Chapel Hill, Carrboro to elect 4 school board members. What candidates say on the issues
After a slow start to the campaign filing and concern that a conservative bloc might be considering a run for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, a slew of contenders came out in July to file their intent to run.
The 18-member field was soon whittled down to 14, and another candidate, Renee Peet, bowed out on Oct. 10 after the ballots had already been printed. On Nov. 7, voters who live in the CHCCS schools district will elect four people to the seven-member board.
There are three incumbents on the ballot — Rani Dasi, Ashton Powell and Deon Temne — and 11 challengers, including Peet.
Voting information
Voters can register during early voting, but anyone casting a ballot on Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 7 — will only be allowed to vote in the precinct they’re registered in; voters can find their polling location at tinyurl.com/4p3tvhhe.
Early voting in the nonpartisan race runs through Saturday, Nov. 4, and ballots can be cast at any Early Voting site.
More information about the 2023 election can be found online in our Voter Guide at newsobserver.com.
We asked the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board candidates five questions about their priorities and ideas. Three candidates did not respond: Incumbent Ashton Powell, and challengers Michelle Rissling and Solomon Gibson III.
Follow the links below to see how each candidate responded.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education
Solomon Gibson III (no response)
Ashton Powell (no response)
Michelle Rissling (no response)
This story was originally published October 31, 2023 at 3:30 PM.
