal sponsored by Rep.
Erin Paré would require that Wake County commissioners be elected by district, rather than the county at large. Under the compromise,would remain partisan and two new"at-large" seats would be established, raising the number on the board to nine. Each of the seven current board members, all of whom are Democrats, represents one of seven county commissioner districts, but the entire county currently votes for each seat. The existing process, Paré said, enables the population centers of Raleigh and Cary to drown out the voices of suburban and rural residents. "I am very pleased that the Wake County commissioners came to the table and agreed to district-based representation," Paré said."This is the right thing to do for the people."
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