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. Brian Echevarria, R-Cabarrus, introduced legislation that will change how municipal elections are conducted in the county.kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?4=68]8@G^q:=={@@<&A^a_ad^waf`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 q:== af`k^2m[ H9:49 H2D 7:=65 @? |@?52J[ D66<D E@ 4@?5F4E >F?:4:A2= 6=64E:@?D :? 2 A2CE:D2? >2??6C[ D@ G@E6CD H:== <?@H E96 A@=:E:42= 277:=:2E:@? @7 6249 42?5:52E6 2D E96J 564:56 H9@ E@ DFAA@CE]k^AmkAmr232CCFD r@F?EJ’D @E96C EH@ }]r] w@FD6 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D[ y@?2E92? p=>@?5 2?5 vC2?E r2>A36==[ 2=D@ 4@\DA@?D@C65 E96 3:==]k^Am kAm%9:D H@F=5 2AA=J E@ 7FEFC6 6=64E:@?D[ H9:49 2C6 4FCC6?E=J ?@?A2CE:D2?[ :? r@?4@C5[ z2??2A@=:D[ w2CC:D3FC8[ |@F?E !=62D2?E 2?5 |:5=2?5]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord Atrium, Novant pursue hospital beds in Cabarrus, Lincoln counties Kannapolis looks at core services in budget planning meetings Commissioners Notebook: Fair contracts and an overview of human services agency Kannapolis Farmers Market seeking vendors for summer 2026 Cabarrus celebrates 25 years of healthy living at wellness expo 'Wizard of Oz' returns to Catawba College Theatre 'Shrek the Musical Jr.' comes to OCT Next Gen program Why Corey Seager is sliding down a spot in Rangers’ batting order for 2026 season Concord Fire Department opens applications for Camp Inferno The Chamber presents awards, recalls 2025 accomplishments US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq; 4 dead as rescue efforts continue Chapter 2 - Mt. 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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.
