Agenda - 09-02-2021; 12-8 - Information Item - Memorandum - Transmittal of the Final Report from the BOCC Elections Advisory Group (BEAG) on the Process for Electing County Commissioners in Orange County

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BEAG Community Survey 211 However, I always have and will continue to participate in elections. Our area is growing very rapidly 47 Yes. County Commissioners should respond to comments and questions posed by the public. 6/15/202112:18 PM 48 If we are going to have districts, I really think they need to be the same size. 6/15/20219:34 AM 49 please implement ranked voting if there is multiple seats per district 6/15/20217:55 AM 50 Disappointed that this process was initiated because a commissioner almost lost his seat. 6/14/202110:51 PM Changing the process to at large reduces the likelihood that people of color will be elected to the commission. 51 The current method favors urban areas such as Chapel Hill, who get to have more districts. 6/14/202111:09 AM This imbalance silences the rural and smaller areas. We have a House of Representatives, but we need a Senate to balance it out, so to speak. I would also favor automatic voter registration, mail-in ballots, and ranked choice voting in local elections. Local election participation is extremely poor across the US, and making it easier to vote could help alleviate this issue. 52 1 talk to a lot of registered voters who are so discouraged by the political bias of Orange 6/13/20218:29 PM County's governance that they've given up hope of ever having fair representation. We need to make changes that will open the door for more diverse political perspectives to have a seat at the table. 53 The lack of representation of moderate views in this county is shocking. 6/13/202110:17 AM 54 The current district system is unfair, due to Chapel Hill votes in my Nothern Orange District. 6/13/20217:10 AM 55 It has for many years appeared that Chapel Hill/Carrboro is disproportionately represented on 6/12/20219:36 PM the BOCC. There should be 1 district for each unincorporated area of the county and 1 district for each municipality. Easy solution. Elections should also be non-partisan. 56 Chapel Hill controls Orange County and that needs to change. 6/12/20219:22 PM 57 Please consider implementing ranked choice voting! 6/12/20219:18 PM 58 1 think we all know that the majority of our county's residents live in carrboro/chapel hill. 6/12/20218:35 PM Because of this the"majority"makes decisions for our entire county.. it's like living in a country where urban folks make decisions for all of us! It's gotten worse in the past twenty years than it's ever been! I've noticed also that the board consists of people who know nothing of the heritage of our county, the hardworking country folks or the everyday small business owners on the outskirts of the county. The has to be a better way for ALL residents to feel represented in this county. And when we consider that unc-chapel hill has about 30,000 voters Abd most know NOTHING about our county„esp the needs of its residents, well, let's just say a lot of folks have given up on voting because they see no point in voting when the vote is for people who have nothing in common with their belief system. 59 Thank you for asking these questions! 6/12/20218:20 PM 60 Not at this time 6/12/20216:40 PM 61 The unincorporated areas need rep in west/south and north/east or something like that 6/12/20212:56 PM 62 Less toxicity please.... need more collaborative public servants, not anyone we just got rid of. 6/12/20211:06 PM 63 What do you mean by question 10? Surprised at who ran?Surprised by who won?Surprised by 6/12/20219:54 AM the choices who didn't feel like people from your area?Surprised that the person wanted to serve your area of the county?What information are you trying to gather with question 10? 64 What does question 10 even mean?? 6/11/202110:48 PM 65 There is not enough representation of District 2. With the population of District 2 growing so 6/11/20214:56 PM quickly, there needs to be another representative from District 2 and one less at-large member in order for there to be a more equitable representation of the population distribution in the county. 66 Given the population of Chapel Hill, it is critical to preserve dedicated representatives for the 6/11/20214:15 PM REST of the County. In a County-wide vote, Chapel Hill will disenfranchise everyone else. 67 I'm very familiar with how county government works, having been a county employee for over 6/11/20217:38 AM 3 /6