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Volume 46, Number 13
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
THURSDAY, December 5, 2019
Off to the races
Photos by Tevin Stinson
SUBMITTED ARTICLE
Candidate filing for the 2020 election
opened at noon on Monday, Dec. 2.
The filing period ends on Dec. 20 at
noon. Candidates can file at the Forsyth
County Board of Elections, 201 N.
Chestnut St. Next year’s primary is March
3 and the General Election will be Nov. 3.
Candidates must be at least 21 years
old (or at least 25 years old for State
Senate) and a registered voter. Candidates
will need to pay a filing fee equal to one
percent of the salary of the office they’re
running for. For filing fees and residency
requirements, visit tinyufl.com/forsyth-
candidates or call the Board of Elections
at 336-703-2800.
Local offices that are up for election
are State Senate and House, Superior
Court Judge 21B and 21D, 21st District
Court Judge, Clerk of Superior Court,
County Commissioner District B, Register
of Deeds, and Winston-Salem Mayor and
City Council.
The office of Soil and Water
Conservation District Supervisor has a
different filing period, which runs from
June 8, 2020, to July 2, 2020.
Medicaid expansion could provide affordable healthcare for
thousands in Forsyth County
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Members of Governor
Roy Cooper’s office made
a stop on the campus of
Winston-Salem State
University (WSSU) earlier
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this week for the Central
Regional Engagement
Session.
The town hall style
meeting being held at
the Anderson Center was
designed to give residents
in the central region of the
state a chance to discuss
their concerns and hear an
update from Gov. Cooper’s
cabinet officials.
To begin the event held
on Tuesday, Dec. 2, Quinn
West Godwin, central
regional field coordinator
for the N.C. Office of
Public Engagement,
said the purpose of the
session was to engage
with citizens and find out
what they think needs to
be done to improve their
community. He said, “The
way we have it set up
tonight is, we’re going to
give you updates from the
Cooper administration and
the agenda items he wants
to share with you.
“We’re also going to
move into the community
comment session which
is the bulk of what we
want to do here, basically
listen to your community
specific needs.”
One of the first things
Godwin and other speakers
discussed was the state’s
budget which has been in
limbo for some time now.
Gov. Cooper vetoed the
budget late last month
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Photo by Tevin Stinson
Quinn West Godwin, a representative from Governor Roy Cooper’s office, speaks
during the Central Regional Engagement Session held on the campus of Winston-
Salem State University on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
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