VOLUME 147 ISSUE 37 | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024
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Decisions, decisions The National Guard Armory in Siler City was a hub of activity as voters stopped by on Election Day.
Murdock, Reives hold seats in General Assembly
VOTING STATS Chatham County
Election Day Voting
6,047
Other local elections got decided Tuesday night.
Early Voting
Chatham News & Record staff
45,954
PHOTOS VIA NCLEG.GOV
Left, Natalie Murdock (D); Right, Robert Rieves (D)
RALEIGH — The Democrats once again sept Chatham County’s seats in the North
Carolina General Assembly. Democratic incumbent Natalie Murdock (D) defeated Republican challenger Christopher Partain for the N.C. Senate District 20 seat. The district covers Chatham County and See ELECTION, page A10
Turnout
82.6% STATEWIDE VOTING STATS Election Day Voting
1.17M Early Voting
4.47M
Chapel Hill seeing drastic reduction in emissions Based on preliminary emissions data, Chapel Hill is well ahead of schedule for its 2025 goal By Ryan Henkel North State Journal CHAPEL-HILL — At its Oct. 23 regular business meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Coun-
cil was given some positive “green” news. The council was given an update on their climate action implementation progress which showed a drastic reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions in the area. “Chapel Hill has very ambitious climate targets,” said Community Sustainability Manager John Richardson. “The most recent emissions data tells us that
we are moving the needle in really positive ways.” Per the preliminary emissions data that Richardson presented, Chapel Hill has had a 23% drop in its community-level emissions since 2017 and a 21% drop in operations-level emissions. “We’re ahead of schedule and the significance of that is that when the council adopted its first near-term target in 2019,
Turnout
73% NC Presidential Vote
48%
51%
Creative ‘I Voted’ stickers go beyond familiar flag design NC’s early voting sticker features a unicorn By Holly Ramer The Associated Press
Trump
Harris
VOTES COUNTED AS OF NOV. 6
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CONCORD, N.H. — Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf, anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year. But have you ever considered the back of your Election Day souvenir? “Garment-safe adhesive, it’s incredibly important,” said Janet Boudreau, one sticker designer. “You can ruin leather, silk, fine wool if you don’t use garment-safe adhesive on any sticker that goes on fabric.” Boudreau should know. She designed the iconic sticker that has been a polling place staple for
decades: a simple ellipse featuring a rippling red, white and blue American flag. And while the company she once owned now has competition, she is delighted by the new versions cropping up around the country, many of them designed by children. “I am all for it,” she said. “And I’m all for younger people getting involved and understanding the power of voting and having faith in it.” Two years ago, a New York county’s stickers featuring a wildeyed crab-like creature created by a 14-year-old boy became an online sensation. This year the smash hit — one of nine designs distributed in Michigan — depicts a werewolf shredding its shirt in front of an American flag. The 12-year-old Michigan deSee STICKERS, page A10
“It was cool that I made an impact on the way people vote and how they feel about voting.” 10-year-old N.H. sticker designer Grace
the council said we wanted to reach a 26 to 28% reduction in our community by 2025. This is telling us we may be ahead of that,” Richardson said. He also said that the biggest driver in Chapel Hill’s emission reduction was UNC’s switch from coal to natural gas, which represented 50% of the drop. See CHAPEL HILL, page A10