Chuck Campbell's Picks – Nov 2nd 2010 Elections

US Senate: Richard Burr 

US House: 	2nd District – Renee Elmers;   13th District – Bill Randall 
				4th District – *Lawson Vs Price (see note 1)

*NC Supreme Court Associate Justice: Babara Jackson (see note 2)

NC Court of Appeals Judges (each): Ann Marie Calabria		
		Rick Elmore		Dean Poirier	

Wake District 10 Court Judges (each):  Brad Sahl 	
V.A. Woofer Davidian		Michael Denning 		Kris Bailey

NC Court of Appeals - Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)*
Confused? See note 3 below. Here's my three in priority:
“1st” Doug McCullough	-  “2nd”  Daniel Garner	- “3rd” Chris Dillon

NC State Senate: (GOP has not had a majority in 120 years)
District 15: Neal Hunt.   District 16: Michael Beezley.   District 17: Richard Stevens

NC House: (GOP had majority in 1994-'98 in last 112 years)
District 34: Steve Henion	District 37: Paul Stam	 District 41: Tom Murry
District 35: Don Franz		District 39: Duane Cutlip
District 36: Nelson Dollar	District 40: Marilyn Avila

Wake County Commissioners (elected county-wide, vote for four)
Phil Matthews, Paul Coble, Tony Gurley, Joe Bryan

Wake County District Attorney: Colon Willoughby

Wake County Sheriff: Donnie Harrison

Clerk of Superior Court: Janet Pueschel

Wake Soil and Water (may vote for 2): David Adams

Constitutional Amendment providing no felon may serve as Sheriff: For

You may take this or any voting literature into the polling place but may not brandish it. 

Comments, Notes and References:

This is a critical election...it is already underway with early voting locations where you can register and vote on the spot. This will not be the case on Nov 2nd. On Election Day 2008 in NC – John McCain won the Presidential and Pat McCrory won the Governor's race...they were defeated in Early Voting!

Generally I have gone with the more conservative choice, usually the Republican, giving preference to Christians--unless there is a more pragmatic choice or more qualified candidate who must hold a Judeo-Christian worldview--and I always vote pro-life!

After much research, consulting with informed friends and trusted political activists, these are my picks. In a couple of cases there are other candidates whom sincere Christians or conservatives may prefer, so I urge you to do the research and chose the candidates that best represent your beliefs and convictions.. If you can not, I humbly hope this will be helpful. Please pray and vote.

*Note 1: 4th Congress District: is a choice between a pro-life libertarian turned Republican and a tax-and-spend, liberal, pro-abort democrat...choose for yourself.

*Note 2: The Courts are where Christians, pro-lifers and social conservatives with traditional family values have historically lost our rights. Please vote to the bottom of the ballot and remember that straight party ticket voting does not include judges races because they are “non-partisan” (no “R” or “D” on ballot). Vote for “strict constructionist” judges...not judicial activists!

*Note 3: Appeals Court IRV. To win a candidate needs 50% of vote but there are 13 candidates!
You pick three and prioritize them. Assuming none get 50% on the “1st” vote column, the top two vote getters in the “1st” column will have an instant run-off in the “2nd” and if necessary “3rd” column. Your “2nd” and “3rd” choice will not cancel your “1st”...they will only be counted if your “1st” or “2nd” respectively is not in the runoff. Alternate choice: Jewel Ann Farlow

References:
Get Your Specific Sample Ballot and/or the Judicial Voter Guide(s)
http://www.ncsbe.gov

Wake County Board of Elections Early Voting
http://www.wakegov.com/elections/earlyvoting/default.htm

NC Right to Life PAC Endorsements
http://www.ncrtlpac.com

See Candidate's Surveys by NC Family Policy Council
http://ncfamily.org/voterguide2010/

NC Civitas Judicial interviews on video
http://www.nccivitas.org/media/publication-archive/policy-brief/civitas-conversations-judicial-candidates

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