Voters reject ‘Vote Yes’ initiative to change City Council elections
Voters in Fayetteville sent the message Tuesday that they are happy with the way the City Council is structured. The referendum on the Vote Yes Fayetteville initiative failed at the polls, 26,209 to 20,361, according to unofficial returns.
Referendum will decide fate of plan to add at-large elections for Fayetteville City Council
It’s a simple decision for Fayetteville voters: Vote yes, or vote no. But the implications of that choice go deep and could reshape the makeup of the City Council. A referendum on …
Appeals court orders Vote Yes initiative be put to voters in November referendum
The N.C. Court of Appeals on Friday denied the city of Fayetteville’s appeal of a judge’s order that it schedule a referendum on a plan that would add at-large seats to the City Council.
City of Fayetteville files appeal on referendum to change council elections
The city of Fayetteville has appealed a judge’s order that it schedule a referendum on a plan that would add at-large seats to the City Council. The ruling by Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons last week mandated that the council approve a November referendum on the proposal by the Vote Yes Fayetteville advocacy group to…
Judge orders referendum on Vote Yes plan to reshape Fayetteville elections
Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons ruled Thursday that a referendum on the Vote Yes election plan be placed on the November ballot to allow voters to decide if they want to change the way the City Council is structured.
Vote Yes Fayetteville advocacy group files suit to put referendum on ballot
The Vote Yes Fayetteville advocacy group is suing the city and the Cumberland County Board of Elections seeking to have its plan to reshape City Council elections put before voters in a Nov. 8 referendum. The civil lawsuit, which asks for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, was filed Tuesday in Cumberland County Superior…
Vote Yes proponents weigh challenge to council’s decision against referendum
A leading supporter of a plan to add at-large seats on the Fayetteville City Council said Tuesday that his organization is not giving up. A motion to put the Vote Yes Fayetteville initiative before city voters in a November referendum was rejected on a 6-4 vote Monday night at a City Council meeting.