nominations

from the Observer:

"North Carolina’s primary election on May 8 saw a high turnout, with nearly three times as many voters showing up as in 2010’s primary."

Unfortunately, the primary runoff elections on Tuesday will likely drop to single digit turnout – yet cost N.C. taxpayers well over $4 million. Most of the winners of the 15 runoffs for statewide, congressional and legislative primaries likely will receive fewer votes than their races’ losers received in May...

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According to reports earlier today, the state BOE staff are projecting a turn-out not just in the single digits, but as low as 2% of registered voters. While some might differ with the proposal in this Charlotte Observer article, something needs to be changed in our second primary system in NC.