Alert Echevarria introduces House bill to make Cabarrus municipal elections partisan Christopher Miller Mar 4, 2025 Mar 4, 2025 Updated Mar 5, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save N.C. Rep. 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Echevarria pulls House bill that would have made municipal elections partisan N.C. Rep. Brian Echevarria, R-Cabarrus, has removed a House bill that aimed to make all municipal elections in Cabarrus County partisan.
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